2026 Day 163

2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Trei

De Gwener, dewdhegves mis Efen

Friday, 12th June

COLM TAVAS F

An flehes für a fias dhe’n fo 

en forest faw famos

gen fav Frenk ha frûtys 

en frayl. Na fors!

Ficher feryek a forsakyas y flogh 

ha fistena e'n ferla 

gen fardel a füg-flourys 

ha funen fin. 

Tongue Twister F

The wise children ran away

in a famous beech forest

with French beans and fruits

in a shopping bag. No matter!

An inquisitive ferret left his child

and hurried into the fairground

with a parcel of artificial flowers

and a fine ribbon.

2026 Day 162

2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Dew

De Yow, üdnegves mis Efen
Thursday, 11th June

COLM TAVAS E

Euthvil efarnek 

era e’n eglos Sent Eler.

Eskerens eglosyow ew euthviles.

Thera elergh, edhen engrys, ena ewedh.

Eskerens euthviles ew elerhy.

El Ebbet, 

eseles eledh an ebòrn nev,

ha Effrem, Epscop Caresk, 

eth en Sent Eler ewedh,

dhe dowla an euthvil efarnek mes a'n eglos

ha dh'y exilya en Efarn arta.

Nena an el eth tre dhe'n ebòrn,

an epscop eth kerdh dhe beneglos Caresk

ha’n elergh eth dhe Elerhy.

A hellish monster 

was in the church in St Hilary.

Monsters are enemies of churches.

There was a swan, an angry bird, there too.

Swans are enemies of monsters.

Angel Elizabeth, 

a member of the angels of the firmament,

and Ephraim, Bishop of Exeter,

went to St Hilary as well,

to cast the hellish monster out of the church

and to exile it in Hell again.

Then the angel went back to the sky,

the bishop went away to Exeter Cathedral

and the swan went to Veryan.

 

2026 Day 161

2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens hag Onan

De Merher, degves mis Efen
Wednesday, 10th June

Theram ow mos rag gen colmow tavas. Vorr pur dha ens rag omassaya cows heb hockya.

I'm carrying on with tongue twisters. They are a very good way for practising speaking without hesitation.

Colm Tavas D

Deg ha dewgens davas dû drog dhort Dewnan a dheuth dredh daras dûwer en Dowr Dû ha debry del dar ha dens lew e’n dûder. Debrys veu an deves dû de.

Tongue Twister D

Fifty naughty black sheep from Devon came through a dark green door in Blackwater and ate oak leaves and dandelions in the darkness. The black sheep were eaten yesterday.

2026 Day 160

2026 Dedh Cans ha Trei Ügens

De Meurth, nawes mis Efen
Tuesday, 9th June

Theram ow mires orth  nebes colmow tavas arta.
I'm looking at some tongue twisters again.

Words beginning with c, ch, k or qw: nouns in red, verbs in blue, adjectives and adverbs in green.

Ma chicok. Pe le ma chicok?

Ma chicok dadn an to chei coth en coos coth.

Pandr’eus a-jei dhe’n chei coth e’n coos coth?

Ma kei coth a-jei dhe’n chei coth e’n coos coth.

Ma’n kei coth ow chassya cathik e’n chei coth e’n coos coth.

Ma chayr reb copart kegin en kegin dadn an to e’n chei coth e’n coos coth,

An cathik ell crambla qwyck war an chayr kegin -

ha nena war an copart kegin e’n gegin e’n chei coth e’n coos coth. 

Ma chons da dhe'n cathik.  

Na ell kei coth chassya qwyck na crambla qwyck.

There's a house martin. Where is the house martin?

The house martin is under the roof of an old house in an old wood.

What is there inside the old house in the old wood.

There's an old dog inside the old house in the old wood.

The old dog is chasing a kitten in the old house in the old wood.

There's a chair by a kitchen cupboard in a kitchen under the roof in the old house in the old wood.

The kitten can climb quickly on the kitchen chair - and then on the kitchen cupboard in the kitchen in the old house in the old wood.

The kitten is in luck.

An old dog can't chase quickly or climb quickly.

2026 Day 159

2026 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Nawnjek

De Lün, ethves mis Efen
Monday, 8th June

Termyn, my a brederas, dhe vires orth colm tavas arta - po martesen moy es onan. Ew possybyl dhe scrifa colm tavas rag keniver letheren? Otta A ha B. Ha ma gwers, ewedh, gen rimys gwell.

Time, I thought, to look at a tongue twister again - or perhaps more than one. Is it possible to write a tongue twister for each letter? Here are A and B. And there's a verse, too, with better rhymes.

A Tongue twister  COLM TAVAS A

An asen a dhebras y aval 
ha'n appa a abmas dh' y dhama,
saw dama an asen a dhebras aval an appa
ha dama an appa a abmas dhe 'n asen.
Gerva
an appa = the ape
an asen = the donkey
aval an appa = the ape's apple
dama an appa = the ape's mother
dama an asen = the donkey's mother
y aval = his apple
y dhama = his mother
a abmas dhe = kissed
a dhebras = ate
The donkey ate his apple 

and the ape kissed his mother, 
but the donkey's mother ate the ape's apple
and the ape's mother kissed the donkey.

B Tongue twister  COLM TAVAS B

Bran a lickyas bulügen 
ha briel a loncas browyon.
Saw nag eus browyon dhe'n briny, 
na bulük dhe'n brilly.
Gerva
bran  = a crow
briel = (one) mackerel
an brilly = the mackerel (pl.)
an briny = the crows (pl.)
browyon = crumbs
bulük = earthworms (pl.)
bulügen = (one) earthworm
a lickyas = licked
a loncas = swallowed
nag eus ... dhe ... = doesn't have 
A crow licked an earthworm 

and a mackerel swallowed crumbs. 
But the crows don't have crumbs 

nor the mackerels earthworms.

Brilly ow clappya
Brilly ow clappya, geryow für, brabm an gath,
Mackerel chatting, wise words, bullshit (cat's fart)
Syllyes ow neyja, losyow hir, brabm an nath,
Eels swimming, long tails, puffin's fart (more nonsense),
Kencres ow mos dhe gova dadn
Crabs going to hide under
Gòbmon ha hûjes bily kern.
Seaweed and huge round pebbles.
Pandra ew hedna? Crogen las, lagas roos.
What is that? A blue shell, red eye,
Ema va tedna scogyn mes, tabm boos.
It is pulling a boiled mackerel head out, a bit of food.
Dew bâw deragto ow terry, trehy,
Two claws in front of it breaking, cutting,
Ganow egery, ow tebry kig.
Mouth opening, eating meat.
Legast eth ewa! Mava tos, ebel stout,
It's a lobster! It's coming, a sturdy fellow,
Onan a'n brâssa, üthyk brâs, nag eus dout.
One of the biggest, terribly big, there's no doubt.
Ema an bibyn boubyn groovin’
The shrimps are groovin'
Cuntel an browyon dhor y li.
Gathering crumbs from his breakfast.

2026 Day 158

2026 Dedh Cans Dogens hag Etek

De Sül, seythves mis Efen

Sunday, 7th June

E veu pedn-bloodh dhe'm gohydh de. Etho, ow mab ha y deylû a dheuth dhe chei nei. Aga mebyon vian a wrüg gòrtos òbma ha Mabm ha Tas eth dhe wool mûsek, Ayrys e'n Tewednow. Nei alja clowes an mûsek ûhel dhort agan lowarth. Dama wydn ha sira wydn a wrüg gwitha an flehes.

 

My daughter-in-law had a birthday yesterday. So, my son and his family came to our house. Their little boys stayed here while Mum and Dad went to a music festival, Tunes in the Dunes. We could hear the loud music from our garden. Grandmother and grandfather babysat.

2026 Day 157

2026 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Seytek

De Sadorn, wheffes mis Efen
Saturday, 6th June

Thera bush brâs a düs en Shô Kernow Riel, de Yow ha de Gwener. Meurgerys ew an Shô. Whei ell gweles (ha tastya) pub tra ew marthys en boos ha dewes a Gernow. Whei ell gweles an gwelha bestes dhort lies bargen tir. Ma disqwedhyansow a losow kegin ha flourys gen gonesyjy. En gwettha pres, thera hager awel de Sadorn, ha'n Shô a veu degëys a-varr.

There was a crowd at the Royal Cornwall Show on Thursday and Friday. The Show is popular. You can see (and taste) everything that is marvellous in Cornish food and drink. You can see the best animals from many farms. There are displays of vegetables and flowers by growers. Unfortunately, there was terrible weather on Saturday, and the Show was closed early.