Thursday 21 April 2016

Personal Activities 6

We have seen how we can make positive (affirmative) statements about what we and others do. Now we need to look at questions about activities.
Here are some examples, including ones we have met before. This is the formal or plural version, which is used more often in Late Cornish, unless talking to ones nearest and dearest. (The question of social inferiors should not arise in this day and age!):
Pandr’ew agas soodh?
(SWFM Pyth yw agas soodh?)
What is your occupation?
What is your job?
Pandr’ew agas whel?
(SWFM Pyth yw agas hwel?)
What is your work?
Pe le thero whei obery?
(SWFM Pleth esowgh hwi owth oberi?)
Where are you working?
Where do you work?
Pandr’ero whei o cül?
(SWFM Pyth esowgh hwi ow kul?)
What are you doing?
What do you do?
Ero whei obery?
(SWFM Esowgh hwi owth oberi?)
Are you working?
Do you work?
Eus whel dhe whei?
(SWFM Eus hwel dhe hwi?)
Do you have work?
Do you have a job?

If we are talking about other people we need to use the 3rd person equivalents. This sometimes brings in a new part of boas to be, which is <üjy> (rhymes with English “squidgy”!):
3rd person masculine
Pandr’ew y soodh?
(SWFM Pyth yw y soodh?)
What is his occupation?
What is his job?
Pandr’ew y whel?
(SWFM Pyth yw y hwel?)
What is his work?
Pe le ma va obery?
(SWFM Pleth yma ev owth oberi?)
Where is he working?
Where does he work?
Pandr’üjy va o cül?
(SWFM Pyth usi ev ow kul?)
What is he doing?
What does he do?
Üjy va obery?
(SWFM Usi ev owth oberi?)
Is he working?
Does he work?
Eus whel dhodho?
(SWFM Eus hwel dhodho?)
Does he have work?
Does he have a job?



3rd person feminine
Pandr’ew hy soodh?
(SWFM Pyth yw hy soodh?)
What is her occupation?
What is her job?
Pandr’ew hy whel?
(SWFM Pyth yw hy hwel?)
What is her work?
Pe le ma hei obery?
(SWFM Pleth yma hi owth oberi?)
Where is she working?
Where does he work?
Pandr’üjy hei o cül?
(SWFM Pyth usi hi ow kul?)
What is she doing?
What does he do?
Üjy hei obery?
(SWFM Usi hi owth oberi?)
Is she working?
Does she work?
Eus whel dhedhy?
(SWFM Eus hwel dhedhi?)
Does she have work?
Does she have a job?

3rd person plural
Pandr’ew aga soodh?
(SWFM Pyth yw aga soodh?)
What is their occupation?
What is their job?
Pandr’ew aga whel?
(SWFM Pyth yw aga hwel?)
What is their work?

Pe le môns obery?
(SWFM Ple ymons i owth oberi?)
Where are they working?
Where do they work?
Pandr’üjens o cül?
(SWFM Pyth usons i ow kul?)
What are they doing?
What do they do?
Üjens obery?
(SWFM Esons i owth oberi?)
Are they working?
Do they work?
Eus whel dhodhans?
(SWFM Eus hwel dhedha?)
Do they have work?

A negative statement is based on the question form, e.g.:
Nag ero whei obery.
(SWFM Nyns esowgh hwi owth oberi.)
You are not working.

Nag eus whel dhodho.
(SWFM Nyns eus hwel dhodho.)
He does not have work.
He is out of work.
He does not have a job.
Nag üjy hei o cül tra veth.
(SWFM Nyns usi hi ow kul tra vyth)
She is not doing anything.

Nag üjens obery.
(SWFM Nyns esons i owth oberi.)
They are not working.


                   

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