More Bits of Late Cornish 10 (giving directions 1)

Giving Directions 1

We have had a look at the vocabulary for a number of places. Now we need to be able to use the words in sentences. Once you know where you want to go, you will need to ask directions. If someone else asks for directions, you need to be able to give them. For this you need to remember prepositions and how to give instructions:

Gaffans dhort whei …	Excuse me … (Pardon from you …)
Kellys o vy.	I’m lost.
Py’jy gava[1] dhebm …	Please pardon me …
Py’jy leverel dhebm …	Please tell me …
Pe le ma’n …?	Where is the …?
Fatel ellama cawas …?	How do I find …? How can I find …?
Me a venja trouvya an …	I would like to find the …

To give an instruction you can use Gwrewgh[2] Do with the verbal noun (infinitive):

Gwrewgh skydnya an kyttrin e’n …	Get off the bus in/at the…
Gwrewgh parkya agas carr e’n …	Park your car in the …
Gwrewgh kerdhes[3] dhe’n …	Walk to the …
Gwrewgh moas adreus dhe’n vorr[4].	Go across the road.
Gwrewgh moas dres an vorr.	Go across the road.
cledh	left
dyhow	right
Gwrewgh treylya agledh.	Turn left.
Gwrewgh treyla adhyhow.	Turn right.

                            

Instead of Gwrewgh moas you can use the true imperative for Go:

Kewgh[5] dres an vorr	Go across the road.
Kewgh adreus dhe'n vorr.	Go across the road.
Kewgh en hons compes.	Go straight on.

                            

                            

                            

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[1] This construction uses py’jy please followed by the infinitive to the verb to give an instruction

[2] don’t forget – in LC you don’t need to pronounce the gh ending

[3]  pronounced like RLC kerraz

[4] SWFM fordh or for’, but don’t forget – in RLC you don’t need to pronounce the dh ending, even if you write it.

[5]  in RLC this formal/plural imperative is ko, the familiar single is ke