2022 Day 77

2022 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Seytek

De Gwener, etegves mis Meurth

Friday, 18th March

Ass ew da genam medhakneth a lebmyn: antebiotygow ha steroids. (Saw gwell via genam badna dowr tòbm Frynk!) Lebmyn theram ow talla gwelha. Nessa seythen, martesen, e vedh lev lowr dhebm rag desky war Zoom. Jorna teg o hedhyw, bes avisys veu vy dhe wòrtos tre. Avorow, e vedh howl dhe nei ewedh. Na vedh lies cloud. En gwettha pres, nag ew antibiotyk ha howl ûnyans da. Howldrevel avorow (06.27) ha howlsedhes (18.31) - gwrewgh mires orth aga pres. A veu hedhyw keheja dedh ha nos? A wrügama y gelly?

Gwrewgh mires orth an descans nowydh ma.

How I love modern medicine: antibiotics and steroids. (Though I'd prefer a drop of brandy!) Now I am beginning to improve. Next week, perhaps, I will have enough voice for teaching on Zoom. It was a beautiful day today, but I was advised to stay at home. Tomorrow, we will have sun too. There won't be many clouds. Unfortunately, antibiotic and sun are not a good combination. Sunrise tomorrow (6.27) and sunset (18.31) - look at their time. Was today the equinox? Did I miss it?

Look at this new lesson.

Cressya emann agan tavas Kernôwek Radn 15c

Building up our Cornish language: Part 15c

We are still looking at how and when to use bos descriptive and bos locative along with pronouns, nouns and adjectives.

Some statements might be in answer to a question, such as:

for non-humans and things -
Pandr’ew hedna? What is that?
Pandr’ew hebma? What is this?
Hedna ew lever. That is a book.
Lever ew. It’s a book.
Lever ewa. It’s a book.
Thewa lever. It is a book.
Lever ew ev. It is a book. (SWFM Lyver yw ev.)
(leverel to tell)

For a description of the book:-
Pehen ew an lever? What is the book like?
Lever pur dhe les ewa. It’s a very interesting book.
Ew ev lever hir po lever berr? Is it a long book or a short book?
Hir ew ev. It is long.

Thewa lever hir. It is a long book.

for humans -
Piw ew hedna? Who is that (m)?
Piw ew hebma? Who is this (m)?
Piw ew hodna? Who is that (f)?
Piw ew holma? Who is this (f)?
Metêrn ew ev. He is a king. (SWFM Myghtern yw ev.)
An metêrn ew ev. He is the king.
Ew ev an metêrn? Is he the king?
Thew ev an metêrn. He is the king.
Piw ew an metêrn? Who is the king?
Ev ew an metêrn. He is the king.

If you are looking for a description:
Pe ehen a vetêrn ewa? Which sort of king is he?
Pehen ew ev? What like? What is he like?
Hager metêrn ew ev. He’s a dreadful king.
Metêrn da ew ev. He’s a good king.
Hager ew ev. He’s ugly/horrid.

A specific question about the weather (which is always feminine kewer or awel):

Fatel ew an gewer?} What is the weather like?
Fatel ew an awel?} How is the weather?
Fatel ew hei? What’s it like? How is it?
Ew hei comolek? Is it cloudy?
Thew hei comolek. It is cloudy.

Ma kewer gomolek en Kernow. There's cloudy weather in Cornwall.
Howlek ew hei. It is sunny.
Howl a wra. The sun shines/will shine. (without using bos)
Hager awel ew. It’s stormy.