Desky Kernôwek Bew - Learning Colloquial Cornish

Desky Kernôwek Bew - Learning Colloquial Cornish

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  • Episode 70: Desky Kernôwek Bew - Learning Colloquial Cornish: 20a Descas Ügens - Lesson Twenty

    This episode contains Lesson 20 of the Cornish language audio-course “Desky Kernôwek Bew - Learning Colloquial Cornish”. 


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    Descas Ügens                  20                   Lesson Twenty

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    Geryow - Words: 

    res {m.sg.n.} - necessity; need. 

    petty {m.sg.n.} - loo; toilet. 

    mos chei {vb.n. + m.sg.n.} - to go inside. 

    mos dhe weles {vb.n. + prp. + vb.n.} - to go and see. 

    et y gever {prp. + 3sg.m.poss.adj. + kever ‘regard, concern’} - about it. 

    dhe’m {prp. + poss.adj.} - to my.  

    dama {f.sg.n.} - a mother. 

    mabm {f.sg.n.} - mother; mum. 

    sîra {m.sg.n.} - a father. 

    tas {m.sg.n.} - father; dad. 

    nebonan {prn.} - someone. 

    oh {ptl.} (before a vowel) - at; -ing. 

    ajon {vb.n.} - to recognise/recognising; to know/knowing (a person). 


    Patrons - Structures: 

    my a res - I have to; it is necessary for me to. 

    res ew dhebm - I have to; it is necessary for me to. 

    ew res? - ‘does one have to?’; is is necessary? 

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  • Episode 67: Desky Kernôwek Bew - Learning Colloquial Cornish: 19a Descas Nownjek - Lesson Nineteen

    This episode contains Lesson 19 of the Cornish language audio-course “Desky Kernôwek Bew - Learning Colloquial Cornish”. 


    Descas Nownjek             19            Lesson Nineteen

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    Geryow - Words: 

    ass {ptl.} - (when amazed, surprised) how … !, what a … ! 

    ea {adv.} - yes. 

    flogh {m.sg.n.} - child. 

    flehes {m.pl.n.}, fleghes - children. 

    galla vy {vb.1sg.pres.emph. < gallòs ‘can, be(ing) able’} - I can. 

    gallama {vb.1sg.pres. < gallòs ‘can, be(ing) able’} - I can. 

    gella nei {vb.1pl.pres.emph. < gallòs ‘can, be(ing) able’} - we can. 

    gellen {vb.1pl.pres. < gallòs ‘can, be(ing) able’} - we can.

    kerry ~ kyrry {m.pl.n.} - cars. 

    mayny {m.sg.n.} - household; retinue; (marit.) crew; (theatre; film) cast. 

    medna nei {vb.1pl.pres.emph. < mednes ‘will, want’} - we will. 

    mednen {vb.1pl.pres. < mednes ‘will, want’} - we will. 

    mednowgh {vb.2pl.pres.-fut. < mednes ‘will, want’} - you won’t; you will not. 

    medno whei {vb.2pl.pres.-fut.emph. < mednes ‘will, want’} - you won’t; you will not. 

    peseul {adv.phr.} - how many. 

    treven {f.sg.n.}, treven - houses; little village; hamlet.


    Lavarow - Phrases: 

    Eus flehes dhewgh? - Have you any children? 

    Ass ew mayny brâs! - What a big family! 

    Peseul a flehes eus dhewgh? - How many children have you got? 

    Nag eus bes …, Nyns eus mes … - There’s only … . 

    Nag eus bes … dhebm, Nyns eus mes … dhymm - I’ve only got … ; I only have … . 

    Nag eus … dhebm, Nyns eus … dhymm - I haven’t got … ; I don’t have … .   


    Patrons - Structures: 

    na vednowgh, na vedno whei - you won’t, you will not. 

    na vednen, na vedna nei - we won’t; we will not. 

    fatel allama?, fatel alla vy?- how I can? 

    fatel ellen?, fatel ella nei? - how we can? 

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  • Episode 64: Desky Kernôwek Bew - Learning Colloquial Cornish: 18a Descas Etek - Lesson 18

    This episode contains Lesson 18 of the Cornish language audio-course “Desky Kernôwek Bew - Learning Colloquial Cornish”. 


    Descas Etek             18            Lesson Eighteen

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    Geryow - Words: 

    a {prp.} - of, from. 

    Austol {plc.nm.} - St Austell. 

    beu {vb.3sg.perf. < bos“to be/being”} - he/she/(it) has been. 

    bewgh, bewgh whei {vb.2pl.pret. bos ‘to be/being’} - (occurrance in the past over and done with) you have been; you were. 

    ena {adv.} - there. 

    en {prp.}, yn - in. 

    eur {f.sg.n.} - hour. 

    genys {vb.adj. < gana ‘to give birth/giving birth’} - born. 

    Kernow - Cornwall.

    ma {dem.adj.} - this, these. 

    pe le, ple {interrog.adv.} - where?; (which place?).

    Pensans - Penzance. 

    Porth Enys- Mousehole. 

    trigys {vb.adj.} - stayed, settled, put up. 


    Lavarow - Phrases: 

    e’n eur ma - these days; at present. 

    Pe le ero whei? - Where are you? 

    Pe le ero whei o mos? - Where are you going? 

    Pe le ero whei o tos? - Where do you come from? Where are you from? 

    Pe le ero whei trigys e’n eur ma? - Where do you live at present? 

    Pe le vewgh whei genys? - Where were you born? 


    Patrons - Structures: 

    my a veu - I have been; I was. 

    vewgh whei? - have you been?, where you? 

    na vadna vy - I won’t, I will not, I don’t want to. 

    ello whei? - can you?

    fatel ello whei gwil hedna - how to do that (lit.: how can you doing that). 

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Desky Kernôwek Bew - Learning Colloquial Cornish is a language learning audio-course that introduces the listener to the Cornish language.