Desky Kernôwek Bew - Learning Colloquial Cornish

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Descas Pajar     4       Lesson Four

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Geryow - Words: 

fatla? {adv.} - how’s? 

genowgh {2pl.prp.prn.} - with you(pl.). 

meur (2) {adj.} - great; much. 

gras {m.sg.n.} - grace; thanks. 

ha {cnj.} - and. 

geno whei {2pl.prp.prn.emph.} - with you(pl.). 

gas {poss.adj.} - your(pl.). 

honan {prn.} - self. 

gas honan {2pl.prn.}, agas honan - yourself; yourselves(pl.). 

lowr {adj., adv., prn.} - enough. 

pe {adj.}, py - which. 

hanow {m.sg.n.} - name. 

o whei? {vb.2pl.pres.descr. < bos“to be“}, owgh whi - are you?

henwys {vb.adj.} - called, named. 

o vy {vb.1sg.pres.descr. < bos“to be“} - am I. 

gwres {vb.adj. < gwil “to do, make”}, gwrys - done, made. 

et ta {adv.}, yn ta - well. 

lebmyn {adv.}, lemmyn - now. 

hedhyw {adv.} - today. 

my {1sg.prn.} - I. 

a (2) {rel.prt.} - (linking word) who; that; which. 

medn {vb.3sg.pres.-fut. < mednes“will“}, mynn - will. 

dos {vb.n.} - to come/coming. 

mos {vb.n.} - to go/going. 

leverel, lâwl {vb.n.} - to say/saying. 

gell {vb.3sg.pres. < gallos“can, to be able“}, gyll - I can. 

maw {m.sg.n.} - (a) boy. 

brâs {adj.}, bras - big. 

bian {adj.}, byghan - little; small. 

kei {m.sg.n.}, ki - (a) dog. 

hedna {dem.prn.}, henna - that. 

coth {adj.} - old. 

yònk {adj.}, yowynk - young. 

coweth {m.sg.n.} - (a) (male) friend. 

nowydh {adj.} - new. 

cowethes {f.sg.n.} - (a) (female) friend. 

Lavarow - Phrases: 

Meur ras dhe whei! - Thank you very much! 

Chons da! - Good Luck!

Fatla genowgh?- How are you?; How’s it going?

Ha fatla genowgh whei gas honan? - And how are you yourself? 

Pe hanow o whei?- What’s your name? 

(Hanow) henwys o vy. - I’m called (Name). 

Patrons - Structures: 

my a vedn ... - I will ... . 

my a ell ... - I can ... . 

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Descas Trei    3    Lesson Three

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Geryow - Words: 

benyn {f.sg.n.} - (a) woman. 

dhe’n {prp. + def.art.} - to the. 

diw (2) {card.num.f.} - two (with feminine nouns). 

gen {prp.}, gans - with. 

nessa {ord.num.} - second, next. 

saya {vb.n.}, assaya - to try/trying. 

second {ord.num.} - second. 

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Geryow - Words: 

benyn {f.sg.n.} - a woman. 

carr {m.sg.n.} - a car. 

chei {m.sg.n.}, chi - a house. 

den {m.sg.n.} - man. 

dew (2) {num.m} - two. 

ew {vb.3sg.pres.descr.}, yw - is (describing what something is like). 

gen {prp.}, gans - with. 

gweles {vb.n.} - to see/seeing.

hebma {dem.prn.m.}, hemma - this.

pandra? {prn.} - what? 

piw? {prn.} - who? 

saya {vb.n.}, assaya - to try/trying.

Lavarow - Phrases:

pandr'ew hebma? - what’s this?

dr'ew hebma? - what’s this? (colloq.)

welcòm dhe … (2) - welcome to …

piw ew hebma? - who’s this? 

p'ew hebma? - who’s this? (colloq.)

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