Desky Kernôwek Bew - Learning Colloquial Cornish

Episode 6: Desky Kernôwek Bew - Learning Colloquial Cornish: 2a Descas Dew - Lesson Two

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Descas Dew2Lesson Two

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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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