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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SPEAKER_00 0:14

Teska Piu Learning Colloquial Cornishak Lesson eighteen Um Vaska Zetak Welcome to Lesson eighteen Let's look at some more conversational phrases Who's this?

SPEAKER_01 0:35

Pi Whepma Pi Wepma Who are you? Pi Who Hoi Phoy I'm called and say your name Daniel Henwezo V Daniel Henweiz O V Do you know who that would be Orhu Piwa Via Hetna Orhu via Hetna No, I don't know who it would be Noorma Piu via Nahorma Piw Via You don't know who it is Naurhoi Piw Via Nauru Pi Via Do you know what that would be Orhai Pandre via Hetna Orhui Pandre via Hetna No, I don't know what it would be Non orma Pandre Via Non Orma Pandre Via The Cornish for Where is Pale Pali Pale You'll also hear Plea Plea But in this course we'll be saying pale Pale It literally translates as which place Where Plea Plea Now if you want to ask where are you you have to use the form of BOZ to be that tells you where something is I'm here Theraviup Ma Taviup Ma You're Here Ther Yup Ma Therho Yapma We're here Tedana Yapma Tedana Yapma There by the way is Anna Anna Anna There Anna Anna I'm there Tadeviana Tadeviana You're There Thada Thada We're There Therano Yana Thetana Linking Up Pale and the forms of Boz to B, You Can Either Keep the T H sound in Theda or if you're Aiming For something Moloquial Drop It As in the Question For Are You Pali Ther Hoi Pali Theda Hoi Or Pali Hoi Pali R Hoi Where Are We Now Pali Theranoi Lapman Pali Therano I Lapman Where Are You Going Pale There Hua Mores Pala There Huy Mores Where Are You Going To Go? Pali Ray Mores Palaes Where will You Go? Believe the Hui Mores Believe N Hui Mores Where will You Start? Believe At N Huay Dal Earth Believe It Hua L Earth Where Do You Wish to Go Now Pelia Meer Huan's De Huz Lebmin Pali Merz De Huz Lepmen If I Wanted To Ask You Where You're From In a Sort of Correct Standard Grammar I would Ask Abele There Huitas Of which Place Are You Coming? But Colloquially It's Well Under When You Simply Say Pali There Huitas Palierhuitas Where Do You Come From Palieth Huyitas Pali There Huitas Of Or From Is U It Caft Mutation So if You Say Kerna Cornwool As In I Come From Cornwall You Say A Gernau A Gernau A Gernau I Come Fornwool or I'm From Cornwall Theta Vatos A Garna Ted A V Zagarna Where Do You Com? Pele There Hua Tos Pele Thad Hua Tos I'm From Cornwall Thad V Zagarno Theta V Zagarno Where Do You Com? Play There Hua Tos Playtheroes I'm Fornwall Thervi To's Gernau There Vietno To Ask Where Someone Lives Ask Ple There Huay Triggers Ple There Why Triggers Pler White Triggers Pler Triggers Triggers Means Stayed Or Put Up The Grammar is a little Unusual, A bit like When People from the North of England say I was At Bear Where Do You Live Peleath Pele There Hoi Triggers The Word For In Is N In Nis Therima Triggers En PO Hennes Therma Triggers I Live In Mausel That's if You Answer the Question Directly If You're Jiving Information Aware You Live You Sa V Triggers In Purhenes Thetavy Trigger Zen Purhenes Theta V Trigers N Pot Hennes Purhenes Pot Enes The Cornish Name for Mausel actually means The Island Port. If you want to Stry Trigger Zedama and Pot Hennes Pasmir Wheel and Penzance Trigger Zedama and Purhenes Busmia Wheel and Penzance Trigger Zedama and Pur Hennes Basmi O'Re Wheel and Penzance I Live In Mausel, but I work in Penzance I Live In Mausel, but I work in Penzance Triggers Enaman Pur Hennes Bus Me Our Wheel and Panzans Triggers Enema and Put Henes Bus Me O R Wheel and Panzans Where Do You Com? Pele There Huy Tors Pel Tharahuetors I'm From Cornwall Theraves A Garno There Viet Agano Where Do You Live Ple There Hua Triggers Ple There Hua Triggers The Cornish For These Days Or At Present Is An Irma En Irma An Irma At Present An Irma An Irma Literally This Means In This Hour At Present Or These Days An Irma An Irma I Live In Mausel at Present And Pot Hen is Thetima Triggers An Irma And Pot Hen is Thetima Triggers An Irma Do you work in Mausel Too Wri Hway Wheel and Potenes With What In Hway Wheel and Put Hennes With No, I work in Panzans these Days Na Me Bre Wheel and Panzans N'erma Na Me O Rare Wheel and Panzans Nerma To Ask Where Somebody was Born In Cornish You need to Ask Where Have You Been Born?

SPEAKER_00 16:05

The Question Form of Have You Been Or Were You Is Ve Hoi Veu Hoi Veu Hoi Have You Been Veu Hoi Veu Hoi Where Have You Been Ple Hoi Ple Hoi Born Is Gennes Genners Gennes Born Gennes Gennes Where have You Been Born?

SPEAKER_01 17:10

It was a One Time Event and It's Over and Done With Pelhu Gennes Pel Hue Gennes Where were You Born Pelavilhuigenes Pelavennes I was Born Or Rather I Have Been Born Is Me Venes Me Vegennes Me Vegenes I was Born Mia Vegenes Me Vegenes For example In Senorstel, Which Is Ostal Ostel I was Born In Senostel Me A Vegenes and Ostal Me A Vegenees and Ostal Where were You Born Pelavio Huigenes Pelavenes I was Born In San Austal Me A Venes and Hostel Me A Vigenes and Hostel Per there Hi Mate How are You These Days Hassos Fat Laganoirma Hassos Fat Laganoirma I have My Health, Thank You Vermont Meas Vidabn Made As to Hoi Mehas Vidabm Deustaltha the Hoi And How You Doing These Days Hafata Ler Hoi Kilan Irma Hafata Lera Hua Kilan Irma I'm Well Enough Del Lauro V Del Oro V Where Do You Come Fale There Hua Tors Pala Hua Tos I'm From Cornwall Fatavita Zagarna Fatavia Tors A Garna Where were You Born Pala Huigenes Palahu Gennes I was Born In St Hostel Me V Genes and Hostel Me V aga Genes and Hostel Where Do You Live? at present. Paleath at a white triggers an Irma. Paleath that away triggers an Irma. I live in Mausel. And Purhna's that V triggers. And Purhen is that V triggers. I won't go shopping now Navatnamadhasna Lapman. Navatnama Madhasna Lapman I won't take food with me Navatnama Khmer's boozgenam Navatnama Khmer's boosgenam But I won't eat meat tomorrow Basnavatamade kigavado Bznavatham a depri kigavado Now if you want to stress I in I won't or I will not or I don't want to say Navatnav Navatnav Navatn You will also hear Navitnav Navitnavi or Nivinnav Nivinnav Nivinnav But here in this course we'll go with Navatnavi. I won't Navatnav Navatnav I won't say Navatnavila Vado Navatnavila Vado I won't say anything Navatnavila Vedal Traveth Navatnavila Vedal Traveth I won't tell you Navatnavila Vedal Veu Navatnavila Vedal Thew I won't tell you anything Navatnavila Vedal they Utraveth Navatnavila Vedal they Utraveth Navatavila Vedal the Utraveth I won't tell you how Navatna Vila Veralve fatla Navadnavila Vera Veu fatla How you can do that is Fatalhway Guilhetna Fatal Elhway Guil Hetna Fatalhui Gilhetna Fatalhoigna Fatal how Elloh you can Gwil do Hetna that how you can do that Fatalhui Quilhetna Fatalaluhoi Quil Hetna This translates as how to do that I won't tell you how to do that Navatn La Vera Vil Fata Lalu Gil Hetna Navatna Vila Vera Fata Lalu Gil Hetna We'll tell you how to say that Luh La Veral Hetna Naya Vedan La Veral Vatalhui Le Veral Hetna Naya Vedn La Veral Vatalhui La Veral Hetna Are you learning how to speak Cornish Erfui Teske Fata Lalhui Clappia Kernwak? Erhui Teske Fata Lalhui Clappia Kernuk Can you see the little boy reading a book? Elhuiguellas and Meubian Rettia Lever Elhoiguellas and Meubian Arettia Lever I don't know where that would be Nodama Pali Via Hetna Nodama Pali Via Hetna Do you know where it is? I don't know anything about it Nauravi Trevithet Nauravi Trevithet We know something about it too Nayorn appear that with Nyorn appear that with Who knows? Peewaar P I don't know what you say Naura Ghazlav Naurma Gazlav I'm doing lesson six Fedes Hui Fedil Desca's hue I'm going to finish the sixth lesson first Me or air Diwer the draw than Wefers Deskers Kenza Me or air wheel Dewer the draw than Wefers Deskers Kenza One, two three four five six Anan Dew Troy Pajar Pemp Hwe An Deo Troy Pajar Pemp Hwe The first, the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth and Kenza and Nessa and Tridja and Pajora and Pempers and Wefas and Kenza and Nessa and Tridya and Pejora and Pempers and Weffas Where are you? Pali Thoi Palieth I'm herevi upma Tadavi up Ma You're there Hoyanna Ferhuena Where are you going? Pleya There Hoy Mores Playa There Hoy Mores I'm going home Fed Moore's Tree Fedor's Tree Where do you come from or where are you from Play There Hoytoes Play There Wayitos We're from Cornwall Thadanes A Garnaw Fatinoes a Garnaw Where do you live at present? Palieth White triggers an Irma Palieth white triggers an Irma I live in Mausel at present And pot hen is Thetima triggers an Irma And pot hen is Thetima triggers an Irma Where were you born?

SPEAKER_00 36:15

Pelia Hoygenes Pelia Hoigennes I was born in Penzance Me a ve Gennes in Penzance Me a vehicnes in Penzance Oh I've been there Ah Mia Vienna Ah Mia Venna Thank you very much the Hoi Deutalha the Hoi I'll see you tomorrow Mevetnaga's guelazavoro Mevetn Gasguella Zavaro See tomorrow Zavaro Casguella's Vodo Until next time Tedba Nessa Tedabesa And you've got another one under your belt you may not realise how much you're actually advancing by having these structures become second nature to you through repeating them over and over again. Run this lesson again then do the practice and repetition and the quick spin sessions and I can't stress enough how important it is to get out there and try out your cornish in real life conversations. If you're learning with a conversation partner so much the better