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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