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Re: Weekly Vocab 20

From:Mike Ellis <nihilsum@...>
Date:Sunday, September 7, 2003, 2:45
Mair yarjukom: 2690 orpe
Sonra yarjukom: 2718 orpe

Christopher Wright wrote:

>This is taken from _The Realistic Story_ by me.
Tos'emanza yarjuk kra Kristofer Rait tai _Hakic'mik Yarz_ toribza. ("This week's exercise is taken from TRS by CW.")
>1. cloud
oblo
>A cloud of pointless evil plagues the world.
Bizbic'azec' skiras'a oblo vös' agmisvula. pointless evil-GEN cloud world(-ACC) plague-3SG
>2. to mock
pilkak
>It mocks my solvency in evil.
It mocks your *what?*
>3. to slit
rhikak
>I pretend to be dead, and it does not kill me.
S'iniv dyefim, ki yan mu kros'a. dead pretend-1SG , and me:ACC NEG kill-3SG (Ya? "Rhikak" orep mu naikodit? Eyet ve.)
>4. throat
gagla
>I hold a hand across my throat to stop the bleeding.
Ot gaglam pivan tenam ver c'erkuak tomaku. on throat-INST hand-ACC hold-1SG for leed-INF(-ACC) stop-INF-DAT
>5. to breathe
nasfek
>Now I can't breathe.
Lud nasfek mu rem. now breathe-INF NEG can-1SG
>6. to spread
guc'ak (separate)
>I spread my fingers. Now I bleed _and_ have trouble breathing.
Izbin guc'am. Lud c'erkuim ki nasfekom spakim _s'ki_. fingers-ACC spread-1SG . now bleed-1SG and breathe-INF-INST have-difficulty- 1SG _ALSO_
>7. handkerchief
rifc'ik
>I tie a handkerchief around my neck to hide the scar.
Ver zmetan s'aldaku nastrud s'eim rifc'ik üzilim. for scar-ACC hide-DAT around neck-INST handkerchief-ACC tie-1SG
>8. beer
myol
>Beer solves all my problems, such as memory, intelligence, and a
functioning liver. Zairinyok, vadinyok ki tiikravor hebid unmik yai z'aken cemuie nuzuas' ai myol. memory , intelligence and functioning liver such-as my problems-ACC all solve-3SG SUBJ beer
>9. broke, bankrupt, devoid of money
unmas'ov muc'et (slang)
>Due to medical bills and tavern tabs, I am flat-out broke.
Cuye kisotani ezier ki narzi is'c'ukir, wastat muc'et c'em. due-to medical bills-GEN and tavern tabs-GEN , completely(sl) broke be:1SG
>10. identity
zerastro, pökarba
>A new identity will protect me from the debt collectors.
Ac'ar pökarba kra fadyokni ftaknokir yan sköfir. new identity from debt-NI collectors-GEN me:ACC protect-3SG:FUT M Finally caught up!