Re: Conlang Travellers' Guide (was Re: I have a dream)
| From: | Nihil Sum <nihilsum@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, July 19, 2002, 23:56 |
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A TRAVELER'S PHRASEBOOK >
>Section 1: Pleasantries
1-k'em os'lik: Iz'nabi.
>Hello!
Vai!
-hi!
Iz'na niir/usan/c'eraz
-good day/morning/evening
kunastrec'idve
-well-meeting! Nice to meet you
>Goodbye!
Vai!
-bye! (vai is kind of like "aloha" this way)
Iz'na blovut
-enjoy the rest (of the day, year, your life etc)
Nastrec'u
-see you later (contracion of |nar strec'aku| "until meeting")
>Yes
Sai, s'e, aan
from Tolborese: ne, ne ven, ven
>No
Mie, mai, hi, mi
from Tolborese: pu, pu ven
>Please
Kraza, hos'atba (asking someone to do something)
saatec'ba (this is for "may I please...")
>Thank You
(lon/lin) z'igim(u)
A z'iig!
>Do you speak
>(English/Spanish/French/Dutch/<whatever>)?Inglavan/Espanyavan/Francavan/Neyerlondavan/<dirkuin>
>palbat?
>I don't speak (conlang) very well.
(g'aduizka) ajie mu palbam.
>My name is...
Yan mos'iz ...
>What is your name?
Kunie lon mos'iz?
>How are you?
Kunie c'et?
C'u kiostac'?
>I am well.
Aya / aiki / kiostac'em
>I am not well.
Dumen / finaki / byakiostac'em
>I am the walrus, coo coo ca choo.
Walrus c'em, ku ku ka c'u.
NS
MC'
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