This week's batch in Rhean:
>1. me, I
ya (irregular declension)
>It bothers me that she is late.
Du somuigis' yat nuc kuda.
THAT late-be-3sg [me-DAT] worry(-ACC) give-3sg.PRES
"(the fact) That she is late gives me worry"
>2. quick
huyuz
>I hope that Sam is quick.
Du Sam huyuzigis' nadim.
THAT Sam quick-be-3sg hope-1sg
You also could use the imperative here:
Du Sam huyuzigyas' nadim.
"I hope that (may Sam be quick)"
>3. preparation
okutud
okutek - verb "to prepare"
>I think she made a lot of preparations.
Du dag'ie okutios' k'rudam.
THAT much-ADV prepare-3sg.PAST believe-1sg
>4. sum
jamad
jamak - to add, append
skezjamak - to add numbers together
>The sum of these numbers is 42.
Toya skizer jamad tars'onlak c'e.
These number-PL.GEN sum forty-two be-3sg
>I know that she sums quickly.
Du huyuzie skezjamas' s'iznim.
THAT quick-ADV number-add-3sg know-1sg
>5. pity
finökrud (unfortunate turn of events; not the same as |sifzentak| "pity,
compassion, empathy"
>It is a pity that he did that.
Finökrud c'e, du er herais'.
>6. pipe
truf - tube
mierz - smoking pipe
>Their pipes are dirty.
Tei trufi/mierezi griezec'.
>7. dip
bakc'ut - sunken spot in road
smoc'ek - to dunk
>There is a dip in the road here.
Todom i samtom bakc'ut anc'e.
here-INST in road-INST dip exist-3sg
>I hear she dips her jelly donuts in her tea.
Du i tai c'eet tai "jelidoonatin" smoc'is' unyaim.
THAT into her tea-DAT her "jelly-donuts"-ACC* dip-3sg hear-1sg
*What a hell it must be to live in a culture that has no word for "jelly
donuts"
>8. outdoor
bek draazom - outside the house
huc'iad -
>I saw him outdoors. (adv)
Bek draazom as'e tan miriom.
outside house-INST be-3sg.PAST [him-ACC] saw-1sg.PAST
>I want to go on an outdoor adventure. (adj)
Ver huc'iadni rizioku raizek hos'am.
>9. priest
ofto
>The priest says that she is an honest woman.
Du ta vöstenkri c'eno c'e ofto zdua.
THAT she honest woman be-3sg priest say-3sg
>10. pretty
nukra
>I smelled the pretty flowers.
Nukra zaarin rank'uyaim.
M
I counter-endorse everything below this line.
_________________________________________________________________
Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*.
http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail