Re: Weekly Vocab 7

--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Wright <faceloran@J...> wrote:
 > Talk of useful phrases and shopping has affected me. I'm getting it in
 > Spanish class and on the list.

I'm thankful for such useful phrases.  Many other vocab
series are chock full of Americanisms, obscure references
and grotesque situations such as rabid killer bunnies.



 > 1. real
 > This is not real silk.

Obrenje:

    Tase u nove futame.
    /taS M no:v fM'ta:m/
    not:3i  PRE  true  silk

    Note:  |Futame| is actually a loan word from Natalia
           Laurila's Mango.  =)

Jovian:

    No ix verun seirgun.
    [no iS 've:r@n 'dzerg@n]
    not  be:3s  true:n:NOMs  silk:NOMs



 > 2. skirt
 > I'd like to try on that skirt. (No, I'm not a transvestite.)

Obrenje:

    Frannae pajze i safie.
    /fran'na: pajZ i sa'hi:/
    sample:GND  would_like:1  OBJ  skirt:d

Jovian:

    Dsidro provare en dsueppen.
    ['dzi:drA prA'va:r en 'dzypp@n]
    wish:1s  test  3:f:ACCs  skirt:ACCs

    Note: |Dsueppe| is a loan from French "jupe".



 > 3. to need
 > I need to find a present for my sister.

Obrenje:

    Cigae lillaze i pwaso bla xim culdel.
    /si'ga: lil'la:Z i 'pwa:sO bla zim hMl'dEl/
    find:GND  ought_to:1  OBJ  gift  for  POS:1  sister

Jovian:

    Deivo iommire un dadun miae sori.
    ['dejvA im'mi:r @n 'da:d@m mi 'zo:ri]
    should:1s  find:INF  a:n:ACCs  gift:ACCs  my:f:OBLs
       sister:OBLs



 > 4. stair
 > The shop is up the stairs and on the left.

Obrenje:

    Mo garae dine rassoe kej bod.
    [mO ga'ra: di:n ras'so: kej bOd]
    be:3e  shop:d  above  stairs:d  towards  left

Jovian:

    Ad venaele, xande xalas ed volbe ad nister.
    [a ve'najl Sand 'Sa:l@z e vAlb a 'niSt@r]
    to  shop:ACCs  climb:IMP  stairs:ACCp  and turn:IMP  to
       left:n:ACCs



 > 5. upper
 > They don't sell much in an upper room, but it must be cheap to rent.

Obrenje:

    Punkee i punce tabise, muj ro citi dine, joq zew niq mo
       pungune.
    [pMN'ke: i pMns ta'bi:S muj rO 'si:ti di:n jON ZEw niN
       mO pMN'gu:n]
    sell:GND  OBJ  much  NEG:can:3i  being  in  room  up
       but  surely  small be:3e  rent:d

Jovian:

    Nó poessen vinder muodun in tsimbri suebrori, sed
       conductun herdei ix huemmel.
    [no 'pass@n 'vind@r 'mu@d@n in 'dzimbri zy'bro:ri sek
       kAn'duxt@n 'hErde iS 'hymm@l]
    not  can:3p  sell:INF  much:n:ACCs  in  room:OBLs
       upper:n:OBLs  but  rent:NOMs  surely  be:3s
       low:n:NOMs



 > 6. to approve
 > I don't approve of that style of clothing. It's immodest.
 >
 > 7. jewelry
 > I would like to go shopping for jewelry now.
 >
 > 8. golden
 > That is a lovely golden torc. Do you have it in a larger size?
 >
 > 9. color
 > I love the color of gold.
 >
 > 10. expensive
 > I can't buy that; it is far too expensive.

Reserved for future use.  =P



-- Christian Thalmann