Christopher Wright wrote:
>Talk of useful phrases and shopping has affected me. I'm getting it in
>Spanish class and on the list.
This is a good batch!
>1. real
hakic'
>This is not real silk.
Tor hakic' s'wiak deg'e.
this real silk not:be-3SG
>2. skirt
ciok'
>I'd like to try on that skirt. (No, I'm not a transvestite.)
Eya ciok' fikrofröbak hos'am. (Mai, wastafikro deg'em.)
that skirt try-on-INF want-1SG . (no , transvestite not:be-1SG .)
I coined a word for "transvestite" a little too similarly to English. I
ought to make a slang term analogous (but not identical) to "queen".
>3. to need
laazak
örek (more like "lack", but used often where English uses "need")
>I need to find a present for my sister.
Ver biaru unan bulmak laazam.
for sister-DAT present-ACC find-INF(-ACC) need-1SG
>4. stair
trafa (one step)
trafadad (staircase)
trafiwai (upstairs)
>The shop is up the stairs and on the left.
Micen trafiwai u hilom c'e.
shop upstairs at left-INST be:3SG
>5. upper
wazni
>They don't sell much in an upper room, but it must be cheap to rent.
I wazni ceyam hazie vendiz, ak' zerem du strapa yaril c'e.
in upper room-INST little-ADV sell-3PL , but certain THAT rent cheap be:3SG
>6. to approve
odabrek
>I don't approve of that style of clothing. It's immodest.
Eya pik'a taabad mu odabrim. Zokam deg'e.
that type-GEN clothing(-ACC) NEG approve-1SG . modest not:be-3SG
>7. jewelry
alak'i
>I would like to go shopping for jewelry now.
Lud alak'it misnamaku yurak hos'am.
now jewelry-DAT shop-INF-DAT go-INF(-ACC) want-1SG
>8. golden
auriksoi
>That is a lovely golden torc. Do you have it in a larger size?
Iz'na auriksoi "tork*" c'e. Noonyan anc'e?
nice golden "torc" be:3SG . larger exist-3SG ?
>9. color
kröma
>I love the color of gold.
Auror kröman ulacam.
gold-GEN color-ACC love-1SG
>10. expensive
c'evez
>I can't buy that; it is far too expensive.
Er küpek mu rem; dag'skijie c'evez c'e.
that(-ACC) buy-INF NEG can-1SG ; far-too-much-ADV expensive be:3SG
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