Re: translation exercise

--- In conlang@y..., Elliott Belser <renyard@P...> wrote:

> The opposite of love isn't hatred.  It's apathy.
In Obrenje:

Twantosee ur ula tas fecca.  E mo takria.
/twantO"Se: Mr "u:la tas "hECCa  E mO ta"kri:a/

Twantosee   ur  ula   tas     fecca.  E           mo     takria.
opposite:d  of  love  not:3e  hate.   PER:3i:PRE  be:3e  apathy

"Hate is not the opposite of Love.  Apathy is it."



> Lon polaer ve'ai'ng oi ben'a oudel.  Ben'a kron em'oi'shtiar'e.
> LOHN pohlAIR ve-AY-ng o-Y ben'AH ohuDEHL.  Ben'AH KRHON EHM-o-Y-shtiy-AR-e.
Hmmm, I'm not sure I fully understand your pronunciation guide.  Is
"AY" the diphthong in "day"?  And what about "Y"?  Or "RH"?  X-SAMPA
or, preferably, an audio recording would be helpful.  =)



-- Christian Thalmann

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