At Home With Cornish 2

Children learn about people by asking questions, so

Piw os ta? Who are you?

(sounds like "pew ozz ta")

To say who you are, you say your name followed by "o vy"

(vy sounds like "vee")

So, I'd say Jan o vy.

Once you know someone's name, 

you can use it when you say "hello" to them.

Lôwena dhis, Jan. Hello Jan

Ha Jan. Hi Jan

 

When you know what something (or someone) is, 

you can say whether you like it (or them) or not, 

by using "Da ew genam …" 

From last time:

Pandr'ew hebma? What's this?

Dehen rew ew. It's ice cream.

Da ew genam dehen rew. I like ice cream.

 


Do you like the other things on the previous list?

Here are some more things to identify and like.

  

tesen - - - - -






leth 

- - - -







sugen 

- - - - -






pesk 

- - - -                                           

Tesen ew.

It's a cake.

Da ew genam tesen.

I like cake.



Leth ew.

It's milk.

Da ew genam leth.

I like milk.





Sugen ew.

It's juice.

Da ew genam sugen.

I like juice.





Pesk ew.

It's fish.

Da ew genam pesk.

I like fish.

 

 

 

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