At Home With Cornish 6

You want to know what something is, but there is more than one of them. Here's how you ask.


know (sounds like k-NO)




Pandr'ew an re ma? What are these?

Instead of "hebma" we use "an re ma".

Instead of "ew" in the answer, you have "ens".

e.g. Know ens. They are nuts.

You can say whether you like them or hate them.

Da ew genam know. I like nuts.

Cas ew genam know. I hate nuts.

 

Here are some more things to like or hate.

cresigow      crisps (sounds like crezz-IG-oo) 

losow           vegetables (sounds like LOZZ-oo) 

scòbmow    chips (sounds like SCUBB-moo) 

selsik           sausages (sounds like ZELZ-ik) 

whegow       sweets (sounds like HWEGG-oo)


 Pandr'ew an re ma? What are these?

cresigow - - - - - - - - 






losow - - - - -







scòbmow - - - - - - -






selsik - - - - - -  


  





whegow - - - - - -

Cresigow ens.

They are crisps.

Da ew genam cresigow.

I like crisps.

Cas ew genam cresigow.

I hate crisps.



Losow ens.

They are vegetables.

Da ew genam losow.

I like vegetables.

Cas ew genam losow.

I hate vegetables.





Scòbmow ens.

They are chips.

Da ew genam scòbmow.

I like chips.

Cas ew genam scòbmow.

I hate chips.



Selsik ens.

They are sausages.

Da ew genam selsik.

I like sausages.

Cas ew genam selsik.

I hate sausages.




Whegow ens.

They are sweets.

Da ew genam whegow.

I like sweets.

Cas ew genam whegow.

I hate sweets.

 

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