At Home With Cornish 16

Lôwena dhis arta. Hello again.

You know how to say what things you like. Now let's look at what you like doing. What do you do with the foods that you like? Hopefully, you eat (or drink) them.

debry eating, to eat

eva drinking, to drink

pub tra everything

pub every

tra thing

 

I hope you are a bit more selective than this!

Da ew genam debry.

I like eating.

Da ew genam debry pub tra.

I like eating everything.



 

Da ew genam eva.

I like drinking.

Da ew genam eva pub tra.

I like drinking everything.



 

 

 

Can you fill in the gaps here?

"Thens" is a way of starting a sentence with "They are"

"Thewa" is a way of starting a sentence with "It is"

  

Pandr'ew an re ma?

Thens …

Da ew genam debry …

I like eating …

Pandr'ew an re ma?

Thens …

Da ew genam debry …

Da ew genam debry …

gen dehen.

I like eating …

with cream.


Pandr'ew hebma?

Thewa …

Da ew genam debry …

Da ew genam debry tabm …

I like eating a bit of …

Pandr'ew an re ma?

Thens …

Da ew genam debry …


Pandr'ew an re ma?

Thens …

Da ew genam debry …


Pandr'ew hebma?

Thewa …

Da ew genam eva …

Da ew genam eva gwedren a …

I like drinking a glass of …


Pandr'ew hebma?

Thewa …

Da ew genam eva …

 

 

These are the extra words used:

gwedren a glass

a of

tabm a bit of, a piece of

You do not need to use a word meaning "of" when you use "tabm".

 

If there is anything you hate or do not like eating or drinking you can say that as well.

 

Cas ew genam debry …

I hate eating …

Drog ew genam debry …

I dislike eating …

Cas ew genam eva …

I hate drinking …

Drog ew genam eva …

I dislike drinking …

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