At Home With Cornish 32

 "Fatel ew a gewer?" "How is the weather?" is not the only question which uses "Fatel?"

We can also use it to enquire about someone's health, e.g. Fatel ero whei ow kil? How are you doing?

Another question word is "Fatla?" How is it?

This is used in Fatla genes?

How are you? (to friend or family) How is it with you?

Fatla geno whei? is polite or for more than one person.

Be prepared to listen to the answers!


Here are some ways to say you are OK.

Yagh o vy. I'm well

En yehes da o vy. I'm in good health.

Tho vy en poynt da. I'm fit.

My omglow yagh. I feel well.


But there are lots of ways of being sick!

Anyagh o vy. I'm unwell.

Clav o vy. I'm ill.

My omglow clav. I feel ill.


To say "I have …" you say "Ma … genam."

Ma cleves genam. I have an infection.

Ma deses genam. I have a disease.


We have already used "drog" to mean "bad", 

now we can use it to mean "a pain" or "an ache" 

(followed by part of the body).


febyr

drog torr

drog dans

drog pedn

brash

pâs

annes

bes trehys

bregh sqwachys




So, we can use these with "Ma … genam." e.g.

Ma drog dans genam. I have toothache.

Ma annes genam. I have a cold.

Ma bes trehys genam. I have a cut finger.

Ma bregh sqwachys genam. I have a broken arm.


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