At Home With Cornish 33

Can you find your way around a room?

Let's look at the types of furniture you might find, and where you might find them.



BORD

CHAYR

CADOR VREHEK

SCAVEL

SCAVEL CRONEK

LOVEN

VORN

COPART

GWILY


Here is a list of parts of a house:

besfry entrance hall

chombour bedroom

esedhva sitting room

kegin kitchen (the kitchen is an gegin)

lowarth garden

rom gòlhy bathroom

stevel dhebry dining room


Can you put a bit of furniture in the right room?

We use the word

"Ma" to mean "There is"

and "en" to mean "in" (e'n means in the)

e.g. Ma scavel cronek e'n lowarth.

There's a toadstool in the garden.

Ma … e'n gegin.

Ma … e'n esedhva.

Ma … en besfry.

Ma … en rom gòlhy.

Ma … e'n stevel dhebry.

Ma … en chombour.

Perhaps you need some more words.

kibel tub

cowas shower

petty toilet

bason basin

benk bench

sumpf kitchen sink

jynn-lestry dishwasher

jynn-gòlhy washing machine


What if you have more than one? 

Use a number before the singular noun, e.g. dew chayr. 

If you have lots, use "lies" many, e.g. lies scavel.

Ma dew chayr e'n chombour.

There are two chairs in the bedroom.

Ma lies scavel cronak e'n lowarth.

There are lots of toadstools in the garden.




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