At Home With Cornish 40

Christmas is coming. Let's look at words for the season.

Ma Nadelik ow tos. Gero nei mires ort geryow rag an sêson.


Let's start with words for times in the year.

Here are the seasons:

sêson season


gwenton spring

hav summer

kidnyadh autumn



 

gwav winter


 


So, in November we can say,

An sêson ew kidnyadh. The season is autumn.

Ma whath del war an gwedh. There are still leaves on the trees.

Ma gwav ow tos. Winter is coming.

Ma Nadelik ow tos. Christmas is coming.


Nadelik Lôwen! Happy Christmas!

 

Here are some things we associate with winter and Christmas.


Tas Nadelik

Father Christmas

gwedhen Nadelik

Christmas tree

carow ergh

reindeer

royow

presents

loder (pl. lòdrow)

stocking(s)

calander Adhwen

Advent calendar

garlons

decorations

tesen Nadelik

Christmas cake

curlys

carols


Here's a reminder of the months:

mis Genver January

mis Whevrel February

mis Meurth March

mis Ebrel April

mis Me May

mis Efen June

mis Gorefen July

mis Est August

mis Gwedngala September

mis Hedra October

mis Dû November

mis Kevardhû December

 

Ma Nadelik en gwav. Christmas is in winter.

Ma Nadelik en mis Kevardhû. Christmas is in December.

Thew Nadelik an pempes dedh warn ügens a vis Kevardhû.

Christmas is the twenty-fifth day of December.

pempes warn ügens mis Kevardhû 25th December

 

Here's how you say want you would like to get for Christmas:

 

My a venja cawas … I would like to have …

Da via genam cawas … I would like to have …

My vedn cawas … I want to have …

Ma othom dhebm a … I need …

 

And don't forget the polite words!

Pyjy, my a venja cawas … Please, I'd like to have …

My a venja cawas …, mar pleg. I'd like to have …, please.

Meur ras dhe whei! Thank you very much!

 

Here are some of the things people eat in a traditional Christmas dinner.

Ew da genes kidnyow Nadelik?

Do you like Christmas dinner?

Da ew genam debry … I like eating …

 

yar Gyny rôstys

roast Turkey

tettys rôstys

roast potatoes

cawlenigow

sprouts

stoffyas

stuffing



 

losow

vegetables




 

sugen kig

gravy

 

podyn Nadelik

Christmas pudding


 

crampesow

pies




 

sows

sauce


Here are some extra things to add to your Christmas dinner (and afterwards):


fav beans

fav glas green beans

fav Frynk French beans, haricot beans

fav hir runner beans (long beans)

fav ledan broad beans

fav pebys baked beans

fav loneth kidney beans

pes peas








caretys carrots

panes parsnips

cawlvleujen kesek

         cauliflower cheese

broccoli broccoli

kesten chestnuts

 

 








know nuts

figys dried fruit

 

Someone will ask you:
Pandra venjes ta debry? What would you like to eat?
or 
Pandra venjo whei debry? (This is more formal, or if there are several people together.)

You can give your request by starting "Please, I'd like to eat ..."
Pejy, my a venja debry ...
or 
Pejy, da via genam debry ...






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