At Home With Cornish

It is summer in Cornwall, so it is time for a  beach theme. You need to know the words for all the stuff we take to the beach (and take home again). Beach gear is daffar treth. When it comes to shopping for beach gear, we can say: We went to the beach shop and bought ... Nei eth dhe'n shoppa treth ha perna .. bucket pal astel-corfplaynya or bodybord gwelen-roos pel treth baner bian sarf neyja towel treth gwedrow lagajek gwedrow howl hott howl dehen howl If you want to say you have something you can use: Ma dhebm ... or Ma dhe vy … I have ... Ma dhen ... or Ma dhe nei … We have … e.g. Ma dhebm daffar treth. I have beach gear. e.g. Ma d...

Being polite means saying “please” and “thank you” Pejy please (before a request) Mar pleg please (after a request) Meur ras Thanks (to a friend) Meur ras dhis Thank you (to a friend) Merastawhei Thank you (polite) If you want to be fancy you can say Durdala dhe whei God repay you Gramassy or Gromercy a big thank you You can use a or rag when saying thanks “for” something. what you would like to drink or eat Pejy, my a venja eva …. I'd like to drink ... Pejy, my a venja debry …. I'd like to eat ... … bottel a dhowr pig ü s ...a bottle of sparkling water ...gwedren a leth … a glass of milk … haneth a de ...a mug of tea ...bolla a sugen owraval ...a cup of orange juice … badna dowr … a ...

Saying hello to a friend Lôwena  dhis (sounds like loo-enna these) Joy to you Ha sos! (sounds like ha zozz) Hi mate! Saying hello politely L ô wena dhe whei (sounds like loo-enna the why) Joy to you Mettin da Good morning Dedh da Good day Saying goodbye  to a friend Duw genes God with/by you Terebo nessa Until next time Dha weles! See you! Saying goodbye politely Duw bos geno whei God be with you Benatuwgana   May God's blessings go with you More kitchen things Pandr'ew hebma? What's this? reven gegin sc ü bylen sydhel tammy tollyer egeryer cannys sten a fav canstel a lavalow pott a jamm canstel a lavalow basket of apples egeryer cannys tin-opener pott a jamm pot of jam reven gegin spatula < reven oar < revya to row sc ü bylen whisk (from Old Cornish whip) sydhel...