At Home With Cornish 46

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 pigüs

...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 drop of water

… bara'manyn

… bread and butter


… maw keus

… a cheese sandwich


… cofen kig

… a meat pasty


… torthel safòrn

… a saffron bun


… fardelik a gresigow

… a packet of crisps


Afterwards you might say

Meur ras dhis a'n cresigow. Thank you for the crisps.

Merastawhei a'n te. Thank you for the tea.

Gramassy rag an maw. A big thank you for the sandwich.

Gromercy rag an sugen. Many thanks for the juice.


If you enjoyed what you had, you can say:

Bara'manyn ew da genam. I like bread and butter.

Pastys ew da genam. I like pasties.

Te ew da genam. I like tea.

Da ew genam puptra. I like everything.


Or perhaps you would have preferred something different:

Gwell ew genam bara jynjer. I prefer gingerbread.

Gwell ew genam choclat tòbm. I prefer hot chocolate.

Gwell ew genam dehen rew vanilla. I prefer vanilla ice cream.


How to ask if something is available:

Eus whegow dhis? Do you have any sweets? (to a friend)

Eus choclat menta? Is there any mint chocolate?

Eus maw jamm dhe whei? Do you have a jam sandwich?


Is there or isn't there?

Eus po nag eus? Is there or isn't there?

Eus. Yes

Entei. Certainly.

Nag eus. There isn't.

Nantei. Certainly not.


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