At Home With Cornish 57

Lôwena dhe whei, a flehes. Gero nei madra sciens.

Hello, children. Let's study science.


My a vedn desky sciens.

I will learn science. I want to learn science.

My a vedn dallath gen an bes. I will start with the world.

An bes ew peth. The world is matter.

Peth ew en trei stat: solyd, lin ha gass.

Matter exists in three states: solid, liquid and gas.



solyd

> >teudha >>

lin

>> bryjyon >>

gass



<<creuny<<



<<treylya dhe lin<<








Yey ew yeyn. 

Ice is cold.

Ma yey ow teudha dhe dhowr.

Ice melts to water.

Dowr ell bos yeyn po tòbm.

Water can be cold or hot.

Ma yey ow teudha 

(ha ma dowr ow creuny) 

dhe zero degre centigradh.

Ice melts (and water freezes) at 0°C.





Eth ew tòbm. 

Steam is hot.

Ma dowr ow pryjyan dhe eth. 

Water boils to steam.

Ma dowr ow pryjyan dhe cans degre centigradh.

Water boils at 100°C.



Pandr'ew solyd? What is a solid?

Na wra solyd treylya y shap na brâster.

A solid won't change its shape or size (volume).

Pandr'ew lin? What is a liquid?

Ma lin ow treylya y shap dhe fyttya cavas.

A liquid changes its shape to fit a container.

Na wra brâster lin treylya. Liquid volume won't change

Pandr'ew gass? What is a gas?

Gass a wra omlesa ha mos en pub le.

A gas will expand and go everywhere.

Shap ha brâster gass a wra treylya.

A gas's shape and volume will change.

An bottel ew solyd.

The bottle is solid.

An dewes ew lin.

The drink is liquid.

An spoum ew gass.

The foam is gas.



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

At Home With Cornish 1

Image
 At Home With Cornish 1 Kernowek en Chei    This is a new course which aims to introduce children (and their wider families) to the Cornish language, a little at a time, building up a vocabulary based around familiar things and familiar activities. I want everyone to feel at home with speaking Cornish.    Don't worry that people sometimes argue about spelling or pronunciation. There are variations in Cornish, just as there are in English! It is all the same language. Don't let anyone tell you that what you are doing is wrong. Just enjoy yourself!  (I have given approximate pronunciations on the assumption that most people will not be familiar with the international phonetic alphabet.)    The main thing to remember about Cornish spelling is that when you see consonants "dh" together, they represent one sound, like “th” in English "this" and "that".     And remember that, when it comes to working, little and often is better than occas...
Read more

At Home With Cornish 65

Image
In At Home With Cornish 62 we looked at going somewhere and buying something: My eth dhe'n shoppys ha perna … I went to the shops and bought … e.g. My eth dhe'n shoppys ha perna avalow. I went to the shops and bought apples. To say what you bought, you can use (in simple past tense) My a bernas … I bought … e.g. My a bernas avalow. I bought apples. My a bernas avalow en shoppa. I bought apples in a shop. Here are some other outlets for things you can eat or drink. marhas (an varhas) gorvarhas erber marhas chei kiger chei pobas gwicor losow kegin chei a'n spicer chowster gwicor gwin e.g. My a bernas avalow en gwicor losow kegin. ...
Read more

At Home With Cornish 66

Image
We are still on the subject of shopping ... We know how to say “there is” and “there are”. We know how to say “I have” and “Do you have?” We know how to say “I want” and “I would like”. We know how to say “I went” and “I bought”. Let's look at some questions that might need answers. For “Is there any …?” or “Are there any …?” use “ Eus …? ” e.g. Eus avalow? Are there any apples? Eus keus? Is there any cheese? There is a traditional rhyme: Eus keus? Eus po nag eus? Is there any cheese? Is there or isn't there? Mars eus keus, dro keus. If there is cheese, bring cheese. Po nag eus keus, dro peth eus. If there isn't any cheese, bring what there is. (Gwenno has turned this into an amusing techno-pop song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_U9yh6ivjc ) To ask where something is: “Pe le ma …?” or “Pe le ma'n …?” e.g. Pe le ma keus? Where is there any cheese? (general) Pe ...
Read more