At Home With Cornish

In the last post we saw some uses of “ ma ”. This is part of the verb “to be”. It means “there is” or “there are”. e.g.  E'n copart ma … In the cupboard there is/are … You can change the cupboard for any other location, at home or round and about, e.g. E'n gegin ma … In the kitchen there is/are … E'n lowarth ma … In the garden there is/are … E'n leverva ma … In the library there is/are Here are some things you might find: flourys lies lever pemp bolla bucket bolla' de jynn  amôntya tekel biskys   Here's a new way to use “ ma ”. This time it is a way of saying that I have something (with me). It does not necessarily belong to me. Ma … genam. Literally There is … with me. i.e. I have … e.g. Ma lever genam. I have a book (with me). e.g. Ma 'gas lever genam. I have your book . e.g. Ma diwros genam. I have a bicycle (wi...

Let's be a little less serious for a while.  Here's a game of Pick n Mix or Mix and Match you can play with different combinations or permutations. Some will make sense and some won't. Here are some “hooks” on which to “hang” new vocabulary as you learn it (or revise it). From time to time, I will add new “hooks” and will return to them, with extra vocabulary. Pejy, my a venja cawas … Please, I'd like to have … Da ew genam … I like … Gramassy a'gas … Thank you for your … My eth dhe'n shoppys ha perna … I went to the shops and bought … My a vedn mos dhe'n … I want to go to the ... De, my a dhebras … Yesterday, I ate ... Ma dhebm … ...

L ô wena dhe whei oll! Hello to you all! Gero nei mires orth sciens arta. Let's look at science again. Oll an bes ew gwres a vatter. All the world is made of matter. Matter ew gwres a elvednow. Matter is made of elements. Pandr'ew elvednow ha pana vens ens? What are elements and how big are they? Temmik an behatna ew üdn atom – re vian dhe vos gwelys. The smallest little bit is one atom – too small to be seen. En  nat û r  ew kevys pajar ügens elven fast. There are 80 stable elements found in nature. Nei ell cawas dewdhek warn ügens anodhans en form p û r. We can get 32 of them in a pure form. An remenat ew junyes gen erel (terweythyow en stoff) . The rest are combined with others (sometimes in an ore). Nebes ell bos kevys en Kernow. Some can be found in Cornwall. Lies elven ew olcadnow. Many elements are metals. Kernow ew aswonys rag balyow olcan. Cornwall is known for metal mines. Olcadnow ell bos polsyes dhe spladna, tednys en neus, mortholys en folednow, furvyes. Metals c...

Lowena dhewgh a flehes! Hello children! Lebmyn, ma whel dhe wil! Now, there's work to do! Ma othom a nerth dhe wil whel. Energy is needed to do work. Bes, skith o vy! But, I'm tired ! Nag eus nerth dhebm. I don't have any energy. Ma lies ehen a nerth. There are many types of energy. Otta trei ehen a nerth. Here are three types of energy. tòmder gòlow son   Nei ell clowes tòmder gen agan crohen . We can feel heat with our skin . Nei ell gweles gòlow gen agan lagajow . We can see light with our eyes . Nei ell clowes son gen agan scovornow . We can hear sound with our ears . Nag ew nerth kellys . Energy is not lost . Nerth ew treylyes . Energy is converted . Ma nerth war agan bes ow tos dhort agan howl . Energy on our world comes from our sun . Losow glas  ell ûsya gòlow dhe wil aga boos . Green plants can use light to make their food ....

  Welcòm, welcòm a flehes! Welcome, welcome children! Gero nei clappya adro dhe vownans . Let's talk about life. Gero nei clappya adro dhe enevales . Let's talk about animals . Ma lies eneval e'n bes . There are many animals in the world . Ew oll an re ma enevales? Are all of these animals? Ew oll an re ma bew ? Are all of these alive ? carr scavel cronak gwedhen ameba spong morgowles bulügen canker sart pesk cronak sarf edhen olifans morvil   Can you fill in the three blanks below? Nag ew …................ bew.   A …................. is not alive. Nag ew ….............eneval. A …............... is not an animal. Nag ew ….............eneval. A …............... is not an animal.   Enevales ell bos pub m...