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Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant in Cornish
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Cornish words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Cornish phrases in this lesson
- Moos rag dew, mar plegmohs rag DEW, mar PLEHG
- A table for two
- An rol voos, mar plegan rohl VOHS, mar PLEHG
- The menu, please
- Pyth a gomendydh?peeth ah go-MEN-dith
- What do you recommend?
- Ny dhebrav...nee THEB-rav
- I don't eat...
- Alergek ov dhe...a-LER-gek ov the
- I'm allergic to...
- Kigkeeg
- Meat
- Yaryar
- Chicken
- Pyskpisk
- Fish
- Da yw an blasdah ew an BLAHZ
- It's delicious
- Yeghes da!YEKH-es DAH
- Cheers
Rol voos is the standard term for a restaurant menu.
Addressed to one person, such as a waiter or cafe worker.
"Ny dhebrav kig", I don't eat meat.
Literally "hen".
Fishing built Cornish ports like Newlyn and Mevagissey.
Literally "the taste is good". A natural compliment after a meal.
Literally "good health". Say it when raising a glass.