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Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies in Cornish
The words you hope to never need. 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
- Gweres!GWEH-res
- Help!
- Galowgh medhek!GAL-oh MEH-thek
- Call a doctor
- KresluKRES-loo
- Police
- Ferylvafeh-RIL-va
- Pharmacy
- KlavjiKLAV-jee
- Hospital
- Fyllys ovFIL-is ov
- I'm lost
- Nyns ov vy yn taninz ov VEE un TAH
- I don't feel well
- Ladrys veuLAD-ris vay
- It was stolen
- Goredhom ywgor-ETH-om ew
- It's an emergency
- Gas vy yn koselgaz vee un KOZ-el
- Leave me alone
The emergency number in Britain is 999.
A short phrase worth remembering when asking for directions.
Literally "it is an emergency".
Literally "leave me in peace".