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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Cornish
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. 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
- Fatla genowgh hwi?FAT-la gen-OH hwee
- How are you?
- Yn poynt da, meur rasun point DAH, mur RAHS
- I'm fine, thanks
- Ha hwi?ha HWEE
- And you?
- Pyth yw dha hanow?peeth ew tha HAN-oh
- What's your name?
- Ow hanow yw...ow HAN-oh ew
- My name is...
- A ble'th os ta?ah BLETH os TA
- Where are you from?
- Dhyworth ... ov vyTHEE-worth ... ov vee
- I'm from...
- Da yw genevdah ew GEN-ev
- I like it
- Teg ywtayg ew
- It's beautiful
- DynnarghDIN-argh
- Welcome
Use this with a group or when you want the more formal form.
A standard answer meaning that you are well.
Polite or plural. To a friend: "ha ty?" (ha TEE).
The question for one person. Dha means your.
A friendly question for one person.
"Dhyworth Kanada ov vy", I'm from Canada.
Literally "it is good with me".
For the cliffs, the coves and St Michael's Mount.
On the signs as you cross the Tamar into Cornwall: "Dynnargh dhe Gernow".