General expressions and interrogatives.
Up 'til now, most of the information given has been oriented toward grammar drills and rote memorization. Like every language, even this one is going to have its own everyday expressions, such as :
Good morning.
Geoda mora.
Good afternoon.
Geoda afta.
Good evening.
Geoda aand.
Good night.
Geoda neoht.
[Even though the nouns are all singular, the adjective still takes -a. Let's chalk it up to personal preference. A'ight?]
Hello. / Hey!
Mota.
How are you?
Htol ot dho? (singular)
Htol ota jöl? (plural)
Who are you?
Hnol ot dho? (singular)
Hnola ota jöl?
[Notice that an -a suffix is added because it's plural.]
I'm ______.
Ih ë _______.
What's your name?
Hiy hedt dho?
My name's ______.
Ih het ______.
Their names are ______ and ______.
Höl heta ______ oc ______.
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[ Vocabulary ]
who - hnol
what - hiy
when - hnaar
where - hfor
why - hfaarom
how - htol
something - noet
someone - noen
somewhere - noenstans
far - fer
in love with (someone) - op (noen) firleofd
to the left - op dih lincs
to the right - op dih reoht
Example sentences :
How far is it to the city?
Htol fer on deo dih stad tol?
It isn't far to the city.
Deo'n niht fer dih stad tol.
Who was there?
Hnol fos daar?
or
Hnola fosda daar?
What did you give him?
Hiy gaftet dho hiu?
Who are you in love with?
Op hnol ot dho firleofd?
I'm in love with that guy.
Ih ë firleofd op daara odt.
They're in love.
Höl ota firleofda.
[Plural pronoun, so that adjective is also plural.]
Where is the city?
Hfor ë dih stad?
He doesn't know that we're here.
Heo viht niht, dhat eos hiër onem.
How will I know where you'll be?
Htol kol ih vihta, hfor dho fosa kolt?
I thought I saw something.
Ih trode, dhat ih noet sedt.


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