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1. Dóno! Váján?
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Menu 1. Géloð - Géloð - Dialogue 2. Kóissiéhta - New Words 3. Vánši rígli - Language in Use This lesson will introduce you to some of the basic ways of asking and stating your name, as well as useful greetings.

[edit] [top]Géloð - Géloð - Dialogue

Below is a quick dialogue between Ʒérend and Tîmō.

Ʒéređ: Dóno! Tǐmō: Jên! Váján? Ʒéređ: On áojnáh. Ïl é? Tǐmō: On āt áojn. Ʒéređ: Váj si ķásás? Tǐmō: Tīmōláh. Váj i sé náïṫaṅe? Ʒéređ: Náïṫare Ʒéređ. Tǐmō: Aë, no vaë ļáiķás! Ʒéređ: Náj! Tǐmō: Fóuṫait se, ve sýṫas, iĵê. Ʒéređ: Fáiĵ. Néajn éṫarne. Láḷeri. Tǐmō: Étei. Láḷeri. Ʒéređ: Jên.
Ʒérend: Dóno! Tîmō: Jên! Váján? Ʒérend: On áojnáh. Il é? Tîmō: On ât áojn. Ʒérend: Váj si klásás? Tîmō: Tîmōláh. Váj i sé náittanne? Ʒérend: Náittare Ʒérend. Tîmō: Aë, no vaë vláiklás! Ʒérend: Náj! Tîmō: Fóuttait se, ve sýttas, ijê. Ʒérend: Fáij. Néajn éttarne. Lálleri. Tîmō: Étei. Lálleri. Ʒérend: Jên.
[edit] [top]Kóissiéhta - New Words
Take a look at table below for a list of new words in this lesson.
LaefêvëšiPronunciationEnglishNotes
1.dóno(int.)hello/good-bye
2.jên(int.)hi/bye
3.váj(adv.)howinterrogative
4.on(part.)well, buta filler word
5.áojn (adv.)fine, okay, all right
6.il(conj.)and
7.é(pron.)you (thou)shortened version; second person singular
8.ât(adv.)also, too, as well
9.klás(n.)name
10.i(part./adv.)andoften as an emphasising particle, filler word
11.(pron.)you (thou)full version; second person singular
12.(int.)oh
13.no(part.)well, buta filler word, usually clause-initial
14.vaë(adv.)what, howexclamatory, non-interrogative
15.vlái-(adj.)nice, lovelyclitic
16.náj(int.)thanks, thank you
17.ijê(int.)though, well
18.fáij(adv.)(the) same
19.néajn(adv.)fine, great
20.-tei(adv.)also, too, as well
[edit] [top]Vánši rígli - Language in Use
1. Laefêvëši does not have greetings for different parts of the day. There are just two words used as greetings and they can be used at any time of the day and used in any situation. They are also used as salutations.
Dóno! / Dóno! – Hello! Good-bye! Jên! / Jên! – Hi! Bye!
2. Similarly to the above simple greetings, it is easy to ask or greet using simple question phrases. They are more or less mutually interchangeable and can be used in (almost) any situation. Answering them is likewise simple.
Váján? – How are you? Váj îttas? – How's it going? Váj síu? – How's things? What's up? Váj? – What's up? 'Sup? Áojnáh – I'm fine. On ât áojn. - Mm, [I'm] fine, too.
3. There are several ways to ask for one's name, and to respond to such a question, too. You have already encountered two of the ways in the opening dialogue, but there are more. Let's go through them:
Váj si klásás? – What's your name? [lit.: How to-you name-is?] Váj náittanne? – What's your name? [lit.: How call-yourself?] Váj klássatanne? – What's your name? [lit.: How name-yourself?]
And:
Tîmōláh. – I'm Tîmō. [lit.: Tîmō-am.] Álla Tîmō. – I'm Tîmō. [lit.: I'm Tîmō.] Náittare Ʒérend. – I'm Ʒérend. [lit.: Call-myself Ʒérend.] Klás vi Ʒérendáh. – My name is Ʒérend. [lit.: Name to-me Ʒérend-is.] Sjǿklás Tîmōláh. – My name is Tîmō. [lit.: My-name Tîmō-is.] Klássatare Tîmō. – My name is Tîmō. [lit.: Name-myself Tîmō.]
4. Let's have a look at some other very useful words and phrases used in everyday conversations and when meeting people.
  • náj – an adverb (or an interjection) meaning “thanks” or “thank you”. However, the word is used less frequently as its equivalent in English. It is also common to repeat the word as náj náj,or say one of the two simpler variants: nájna or nájnaj.
  • Il é? – “And you?” The question often appears also as: L-é?, I é?, or I sé?
  • Fóuttait se, ve sýttas. – a phrase that translates to “Nice to have met you.” Literally it means “Having met you, pleases me.”
  • Néajn éttarne. – a phrase that is roughly equivalent to “Have a nice day”, “Enjoy”, or “Have fun”, the latter probably being the best translation since it literally means something close to “Nice/fun have yourself.”
  • Lálleri. – another very common salutation phrase meaning “See you”.
  • -tei – a suffixed adverb meaning “too”, “also”, or “as well”. It is most commontly attached to pronouns and names in short sentnces.
    Sétei! – You, too!


5. A variety of adverbs, filler words and emphasising particles are used in the language. They are often used at the beginning of sentences (filler words), as well as in front of words the speaker wants to stress or emphasise.
  • on, no, o – they are interchangeable variants, used at the beginning of sentences, usually translated as “well”, “but”, “mm”, “um”, or simply left out.
    No jǿn! – But of course!
  • i – a very useful adverb, conjunction, and particle. It can be used as a filler word, as an emphasising particle, or as a conjunction meaning “and” or “but” or even both at the same time.
    Váj i sé náittanne? – And what's your name?
  • vaë – an adverb derived from the interrogative váj “how”, it is usually unstressed and it has the meaning of “what” or “how” in certain expressions:
    Vaë váij! – How nice! Vaë vláiklás! – What a nice name!
  • ijê – an adverb or an interjection used exclusively at the end of sentences, having rougly the same meaning as “though”.


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