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'''Ty fi nglafaf rhen, er-ty rhen?''', ''You didn't call me, did you?'' | '''Ty fi nglafaf rhen, er-ty rhen?''', ''You didn't call me, did you?'' | ||
=== Commands === | |||
The most common form of making a command is to add '''-th''' to the verb; '''Gwenith per yn turn''', ''`Come for a walk'<nowiki/>''. The familiar form of the command drops the ending along with the final vowel; '''Llaes mi sulfent''', ''`Leave me alone'''. | |||
Some imperative forms are irregular, being derived from a subjunctive tense which is no longer used in the spoken language: | |||
'''Esser''', ''to be'', '''siath, sia''' (pronounced 'shath, sha') | |||
'''Gwoler''', ''to wish'', '''gwolath, gwol''' | |||
'''Afer''', ''to have'', '''aiath, ai''' | |||
'''Saber''', ''to know'', '''seibath, seib''' | |||
Three verbs have very curt familiar forms: | |||
'''Diger''', ''to say'', '''digeth, dî''' | |||
'''Duger''', ''to lead'', '''dugeth, dû''' | |||
'''Ffager''', ''to make, to do'', '''ffageth, ffâ''' | |||
The replacement of a blunt imperative with '''ffager''' is considered polite: | |||
'''Ffageth (a) wenir per yn turn''', ''`Do come for a walk''' | |||
'''Ffagewth (a) wenir per yn turn''', ''`Would you come for a walk''' | |||
The verb '''calfar''', ''to stop, cease'' is used to mean `don't': | |||
'''Calfath (a) wedder''', ''Don't go''. | |||
'''Calfath (a) weisar''', ''Never mind'' | |||
'''Gwan''' from '''gweddir''', ''to go'' is used before another verb to mean `let's'. On its own it means `let's go'. | |||
And always say: '''Se ddeg a'w''', ''Please''; and '''Greid''', ''Thank you''; and '''Sa es nyll''', ''You're welcome, it's nothing''. Brithenig speakers value courtesy and these little words will help to keep a learner in good standing every time he or she uses them. | |||
'Mr' is '''ill maistr''', 'Mrs, Miss' is '''lla faistres'''. The article is omitted when addressing someone by name. '''maistr''' and '''maistres''' are also used for sir and madam. | |||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||