Saturday, April 9, 2016

Leson devce (13)

Ajdene sere   this evening; to-night (also ajdene nixe)
Ojdene miaze  tomorrow afternoon
Kutel ti exar?   How are you? (Often pronounced as "Teltexar/telvexar" as a mere greeting)
tutel bone?   so well?
tu bone ku li   as well as s/he
Li apangelar kutel ajtorin  She recites like an actress  (using the -in form of "ajtor" ensures the translation of "li" as "she")
janki  ill,  kaji healthy

tu...ku = "as.....as" in comparisons.  The "ku" here cannot be confused with "ku" meaning "with" for the simple reason that "tu" is before the adjective/adverb compared.  For a translation of "do you sing as well with your brother?" one would use the full "tutel" instead of merely "tu": "Ci ti pevar tu bone ku tui velik" vs "ci ti pevar tutel bone ku tui velik" (the latter means "Do you sing as well with your brother?")

1.  Kuti apangelor ojdene sere (or ojdensere)? Mui kinuz kaj sui bovikel apangelor.
2.  Kuti apangelar maj bone?  Mui kinuz apangelar maj bone cem li.
3.  Ci ti pevar tu bone ku tui vikel?  Nu, Hero, li pevar file maj bone cem mi.
4.  Bondenen, vinelo, kutel ti exar?  Sor bone, Her, kaj mui pinat toxe exar en sor boni kusaj.
5.  Ci tui jinos pevar xene?  Anu, li avar sa jas de mui mux(in), kaj li pevar tu xene ku lini.
6.  Kutam ti serkomor ku ni, Hero? Mi delor tuten, kutam mi potor, ale mi esar tutel zanimati en sa jad.
7.  Kutel zecar tui infan en sa kunen?  Li sor bone zecar; mi nu esar tutel zufi ibe li, kutel mi eser ibe lui vikel.
8.  Ci tui ali jikos zecer maj bone cem atuti?  Anu, li neker kutel boni ifikan, isto atuti cezar maj pize cem li zecar.
9.  C ti avar fili ifansen en tui kunen?  Anu, Hero, ale ni nu avar tu fili infansen ku ti en tui kunen; ni avar maj fili ifansen..
10.  Kute esar sa kajen?  Li nu esar atute.  Li ider a sa jad ajdene miaze.
11.  Kutam tui ifans denkomar?  Zi denkomar en sa densered atute, en sa je jandi domat ise nui kunen.
12. Kuten zi bebar en zui denkom?  Zi potar beba xokoladen aw fokafen, ale sa maj filis nemar fokafen, oti sor boni xokoladen ni nu potar lupa atute.





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