Dedh Etek

De Meurth, etegves mis Genver

Tuesday, 18th January













An jedh hedhyw a veu leun. En kensa, my a ros boos ha dowr dhe’n bestes – dew gònin, dew hogh Gyny ha diw gath.  Caretys ew da gen an cònidnas ha’n mogh Gyny. Pesk ew gwell gen an cathes. Nena e veu dhebm class Kernôwek. Da ew genam clappya gans ow deskyblon. Da via genam mos dhe’n tavern coffy en Truru rag agan class. A wra Covid nevra mos kerdh? Voyd alebma, chy hager curünvirus.  Wòja hedna, my a gerras (gerdhas) adro dhe’n lowarth. Ma whel dhe wil, bes my a gemeras fôtôs et y le! My a gavas skyll glas, gwithys gen flourys marow. My a dhiscüdhas flourys sevy gwydn ha brially melyn, ow cova emesk delkyow. Nag ew an flourys camellia cüdhys. Gwydnrüdh ew aga fetalys hag owriek aga holonow. E’n gordhûher my a wosôwas ort areth adro dhe story agan tavas ha junya bagas kescows. Na aljama clowes pur dha, soweth.














The day today was full. First, I gave food and water to the animals – two rabbits, two guinea pigs and two cats. The rabbits and guinea pigs like carrots. The cats prefer fish. Then I had a Cornish class. I like talking with my students. I should like to go to the café in Truro for our class. Will Covid ever go away? Go away, you horrible coronavirus! After that I walked around the garden. There is work to do, but I took photos instead! I found green shoots, protected by dead flowers. I discovered white strawberry flowers and yellow primroses, hiding among leaves. The camellia flowers are not hidden. Their petals are pink and their hearts golden. In the evening I listened to a lecture about the history of our language and joined a conversation group. I could not hear very well, sadly












Nebes geryow rag hedhyw Some words for today

cova to hide (intransitive)

cüdhys hidden

discüdha to discover

et y le instead

hager horrible, nasty, etc.

nevra (present-future) never, ever

sevy ~ syvy (collective) wild strawberries > sevien (f)

skyll plant shoots < skyllen (f)

tavern coffy (m) coffee house, café

Voyd alebma! Go away!


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Dew

Image
De Merher, tryja warn ügens mis Meurth Wednesday, 23rd March Ma moy es trei hans dedh en üdn vledhen ha pub dedh ew specyal! Ma pub pres pedn bloodh dhe nebonan, etho thew an jedh a bris dhe'n person na. Martesen ma "dedh hanow" dhewgh. Eus hanow sans dhewgh? Ma tüs erel dhe gova ewedh. Ma degolyow ha dedhyow keswlasek rag pedery adro dhe daclow. De a veu Dedh Dowr an Norves. Oll an bes a dal cawas dowr pur ha glan rag eva ha golhy. Nag eus dowr lowr dhe lies person, soweth. Otta tabm descans moy. There are more than three hundred days in one year and every day is special! Someone always has a birthday, so the day is important to that person. Perhaps you have a "name day". Do you have a saint's name? There are other people to commemorate too. There are festivals and international days for thinking about things. Yesterday was World Water Day. All the world should get pure clean water for drinking and washing. Many people don't have enough water, sadly. ...
Read more

Dedh Trei Ügens ha Terdhek

Image
De  Lün , pajardegves mis Meurth Monday, 14th March Pandra nessa?  Pub pres theram ow kelly taclow.  Lebmyn thew an dra gellys ow lev.  Soweth.  Theram ow renky pecar'a qwilkyn.  Na ellama desky war Zoom e'n seythen ma, drefen na ellama clappya. My a lavaras, " Ma edrek genam," dhe'm deskyblon. " Agas gweles nessa seythen, esperans ma genam." Bes heb lev, fatel ellama rowlya flogh gwels bian, trei y vloodh? Ev a vedh skithys gen kerdhes ha crambla et ow lowarth. Re yonk ew ev rag an descans ma! What next?  I am always losing things.  Now the lost thing is my voice.  Sadly.  I am croaking like a frog.  I cannot teach on Zoom this week, because I cannot speak. I said, " I am sorry," to my students. " See you next week, I hope."  But without a voice, how can I control a little three-year old savage? He will be tired out by walking and climbing in my garden. He is too young for this lesson. Building up our Cornish language Par...
Read more

Dedh Dogens hag Eth

Image
De Yow, seytegves mis Whevrel Thursday, 17th February Ma Enawel Eunice ow tos. E vedh gwens. E vedh hûjes todnow war an als noor, martesen deg troshes warn ügens dhe hanter dedh. Saw na vedh an todnow da rag mordartha. (Gramassy dhe CornwallLive rag an foto a'n Cribbar - na vedh an todnow glan pecar'a holma.) Anjei a vedh diantel. Ma gwarnyans, "Bedhowgh parys rag livyow ogas dhe'n mor." Parys o nei rag an gwens et ow lowarth. Thew keniver tra saw. Lebmyn my ell pedery a'm nessa descans! Storm Eunice is coming. There will be wind. There will be huge waves on the north cost, perhaps 30ft at midday. But the waves won't be good for surfing. (Thanks to CornwallLive for the photo of the Cribbar - the waves won't be clean like this one.) They will be dangerous. There is a warning, "Be prepared for floods near the sea." We are ready for the wind in our garden. Everything is secure. Now I can think of my next lesson. Cressya emann agas tavas Kernowek...
Read more