Welcome to the first lesson of our 12 part Cornish Language series with Rod Lyon, Deborah Bennetts and Chris Blount. Script for Lesson one: In this lesson we are going to try some introductory Cornish phrases.
Introductory phrases:
'Formal' Greetings
Rod: Myttin da!
Chris: Good morning!
Deb: Dydh da!
Chris: Good day! Rod: Dohajydh da!
Chris: Good afternoon! Deb: Gorthugher da!
Chris: Good evening! 'Informal' Greetings
Rod: Hou sos!
Chris: 'Right boy!, 'Right mate! 'Formal' Farewells
Deb: Nos da!
Chris: Good night! Rod: Dyw genes
Chris: Good-bye (to one person) Deb: Dyw genowgh
Chris: Good-bye (to more than one person) 'Informal' Farewell
Rod: Dha weles!
Chris: See you! Introductory Chat
Deb: Fatla genes?
Chris: How are you? Rod: Yn poynt da, (meur rasta)
Chris: Very well, (thankyou) Deb: Ha ty?
Chris: And you? Rod: Da lowr
Chris: Okay. (Alternative reply)
Rod: Nyns oma mar dha
Chris: I'm not so good. Gerva / Vocabulary Myttin - Morning
Dydh - Day
Dohajydh - Afternoon
Gorthugher - Evening
Nos - Night
Da - Good
Ha - And
Ty - You (when speaking to one person)
Sos - Friend, 'Mate' (when addressing someone) | 
