Lesson 4.1

Descanz padzhar – kenza radn
(SWF: deskans pajar – kensa radn)

Lesson four – first part

USEFUL QUOTES:

Mâ edrak dhebm. I’m sorry. (literally There is sorrow to me)
Na ellama convedhas hebma. I can’t understand this.

Notes on pronunciation:
dh is like th in English that, than or they
dzh is like j or dg in English judge

TELLING THE TIME

Panna prêz eu? (like 1st syllable of Presley) = What time is it? What’s the time? (SWF: Pana pres ew?)
Prêz can also mean . There is a similar word (SWF: pris) that means price.

A good game for children is “What’s the time, Mr. Wolf?”

Panna prêz eu, Mester Blaidh? (pronounced blayth) (SWF: bleydh)
They all creep up behind the wolf and wait for the wolf to shout “Prêz kidniaw eu,” before running away screaming!

Wynen ar glôh eu. = It’s one o’clock. (also ar gloh / argloh) (SWF: onan eur)
Deau ar glôh eu. = It’s two o’clock. (SWF: dow eur ew)
Trei ar glôh eu. = It’s three o’clock. (SWF: trei eur ew)
Hantar-dêdh eu. = It’s midday. (SWF: hanter dedh ew)
Hanternôz eu. = It’s midnight. (SWF: hanter nos ew)
An prêz eu hanternôz. = The time is midnight. (SWF: an pres ew hanter nos)
Hantar udzha padzhar eu. = It’s half past four. (SWF: hanter woja pajar ew) Different spelling but same pronunciation (approx ooja)!
Hantar udzha pemp eu. = It’s half past five. (SWF: hanter woja pymp ew)
Hantar udzha hwî eu. = It’s half past six. (SWF: hanter woja hwegh ew)
Quarter udzha seith eu. = It’s a quarter past seven.
Quarter udzha eath eu. = It’s a quarter past eight.
Quarter dho nau eu. = It’s a quarter to nine.
Quarter dho dêg eu. = It’s a quarter to ten.
Dêg udzha idnak (or ednak) eu. = It’s ten past eleven. (SWF: deg woja udnek ew)
Pemp dho wynen eu. = It’s five to one. (SWF: pymp dhe onan ew)
Iganz dho naw eu. = It’s twenty to nine. (SWF: ugens dhe naw ew)
Hont dho eath ar glôh eu. = It’s just after eight o’clock.
Hont dho hanternôz eu. = It’s just after midnight.
Trei ar glôh po nebbaz eu. = It’s just before three o’clock.
Hantar-dêdh po nebbaz eu. = It’s just before midday. (SWF: hanter dedh po nebes)
Prêz côn eu. = It’s supper time. (SWF: pres con ew = it’s dinner time)
Prêz lî eu. = It’s breakfast time (late, full “English” breakfast, or can be lunch)
Prêz haunsel eu. = It’s breakfast time (early, light “Continental” breakfast) (SWF: pres hansel ew)
Prêz dizhunih eu. = It’s breakfast time.

PRÊZ KIDNIAW EU. = It’s dinner time (or lunch time), i.e. the main meal of the day.

To summarise:

1 = wynen
2 = deau
3= trei
4 = padzhar
5 = pemp
6 = hwî
7 = seith
8 = eath
9 = nau
10 = dêg
11 = idnak
12 = daudhak
o’clock = ar glôh
to = dho
past = udzha
quarter to/past = quarter dho/udzha
half past = hantar udzha
just before, all but = po nebbaz
just after, more than = hont dho