Mirad/Conversation Lessons

Lesson 1: Greetings (Dotsini) <tr bgcolor=yellow><th>Mirad<th>English <tr><td>Cu baka!<td>Hello! [Lit: "Be healthy."] <tr><td>Gè et.<td>Hi. (in return) [Lit: "Equally you."] <tr><td>Fijub!<td>Good day! <tr><td>Fimaj!<td>Good morning! <tr><td>Fiumaj!<td>Good evening! <tr><td>Fimoj!<td>Good night. <tr><td>Upu và!!<td>Welcome! [Lit: "Come indeed"] <tr><td>Et ce odéna?<td>How are you? [Lit: "You are what-like"] <tr><td>Et ce odbéna?<td>How are you? [Lit: "You are in-what-situation."] <tr><td>At ce baka.<td>I'm fine. [Lit: "I am well."] <tr><td>At ce fibéna.<td>I'm fine. [Lit: "I am in-good-situation."] <tr><td>At ce ficana.<td>I'm fine. [Lit: "I am in-good-form."] <tr><td>Ev coni fipe?<td>How are things? [Lit: "Are things going well?"] <tr><td>Ád fipe.<td>Everything is going well. <tr><td>Et se odà?<td>How are you doing? [Lit: "You do how?"] <tr><td>At se fià.<td>I'm doing well. [Lit: "I do well." <tr><td>Vò fia vò fua.<td>So-so. [Lit: "Not good not bad."] <tr><td>Naztwe!<td>Thanks! [Lit: "It is appreciated."][naz = value] <tr><td>Atu ifca.<td>You're welcome. [Lit: "It was a pleasure for me."] <tr><td>À ev et?<td>And you? [Lit: "And whether you?"] <tr><td>At gè ce baka.<td>I'm fine, too. [Lit: "I likewise am healthy."] <tr><td>Od ce joga?<td>What's new. [Lit: What is new?"] <tr><td>Ód.<td>Nothing. <tr><td>Eta tod ce odéna?<td>How is your family? [Lit: "You family is what-way?"] <tr><td>Ata tod ce ficana.<td>My family is fine. [Lit: "My family is in good shape."] <tr><td>Cu baka!!<td>Goodbye!, Farewell! [Lit: "Be healthy."] <tr><td>Gè et!!<td>Goodbye to you, too! [Lit: "Likewise you."] Vocabulary Notes bak = health baka = healthy cer = to be cer baka = to be healthy, to be well Cu baka!! [future/imperative] = Be well! Farewell! Hello! At ce baka. = I'm fine. (= I am well.) gè = equally, also, too, likewise gè at = me too; I, as well gè fia = equally good, also good gebénu = in the same situation/manner ev = Whether?; Is it true that? od? = What? odà? = How? (-à = adverbial ending/"with") odéna? = How?, (Lit: what-wise?) odbéna? = How? (Lit: what-mannered?) odcana? = How? (Lit: what-shaped?) av = for (prep), let, so that (conj.) Av it bakcu. = Let him be well. [Lit: "So that he be healthy."] à = and (ò = but, è = or) vo = no (va = yes, ve = maybe) vò = not (và = indeed, certainly, vè = possibly, may) vò fua = not bad At vè ce boka. = I may be ill. It và ce ficana. = He is really in good shape. ód = nothing (ád = everything) at = I, me atu = to me, for me ata = my, mine et = you etu = to you, for you eta = your it = he, him itu = to him, for him ita = his can = shape, form, condition, state, status fican = good shape, good form, good condition ficana = in good shape, well, in good condition ficana cer / fincancer = to be in good shape, to be fine fucan = bad shape, bad condition fucana cer / fucancer = to be in bad shape, to be unwell odcana = in what shape, how odcana ce... = How is... bén = manner, situation fia = good (fua = bad) fibéna = in a good situation, fine odbéna? = in what situation?, in what manner?, how? ge = equal, same, as gebéna = in the same situation, unchanged naz = value ter = to know twer = to be known nazter = to appreciate, to know the value, to be thankful naztwe. = (It) is appreciated [passive voice], thank-you, thanks Gla naztwe. = Much appreciated; Thank-you very much. der = to say (...to [someone] = ...-u) nazder = to express appreciation, to thank (+ ...-u) At nazda itu av ita és. = I thanked him for his work. nazden = thanks, expression of appreciation Lesson 2: Getting Acquainted <tr bgcolor=yellow><th>Mirad<th>English <tr><td>At vàge [ad] et ijtu ata dat Ivan.<td>I'd like you to meet my friend, Ivan. [Lit: "I'd like that you be acquainted with..."] <tr><td>Ce gla if ijter et.<td>Very pleased to meet you. [Lit: "It is a great pleasure to..."] <tr><td>Od ce eta dún?<td>What's your name? <tr><td>Ata dún ce Maria.<td>My name is Mary. <tr><td>Odmu et tome?<td>Where do you live? <tr><td>At tome New Yorku/erozáki udma.<td>I live in New York/two kilometers from here. <tr><td>Et tome idmu ji od?<td>How long have you lived there? [Lit: "You live there since what?"] <tr><td>At tome ida domu ji alo jabi.<td>I have lived in that city for 10 years. [Lit: I live in that city since...] <tr><td>Od ce eta és?<td>What do you do for a living? [Lit: "What is your work?"] <tr><td>At ése ge biktut. À ev et?<td>I work as a nurse. And you? <tr><td>At eju keé és.<td>I am currently looking for work. <tr><td>Ev et aé aga tod?<td>Do you have a big family? <tr><td>Ata tedeti ce odjaga?<td>How old are your children? [Lit: "What-aged are..."] <tr><td>Gajagat ce ale jaga à gajogat ce ú jaga.<td>The elder is twelve years old and the younger is nine. [Lit: "...is 12 of age...is 9 of age."] <tr><td>Ev et gè ce tadca (or: tadaá)?<td>Are you also married? <tr><td>Vo. At ce tadokca/tadónca/tadoá.<td>No. I'm widowed/divorced/unmarried. [Lit: "mate-lost/mate-separated/mate-less"] <tr><td>Odmu et tija?<td>Where were you born? <tr><td>At tija úb udem.<td>I was born near here. <tr><td>Odju et emkála udmu?<td>When did you move here. [Lit: "....change location..."] <tr><td>At pua ji e jabi.<td>I arrived four years ago. [Lit: "...since four years"] Vocabulary Notes ijter = to get to know, to become acquainted with, to meet (for the first time) (ijtat acquaintance) ifcer/uifcer = to please/be pleased tomer = to reside, to live, to make one's home éser = to work aér = to have vàger = to wish, to like to (At vàge --er = I'd like to --) dúncer = to be named, to be called ser = to do, to make keer = to seek, to look for (kaer = to find, koer = to hide) tijer = to be born (tujer = to die) tadcer = to get married tadokcer = to be widowed tadòcer = to be unmarried emkáler = to relocate, to move (emkóler = to settle down) puer = to arrive (pier = to depart) jagcer = to get old, to age (jogcer = to get young) dat = friend tad = spouse, mate (tàd = wife, tadca married) tadokcat = widow(er) tadóncat = divore(e) tadoát = bachelor/bachelorette tedet = offspring, son, daughter, child tod = family tom = residence, home = (tomu = at home) dom = city (domu = in the city, in town) és = work (ésu = at work) jag = age (jaga = old, joga = young) tij = birth (tuj = death, tej = life) dún = name job = time jab = year (jabi = years, e jabi two years, udjabu this year) ej = the present (eju at present, eja present) em = place, space (emkáer to relocate) jagat = young person (gajagat = cadet, younger one) jogat = old person (gajogat = elder) if = pleasure (Ca if. It was a pleasure.) ja = before (jo = after, je = during) ja ej = ago [Lit: before the present] ji = since (ju = until) ji od = since when, for how long (ji e jabi = for two years) ga = more (go = less, ge = equal) gla = very, much, many (glo = little, few, slightly) úb = near to (íb = far from, úbem vicinity) bu = to (bi = from) udem = this place (ud(e)mu = here, ud(e)ma from here, od(e)mu? = where? idem = that place (id(e)mu = there, id(e)ma from there) udjob = the present (udj(ob)u = now, odj(ob)u? when?) idjob = that time (idj(ob)u = then, ji id since then) Grammar