Silesian/Lesson 2

__NOTOC__ Now, when you know exactly how to read in Silesian, you are ready to learn the basics. Each time you meet someone, it's necessary to greet him/her! And when you do that in Silesian instead of Polish, people love you! So, let's start with the basic dialogs - in the first one two good friends are meeting. In the second one - a man greets an elderly lady. Note: Read both dialogs and then the vocabulary. There's also the translation, which is available when you click the title of the dialog, but try not to use it. Kamraty friends ~ kamrat – friend Dwa two kamraty – Pyjter a Jōn – trefiōły sie ~ trefić sie – to meet we banie ~ bana – tram. Jōn: Witej Hello, Pyjter! Pyjter: Ô, serwus Hi, Jōn! Jak ci sie darzi How do you do? Jōn: Jako tam so-so, dziynki thanks. Trzim sie! Bye! Pyjter: Pyrsk Bye!! Sōmsiŏdy neighbors ~ sōmsiŏd – neighbors Dwa sōmsiŏdy – Pŏn Mister Kluczniŏk a Pŏni Mistress Żymołka – trefili sie wele dźwiyrzōw ~ dźwiyrza – door ôd of familŏka ~ familŏk – traditional workers' house in Silesia for many families. Pŏn Kluczniŏk: Dobry dziyń Good morning, pŏni Żymołka. Pŏni Żymołka: Szczynść Boże Good morning, pŏnie Kluczniŏk. Jak ci sie darzi How do you do (politely)? Pŏn Kluczniŏk: Dobrze well ~ dobry – good, dziynkujã thank you. Do widzyniŏ Goodbye! Pŏni Żymołka: S Pōnbōczkym Goodbye! 2 ~ 1: Vocabulary Each time we will give you all new vocabulary items. Each word from a phrase will not always be given - only the most important for now. Word or phraseIPA pronunciationMeaningNotesWitej['vitɛj]HelloinformalHej[xɛj]HeyinformalJak ci sie darzi?[jak ʨi ɕɛ 'daʒi]How are you?informaljak[jak]howCan also be used as in Pardon?, What did you say?Jako tam['jakɔ tam]So-soDziynki['ʥɨŋki]ThanksinformalTrzim sie['tʃim ɕɛ]Byelit. Keep yourselfPyrsk[pɨrsk]ByeIs exactly the same as Trzim sieeDobry dziyń['dɔbrɨ 'ʥɨɲ]Good day, helloSzczynść Boże['ʂt͡ʂɨɲʑ 'bɔʐɛ]Good daylit. Bless GodPŏnie['poɲɛ]Mr.in vocativePŏn[pon]Mr.in nominative, mPŏni['poɲi]Ms.both in nominative and vocative, fJak sie wōm darzi?[jak ɕɛ vom 'daʒi]How are you?formalUsed for more than one personDobrze['dɔbʐɛ]WellDziynkujã[ʥɨŋ'kuja]Thank youformalDo ôboczyniŏ[dɔ viˈd͡zɨɲɔ]See you.formalS Pōnbōczkym[s ponˈbot͡ʂkɨm]Goodbyelit. With God. 2 ~ 2: Grammar Today we are not going to actually analyse the grammar in Silesian. This lesson is for you to see how the Silesian looks and how it sounds. Nominative vs. vocative As you see in the dialogs, in Silesian we use different cases. The basic case is nominative and it appears also in English in bank, pencil, tree and so on. When we address someone in Silesian, we usually change the form of a name (you won't learn how to do this yet). You would say This is Pŏn Jōn (Mr. John). But if this is a person you're talking with, you say eg. Pŏnie Jōnie, jak sie wōm darzi? (Mr. John, how are you?). Some words are the same in nominative and vocative, eg. pŏni. On the other hand, it is noticeable that the vocative case is a bit obsolete and usually occurs only in some traditional and polite phrases. 2 ~ 3: Exercises 1. Without looking at the lesson, try to say or write how you would answer a person saying: a) Witej! b) Jak ci sie darzi? c) Pyrsk! d) Szczynść Boże! 2. What had been said before? a) ... – S Pōnbōczkym! b) ... – Dobrze, dziynkujã. c) ... – Pyrsk! d) ... – Dobry dziyń! 3.* Can you answer the questions below? a) Kaj where sie trefili Pyjter a Jōn? b) How do we say friend in Silesian? c) How do we say neighbour in Silesian? d) What's the name of a traditional Silesian workers' house for many families?Answers to the exercises 30x30px Back to Lesson 1 30px To Lesson 3