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| As those of you who know me will know by now, I've been learning Elvish for some time. I decided in the beginning to learn Quenya, as it was basically the first one I came across. This is basically just a useful phrase list - there are better word lists, but I've tried to compile all the phrase lists I've come across. Note - this is JUST Quenya, there is no Sindarin as I don't learn it. Hail! - Aiya! A star shines upon the hour of our meeting (traditional elvish greeting) - Elen sila lumenn'omentievlo Do you speak Elvish? Ma quetil i lambe Eldaiva? Hooray! - Alayambo How are you? - Manenna? I am well - Nan mara Not so good - L� m�ra My name is... - Ess�nya... I have... - Inyenna... Brother - Toron (plural - Tori) Sister - Seler (plural - Selli) One - Min� Two - Atta Three - Neld� Four - Canta Five - Lemp� Six - Enqu� Seven - Otso Eight - Tolto Nine - Nert� Ten - Cainen Well met! - M�rav� omentaina! And - i Yes - Tancave No - Lau I don't understand - Umin hanya I understand - Hanyan To good fortune! (Cheers) - Almien! Good Luck (I wish that you shall possess joy) - Merin sa haryalye alasse What is your name? - Mana ess�lya? Thank you - Hantale Done for friendship - Carna nilmen Just a little thing (not at all) - Titta nat Forgive me - Ani apsen� Alas, you have my grief - Ai, haryal ny�renya Well done! - M�rav� carna! Happy Birthday - Alass�a nosta! Happy New Year! - Alass�a Vinyari�! Merry Christmas - Alass�a Hristomerend� Do not kindle anger in an immortal heart! - �va tinta orm� ilfirin �ress�! You have a fiery spirit! - Haryal �ruva f�a! Listen to my laughter! - � lasta lalienya! You smell like an Orc! - Holmelya n� ve orco! Who - Man? Where? - Mass�? What? - Mana? How? - Manen? When? - Man l�mess�? Here at the end, the end of all things - Sinom� s� metta, i metta ilquava Do small things with great love - � car� titt� nati alta melmenen Be the change you wish to see in the world - No i ahi� ya meril ceri� Ambaress� Trust me - �nin anta estelya Friendship is like a flower that blooms forever - Nilm� n� ve l�t� ya losta tennoia I give my solemn promise - Antan vandanya Until we meet again - Tenn'enomentielva Goodbye - Nam�ri� A tear comes on your going - Nir� tul� i lumess� autielyo Live well - Nai cuilelya nauva m�ra May the sun shine on your path - Nai anar caluva tielyanna I will add to this as and when I find more phrases - this is a difficult language to master, so learning a few phrases usually suffices most people. You can translate your name into Quenya very simply. There are many wordlists hanging about - such as at http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/wordlists.htm are usefully available for download. Basically, whatever your name means (i.e., Katherine means pure), look it up in one of these dictionaries, and that's your name in Quenya. Alternatively, you can visit one of these Elvish Name Generator sites, such as: http://www.chriswetherell.com/elf/ - but these are basically just random choices - quite nice though. According to this place, my elvish name is T�ri Ancal�mon - which in Quenya means Queen Royal...heh heh. Otherwise, my translated Elvish name is Poica. I've recently had a go at constructing my own sentences into Quenya - this is my writing, if any Quenya experts are reading this and note any flaws in my grammar or anywhere else, I'd happily receive the criticism. "Ter� cuil�nya iny� tela mas selernya. Iny� tev� mas tihtanya. Iny� puita s�, i an quetiny� tulter� sa �naicel� n� raica. Si� iny�naicel�a er. Mas vanwanya i sinnya." Merin sa haryalye alasse Quenya N�l�!!! |
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