Vaahi! Hello!
Eevo John I am John
Voi sata et John My name is John
Hiis uutiset��n? How are you?
Eevo henat I am fine
Hiis t�den j�het? What is your name?
Voi sata et Kamas My name is Kamas
H�retii, Kala Kamas Goodbye, Mr. Kamas
Let's break down these phrases and their meanings.
Vaahi!
This is the standard greeting in Void�. It is informal. You will learn other greeting later
Eevo John.
Eevo means "I am" It comes from the pronoun "vo" which means "I"
Voi sata et John
"Voi" means "my" , notice how it is related to "vo"
"Sata" means "name"
"et" can mean a number of things. For this lesson, it means "is"
Hiis uutiset��n
Hiis means "how" A lot of question words begin in the letter "h"
uutiset��n is a verb. It means "you go". Notice how "t��n", which means "you", is attached at the end of the verb. This is a key component of the language. The total translation is "how are you going"
Eevo henat
Again "eevo" means "I am"
"Henat" means "healthy"
I am healthy = I am fine
Hiis t�den j�het?
For now, just know that t�den is a form of "you"
j�het is a verb that has an ending attached to it. It means "they call"
How do they call you? = What is your name?
H�retii
This is the standard goodbye in the language.
Kala means Mr.
Practice:
Say "Hello"
Tell somebody your name, and ask theirs.
Say "goodbye"
Memorize these phrases!
End of lesson 2