Cornish Language/Kernowek Onen/Lesson 1

In this lesson, you will learn: Simple greetings How to ask how people are How to introduce yourself Dedh da! / Hello! Cornish English Dedh da! Hello! / Good day! Ha! Hello! / Hi! Duwsonno! Hello! Yow! Hi! Hou, sos! Hi, mate! Durda dhewgh Good day to you Mettin da! Good morning! Dohajedh da! Good afternoon! Gorthuher da! Good evening! Pe hanow owgh why? / What is your name? Cornish English Pe hanow owgh why? What's your name? Piw owgh? Who are you? Maria ov ve I'm Maria Maria henwys ov ve I'm called Maria Ha why? And you? Fatla genowgh whi? / How are you? Cornish English Fatla genowgh why? How are you? Fatel erowgh why ow cul? How are you doing? En poynt da, meur ras Good, thanks Pur dha, meur ras Very well, thanks Da lowr Not bad / OK Ha why? And you? Fatel ort agas honen? What about yourself? Info: Fatla is used before a consonant, and Fatel before a vowel. They both mean "how". Duw genowgh! / Goodbye! Cornish English Voyda'ma lebmyn I'm off now Duw genowgh! Goodbye! Agas gweles! See you! Benna'tuw genowgh! Farewell! Lowena dhewgh! Happiness to you! Bedhewgh lowenek! Be happy! Nos da! Good night! Anour! See you again! Kemerewgh with! Take care! Previous lesson Next lesson Course home Department Division