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Tag: phrases

Posted on 30th November 201613th October 2016 by melyn

‘May I help you?’ in Cornish is ‘A allav vy dha weres?’

Yes, if you want to say ‘May I help you?’ in the Cornish language, it’s ‘A allav vy dha weres?’.

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Posted on 23rd November 2016 by melyn

‘Ask someone!’ in Cornish is ‘Govynn orth nebonan!’

Yes, if you want to say ‘Ask someone!’ in the Cornish language, it’s ‘Govynn orth nebonan!’.

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Posted on 16th November 2016 by melyn

‘This year’ in Cornish is ‘Hevlyna’

Yes, if you want to say ‘This year’ in the Cornish language, it’s ‘Hevlyna’.

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Posted on 9th November 201613th October 2016 by melyn

‘I don’t want to tidy my room’ in Cornish is ‘Ny vynnav kempenna ow chambour’

Yes, if you want to say ‘I don’t want to tidy my room’ in the Cornish language, it’s ‘Ny vynnav kempenna ow chambour’.

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Posted on 2nd November 201613th October 2016 by melyn

‘What a stupid car you are!’ in Cornish is ‘Ass osta karr gokki!’

Yes, if you want to say ‘What a stupid car you are!’ in the Cornish language, it’s ‘Ass osta karr gokki!’.

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Photo by Edmond Wells
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Posted on 26th October 201612th October 2016 by melyn

‘In good spirits’ in Cornish is ‘Yn poynt da’

Yes, if you want to say ‘In good spirits’ in the Cornish language, it’s ‘Yn poynt da’.

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Posted on 19th October 201612th October 2016 by melyn

‘Shut up!’ in Cornish is ‘Syns dha glap!’

Yes, if you want to say ‘Shut up!’ in the Cornish language, it’s ‘Syns dha glap!’.

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Posted on 12th October 201612th October 2016 by melyn

‘During the morning’ in Cornish is ‘Myttinweyth’

Yes, if you want to say ‘During the morning’ in the Cornish language, it’s ‘Myttinweyth’.

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Posted on 5th October 2016 by melyn

‘I don’t want to go to bed’ in Cornish is ‘Ny vynnav mos dhe weli’

Yes, if you want to say ‘I don’t want to go to bed’ in the Cornish language, it’s ‘Ny vynnav mos dhe weli’.

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Posted on 28th September 201629th July 2016 by melyn

‘How are you?’ in Cornish is ‘Fatla genes?’

Yes, if you want to say ‘How are you?’ in the Cornish language, it’s ‘Fatla genes?’.

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Photo by espinr
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