A Year of Late Cornish

  2022 Dedh Cans Üdnek ha Dewgens De Meurth, üdnegves warn ügens mis Me Tuesday, 31st May An diwettha dedh a vis Me ha gellys ew gwenton. Hanter tremmîs ew, ha ma whans dhe oll an bes a vos dhe'n treth. Pur vesy ew an vorrow (fordhow). Nei eth bys en Tewyn Plustry ewedh - ha piw alja agan blamya? Otta treth bian, eborn blou, mor blou, heb gwens, pecar'a hav ew. Saw ew an dowr (nag eus mordarth obma) - ha ma gwithyjy-treth dhe vires orth an düs. Nei a wrüg mires orth an düs ha'n golanes war an to a wrüg mires orth an d ü s. An chôka ma a wrüg agan whithra. Eus boos? The last day of May and spring is gone. It's half term and all the world wants to go to the beach. The roads are very busy. We went to Newquay too - and who could blame us? Here's a little beach, blue sky, blue sea, without wind, it's like summer. The water is safe (no surf here) and there are beach guards to watch the people. We watched the people and the gulls on the roof watched the people. This ja

  2022 Dedh Cans ha Hanter Cans De Lün, degves warn ügens mis Me Monday, 30th May Terweythyow ma othom a checkya an lagajow. Me eth bys en Tewyn Plustry dhe'n opticyanes. Nag ew chànjys ow lagajow, ha saw ens. An dre o pur vesy. Hanter tremmîs ew. Ma flehes oll adro! Ma tüs ow tiwrosa en lent. Nag o lewyer an kyttrin pur lôwen! Bettegens, tho an treth ha'n mor pur deg - ha gwag lowr. Sometimes there is a need to check ones eyes. I went to Newquay to the optician's. My eyes have not changed, and they are healthy. The town was very busy. It is half-term. There are children all around! There are people cycling slowly. The bus driver wasn't very happy! However, the beach and the sea were very lovely - and fairly empty.

  2022 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Naw De Sül, nawhes warn ügens mis Me Sunday, 29th May Ass ew pur dha genam mis Me! Awel wheg ha flourys teg. Nei a gerdhas dhe'n gwelyow a-warra. Planjys ens gen barlys po  gwaneth, theram ow pedery, saw nag ew an plansow pur hir. Glas (gwer) ew an gwelyow ha glas (blou) ew an mor. Whath ma'n post yet ena, ma dhodho semblans a dhen coth gen barv. Marthys teg ew an keow gen ros gwels, gwedhros, bleujow scaw, manegow rüdh, soudoryon, kegis bûgh ha lesamogh. Whath nag ew hager an linas - ma flourys purpur dhodhans.  How I love May! Nice weather and beautiful flowers. We walked to the upper fields. They are planted with barley or wheat, I think, but the plants aren't very tall. The fields are green and the sea is blue. The gate post is still there. It looks like an old man with a beard. The hedgerows are wonderfully beautiful, with wild roses, honeysuckle, elder flowers, foxgloves, red campion, cow parsley and hogweed. Even the stinging nettles aren&#

  2022 Dedh Cans Dogens hag Eth De Sadorn, ethves warn ügens mis Me Saturday, 28th May E'n mettin, my a gowsas war Zoom gen nebes Kernôwegoryon da. Practis vas. Hedna a wrüg gweres dhebm. E'n dohajedh, my eth dhe'n treth gen cowethes ow mergh wydn ha dew vab bian. Hedna a wrüg gweres dhedhy tabm! Otta neppeth dhe weres dhewgh gen agas Kernôwek. (Ma esperans dhebm.) In the morning, I chatted on Zoom with some good Cornish speakers. Useful practice. That helped me. I the afternoon, I went to the beach this my grand-daughter's friend and two little boys. That helped her a bit! Here's something to help you with your Cornish. (I hope.) Cressya emann agan tavas Kern ô wek Radn 27a Building up our Cornish language Part 27a We have looked at imperatives using  bos  and  gwil  as auxiliary verbs. But do the orders or instructions coincide with what you want to do  or what you can do? Here are some extra verbs that will help. Gallos As a noun,  gallos  means  might, power, ab

    2022 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Seyth De Gwener, seythves warn ügens mis Me Friday, 27th May Hedhyw my a wrüg gòlhy bern vrâs a dhilhas, saw nag ew hedna pur dhe les! My a scrifas descans nowydh rag flehes, ha thew hedna nebes moy dhe les. An flehes a res descrifa treven ha rekna beistry. Ellowgh whei y wil? E'n men termyn gwrewgh mires orth tabm a dhescans coth. Today I washed a large heap of clothes, but that is not very interesting. I wrote a new lesson for children, and that is somewhat more interesting. The children must describe houses and count windows. Can you do it? Mean while look at a bit of an old lesson. Cressya emann agan tavas  Kernôwek 26b Building up our Cornish Language 26b We will finish off our look at imperatives with the third person of  gwil. e.g. For  gwil/g ü l Gwrens e  mos! Let him go! Gwrens hei  desky Kern ô wek! Let her learn Cornish! Gwrens  debry tesen! Let them eat cake! Gwrens anjei  dos! Let them come! Gwrens  bos  gordhys. They are to be congratulat

  2022 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Whegh De Yow, wheffes warn ügens mis Me Thursday, 26th May Otta vy! Nag eus dhebm tra veth dhe leverel. My a scrifas descans nowydh rag flehes. Res ew dhebm scrifa descans aral rag tüs cowldevys. Otta radn a dhescans coth! Here I am! I don't have anything to say. I wrote a new lesson for children. I must write another lesson for grownup people. Here's part of an old lesson! Cressya emann agan tavas Kernôwek Radn 26a Building up our Cornish language Part 26a So far, we have looked at direct imperatives to the second person and indirect orders involving ourselves. Sometimes only two people are involved, sometimes it could be many, with all numbers in between! e.g. For  bos Bedh  l ô wenek!  Be cheerful! Bedhowgh  war!  Be careful! Na vedh  mar w ò cky!  Don't be so silly! Na vedhowgh  dibreder!  Don't be rash! Gas vy  bos  cosel!  Let me be quiet! Gero nei  bos  lowenek!  Let us be merry! There is also a first person plural imperative of  bos ,

  2022 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Pemp Picture: Alamy De Merher, pempes warn ügens mis Me Wednesday, 25th May Thera nei oll ow tegy dilhas. An brâssa radn agan dilhas ew gwres a herlys. Herlys ell gwil gwias. Gwlânweyth, gwia ha gwreha ew creftow vas rag gwil dilhas. Gweythoryon ha gweythoresow najedh ell gwil dilhas rag aga hònan  ha rag tüs erel. Po anjei ell gwil taclow ran an chei. Ma cherita ow tesky gweyth najedh (naja) dhe bresners ha presnoresow. Martesen anjei a vedh moy anserhek. Ma lowarth dhe'n cherita en Sho Chelsea - Lowarth Gwriader. Ma plansow rag herlys ha liwyow - ha ma  clòjyow  gwethys. We all wear clothes. Most of our clothes are made of fibres. Fibres can make fabric. Knitting, weaving and sewing are useful skills for making clothes. Needle-men and needlewomen can make clothes for themselves and for other people. Or they can make things for the house. A charity teaches needlework to prisoners. Perhaps they will be more independent. The charity has a garden in Chelsea

  2022 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Pajar De Meurth, pajwora warn ügens mis Me Tuesday, 24th May Ew da genowgh mires ort lowarthow? En Sho Flourys Chelsea ma nawnjek lowarth warn ügens. Terdhek anodhans ew Lowarthow Sho. An re ma ew an brâssa.  Mons ow tisqwedhes an gwelha en desîn lowarth ha gonis plansow. Ma dewdhek Lowarth  Clôs , pajar Lowarth Balyak, pemp Lowarth Argh, pajar lowarth Oll A-dro dhe Blansow hag üdn Lowarth Nas. Cres an Lowarth Nas ew pecar'a eskern gwenenen, oll an plansow ew rag an gwenen ha thew an flourys leun a nectar ha bleus a'n flourys. Ma glas lowr ewedh - rag Agan Planet Glas. Ma horn en üdn lowarth - pecar'a telher whelober forsakys. Rag fra thewa creiys "Derevel an Termyn a Vedn Dos"? Do you like looking at gardens? I Chelsea Flower Show there are 39 gardens. Thirteen of them are Show Gardens. These are the largest. They demonstrate the best in garden design and plant growing. There are twelve Sanctuary Gardens, four Balcony Gardens, five Cont

    Dedh Cans Dogens ha Trei De Lün, tryja warn ügens mis Me Monday, 23rd May Da ew genam flourys. Da ew genam plansow oll. Da ew genam lowarthow. Da via genam mos bys en Loundres e'n seythen ma. Rag fra? Ma exposicyon flourys - Sho Flour Chelsea. Otta an Vetêrnes en kerrik golf. (Na ell hei kerdhes re bell.) Da ew genjy an sho ma. Ma'n exposicyon ow merkya hy  jûbile  platinum (deg bledhen ha trei  ügens ). Ma hevelep an  Vetêrnes  en deg pott prei ha trei  ügens (gwres a dhorn),  gen bleujyow Cala Me (lilys Helles). Thew pecar'a stomp letherdoll. Da ew genam an lowarth gwels - ma vos nebes pecar'a ke a Gernow, gen trapp deves. I like flowers. I like all plants. I like gardens. I would like to go to London this week. Why? There is a flower show - the Chelsea Flower Show. Here's the Queen in a golf buggy. (She can't walk too far.) She likes this show. The show marks her platinum jubilee (seventy years). There is a likeness of the Queen in seventy clay pots (made