2026 Day 20

2026 Dedh Ügens
















De Meurth, ügensves mis Genver 
Tuesday, 20th January




















Kewer dhrog e'n mettin ma. Otta keserednow war do gweder an losowjy. Keser ha glaw; na alja an dowr voydya üskis lowr. Ha thera caletter moy dhen. Nag era tòbmheans cres dhe'n chei. Nag üjy an vorn ow kerdhes. Thera tros coynt dhorty. Thera othom dhen a weres. Piw ew hebma? El a dheuth en üskis e'n form den whel. Aswonys o an son ganjo. Neptra o gellys sqwith, radn an jynn. Thera othom a bartys nowydh. Gwres üskis. Lebmyn ma tòbmder dhe nei arta. 





























Bad weather this morning. Here are hail stones on the glass roof of the conservatory. Hail and rain; the water cannot drain away fast enough. And we had another problem. The house had no central heating. The boiler was not working. There was a strange noise from it. We needed help. Who is this? An angel came quickly in the form of a workman. He knew the sound. Something was worn out, part of the motor. New components were needed. Quickly done. Now we have heat again.






















Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today
gellys sqwith worn (gone tired)
jynn (m) motor, engine
keser (coll.) hail > keseren (f) > keserednow
kewer (f) weather (can also use awel)
losowjy (m) conservatory (lit. plant house)
lowr enough
to gweder (m) glass roof (t>d after war on)
tòbmder ~ tòmder (m) heat, warmth
tòbmheans cres (m) central heating
voydya to drain away

























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