Lesson 1

?Berre!

Berre! /ˈbeɾːɨ/

This is the basic way of greeting ("Hello"), and it also works for saying goodbye. You respond with the same word.

?iza ber!

Iza ber! /ˈizɐ ˈbeɾ/

This is the way to say "Good morning!", and it works for the whole day. The greeting for the late hours or the night farewell is "Ethaw ber!"

?Kak mím gik ye!

Kak mīm gik ye? /ˈkäg ˈmiːŋ ˈgik ˈje/

This is how you ask "How are you?". The most common response is: "Bēs, a gik?" ("Well, and you?), but there are other options: "Sudik bēs" ("All good"), "Bēs tis ras" ("Not great"), "Sitay sitay" ("So-so"), "Bēs, eske" ("Fine, thanks")...

.Sám nak Sara. , .Sam nak Ander.

Sām nak Sara. - Sam nak Ander. /ˈsäː ˈnːäk ˈsäɾɐ/ - /ˈsäː ˈnːäk ˈän̪dɨɾ/

"I am Sarah." and "I am Andrew." Note that the subject is in the subjective case and that it receives the ending -k if it ends in a vowel and the ending -kē if it ends in a consonant.

Exercise 1: Try saying that this is your name, adding the appropriate ending.

Male names from our world: Márek Mārek (Mark), Pawr Pawr (Paul), Erik Erik (Eric), Ugo Ugo (Hugo)

Female names from our world: Emma Emma (Emma), Erizabec Erizabeth (Elisabeth), Sofia Sophia (Sophia), Aris Aris (Alice)

Naucan names: Oki Oki (boy), Koros Koros (boy), Neze Neze (girl), Sári Sāri (girl), Kiran Kiran (both), Zora Zora (both)