Welcome to the first of our ‘lyvrow lavarow’ (phrase books). Over the coming months, we will publish useful words and phrases to get you chatting in Cornish.
First up, here are some basic greetings. Click on the links below to hear the spoken audio.
| Hello | Dydh da |
| How’s it going with you? | Fatla genes? |
| How are you? | Fatel os ta? |
| Okay | Da lowr |
| Good | Da |
| Very good | Pur dha |
| Very well | Yn poynt da |
| Splendid | Splann |
| And you? | Ha ty? |
| Good bye | Duw genes |
| See you | Dha weles |
| Thank you | Meur ras |
| Please | Mar pleg |
If you’re looking for a fun and engaging way to learn the Cornish language, check out our Go Cornish course on the Decks by Memrise website.
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