The time has come to learn some more Cornish phrases. Here are the basics of telling the time in Kernewek.
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| Cornish | English |
| Py eur yw? | What time is it? |
| Unn eur yw | It’s one o’clock |
| Diw eur yw | It’s two o’clock |
| Teyr eur yw | It’s three o’clock |
| Peder eur yw | It’s four o’clock |
| Pymp eur yw | It’s five o’clock |
| Hwegh eur yw | It’s six o’clock |
| Seyth eur yw | It’s seven o’clock |
| Eth eur yw | It’s eight o’clock |
| Naw eur yw | It’s nine one o’clock |
| Deg eur yw | It’s ten o’clock |
| Unnek eur yw | It’s eleven o’clock |
| Dewdhek eur yw | It’s twelve o’clock |
| Pymp wosa | Five past |
| Pymp dhe | Five to |
| Deg dhe | Ten to |
| Deg wosa | Ten past |
| Kwarter wosa | Quarter past |
| Kwarter dhe | Quarter to |
| Ugens dhe | Twenty to |
| Ugens wosa | Twenty past |
| Pymp warn ugens wosa | Twenty five past |
| Pymp warn ugens dhe | Twenty five to |
| Hanter wosa | Half past |
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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