This phrase book will keep you up to date with the days, months and planets in Cornish.

In space, no one can hear you speak ‘Kernewek’. Here on Earth, however, you can click on the audio links below to hear the spoken Cornish.

Sun Howl
Planet Planet
First Kynsa
Mercury Mergher
Second Nessa
Venus Gwener
Third Tressa
Earth An bys
Moon Loor
Fourth Peswora
Mars Meurth
Fifth Pympes
Jupiter Yow
Sixth Hweghves
Saturn Sadorn
Seventh Seythves
Uranus Ouranus
Eighth Ethves
Neptune Nevyon
Day Dydh
Sunday dy’Sul
Monday dy’Lun
Tuesday dy’Meurth
Wednesday dy’Mergher
Thursday dy’Yow
Friday dy’Gwener
Saturday dy’Sadorn

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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