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Able galloes gallus
Above a-ugh a-ugh
Across a-dreus adreus
After wosa wosa
Agreed unnver unver
Alarm clock difunell dyfuna
Alright da lowr da lowr
Also ynwedh ynwedh
Always pup-prys pupprys
And ha (hag bf vowel) ha (hag bf vowel)
Angry serrys serrys
Answer gorthyp gorthyb
Apple aval aval
Arm bregh bregh
Armchair kador-vregh cadar vrehek
Around a-dro adro
Ask govynn govynn
Association kowethas cowethas
Aunt mordrep modryp
Autumn kynyav kynyaf
Away dhe-ves dhe ves
Bacon Bakken Backen
Bad drog drog
Bag sagh sagh
Baker peber peber
Bakery popti popty
Ball pel pel
Bath kibell keryn
Bathroom stevell-omwolghi stevel omwolhy
Be bos bos
Beach treth treth
Beautiful teg teg
Bed gweli gwely
Bedroom chambour chambour
Beer korev coref
Before kyns kens
Begin dalleth dalleth
Behind a-dryv adref
Beside ryb ryb
Best gwella gwella
Big bras bras
Bird edhen edhen
Birthday penn-bloedh pen blodh
Bit tamm tam
Black du du
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Blood goes gos
Boat skath scath
Bookshop lyverji shoppa lyvrow
Bowl bolla bolla
Boy maw maw
Bread bara bara
Breakfast hansel hansel
Breton Breton Breton
Brittany Breten Vyghan Breten Vyan
Broken terrys terrys
Brother broder broder
Brown gell gell
Bucket kelorn kelorn
Bull tarow tarow
Bus kyttrin kyttryn
But mes mes
Butcher kiger kyger
Butcher's shop kikti kygva
Buy prena prena
Café boesti bosty
Cake tesenn tesen
Call gelwel gelwel
Calm kosel cosel
Car karr car
Car park park-kerri park kerry
Celtic keltek Keltek
Centre kresenn cresen
Chair kador cadar
Chapel chapel chapel
Chatter klappya clappya
Cheese keus cues
Child flogh flogh
Chimney chymbla chymbla
Chips askloes asclas
Choir keur cur
Church eglos eglos
Cinema sinema cinema
Clean glan glan
Clean v glanhe glanhe
Clock klokk clock
Close v degea degea
Closed deges deges
Cloth kweth queth
Clothes dillas dyllas
Cloud kommolenn comolen
Clouds kommol comol
Coal glow glow
Coast arvor arvor
Coat kota cota
Coffee koffi coffy
Cold yeyn yeyn
Collect kuntell cuntell
Colour liw lyw
Common kemmyn kemyn
Conversation keskows kescows
Converse keskewsel kescowsel
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Corner kornell cornel
Cornish kernewek kernowek
Cornish Lang. Kernewek Kernowek
Cornishman Kernow Kernow
Cornishwoman Kernewes Kernowes
Cornwall Kernow Kernow
Correct ewn ewn
Country pow, bro pow, bro
Countryside pow pow
Cove porth porth
Cow bugh bugh
Cowshed bowji bowjy
Cream dyenn dehen
Crooked kamm cam
Cross krows crows
Cup hanaf hanaf
Cupboard amari amary
Custom usadow usadow
dad(dy) tasik tasyk
dairy le'ti lety
dance dons dons
dance v donsya donsya
daughter myrgh myrgh
day dydh dedh
desire hwans whans
desk desk desk
devil dyowl dyawl
diary dydhlyver dedhlyver
dig v palas palas
dining-room stevell-dhybri stevel kynyow
dinner kinyow kynyow
direction tu tu
dirty plos plos
dishes lestri lestry
distant pell pell
do v gul gul
doctor medhyk medhek
dog ki ky
door daras darras
dress v gwiska, omwiska gwysca
dresser lestrier lestryer
drink diwes dewas
drink v eva eva
drive lywyer lewyer
dry sygh segh
each pub pub
eat v dybri debry
egg oy oy
egg cup hanaf-oy padel oy
eight eth eth
eighteen etek etek
either po po
electricity tredan tredan
eleven unnek unnek
employment soedh sodh
empty gwag gwag
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enclosure garth garth
end v diwedha dewethva
England Pow Sows Pow Saws
English Sowsnek Sawsnek
English language Sowsnek Sawsnek
enough lowr lowr
envelope maylyer maylyer
equipment daffar dafar
estuary heyl hayl
even kompes compes
evening gorthugher gordhewer
this evening haneth haneth
last evening nyhewer nyhewer
every pub pub
everybody pubonan pubonen
everything puptra pub tra
exact(ly) poran poran
example ensampel ensompel
exercise ober ober
extend v ystynna ystynna
extremely fest fest
eye lagas lagas
family teylu teylu
far pell pell
farm bargen-tir bargen tyr
farmer tiek tyak
farmer's wife tioges tyeges
fat tew tew
feather pluvenn pluvenn
feed v maga maga
feel v omglywes omsensy
feminine benow benow
fetch v kyrghes kerhes
field park park
fifteen pymthek pymthek
fifty hanterkans hantercans
fill v lenwel lenwel
film fylm fylm
finally wor'tiwedh oteweth
find v kavoes cafus
fine teg teg
finger bys bys
fire tan tan
first kynsa kensa
fish pysk pysk
fish v pyskessa pyskessa
fishing boat kok cok
fist dorn dorn
flag baner baner
floor leur luer
flower bleujenn blejen
fold v plegya plegya
follow v sywya sewya
food boes bos
foot troes tros
football peldroes pel dros
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for (in order to) rag rag
for ever bys vykken bys vyken
forty dewgens dewgans
four peswar (m), peder (f) peswar (m), peder (f
fourteen peswardhek peswardhek
France Pow Frynk Pow Frynk
freezer rewer rewer
friend koweth (m), kowethes (f) coweth (m), cowethes (f)
from dhiworth dheworth
full leun luen
furniture mebyl mebyl
garage karrji carjy
garden lowarth lowarth
gate yet yet
gather v kuntell cuntell
gear daffar dafar
get (obtain) v kavoes cafus
get on (bus) v yskynna yskynna
get up v sevel sevel
girl mowes mowes
give v ri ry
glass gwedrenn gwedren
glasses (spectacles) dewweder dewweder
go v mos mos
go! ke!
go up v yskynna yskynna
God Dyw Dew
gone gyllys ?
good da da
goodbye dyw genes dew genes
goose goedh godh
gradually tamm ha tamm tam ha tam
grandfather tas-gwynn tas gwyn or syra wyn
grandmother mamm-wynn dama wyn
great meur meur
great! splann ! bryntin ! splan! brentyn!
green gwyrdh, glas (living things) gwer, glas
grey loes los
grocer spiser spycer
grocer's shop spisti spycerjy
guardian gwithyas gwethyas
hair gols, blew gols, blew
half hanter hanter
hall hel hel
hammer morthol morthol
hand dorn, leuv dorn, luef
handle dornla dornla
happy lowen lowen
harbour porth porth
hate kas cas
I hate kas yw genev cas yw genef
he ev ef
head penn pen
health yeghes yehes
healthy yagh yagh
hear v klywes clowes
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heavy poes pos
help v gweres gweres
hen yar yar
her hi hy
here omma omma
here is/are! ottomma ottomma
high ughel uhel
hill bre bre
hit v gweskel gweskel
hold v synsi sensy
holiday dy'goel degol
home tre tre
homewards dhe-dre dhe tre
horrible euthek uthek
horror euth uth
hot toemm, poeth tom, poth
hour eur (o'clock) uer
hour our (duration) owr
house chi chy
how? fatell ? fatel
how are you? fatla genes? fatel osta?
however byttegyns bytegens
how many? py lies? pes? py lies? pes?
hundred kans cans
hunger nown nown
I'm hungry yma nown dhymm yma nown dhym
hurry v fistena fystena
husband gour gour
I my me
if mar mar
ill klav claf
immediately distowgh dystough
in yn yn
in front of a-rag a rag
ink ynk ynk
inn tavern tavern
intend v mynnes menya
interesting dhe les a les
Ireland Iwerdhon Ywerdhon
ironmonger horner hornor
island ynys enys
Isle of Man Manow Manow
jar seth seth
job oberenn ober
jump v lamma lamma
keep v gwitha gwytha
key alhwedh alwheth
kitchen kegin kegyn
know v aswonn (place or person) aswon
know v godhvos (fact) godhvos
lamp lugarn lugarn
land tor tyr
lane bownder bownder
language yeth, taves yeth, tavas
last diwettha dewetha
last night nyhewer nyhewer
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laugh v hwerthin wherthyn
lawn glesin glesyn
lazy diek dyek
learn v dyski desky
least lyha lyha
leave v gasa gasa
left (hand) kledh cledh
less le le
letter lyther lyther
library lyverva lyverva
lie down v growedha growedha
light (weight) skav scaf
light golow golow
like v kara cara
lion lew lew
listen to v goslowes goslowes
little byghan byan
live v triga trega
long hir, pell hyr, pell
look (at) v mires meras
lose v kelli kelly
love v kerensa kerensa
low isel ysel
lucky feusik fusyk
machine jynn jyn
mackerel brithel bryel
make v gul gul
man gour, den gour, den
manager rewler menystrer
many lies (+ s noun) lyes
meur a (+ p noun) meur a muer a
map mappa mappa
market marghas marhas
masculine gorow gorow
mate sos coweth
matter bern tra
it doesn't matter ny vern ny vern
maybe martesen martesen
meadow pras pras
meat kig kyg
meet v metya metya
member esel esel
midday hanterdydh hanterdeth
middle kres cres
midnight hanternos hanternos
milk leth leth
milk v godra godra
mill melin melyn
miner den-bal den bal
minute (time) mynysenn mynynsen
Miss, Mistress, Ms, Mestres Mestres
Mister Mester Mester
moment pols pols
money arghans arhans
month mis mys
moor goen gun
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more moy moy
morning myttin myttyn
most moyha moyha
mother mamm mam
mountain menydh meneth
much meur meur
mummy mammik mammyk
must res res
I must res yw dhymm res yw dhym
my ow ow
nail kenter kenter
name hanow hanow
narrow ynn, kul yn, cul
near (to) ogas (dhe) ogas (dhe)
nearer nes nes
nearest nessa nessa
necessary res res
new nowydh noweth
news nowodhow newodhow
newspaper paper-nowodhow paper newodhow
nice hweg wheg
night nos nos
nimble skav scaf
nine naw naw
noise tros tros
no more (with negative) namoy namoy
nor na(g) na
note notenn noten
now lemmyn lemmyn
number niver nyver
nurture v maga maga
oar rev ref
obtain v kavoes cafus
occasion prys cheson
o'clock eur uer
office soedhva soedhva
oil oyl oyl
OK da lowr da lowr
old koth coth
on war war
one onan (+ adjective) onen (+ adjective)
one unn (+ noun) un (+ noun)
open v igeri egerys
open igor egor
opinion breus brues
opposite a-dal adal
or po po
other arall (s), erell (P) aral (s), erel (P)
our agan agan
out of yn-mes a yn mes
owner perghenn perhen
page folenn folen
paper paper paper
parent kerens kerens
park park park
pass v tremena tremena
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pasty pasti pasty
path hyns fordh
pay v tyli tylly
pay for v prena prena
peace kres cres
pen pluvenn pluven
people tus (an dus) tus (an dus)
perhaps martesen martesen
photograph skeusenn scuesen
pie pastes pasty
piece tamm tam
pig hogh hogh
place le le
plant losowenn losowen
play v gwari gwary
please mar pleg mar plek
pleased pes da pys da
plough v aras aras
police force kreslu creslu
policeman gwithyas kres gwethyas cres
poor boghosek bohosek
port porth porth
post office lytherva lytherva
Post Office Soedhva an Post Sodhva an Post
precise(ly) poran poran
prefer bos gwell gans bos gwell gans
I prefer gwell yw genev gwell yw genef
prepare v pareusi parusy
price pris prys
programme towlenn towlen
pub diwotti dewotty
pull v tenna tenna
put v gorra gorra
quarter kwarter quarter
quay kay cay
question govynn govyn
quiet kosel cosel
rain glaw glaw
rain v gul glaw gul glaw
reach v drehedhes drehedhys
read v redya redya
reading redyans redyans
ready parys parys
really yn hwir yn gwyr
rear v maga maga
recognise v aswonn aswon
record plasenn sonscrefa
red rudh rudh
relation kar (m), kares (t car, kerens
reluctantly a'y anvodh (3s) a'y anvoth
restaurant boesti bosty
return (give back) daskorr dascor
return (go back) dehweles dewheles
revision daswel amendyans
right (correct) ewn ewn
right(hand) deghow dyhow
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ring v seni seny
rise v sevel sevel
river avon avon
road fordh fordh
roof to to
room stevell stevel
rope lovan lovan
rough garow garow
roundabout fordh-a-dro fordh adro
row (boat) v revya revya
rule rewl rewl
sad trist tryst
safe salow salow
sail goel gol
sail v goelya golya
salesman gwerther gwerther
salt hoelan holan
sausage selsigenn selsygen
say v leverel leverel
saying lavar lavar
says/said (quote) yn-medh yn medh
school skol scol
schoolchild skoler scoler
Scotland Alban Alban
second nessa nessa
secretary krlfennyades scryvynyades
sea mor mor
seated a'y esedh (3s) a'y eseth
see v . gweles gweles
seem v heveli hevelly
seize v synsi sensy
sell v gwertha gwertha
sentence lavar lavar
seven seyth seyth
seventeen seytek seytek
shark morvleydh morvleydh
she hi hy
shed krow crow
sheep davas davas
shelf estyllenn estyllen
shine v splanna splanna
ship gorhel gorhel
shirt krys crys
shoe eskis eskys
shop gwerthji gwerthjy
short berr ber
shout v garma garma
sick klav claf
silent tawesek tawesek
sing v kana cana
singer kaner caner
table moes mos
tail lost lost
take v kemmeres kemeres
tall hir hyr
tax toll toll
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tea te te
teach v dyski desky
teacher dyskador (m) descajor
teacher dyskadores (f) descajores
telephone pellgowser pellgowser
television pellwolok pellwolok
ten deg deg
than ages agas
thanks meur ras muer ras
that henn, honna (m) hen, honna
that honn, honna (f) hon, honna
that (with noun) na na
that man an den na an den na
that woman an venyn na an venen na
the an an
their aga aga
there ena ena
there is / are ! ottena! ot ena
they i y
thin moen, tanow mon, tanow
thing tra tra
think v prederi predery
thirteen trydhek tredhek
thirst syghes sehes
I am thirsty yma syghes dhymm yma sehes dhym
this hemm, hemma (m) hem, hemma
this homm, homma (f) hom, homma
this (with noun) ma ma
this man an den ma an den ma
this woman an venyn ma an venen ma
thousand mil myl
three tri (m) teyr (f) try, teyr
through dres dre
thus ytho, yndella yndella
ticket tokyn tokyn
ticket office tokynva tokynva
time prys prys
tired skwith squyth
to dhe dhe
today hedhyw hedhyw
tomorrow a-vorow avorow
tongue taves tavas
tonight haneth haneth
too re re
too (also) ynwedh ynwedh
tooth dans dans
towards war-tu ha wor tu ha
town tre (v) tre
town hall hel an dre lys an dre
tractor jynn-tenna jyn tenna
train tren tren
translate v treylya treylya
tree gwydhenn gwedhen
trousers lavrek lavrak
true gwir gwyr
truly yn hwir yn gwyr
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tub kibell kybel
turn v treylya treylya
twelve dewdhek dewdhek
twenty ugens ugans
two dew (m), diw (f) dew, dyw
type v jynnskrifa jynscrefa
typewriter jynn-skrifa jyn screfa
ugly hager hager
umbrella glawlenn glawlen
uncle ewnter ewnter
under yn-dann yn dan
undress v diwiska, omdhiwiska dywysk, omdhysky
unfortunately soweth soweth
unhappy drog pes morethek
until bys bys
useful dhe les dhe les
valley nans nans
vase seth lester flowrys
vegetables losow-kegin losowen kegyn
very pur, fest pur, ewn
vessel lester lester
vocabulary gerva gerva
voice lev lef
wait (for) v gortos gortos
wake up v difuna dyfuna
Wales Kembra Kembra
walk kerdh kerdh
walk v kerdhes kerdhes
wall fos fos
want v mynnes mynnas
want hwans whans
I want yma hwans dhymm yma whans dhym
warm toemm tom
wash v golghi, omwolghi golhy, omwolhy
watch v mires (orth) meras
water dowr dowr
we ni ny
weak gwann gwan
wear v gwiska gwysk
weather kewer kewer
week seythun seythen
weekend pennseythun penseythen
well (fit) yagh yagh
Welsh Kembrek Kembrek
wet glyb glyb
wide ledan ledan
wife gwreg grweg
wind gwyns gwyns
windy gwynsek gwynsek
wine gwin gwyn
winter gwav gwaf
wire gwivrenn gwyver
wise fur fur
wish v mynnes mynnas
with gans gans
without heb heb
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without doubt heb mar heb mar
what? (+ verb) pyth? pandra? pyth? pandra?
what? (+ noun) py? py?
what colour? py liw py lyw?
what sort of? py par? py par?
what time? py eur? py uer?
when? p'eur? p'uer?
when pan pan
where? ple ple
white gwynn gwyn
who? piw? pyu?
whole dien dyen
why? prag? prag?
woman benyn benen
wooden prenn pren
word ger ger
work ober ober
work v oberi obery
world bys bys
worse gweth gweth
worst gwettha gwethhe
wrist-watch euryor ueryow ardhorn
write v skrifa screfa
wrong kamm cam
yard garth garth
year blydhen bledhen
years of age bloedh blodh
yellow melyn melen
yet hwath whath
you ty (s), hwi (pl) ty, why
young yowynk yowynk
your dha (s), agas (pl), dha, agas
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Police are to fly gay flag at festival
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Opposition to moor wind turbines
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