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Blas Kernewek - lesson 2
Your teachers: Rod Lyon and Deborah Bennetts
Rod Lyon and Deborah Bennetts talk Cornish
Welcome to lesson two of 12. Follow Chris, Rod and Deborah as they take you through more Cornish words and phrases.
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Script for Lesson 2
A-dro dhe’n Chi / Around the House


Rod: Myttin da Deborah!
Chris: Good morning Deborah!

Deb: Myttin da Rod!
Chris: Good morning Rod!

Rod: Ple’ma Margaret?
Chris: Where’s Margaret?

Deb: Y’n gegin, dell brederav
Chris: In the Kitchen, I think

Rod: Meur rasta
Chris: Thanks.

(Chris: Perhaps she is in another room)
Deb: Y’n Chambour
Chris: In the Bedroom

(Chris: Or even.......)
Deb: Y’n Stevel-dybri
Chris: In the Dining-room

(Chris: Of course, there are other places around the house)
Deb: Ple’ma an bara?
Chris: Where’s the bread?

Rod: Y’n Amari
Chris: In the cupboard

Deb: Ple’ma an amanynn?
Chris: Where’s the butter?

Rod: Y’n Yeyner
Chris: In the fridge.

Gerva / Vocabulary

Ple’ma? - Where is?
(An) Gegin - (The) Kitchen
Chambour - Bedroom
Stevel-dybri - Dining-room
Bara - Bread
Amari - Cupboard
Amanynn - Butter
Yeyner - Fridge
Daras - Door
Hel - Hall
Lowarth - Garden
Y’n - In the


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