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Quenya

Aiya!
I have here for you a list of simple Quenya phrases you can use!
Quenya is the High Elven speech used mainly in Valinor. It's use in Middle-earth was replaced by Sindarin the Noble speech.
Quenya means simply the "speech". All the tongues of the World came from this one source, which is the root of them and which is most fair to the ears of all who love beauty in it's various forms.

~hello - aiya~
~yes - tancavė~
~no - lį~
~farewell - namariė~
~well met - mįravė omentaina~
~thanks - hantalė~
~I thank thee - Hantanyel~
~until our next meeting - tenn 'omentielvo ento~
~cheers - almiėn~
~sleep well - į lorė mįravėl~
~I love you - Melinyel~
~my love - melmenya~
~do you speak elvish? - ma quentil ķ lambe Eldaiva?~
~I understand - Hanyan~
~I do not understand - Umķn hanya~
~What did you say? - Mana quentelyė?~
~my lord / my lady - herunya / herinya~
~at last - teldavė~
~best wishes - merķn sa haryalyė alassė~
~what is your name? - mana esselya?~
~my name is ____ - essenya ______~

Here is a link to a site that will teach you the proper pronunciations of Quenya so you can enjoy these verbaly as well! It really is a beautiful language!

Quenya Pronunciations

Here is another link to a simpler way to understand the phonetics

Simple Quenya Phonetics

For those really interested in Quenya,
I have here a couple links to Quenya word lists!

Quenya - English

English - Quenya

I have also included this link to a site that will give you a course in Quenya, so you can be fluent in it, in writing and speech.
BEWARE! This course is for the people who are really interested in the learning and knowledge of Quenya. This is a very extensive course and requires you to download, read, learn, and apply a good couple hundred pages of information!
Don't let that deter you from checking it out though!
Who knows, it may capture you as it did me!

Quenya Course

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