Tourist Sindarin


This began life as a lesson for the CTS...


1. Saying your name: Man eneth lin?/Man ess lin? - 'What is your name?'
X eneth/ess nin - 'My name is X'

2. Greetings: Mae govannen - 'Well met' Suilad/Suilaid - 'Hello'
Gîl síla erin lû govaded vín - 'A star shines upon the hour of our meeting'
Navaer - 'Goodbye' Hennaid - 'Thanks'
Hannon le/Le hannon - 'Thank you' Aniron i dulu lin - 'I need your help'

3. In the hotel: Gerich ham a chanad dy? - 'Do you have a room for four nights?'
Sam edaid u-cheneth - 'A double room without a window'
Annach aes? - 'Do you serve food?'
Manen anann gero dorthad? - 'How long can I stay?'

4. Getting around in Middle Earth:
Pedithach nin i vad an i Drann? - 'Will you tell me the way to the Shire?'
Na gador ossi*? - 'Is there a dungeon around here?'
Mas i adab Elrond? - 'Where is Elrond's house?'
Mas i-nor-edh-raich? - 'Where is the cart station?'

5. In a shop: Gerich lembas? - 'Do you have any lembas?'
Gerin bangad virian am mbass? - 'Can I trade money for bread?'

6. Describing yourself:
Im edhel/elleth/adan/bess/naug/perian/orch - 'I am a(n) elf/she-elf/man/woman/dwarf/hobbit/orc'
Gerin finnel valthen/throsg/varan/garan - 'I have golden/brown/golden-brown/red hair'
Golthon - 'I learn (i.e. I am a student)'
Gerin X ennin - 'I am X years old'

7. Numbers: min - 1 canad - 4 odog - 7 caer - 10
tad - 2 leben - 5 teleth - 8
neled - 3 eneg - 6 neder - 9

NB For now, we'll add numbers based on a decimal system (though it's possible they would've used a duodecimal system) e.g. 19 = neder a caer (I'm still working on numbers over 19!)

8. At the police station: Im mammen - 'I've been robbed'
Awarthannen virian nin - 'I've lost my money'
I vellon nin si dangen na orch - 'My friend has just been killed by an orc'

8. At the fuel station: Gerich aes adh roch nin? - 'Have you got any food for my horse?'
I rach nin narchant am i vad. Gerich aderthad e?
My cart has broken down up the road. Can you repair it?

10. Chat-up lines: Mabo goll lin, meleth, le gannen - 'Get your cloak, love, you've pulled'
Bado si a mibo nin! - 'Come here and kiss me!'

11. Insults: Ego! - 'Get lost!'
Bado mibo orch! - 'Go kiss an orc!'
Le ion/iell-e-balrog thaur! - 'You abhorrent son/daughter of a Balrog!'

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