From: Adam Walker (carrajena@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Sep 23 2003 - 12:37:55 EST
New words created for or as a result of this exercise:
66
New idioms: 6
--- Christopher Wright <faceloran@JUNO.COM> wrote:
> 1. safe
SAUVU, SEGURU
> The police make sure that my house is safe.
Ils vidjilandis fi ul mi domu sauvu esti juns vidins
cerru (*or* azegurans).
> 2. rude
VANDOLINU, ZODIGU, BRUXU
> They are very rude, however.
Pervi, juns mutu vandolinu esti.
> 3. illegal
CUNDRA LEDJI
> They say that these herbs (hem-hem) are illegal.
Fi als fista (em! em!) ervas cundra ledjis suns juns
dichins.
> 4. witness
MARRU, TESTIVIGU
> They cannot prove my guilt without a witness.
Ul mi cupu sini junu marru juns nu podens provari.
> 5. foreign
ESTRAN~U
> They say I'm a dirty foreign wretch, but I'm a
> naturalized citizen.
Fi ju juna un~eba avara ed estran~a, juns dichins,
peru ju juna marganu naturalizadu sumu.
> 6. industry
INDUSTRIA
> Foreigners are a vital part of industry, providing
> cheap labor at the
> expense of the native citizens.
Uls estran~us juni parri vidali djal industria fin
peu'l cunstadu djuls marganus indjinus ul lavoru pervi
abastans juns suns.
> 7. supper
CHINA
> All I know is, I'm earning my supper.
Solu fistu xiu, ju al mi china sumu vedinandu.
> 8. mud
TIDI, LUDU
> Actually, I know something else: my supper tastes
> like mud.
Pera fapu, aurri madji xiu: al mi china al gusta djil
tidi aved.
> 9. cupboard
JAZANA
> My cupboard is devoid of food, as is my
> refrigerator.
Al mi jazana vabu djul chivaju esti pomu ul mi
refrigeradoru magari.
> 10. alcohol
COLU
> My significant other keeps a large amount of alcohol
> there, though.
Al mi xadiga junu mutu djul colu aji jan majanad,
pervi.
Adam
>
> I may have to go nomail in less than a month due to
> college, but I'll keep
> up with the Weekly Vocab--I hope.
>
> ~Wright
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Il prori ul pa雝veju fi dji atexindu mutu madji
fached. -- Carrajena proverb
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