Tutorials

Here are some basic words and phrases, providing a feel for Talossan.

Greetings and Farewells ¡Azul! = Hi! ¿Com’isch-tu? (or ¿Com’estas’t?) = How are you? (familiar) ¿Com’estetz-voi? = How are you? (formal/plural) Ben, graschcias! = Fine, thanks! ¿Ça va? = What’s up, how’s it going? ¿Toct ben? = All well? M’escusetz = Excuse me Va num isch Xhorxh, ¿es el tu? = My name is Xhorxh, and yours? ¡Encantat! = Nice to meet you! (“Enchanted!”) ¡Benvenescu! = Welcome! ¡À revidarh! = Goodbye! This is typically shortened to ¡Areivi! = Bye! Da va miglhor à tuns calénts = Give my best to your parents Sentetz à c’hasa! = Feel at home! Ben morgun = Good morning (the g is silent) Buna ziua = Good day Buna spuderna = Good afternoon Buna vhespra = Good evening Ben nic’ht = Good night ¡Díeu t’alegra! = Have a nice day! ¡Ciüs! = See you! ¡Cöra-se! = Take care! ¡Bun-escasença! = Good luck! Téu àð irh = I have to go ¡Ár tufat! = See you later! (literally, “our reunion!”) Txusca demà = Until tomorrow Pü schpeit = Later

Common Phrases Üc = Yes Non = No Sà’starh = Maybe Perf = Please Meirci or graschcias = Thanks Non per acest = You’re welcome Va c’hupa = Sorry (literally, “my fault”) Éu lament = Sorry (literally, “I sorrow”) D’acord = Okay Noi parlent Talossan = We speak Talossan Qe noi aprendent Talossan = Let’s learn Talossan Estudiéu Talossan = I study Talossan ¿Estudiás’t Talossan? = Do you study Talossan? ¿Qet pensás’t (d’acest)? = What do you think (about this/that)? Ça (acest) me piaça = It (this/that) pleases me (I like it, etc.) (Non) c’e (trei) ben = That is (not) (very) good C’e temival = That is awesome Cumpetens = Cool (agreeable) Éu (non) säp = I (don’t) know ¿Qet sint las quantas? = What time is it? T’améu = I love you ¡Felicia nadaliça! = Happy birthday! ¿Put-tu aßistarh-me? = Can you help me? Faméu = I am hungry (Non) cumprenchéu = I (don’t) understand Da c’horsica = Of course (here, ica is pronounced simply c)