A few simple conversations in Talossan are given below.<\/p>\n
Azul, Ian.<\/em> Azul, Adna. \u00bfQi’st aceasta xhuvencula?<\/em> Oc’h, a isch ‘n st\u00fcdentina noua. Sieu num isch Kyoko. A isch dal Cipangu.<\/em> \u00bfEs acest xhuvencul?<\/em> O isch ocs\u00e0 ‘n studint noveu. Sieu n\u00f3mina c’e Hakim. O isch dal Misiria.<\/em> Azul, Hakim. \u00bfQet aprend\u00e1s’t aic\u00ec \u00e0l scuola internaziunal dels glhe\u00feen?<\/em> Aprend\u00e9u del Talossan. C’e’n glhe\u00fe bel.<\/em> Kyoko, \u00bfaprend\u00e1s’t Talossan ocs\u00e0?<\/em> Non, aprend\u00e9u l’Angleasca es l’Espanol. Oc’h, \u00bfqet sint las quantas?<\/em> S\u00e9ifet es zemi.<\/em> Areivi. Va cla\u00dfeu d’Angleasca auspica in simca m\u00eduts. \u00a1\u00c1r tufat!<\/em> Adna es \u00e9u fossent despe\u00e7arh ocs\u00e0. Vetz, Adna, noi serent schpeit!<\/em> Ben morgun, S:reu Brown. \u00bfSustinetz-voi el bus? \u00dcc, Peter. V\u00e9u \u00e0l traval. Va bus viens \u00e0 cicarh. \u00bfVas’t \u00e0l traval ocs\u00e0?<\/em> Non, v\u00e9u \u00e0l scuola. \u00bfQet fa\u00e7etz-voi? \u00c9u sint ‘n ensegnhist\u00e0. Ensegnh\u00e9u dels ma\u00feematici es dels f\u00fc\u00e7ici. Ai, aic\u00ec isch va bus! \u00c0 revidarh!<\/em> Areivi, S:reu Brown. … Buna ziua, Sam. \u00bfCom’est\u00e1s’t?<\/em> Non m\u00fclt ben. T\u00e9u la gripa. Eu senti\u00e9u terival. Fa\u00e7\u00e9u \u00e0 vidarh va mediceu.<\/em> Lament\u00e9u, Sam. … \u00bfAduve vas’t, Mar\u00eda? V\u00e9u \u00e0l friul. T\u00e9u \u00e0 comprarh dels cau\u00e7adours ujs.<\/em> \u00bfVas’t \u00e0 l\u00e0 par el bus?<\/em> Non, sustin\u00e9u v’espo\u00e7eu per me carpsarh. \u00a1Oc’h, o isch l\u00e0! Areivi, Peter.<\/em> Buna vhespra. T\u00e9u \u2018n ap\u00fcntamaintsch c\u00fcn D:r Walker.<\/em> \u00bfIsch-tu Siorida Smith?<\/em> Non, Schmidt. Es, tze, hasch, em, i, de, te.<\/em> \u00c9u lament, mas D:r Walker isch schpeit. \u00bfPevetz-voi revi\u00e9narh osprei qe ‘n poltera?<\/em> Malfortunadamint, non. T\u00e9u \u2018n cla\u00dfeu.<\/em> Volt-tu vidarh D:r Baker? O isch avalaval nun.<\/em> C\u2019e ben.<\/em> Vetz \u00e0\u2019ici, sch\u2019o Voi pia\u00e7a. C\u2019e la pr\u00fcma poarta \u00e0l drept.<\/em> \u00a1Escusetz-me, uficieir! Nece\u00df\u00e9u dal a\u00dfistan\u00e7\u00e9u. T\u00e9u amistat!<\/em> \u00bfAduve vetz-voi, Segnhor?<\/em> Atent\u00e9u \u00e0 trovarh el \u00deotel Ritz. V\u2019uschor me sustina l\u00e0.<\/em> C\u2019e f\u00e1\u00feil. Vetz direct b\u00edsquinc blocs es tornietz \u00e0l sinistr\u00e0. C\u2019e \u00e0 c\u2019hosta d’iens restoran Cinesch.<\/em> \u00a1Va D\u00edeu! \u00bfB\u00edsquinc blocs? C’e’n diston\u00e7a alongla d\u2019aici. \u00bfDove put-\u00e9u preindarh \u2019n taxi?<\/em> Ja’iensa fermada per taxi l\u00e0, in avant dal \u00fe\u00fcpermarca.<\/em> Muitas graschcias, uficieir. Oc\u2019h, viensa cosa aziticia. \u00bfDove put-\u00e9u comprarh del vineu?<\/em> Ja’iens cj\u00f6ven propinc tu \u00feotel.<\/em> Azul, Ups. \u00a1Cacsa surpri\u00e7a! \u00bfQet fa\u00e7\u00e1s\u2019t aic\u00ec sa schpeit?<\/em> Nu, Tom, t\u00e9u ‘n involuziun c\u00fcn v\u2019auteu. \u00bfPut-\u00e9u \u00fa\u00e7arh el tu?<\/em> \u00bfQet’st l’involuziun?<\/em> V’auteu manc\u2019ha del peitrol es non t\u00e9u auc\u00fcn erxhent.<\/em> \u00bfIsch-tu nac\u2019h\u00e4ts?<\/em> \u00c0 f\u00e4ts, zoneveu va xhavaira \u00e0 va stulkavinureu. \u00bfPut-tu m\u2019atxutarh?<\/em> D’acord, mas en restornietz fr\u00fc in el morgun. S\u00e4ps qe t\u00e9u \u00e0\u00f0 estarh \u00e0l traval \u00e0 vuit.<\/em> Graschcias belacops, Tom. \u00a1Tu non tent dals alas, mas tu isch ‘n \u00e1inxhell!<\/em> Azul, Al. \u00bfQet\u2019st la feat\u00fcra d\u2019oxhi?<\/em> \u2019N s\u00e4ndwitsch da p\u00falaster c\u00fcn frits es ‘n soda per solamint $5,25.<\/em> \u00a1Cumpetens! Eu volt acest. \u00c9u atent \u00e0 trovarh ‘n noveu posteu.<\/em> Perqet?<\/em> \u00c7a m\u2019aucida. Traval\u00e9u \u00feoras suvloncs da L\u00fane\u00e7i \u00e0 Vi\u00e9ner\u00e7i, es va bo\u00df me zemanda qu\u00e1lsetemp \u00e0 travalarh s\u00fcr S\u00e1turis ocs\u00e0.<\/em> C’e mal. … Volt-tu del checeap eda snaps eda maonesc, Ups?<\/em> \u00dcc, perf, toct d’acestilor, Al.<\/em> Tu fost aplicarh pr’iens posteu \u00e0 va cugnhat s\u00e8 cumpagnh\u00e0. O me zireva qe o nece\u00dfa ‘n veindadour. J\u2019ont dals bunas cumiziuns, dals trambas for\u00e7as \u00e0l b\u00fcreu, es doua \u00feoras per la mi\u00f0ziueziun.<\/em> \u00bfDoua \u00feoras per xhantarh? Acest sembla tro ben. \u00c9u non s\u00e4p qet fa\u00e7adr\u00e9u sanc tu, fuliens.<\/em> Diala tu b\u00fcreu es reporta-se \u00e0 clav dem\u00e0, es va c\u00fcn me per travischtarh.<\/em> Graschcias, Al! \u00bfQuan\u00e7eu t\u2019eig\u00e9u?<\/em> \u00a1N\u00ed\u00feil! Oxhi, c\u2019e gratis.<\/em>
\n(= Hello, John.)<\/p>\n
\n(= Hello, Ann. Who is that young woman?)<\/p>\n
\n(= Oh, she is a new student. Her name is Kyoko. She is from Japan.)<\/p>\n
\n(= And this young man?)<\/p>\n
\n(= He is also a new student. His name is Hakim. He is from Egypt.)<\/p>\n
\n(= Hello, Hakim. What are you learning here at the International Language School?)<\/p>\n
\n(= I am learning Talossan. It is a beautiful language.)<\/p>\n
\n(= Kyoko, are you learning Talossan also?)<\/p>\n
\n(= No, I am learning English and Spanish. Oh, what time is it?)<\/p>\n
\n(= Half past seven.)<\/p>\n
\n(= Bye! My English class starts in five minutes. See you later!)<\/p>\n
\n(= Ann and I should say goodbye too. Come, Ann, we will be late!)<\/p>\nAt a Bus Stop<\/h2>\n
\n(= Good morning, Mr Brown. Are you waiting for the bus?)<\/em><\/p>\n
\n(= Yes, Peter. I am going to work. My bus is about to arrive. Are you going to work also?)<\/p>\n
\n(= No, I am going to school. What do you do?)<\/p>\n
\n(= I am a teacher. I teach mathematics and physics. Hey, here is my bus! Goodbye!)<\/p>\n
\n(= Bye, Mr Brown. … Good day, Sam. How are you?)<\/p>\n
\n(= Not so well. I have the flu. I feel terrible. I am gonna see my doctor.)<\/p>\n
\n(= I’m sorry, Sam. … Where are you going, Mary?)<\/p>\n
\n(= I’m going to the mall. I have to buy some new shoes.)<\/p>\n
\n(= Are you going there by bus?)<\/p>\n
\n(= No, I’m waiting for my husband to pick me up. Oh, there he is! Goodbye, Peter.)<\/p>\nAt a Clinic<\/h2>\n
\n(= Good evening. I have an appointment with Dr Walker.)<\/p>\n
\n(= Are you Miss Smith?)<\/p>\n
\n(= No, Schmidt. S-C-H-M-I-D-T.)<\/p>\n
\n(= I’m sorry, but Dr Walker is late. Can you come back in an hour and a half?)<\/p>\n
\n(= Unfortunately, no. I have a class.)<\/p>\n
\n(Do you want to see Dr Baker? He is available now.)<\/p>\n
\n(= That’s fine.)<\/p>\n
\n(= This way, please. It’s the first door on the right.)<\/p>\nLost On The Streets<\/h2>\n
\n(= Excuse me, officer. I need assistance. I am lost.)<\/p>\n
\n(= Where are you going, sir?)<\/p>\n
\n(= I’m trying to find the Ritz Hotel. My wife is waiting for me there.)<\/p>\n
\n(= It’s easy. Go straight ten blocks and turn left. It is next to a Chinese restaurant.)<\/p>\n
\n(= My God! Ten blocks? That is a long distance from here. Where can I take a taxi?)<\/p>\n
\n(= There is a taxi stand there, in front of the supermarket.)<\/p>\n
\n(= Many thanks, officer. Oh, one more thing. Where can I buy wine?)<\/p>\n
\n(= There is a convenience store near your hotel.)<\/p>\nBorrowing a Car<\/h2>\n
\n(Hello, Joe. What a surprise. What are you doing here so late?)<\/p>\n
\n(= Well, Tom, I have a problem with my car. Can I use yours?)<\/p>\n
\n(= What is the problem.)<\/p>\n
\n(= My car is out of gas and I have no money.)<\/p>\n
\n(= Are you broke?)<\/p>\n
\n(= In fact, I gave my wallet to my girlfriend. Can you help me?)<\/p>\n
\n(Okay, but return it early in the morning. You know I have to be at work at eight.)<\/p>\n
\n(= Thanks a lot, Tom. You don’t have wings, but you are an angel!)<\/p>\nAt a Lunch Counter<\/h2>\n
\n(= Hello, Al. What’s the special today?)<\/p>\n
\n(= A chicken sandwich with fries and a soda for only $5.25.)<\/p>\n
\n(= Cool! I want that. I am trying to find a new job.)<\/p>\n
\n(= Why?)<\/p>\n
\n(= It is killing me. I work long hours from Monday to Friday, and my boss sometimes makes me work on Saturdays too.)<\/p>\n
\n(= That’s bad. … Do you want catsup or mustard or mayonnaise, Joe?)<\/p>\n
\n(= Yes, please, all of those, Al.)<\/p>\n
\n(= You should apply for a job at my brother-in-law’s company. He told me that he needs a sales representative. There are good commissions, pretty girls at the office, and two hours for lunch.)<\/p>\n
\nTwo hours to eat lunch? That seems too good. I don’t know what I would do without you, man.<\/p>\n
\n(= Call your office and report yourself as sick tomorrow, and come with me to interview.)<\/p>\n
\n(= Thanks, Al! What do I owe you?)<\/p>\n
\n(= Nothing! Today, it’s on the house.)<\/p>\n