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Common Expressions in Vogu
- Greetings
- da`gnesn 'Hello' (lit. 'be well')
- sla`thap thu ma 'Welcome' (lit. 'it is good you are here')
- prihvyeta`sn (mi`slehonza) 'Greetings' (lit. 'many (happy) greetings')
- do`sutoz ani` (apana`) 'May I present (someone)?'
- u`slehonza oche`piht tha 'Pleased to meet you.' (lit. 'the meeting you pleases')
- Inquiries
- Informal:
- u`povep 'What's up?' (lit. 'it is what?')
- vo`vni ka`te 'What's new? How are things?' (lit. 'what sort of news?')
- na`snalo 'Not much.' (lit. 'few much')
- budorga`kalo 'Not bad.' (lit. 'no few troubles')
- pa`thap thu`ta dyu 'How are you?' (lit. 'goodness is with you?')
- pathapa`sn 'Very well.' (lit. 'much goodness')
- slehonzaka`l 'Fine.' (lit. 'completely happy')
- e`bihr thu`ta dyu. 'And you?'
- Polite:
- hubenzo`tathu 'How are you?' (lit. 'your what sort circumstances')
- u`slathap na`thani 'Well' (lit. 'mine are good')
- e`bihr na`thu dyu 'And you?' (lit. 'and yours?')
- Formal:
- hubenzo`te thu`ta 'How are you?' (lit. 'what sort circumstances with-you')
- na`slathap a`nita 'Well' (lit. 'good ones with-me')
- e`bihr thu`ta dyu 'And you?' (lit. 'and with-you')
- Goodbyes
- da`gnesn 'Goodbye' (lit. 'be well')
- p`athap naba`nda 'Farewell' (lit. 'goodness always')
- da`vihd go`rosl 'See you soon' (lit. 'may see the soonest')
- go`rosl
- na`brazgish na`vgre 'Au revoir' (lit. 'until the next meeting')
- selema`t opu`lav 'Bon voyage, farewell' (lit. 'peace by going')
- Miscellaneous
- do`zhishkutniko 'Excuse me' (lit. 'may (you) forgive')
- da tsya`spel thu`ta 'Congratulations' (lit. 'may you be praised/approved')
- pabo` thi 'Thank you' (lit. 'thanks to you')
- pabo`sn 'Many thanks'
- dagu`k 'Don't mention it' (lit. 'don't speak')
- kdasi` 'Please'
- (da`dar) tsema` 'Help!'
- a`vep, kdasi` 'Who is it?'
- u`kush X navpa` 'What does X mean?'
- u`gu thu navpa` 'What did you say?'
- u`slihvrya ani` 'I am certain.'
- udata`k ani` 'I don't know.'
- unyata`k ani` 'I don't understand.'
- da`guri kdasi` 'Please repeat that.'
- da`gu kdasi` thih`meduzg 'Please speak more slowly.'
- u`gu ani` vo`guv na`lokta 'I only speak Vogu a little.'
- da`gu 'Say "When".'
- u`pombo 'Enough.'
- u`polo 'More'
- u`popoka 'A little bit more.'
- u`polshu 'Too much."
- selema`t ople`shtav 'Bon appetit.'
© 1998, Terrence Donnelly
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