Where I have written á, é, í, ó, ú, I hope that you see the vowels a, e, i, o, u with an accent on them.
CONVERSATION
| Quenya | English |
| Aiya! | Hello! |
| Manna esselya? | What is your name? |
| Essinya (ná) Lisa. | My name is Lisa. (The word ná `is' is optional.) |
| Elen síla lúmenn'omentielvo. | A star shines on the hour of our meeting. (the standard greeting in Quenya.) |
| Ma elyenna meldor? | Do you have (any) friends? |
| Ná, inyenna meldo. | Yes, I have a friend. |
| Manna esserya? | What is her name? |
| Esserya (ná) Arien. | Her name is Arien. |
| Ma elyenna (nar) onóri ar onóni? | Do you have brothers and sisters? |
| Ná, inyenna atta onóri ar mine onóne. | Yes, I have two brothers and one sister. |
| Mine, atta, nelde, kanta, lempe, enque. | (Numbers:) One, two, three, four, five, six. |
| Ma quetelye Quenya? | Do you speak Quenya? |
| Ná, quetin Quenya. | Yes, I speak Quenya. |
| Namárie, an sí(B | Goodbye, for now. |
VOCABULARY
| Aiya! `hail!' an interjection | lúme `hour, time' n. |
| an sí `for now' | ma, interrogative particle that turns a statement into a question |
| ar `and' conjunction | manna `what is..?' interrogative particle |
| atta `two' | meldo(r) `friend' (masc. nildo, fem. nilde) |
| elen `star' n. | mine `one' |
| -elya `your' possessive pronoun | ná `is', nar `are' verbs (optional) |
| elyen `to you' object pronoun | ná `yes' |
| elye `you' subject pronoun (polite form) | Namárie `goodbye' literally, `be well, be in well-being' |
| -erya `his, her(s)' possessive pronoun | omentie `meeting' |
| esse `name' n. | onóne, sister' n., pl. onóni |
| -inya `my' possessive pronoun | onóro 'brother' n., pl. onóri |
| inye `I' subject pronoun | Quenya `language, specifically the language of the Elves' |
| inyen `to me' object pronoun | quet- `speak' vb. |
| lá `no' | síla- `shine (white)' vb. |
There is no indefinite article in Quenya, like `a, an' in English.
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Tyalie Tyelellieva / LisaStar@earthling.net / January 2002
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