Vaahi! Hello!
Eevo John I am John
Voi sata et John My name is John
Hiis uutisetään? How are you?
Eevo henat I am fine
Hiis täden jähet? What is your name?
Voi sata et Kamas My name is Kamas
Hóretii, Kala Kamas Goodbye, Mr. Kamas
Let's break down these phrases and their meanings.
Vaahi!
This is the standard greeting in Voidä. It is informal. You will learn other greeting later
Eevo John.
Eevo means "I am" It comes from the pronoun "vo" which means "I"
Voi sata et John
"Voi" means "my" , notice how it is related to "vo"
"Sata" means "name"
"et" can mean a number of things. For this lesson, it means "is"
Hiis uutisetään
Hiis means "how" A lot of question words begin in the letter "h"
uutisetään is a verb. It means "you go". Notice how "tään", which means "you", is attached at the end of the verb. This is a key component of the language. The total translation is "how are you going"
Eevo henat
Again "eevo" means "I am"
"Henat" means "healthy"
I am healthy = I am fine
Hiis täden jähet?
For now, just know that täden is a form of "you"
jähet is a verb that has an ending attached to it. It means "they call"
How do they call you? = What is your name?
Hóretii
This is the standard goodbye in the language.
Kala means Mr.
Practice:
Say "Hello"
Tell somebody your name, and ask theirs.
Say "goodbye"
Memorize these phrases!
End of lesson 2