Your First Words
Welcome to your third LESSON IN VEHEVIONIAN
Before learning any grammar, it’s important that you know some of the most common vocabulary in Vehevionian. These words appear in everyday speech and they will help you form your first sentences immediately!
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Greetings and Converstation:
Hello — Nivir
Hi — Nive
Hey — Nie
Goodbye — Avini
Bye — Avi
How are you — Es ana ne?
My name is… — Mil enakit vi…
Yes/Yeah — Vie
No — No
Okay — Eau
Examples:
Nivi! Es ana ne? — Hi! How are you?
Vie, kavahos ai. — Yes, I am well.
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Important Connecting Words:
And — Ve
Because — Den/Azepe
For — Beus
But — Amma
Or — Erre
So — Aene
If — Tie
When — Dis
Examples:
Aeves pissa ve presses. — I like pizza and donuts.
Nehbeves den kavahos tameune. — I cry because I am sad.
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People and Family:
Person — Pelle
People — Pselles
Friend — Luzh
Family — Uorre
Mother — Rauan
Father — Raoen
Child — Melle
Kid — Mei
Sister — U’elle
Brother — O’elle
Examples:
Mil luzh vi volle. — My friend is happy.
Te uorre vi gran. — The family is large
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Some Common Adjectives:
Good — Gea
Bad — Lozo
Beautiful — Previca
Happy — Volle
Sad — Tameune
Big — Gran
Small — Petia
Smart — Vrune
Young — Ereen
Old — Zeune
Examples:
Te previca moca — The beautiful water
Ti mei vi vrune. — This kid is smart.
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Common Verbs (these are some of the most important verbs in the language; it’s very good to be able to recognize them early on!)
To be — Kavahe
To have — Prete
To do — Maeve
To want — Vuleve
To need — Ne’eteo
To go — Lurehe
To know — Bruehe
To see — Seve
To eat — Nisete
To drink — Boveve
To make/create — Geoteo
To live — Liehe
Examples:
Pretes a pissa. — I have a pissa
Vuleves lurehe. — I want to go
Ne’etos moca. — I need water
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Food:
Food — Nisse
Bread — Heli
Pancake — Pancake
Donut — Press
Pizza — Pissa
Steak — Steak
Egg — Aest
Fish — Pas
Chicken — Peut
Fries — Fids
Examples:
Aeves pissa. — I like pissa
Nisetei steak. — You eat steak.
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Nature and the World:
Earth — Houme
World — Vea/Hiverre
Water — Moca
Sky — Lero
Sun — Solas
Moon — Muna
Ocean — Magoca
Tree — Niore
Rock — Ulle
Life — Liette
Examples:
Te muna vi previca. — The moon is beautiful
Te magoca vi gran. — The ocean is large
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Colors:
Red — Rombe
Orange — Ono
Yellow — Huiieu
Green — Gren
Blue — Luru
Purple — Violeta
Black — Dan
White — Belo
Grey — Dele
Examples:
Ti luru ulle — This blue rock
Te rombe niore — The read tree
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PRACTICE!
Translate the following:
My friend is happy.
I want pizza.
The ocean is big.
This child is smart.
The blue sky is beautiful.