Senjecas Travel

Pronunciation table

p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ǫ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

1. On arrival

Customs	Your passport, please.	Here is my passport.	Are you together?	I'm traveling alone.	I'm traveling with my wife/husband.	I'm here on business/holiday.	You must fill in a customs form.
taƣdásxefm̃e̋e̋so (tdxm̃)	tu-taƣdőro. tum sőőra:	mu-taƣdőro íðu e̋sa:	ȝu ṡómu e̋same:	mu ka̋im̃u ta̋ƣa:	mu-kőzum/me̋rtum súna ta̋ƣa:	mu t̨uðős/saraha̋s éra íðu e̋sa:	tu táƣxefbı̋ı̋ðom pe̋e̋lu ke̋la:
travel-tax-house	your-passport, please	my-passport here is	you together are-?	I alone travel	my-wife with travel	I business/holiday for here am	you tax-paper fill must

How long are you staying here?	How much money do you have?	I have ... dollars.	Which is your luggage?	This is my luggage.	That is my bag.	Have you anything to declare?
tu xőta a̋han íðu ɠą̋la:	tu xőto pı̋ı̋nom űða:	mu ... dola̋ron űða:	xo tu-táƣivkı̋ȝo vűűa:	so mu-táƣivkı̋ȝo vűűa:	no mu-ma̋ko vűűa:	tu k̬énom m̃a̋iþu ƣe̋vame:
you how.many days here stay	you how.much money own	I ... dollars own	which your-luggage is	this my-luggage is	that my-bag is	you anything declare have-?

I have only my personal things in it.	Open this bag.	Can I shut my case?	May I go?	Do I pay customs duty for these things?	Where is the information bureau?	Porter, here is my luggage.
mu nós éna sóólvi mu-homűðon ƣe̋va:	i-ı̋vkom lure̋ȝa:	mu-ı̋vkom paxe̋ȝame:	mu ate̋ȝame:	mu i-m̃ekőm túȝa táƣdasxe̋pom þa̋mame:	ȝezm̃e̋e̋so xáru e̋sa:	nexlű1. mu-táƣivkı̋ȝo íðu e̋sa:
I it in only my-personal.things have	this-bag open	my-case may.shut-?	I may.go-?	I this-things for duty pay-?	information-bureau where is	porter my-luggage here is

Notes:

¹In the vocative case the accent is on the last syllable.

Would you call a taxi?	Take my bags to a taxi.	Where is the men's/ladies' room?	What's the price for each piece of luggage	I shall take this myself.	That's not mine.	How much do I owe you?
tú kuusm̃e̋ƣom hame̋ȝame:	kuusm̃e̋ƣom do mu-ma̋kon nexe̋ȝa:	m̃irte̋ro/ǧente̋ro xáru e̋sa:	taƣívkiȝős nı̋ı̋go le̋mko xőtom xe̋pa:	mu-mı̋u som u-ne̋xa:	no mús e̋sa ne:	mu tús o xőtom vűűma:
you taxi would.call-?	taxi to my-bags take	men's-room/ladies'-room where is	luggage each piece how-much costs	my-self this shall-carry	that of.me is not	I you to how.much owe

Where can I change money?	What is the rate of exchange?	How much do you wish to exchange?
pı̋ı̋nom xáru ṡ̨őgu ma̋ƣa:	xa ṡ̨oga̋s me̋a vűűa:	tu xőta ṡ̨őgu m̃e̋ṡa:
money where to.exchange can	what exchange rate is	you how.much to.exchange wish

2. Buying a ticket

Where's the nearest travel agency?	Have you a timetable?	What's the tourist return fare to ...?	How much is it first/second class to ...?	Three singles to ...	Return ticket	Half fare
ȝŭȝőbo1 taƣm̃e̋e̋so xáru e̋sa:	tu ténpafn̨a̋rom ƣe̋vame:	taƣlűs náántaƣxe̋po xőto e̋sa:	þűnta/d̬őta pa̋fa ... do xőto e̋sa:	tı̋r áþtaƣhe̋nos ... do	náántaƣhe̋no	féltaƣxe̋po
nearest travel.house where is	you timetable have.?	tourist's return-fare how.much is	first/second class ... to how.much is	three go.tickets ... to	return.ticket	half.fare

Notes:

¹The comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives are made by reduplicating the first letter.

How long is this ticket valid?	A book of tickets	Is there a supplementary charge?
i-taƣhe̋no xőta a̋han f̨űdo e̋sa:	táƣhenı̋ȝo	m̃őőgo xe̋po vűűlame:
this-ticket how.many days valid is	ticket.book	additional cost there.is-?

3. Directions

Where is ...?	Is this the way to ...?	Which is the (best) road for ...?	The best road is the ...	How far is it to ...?	How many kilometers?	Is it a good road?	Is there any danger of avalanches/snowdrifts?
... xáru e̋sa:	sa a̋ta ... do e̋same:	xo ... do (nĭne̋ud̨o) pa̋a̋vo e̋sa:	nĭne̋ud̨o pa̋a̋vo ... e̋sa:	xótu þı̋fo ... do e̋sa:	xőto t̨uma̋ldos:	ne̋ud̨o pa̋a̋vo e̋same:	tom̃luużőm/alungőm na̋a̋uto vűűlame:
... where is	this way ... to is-?	what ... for (most.useful) road is	most.useful road ... is	how far ... to is	how.many kilometers?	useful road is-?	avanlanches/snowdrifts danger there.is?

Will we get to ... by evening?	Where are we now?	Show me on the map.	It's that way.	It isn't far.	Follow this road for five kilometers.	Keep straight on.	Turn right at the crossroads.
m̃us ȝita̋s dúna ... tőpame:	m̃us ímu xáru e̋sa:	riinmős éna mum o suute̋ȝa:	na a̋ta e̋sa:	þı̋fo e̋sa ne:	pe̋n t̨uma̋ldon i-pa̋a̋vom dage̋ȝa:	sásvi seere̋ȝa:	tarm̃eȝős éna ta̋ɫom do suke̋ȝa:
we evening by ... arrive.at.?	we now where are	map on me to show	that way is	far is not	five kilometers this-road follow	straight continue	crossroads at right to turn

Take the second road on the left.	Turn right at the traffic light.	Turn left after the bridge.	Take this road as far as ... and ask again.
m̃ásþim d̬őto pa̋a̋vom ope̋ȝa	reiðdááneuős éna táɫþim suke̋ȝa:	þőlom pósa m̃ásþim suke̋ȝa:	... sííra i-pa̋a̋vom dage̋ȝa da náánu mete̋ȝa:
leftwards second road choose	traffic-lights at to-right turn	bridge after to-left turn	... as.far.as this-road follow and again ask