Senjecas - Traveling by Train

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	ɔ	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/

Traveling by Train - ṡixf̨óólsaaþős kía ta̋ƣu

Where is the ...?	train station ticket office	What is the fare to ...?	I want a ticket to ...	One way or round trip?
... xáru e̋sa:	(ṡixf̨óól)menda̋ro táƣhende̋mo	... do taƣxe̋po xőto e̋sa:	mu ... do (taƣ)he̋nom m̃e̋ṡa:	sóólvi a̋ta m̃o na̋a̋na me:
... where is	(train).station ticket.office	fare how.much is	I ... to ticket want	only go or return ?

When do you wish to leave?	Give me ....	a time table my baggage	Is food served on board?	Is there a faster train?	There is no train today.
tu xánu vı̋du m̃e̋ṡa:	mús o ... dooe̋ȝa:	ordĕpe̋e̋xom mu-táƣivkı̋ȝom	e̋do saaþős éna nı̋ı̋xaþo ı̋la me:1	oőṡo2 sa̋a̋þo3 vűűla me:	sa̋a̋þo saha̋s vűűla ne:
you when depart want	me to ... give	schedule my-baggage	food train on served becomes ?	faster train there.is ?	train today there.is not

Note

• ¹The passive voice is formed with the past participle and the verb ı̋la, become.
• ²If the adjective begins with a vowel, the vowel is duplicated to form the comparative.
• ³Originally the word for caravan.

I want this baggage checked.	Where is the porter? Are you the porter?	What platform does the train leave from?
(mu) i-táƣivkı̋ȝom ne̋saþo ı̋lu m̃e̋ṡa:	ne̋xlu xáru vűűa: tu ne̋xlu e̋sa me:	sa̋a̋þo xő boðős ápa vı̋da:
(I) this-baggage checked to.become want	porter where is you porter are ?	train which platform from leaves

Put this baggage in my compartment.	At what time does the train leave?
mu-te̋rkom éna i-táƣivkı̋ȝom ðeee̋ȝa:	sa̋a̋þo xa̋ orda̋s vı̋da:
my-compartment in this-baggage put	train what hour leaves

All aboard!	How long do we stop here?	We will be here only ten minutes.	You cannot get off here.	We are on time.1	We are on time.2
sa̋a̋þom éna:	m̃us xőta te̋nam íðu żűka:	m̃us sóólvi főő őrdĕkan u-vűűa:	tu íðu m̨̃ena̋a̋m̃u fe̋e̋a:	m̃us ordĕpeexa̋s ṡ̨óxa u-tőpa:	m̃us ordĕpeexa̋s ṡ̨óxa tŭtőpa:
train into	we how.much time here pause	we only ten minutes will-be	you here get.off unable	we schedule according.to will-arrive	we schedule according.to have-arrived

Notes

• ¹Statement while the train is en route
• ²Statement when the train is stopped at the station.

We are fifteen minutes late.	Does the train stop at ...?	The train does not stop at ...	You must change trains.	Have I time to buy a newspaper?
m̃us főőpen tenka̋s xa̋lu vűűa:	sa̋a̋þo ... éna żűka me:	sa̋a̋þo ... éna żűka ne:	tu sa̋a̋þon me̋iþu ke̋la:	mu teeȝa̋rom sa̋u te̋nam qe̋va me:
we fifteen minutes late are	train ... at pause ?	train ...at pause not	you trains change must	I newspaper to.buy time have ?

Is there a restaurant in the station?	Open Close ....	the window	Tell me when we get to ....	I want to get off at ....	Where is the dining car?
eðde̋mo mendarős éna vűűla me:	... lure̋ȝa paxe̋ȝa:	tűngom	mús o teee̋ȝa—téni ... éna u-tőpa:	mu ... éna ı̋zu m̃e̋ṡa:	eðm̃e̋ƣo xáru e̋sa:
restaurant station in there.is ?	Open Close	window	me to tell when ... at will-arrive	I ... at to.get.off want	food.car where is

Prepare my berth.	Why is the train stopping?	What is the matter?	There is a rock slide on the tracks.	Is this a steam or a diesel engine?
mu-þe̋ƣkom fare̋ȝa:	sa̋a̋þo xávu żűka:	ka̋lta xa̋ vűűa:	taainfőőla ṡixőm éva vűűla:	so musősm̃e mażősm̃e (ṡixf̨őől)m̃eƣkı̋lo e̋sa me:
my-berth prepare	train why pause	matter what is	rock.fall rails on there.is	this of.steam.or of.oil.or (railway)engine is ?

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