First things

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. Polite phrases

Yes	No	Please	Thank you (very much)	No, thank you	You're welcome	Excuse me	That's all right	I'm sorry	What did you say?	Well met	Welcome
a̋a	ne̋	tum sőőra1	(me̋ża) vűűma vűűla:2	ne̋ vűűma vűűla:	vűűma vűűla ne:	šooðe̋ȝame:3	no sűo e̋sa:	kı̋nos da̋a̋a:	e4-te̋e̋ua ne:	supa̋naþu	suǧe̋raþu
		beseech you	there is a (great) debt			May I pass?		Tears flow.	I was not paying attention		Well received

Notes:

• ¹If understood from the context, the subject personal pronoun may be omitted.
• ²A colon is used to mark the end of a sentence.
• ³The imperative is formed with the suffix -e, but it is more polite to use the subjunctive form which ends in -e̋ȝa.
• ⁴The prefix e- marks the past tense.

2. Questions and requests

Where/When is/are...?	How much is/are...?	How far is...?	What is this?	What do you want?	What must I do?	Have you...? Do you sell...?	Have you seen ...?	I would like ....	I do not want ...
... xáru/xánu e̋sa:	... xőto vűűa1:	... xótu þı̋fo e̋sa:	xo so e̋sa:	tu xom m̃e̋ṡa:2:	mu xom kı̋u3 ke̋la:	tu ... fa̋rame:4	tu ... nĭna̋kame:5	mu ... ɫe̋e̋la:6	mu ... m̃e̋ṡa ne:

Notes:

¹There are two words for to be". e̋sa indicates a permanent condition, vűűa a temporary one.

²Note that the verb is placed at the end of the sentence.

³A verb dependent on another verb ends in -u. It is called the supine.

⁴If there is no questioning word (who, what, etc.), then -me is added to the verb.

⁵The present perfect tense is formed by reduplicating the first consonant and prefixing it to the verb with a weak vowel. If the verb's vowel is "i", "e", or "a", the weak vowel is "ĭ". If the verb's vowel is "ǫ", "o", or "u", the weak vowel is "ŭ".

⁶ ɫe̋e̋la, prefer or would like, is preferable to m̃e̋ṡa, want.

3. Useful expressions

I come from ...	I live in ...	I am a(n) ...	Here is/are...	I (don't) like it/them.	That's nice/beautiful.	I (don't) know.	I didn't know.	I think so.	I'm hungry/thirsty/tired.	I'm in a hurry.	I'm ready.
... éha ǧe̋ma:	... éna m̃e̋e̋sa:	... e̋sa:	... íðu e̋sa:	mu éȝom/éȝon ka̋a (ne):	no la̋ro/gőbo e̋sa:	mu sa̋a̋ra (ne):	mu e-sa̋a̋ra ne:	mu ítu na̋ma:	mu gǫ̋fu/a̋a̋du/le̋e̋du vűűa:	mu pasa:	mu fa̋ru vűűa:,
... from come	... in live	... am	... here is/are	i it/them like (not)	that nice/beautiful is	I know (not)	I knew not	I so think	I hungry/thirsty/tired am	I hurry	I ready am

Leave me alone.	Just a moment.	This way please.	Take a seat.	Come in.	It's cheap.	That's all.	It's too expensive.	You're right/wrong.	That's very kind of you	Thank you for (your help).
mum ka̋im̃u te̋m̃e:	áru sa̋mpam	i-a̋tam. tum sőőra:	sede̋ȝa:	tire̋ȝa:	éȝo m̃e̋slo vűűa:	no őro e̋sa:	éȝo kéþu m̃űso vűűa:	tu m̃e̋e̋ru/műnu e̋sa:	(tu) kétu fa̋ṡu (e̋sa):	(mu) (tu-þonős) ṡ̨óga tum kűȝa:
me alone leave	scarcely moment	this-way you beseech	sit	enter	it cheap is	that all is	it too expensive is	you right/wrong are	(you) too kind (are)	(I) (your-help) for you thank

4. Language problems

I'm English/American.	Do you speak English?	I don't speak Senjecas.	I don't understand.	Do you understand me?	Would you say that again?	Speak slowly.
mu ange̋lru/ámerı̋xru e̋sa:	tu ángelȝe̋kom sa̋m̃ame:	mu senȝe̋kom sa̋m̃a ne:	mu þűma ne:	tu mum þűmame:	nom ṡexe̋ȝame:	ǧǫ́ðvi sam̃e̋ȝa:
I English/American am	you English speak-?	I Senjecas speak not	I understand not	you me understand-?	that repeat-?	slowly speak

What is it called in Senjecas?	How do you say ... in Senjecas?
senȝe̋ko éȝo-fe̋e̋to xo e̋sa:	tu senȝéxvi xáálu ... sa̋m̃a:
Senjecan its-name what is	you Senjecasly how ... say

5. Greetings and hospitality

Good day	Good night	Hello	How are you?	(Very) well	Pleased to meet you.	Good-bye	Good-bye	See you soon/tomorrow.	I am ... years old	I was born in ...	I was born on ...
mı̋ı̋ra a̋ham	de̋e̋ra la̋a̋tam	ala̋a̋	tu xáálu e̋sa:	(lábu) su	tum pa̋nu se̋baþu:	suɠa̋a̋le:1	sure̋iðe:2	t̨áárvi/ṡúm̃vi tum u-naka:3	... dı̋las mús o e̋sa:	... éna e-że̋na:	...a̋s ... e-że̋na:4
peaceful day	restful night	hello	you how are	(very) well	you to-meet pleased	well-bide	well-fare	soon/tomorrow you will-see	... years me to are	... in born	... on born

Notes:

¹Said by the one leaving.

²Said by the one staying.

³The prefix u- marks the future tense.

⁴Name of the month and the ordinal number in the genitive case, e.g., ȝegeida̋s þunta̋s, January 1st.

I am married.	Have you met my wife/husband?	This is my wife/husband	May I introduce you to ...	Glad to meet you.	What's your name/address/telephone number?	Where are you staying?
m̃e̋da:	tu mu-kőzum/me̋rtum pıpa̋name	su mu-kőzu/me̋rtu e̋sa:	mu ... o tum żęne̋ȝame:	ka̋itu tum pa̋nu	tu-fe̋e̋to/m̃eeslűko/ham̃lűko xo e̋sa:	tu xáru ɠa̋a̋la:
am married	you my-wife/husband met-?	this my-wife/husband is	I ... to you acquaint-?	happy you meet	your-name/address/phone number what is	you where stay

Where are you from?	Are you doing anything this evening?	Could we have dinner together?	Would you like a drink?	Can I offer you anything?	Thanks for the invitation.
tu xárþis e̋sa:	tu i-ȝı̋tam k̬énom kı̋ame:	m̃us ṡómu dore̋ȝame:	tu pőőȝom ɫe̋e̋lame:	mu tús o k̬énom fe̋ɫome:	żalős ṡ̨óga kűȝas
you from-where are	you this-evening anything do-?	we together dine-?	you drink would-like-?	I you to anything offer-?	invitation for thanks