Everyday Elven

by Casimont Nalbiro

Please make note of the following: (s) = singular, (p) = plural.

Courtesy Phrases

Yes	Hawa
No	Fau
Thank you very much!	Ir escertaro. (addressed to one)
	Iri escertaro. (to more than one)
It is my pleasure.	Shu arn hezel amisa.
Excuse me.	Ar aichamiro. (s)
	Ar aichamiroi. (p)
Forgive me!	Ar baishtiro. (s)
	Ar baishtiroi. (p)
I'm sorry!	Malcataro!
How are you?	Shonpele amiro? (s)
	Shonpele amiroi? (p)
I'm fine now.	Yangija jerimen amaro.
Fine, thank you.	Jerimen, escertaro.
Let me introduce (name) to you.	Izentu (name) ar uchmiro.
This is my friend (name).	Shu arn jora (name) amisa.
Nice to meet you.	Elcartu ir/iri yacimli amisa.
It is a pleasure to meet you.	Elcartu ir/iri hezel amisa.

I don't know.	Hin ezamaro.
I can't speak Elven.	Ajacen hin taritaro.
Do you know Common?	Shon Ummis taritiro?
Where are we?	Shontaida aron amaroi?
What are you doing?	Shonime imir aliro? (s)
	Shonime irin aliroi? (p)
It's not my fault.	Ton arn greci hin amisa.
It is your fault.	Ton irn greci amisa. (s)
	Ton irinen greci amisa. (p)
I don't remember.	Hin yatlamaro.
I like that.	Sha yalamaro.
I don't like that.	Sha hin yalamaro.
Are you done?	Shon imir azcama amiro?
Help!	Yarda!
No, I didn't steal it.	Fau, amaro ton ong hin ebasmaro.
Where is the bank?	Shontaida tona amisa?
Where is the hospital?	Shontaida brunsag amisa?
Is there an Empath here?	Shoninha bir alai amisa?
My friend is dead.	Arn jora olen amisa.
Did anybody find an old backpack while they were hunting?	Shon umbuca bir zaharen arca aurcimisa dowata medita?
You're kidding me.	Imir ocerc jolastiro. (mild: literally, "You play a joke.")
	Imir iruzur aliro. (stronger: literally, "You play the fool.")

Are you hungry [thirsty]	Imir shon gosen [egarri] amiro?
I'm hungry [thirsty].	Gosen [Egarri] amaro.
What do you have to eat?	Imir shonimen naharen seiretiro?
Are you going to eat that?	Imir sha shon oyun walgemiro?
You aren't really going to drink that, are you?	Shon imir sha zuzur yangya edanman hinamisa?
I've never eaten peccary snouts before.	Scuneni sudureni hinscu ongan walgemaro.
What is this floating in the barrel?	Shonime shu yuzta ei yimita amisa?
This is quite tasty.	Shu epe dastajen amisa.
That doesn't smell right.	Sha hin escuen usaindisa.
The nausea won't last long.	Gerweta uzacur hin jarraitisa.

Rain does not fall on one roof alone.	Derli ohe sogan elo aborosen hin udazatisa.
All sunshine makes a desert.	Inoren daforin bir chol alorisa.
You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.	Imir hinscu bir ceuto oyun hin samyatiro eger imir sogan ei irn yat ton epeletiro.
Of course, you'll never get sunburned, either.	Elbetde, imir hem hinscu ong gune yantiro.