Sryanonese: A brand new language

sryanbruen

sryanbruen wrote: »

Translate this with help of the vocabulary.

Sevit Dái,

Si-ire í phai ent lieryt? Uai eileartol slío phai dien ton plakill goo ia shialth. Si-even ti aiduin phai pó utsuto? Uai dest soir slío baestomir aiduin cedi écailt nerata ton plakill luíp. Uai deos buis-li. Shó dest uail stáeir.

Uai deos norf uail muail pó scoíal. Uai tíochí iet deos shilín éloin namlí bes líon. Uai deos bu rú é mint. Uai deos bualearu ent kegour-li. Ton bléint plakill uail daluv deos horrád. Ambul puí brísónt uai ton pó ospáid. Ton doctíre dest rann thied.

Ians

Hi David,

How are you lately? I hope that you are in the best of health. What have you been up to? I am sorry that I didn't have time to write until now. I was very busy. Here is my story.

I was on my way to school. I thought it was going to be a normal day. I was so wrong. I was bullied very badly. The pain in my head was horrible. An ambulance brought me to the hospital. The doctors are friendly though.

sryanbruen

Eietz - Science
Beilogo - Biology
Chiemostir - Chemistry
Psynochaíe - Physics
Ecologo - Ecology
Buins buntsilo - Bunsen burner
Soluthíer - Solution
Jilia - Food
Systó - System
Systóe - Systems
Seine / Seinrhi - Senses / Sensory
Seinrhi systó - Sensory system
Pród - Product
Súd - Substrate
Ton skleihir - The skeleton
Skleihir systó - Skeletal system
Vitae - Vitamins
Minae - Minerals
Uisae - Water
Cárbe - Carbohydrates
Stár - Starch
Uli - Sound
Prothíer - Production
Prothíer / prothíel systó - Production / productive system
Resthíer - Respiration
Brín - Breathing
Adocat(e) - Artery(ies)
Jazony(e) - Vein(s)
Izatos(e) - Capillary(ies)
Pienquin - Penis
Vienquin - Vagina
Ernis(e) - Kidney(s)
Uithriane - Ureters
Uithri - Urethra
Arporg - Bladder
Ton fichis - The eye
Puilta - Blood
Sirrhi systó - Circulatory system

I will come up with more soon!

sryanbruen

To form words such as "circulatory" or "sensory" as seen above, you simply follow this:

Adjective / Noun + 'rhi' as a suffix.

Examples of above into more detail,

Circular - Sir
Circulatory - Sirrhi
Sense(s) - Sein(e)
Sensory - Seinrhi

sryanbruen

Words ending in '(a)tion' in English such as foundation or imagination are formed in Sryanonese by:

Verb / Noun + 'thíer' as a suffix

Example,

Imagíon - To imagine
Imagthíer - Imagination

Locatíon - To find
Locatthíer - Foundation

*Note: Always remember to take off the 'íon' off a verb when conjugating in any sorts of grammar. Only verbs have the ending 'íon' - so there's an easy way to recognise a verb.

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That - slío
This - bibri
Those - slínt
These - slínte

Very straightforward!

I was studying this morning - Uai deos studín bibri escrum
I hope that you are in the best of health - Uai eileartol slío phai dien ton plakill goo ia shialth

sryanbruen

Notice the pattern in these words?

Superlative - Niembert
Comparative - Ciebert
Demonstrative - Diebert

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Uai astibí bibri escrum - I woke up this morning
Phai dien uail mathimapics nout - You are my number one
Slíi dest míz mi ootoíon - There's too much to lose
Phai dien uailt - You are mine / You're mine
Uai louvienil phai - I love you
Tearia míon diabaes dest posiohamilín - Dance like nobody's watching

sryanbruen

This is a very important rule in Sryanonese.

You use 'trú' (correct / right) on its own when forming questions.

Are you right? - Phai í trú? (Remember this type of question when phai comes first!)

You use 'trú é mint' (correct) when forming sentences.

You are correct / right - Phai dien trú é mint.


Much the same with 'rú' (wrong)

You use 'rú' (wrong) on its own when forming questions.

Is she wrong? - Trei í rú?

You use 'rú é mint' (wrong) when forming sentences.

You are so wrong - Phai dien rú é mint-li (lit. you are very wrong)

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School is stressful - Scoíal dest strusnón
I have to study - Uai aidest studíon
Homework is useless - Jobanuit dest oozléir
Take out your books - Nimtem reig phaint leówe
Take out your copies - Nimtem reig phaint cówe
School is over - Scoíal dest ovir
Saved by the bell - Sabhvisu é ton bieltiel

Vocabulary

Stressful - strusnón
Homework - jobanuit
Home - manuit
Useless - oozléir
Book - leów
Books - leówe
Copy - ców
Copies - cówe
Over - ovir
To save - sabhvis
Saved - sabhvisu
By - é
Bell - bieltiel

sryanbruen

Words ending in 'ful' or '(e)able' in English are known as "Verbal adjectives" in Sryanonese. This means turning the verb into an adjective, for example:

To stress > Strusal
Stressful > Strusnón

To break > Brea
Breakable > Breanón

I am stressed today > Uai dest strusalu póbes
Today is stressful > Póbes dest strusnón

From the above examples, you can see that to the form the verbal adjective, you simply add the suffix "nón" to the verb.

Not all verbs are like this however!

If the verb ends in the following endings, take off the ending before adding the suffix:

-íon - an ending you take off anyway in any grammar of Sryanonese
-al
-(e)ar
-chain
-rama

*Try note get this confused with adverbs which end in 'ly' in English

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More phrases translated!

There's no place like home - Slíiest / slíi dest háigh (pronounced like 'hi') baes míon manuit
Keep an eye on... - Nitvis fichis líon norf...
For all intents and purposes - Ríoc iad intene ias purbene
I couldn't care less - Uai baesbabí ache liles
Regardless - Regaliles
Anyway - Aínmuail
I was on my way to... - Uai deos norf uail muail pó...

Vocabulary

Place - háigh
To keep - nitvis
Intent(s) - inten(e)
Purpose(s) - purben(e)
To care (for) - babíon (ríoc)
Less - liles
Any - aín

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Every Sryanonese sentence / question translated so far in this thread:

Si-ire í phai? - How are you?
Si-even nu ti reen? - What is your name?
Si-rie í phai to? - Where are you from?
Si-pol rie phai diontar? - When were you born?
Si-neve phai poutan? - Why you ask?
Phai í resaix? - Are you okay?
Phai í esuyp? - Are you well?
Si-even res phai míon toogias? - What do you like to do?
Si-ire í phai tooglín? - How are you doing?
Si-ire nu hiesses? - How is everything?
Si-ire ti lariess tyanoín phai? - How's life been treating you?
Uai dest píotí líon pounta - I am a nice person
Uai tia sa ruity - I am 20
Phai tian s'hout - You are 6
Trei tian sa nout - She is 1
Uai tia s'hout - I am 6
Luie tiev sa puyter - You (plural) are 4
Rei tian s'quaoi - He is 9
Uai tia s'wipon - I am 7
Geraldine tian s'nacy - Geraldine is 5
Luke tian sa rudi - Luke is 3
Phai nedtom pó utsuto gut medí - You need to up your medication
Phai nedtom pó utsuto phaint medí - You need to up your medication
Uai tíochí tura s'hout - I thought I was 6
Uai siope ton Gitó - I play the Guitar
Uai tia s'quern - I am 15
Uai mím Singeanta - I like Music
Uai baeníil phai - I fight you
Phai cathiasu ton foutetó - You caught the football
Res phai míon Yitz? - Do you like History?
Uai creasí phai - I see you
Uai baesmím Yitz - I don't like History
Uai tia líon s'hout - I am a 6
Uai poui statuiton puí - I asked a question
Reie poutane uai statuitone líon bes díoin - They ask me a question everyday
Uai tia asta fín erhatu chóy - I will come to a bakery
Uai dest granpo ton plakill luíp - I am grand now
Uai tia éloin shilín pó scoíal - I will be going to school
Phai baesdeos plakill scoíal sertav - You weren't in school yesterday
Goode creasíon phai - Good to see you
Uai nimba phaint maug - I steal your heart
Phai nimbia ton norf cedi - You take on the clock
Lei nion cedi líon fibrat astaín - We take a long time coming
Rei dest s'nacy pó sa puyter - It is 5 to 4
Rei dest sa rudi cedi - It is 3 o'clock
Rei dest sa dramer pó s'hipon - It is 10 to 11
Rei dest luím quai sa lerton - It is quarter past 8
Rei dest luím hial s'eiste - It is half past 12
Rei dest sa ruit-nacy pó s'hout - It is 25 to 6
Nimtem dul nout skizze ol dul dundheal - Take the first street on the left
Nimtem dul nout skizze ol dul clíet - Take the first street on the right
Nimtem dul tout skizze ol dul dundheal - Take the second street on the left
Nimtem dul tout skizze ol dul clíet - Take the second street on the right
Nimtem dul rudi skizze ol dul dundheal - Take the third street on the left
Nimtem dul rudi skizze ol dul clíet - Take the third street on the right
Shilír accusodes staig - Go straight ahead
Rei siopíní foutetó - He plays football
Lei siopínoti Archerí míonta díoin - We play Archery every month
Uai mím Deprog - I like Blues music
Trei míxín tias ton coaitir leend biz líon - She likes to turn the car after a while
Phai mín nimbín ton bismarth - You like taking the bus
Uai siope iche foutetó - I could play football
Bu res phai - So do you
Uai ceinoiru ton míle - I caught the mumps
Lei tion ceinoir bistup - We will catch cholera
Rei ceinoiru ton flio ton plakill faminamentes - He caught the flu in the afternoon
Bóinstí - Hey
Drirathiel - Good afternoon
Litz reen nu Sryan - My name is Sryan
Uai tia s'quern ton plakill luíp - I am 15 now
Uai siope foutetó ias Archerí - I play Football and Archery
Uai siope ton Gitó ias Painian plakill scoíal - I play the Guitar and Piano in school
Uai mím Roment-pratio - I like Pop-rock music
Uai studtol Mathimapicse plakill scoíal - I study Maths in school
Uai iesttol plakill Eieren - I was born in Ireland
Flíonioas - Goodbye
Uai whathót gianse sertav - I wore jeans yesterday
Lei tion whathó atarkall chóy ias custiel bialometere - We will wear a t-shirt and colourful trousers
Uail biebes dest ton norf s'hipon bes ia novimbrée - My birthday is on the 11th of November
Iodú phai - Thank you
Iodú phai mi-li - Thank you very much
Excuizaime - Excuse me
Pliedír - Please
Vallum gut mineire - Mind your manners
Phai dien riem - You're welcome
Maine uai - May I
Pardaime - Pardon me
Uai dest soir - I'm sorry
Uai dest soir-li - I am very sorry
Baes príebla - No problem
Baes bríebla - No bother
Uai dest feelín granpo - I am feeling okay
Dest stearíon goode líon ton hial liev - A good start is half the battle
Dest stearíon goode líon ton hial jobíon - A good start is half the work
Iesttol lean líon riaon rei dest feilchuim - A language lives if it's spoken
Sevit - Hi
Litz reen nu Ross - My name is Ross
Granpo, morat vallum - Okay, never mind
Rei dest tiomier líon pavara - It is a huge town
Uai mím ache cieb rósbínt - I would like more roast beef
Uai cain jipltol - I can jump
Uai pioní coigní - I can eat
Uai siope póbes plakill éloigní - I can play today
Uai siope póbes plakill éloigní - I play today in competence
Uai tia astaine - I might come
Uai tia shilíonaine - I might go
Uai tia astaine póbes - I might come today
Rei tian éloinaine screidearín suíen - He might be screaming soon
Uai nimbong gut maug - I stole your heart
Uai siope iet ent pounta - I played it nicely
Uai deos slíi ent azange - I was there shortly
Rei deos goo ton bes moga - It was the best day ever
Uail biebes dest ton norf - My birthday is on the
Uai aidest líon - I have a
Strucí ton dizas - Disaster struck
Baes dest ent autass líon bes ríoc chielde - A rainy day is not a day for children
Uai deos norf abges ton ia rild - I was on top of the world
Rei baesdest ton itten ton ia rild - It's not the end of the world
Uai shilír ton pó settlí pie deos neve, uai deos escini - I went to the shop which was why, I was wet
Uai baespiont póbes ias slío dest ire uai dest ungéar - I didn't eat today and that is how I am hungry
Uai tíochí deos - I thought I was
Uai tíochí phai deos - I thought you were
Uai aidestíacain mín líon ríoc slío moiv - I must like that movie
Uai yitzitíon shilíon skizzeín - I used to go swimming
Uai tiaíaca erqui - I shall turn around
Uai tiaíacain erqui - I should turn around
Uai mím slío moiv - I like that movie
Uai mím rúinín - I like running
Reie míxní sioppín - They like shopping
Uai mím treirin - I like her
Uai fuathí phai - I hate you
Uail fevré dest - My favourite is
Uail fevré ani dest dúg líon - My favourite animal is a dog
Litz reen nu - My name is
Si-ire í phai ent lieryt? - How are you lately?
Uai eileartol slío phai dien ton plakill go ia shialth - I hope that you are in the best of health
Si-even ti aiduin phai pó utsuto? - What have you been up to?
Uai dest soir slío baestomir aiduin cedi écailt nerata ton plakill luíp - I'm sorry that I didn't have time to write until now
Uai deos buis-li - I was very busy
Shó dest uail stáeir - Here is my story
Uai tíochí iet deos shilín éloin namlín bes líon - I thought it was going to be a normal day
Uai deos bu rú é mint - I was so wrong
Uai deos bualearu ent kegour-li - I was bullied very badly
Ton bléint plakill uail daluv deos horrád - The pain in my head was horrible
Ambul puí brísónt uai ton pó ospáid - An ambulance brought me to the hospital
Ton doctíre dest rann thied - The doctors are friendly though
Uai deos norf uail muail pó scoíal - I was on my way to school
Uai deos studín bibri escrum - I was studying this morning
Uai astibí bibri escrum - I woke up this morning
Phai dien uail mathimapics nout - You are my number one
Slíi dest míz mi ootoíon - There's too much to lose
Phai dien uailt - You are mine
Uai louvienil phai - I love you
Tearia míon diabaes dest posiohamilín - Dance like nobody's watching
Phai dien rú é mint-li - You are so wrong
Phai dien trú é mint - You are correct
Phai í trú? - Are you right?
Scoíal dest strusnón - School is stressful
Uai aidest studíon - I have to study
Jobanuit dest ozzléir - Homework is useless
Nimtem reig phaint leówe - Take out your books
Nimtem reig phaint cówe - Take out your copies
Scoíal dest ovir - School is over
Sabhvisu é ton bieltiel - Saved by the bell
Uai dest strusalu póbes - I am stressed today
Póbes dest strusnón - Today is stressful
Slíiest háigh baes míon manuit - There's no place like home
Nitvis fichis líon norf - Keep an eye on
Ríoc iad intene ias purbene - For all intents and purposes
Uai baesbabí iche liles - I couldn't care less

sryanbruen

Here is a revision of all the Sryanonese grammar you have learned so far - not much to go, although plenty of vocabulary!

'Are' questions

When asking questions such as "Are you okay?" or "Are you well?", in Sryanonese, make sure you write the pronoun first and then "í' (are, as in a question). However, when there is a question word such as "what" or "who", it always translates as the way it would in English. So, you would be literally saying in English, "you are well?" - Phai í esuyp?

However, if it is a sentence, it would be: Phai dien esuyp - notice the difference?

Double digits numbers

All ten digits from 20 onwards (20,30,40 etc) end on a vowel or 'y' and to form numbers such as 21, 33, 46 etc, you take off the vowel or 'y' and add the extra number.

Ruity - 20
Ruit-nout - 21

Age

To express your age in Sryanonese, you use the verb 'Tias' (To turn).

I am 20 - Uai tia sa ruity
I am 9 - Uai tia s'quaoi
He is 2 - Rei tian sa tout

Numbers and seasons: S' / Sa

'A' in sa is not supposed to be beside the following letters:

*h
*w
*q
*n
*c
*k
*any vowel

And therefore, we add s' instead.

Sa puyter - 4
S'nacy - 5

The two big exceptions are the number one and Winter.

1 = Sa nout
Winter = Sa wride

The reason why for this is because of how weird it sounds when you say Sa with the following letters of the second word

Indefinite article

The indefinite article in English is when you use the simple word "A/An".

The ARTACLÍ INDEFINÍ depends on the tense in Sryanonese.

Examples:

I am a 6 = Uai tia líon s'hout.

I asked a question = Uai poui statuiton puí.

They ask me a question everyday = Reie poutane uai statuiton líon bes díoin.

I will come to a bakery = Uai tia asta fín (or pó) erhatu chóy.

Past tense: Puí
Present tense: Líon
Future tense: chóy

Now

When doing phrases in English such as I am friends with her NOW or I am grand NOW. In Sryanonese, you can't just say that. Instead you say the phrase "in the present" (ton plakill luíp). So:

I am grand now - Uai dest granpo ton plakill luíp - literally I am grand in the (the in) present.

Verbal nouns

As you have heard from me before, most verbal nouns are regular in Sryanonese and can easily be formed once ya know the verb. Like for example, here are some regular verbal nouns whether they are formed by irregular or regular verbs.

To be > Éloin > Being > Éloinín
To go > Shilíon > Going > Shilín - make sure if there is a "íon" ending in the verb, take it off and then add the 'ín'
To work > Jobíon > Working > Jobín
To tell > Curab > Telling > Curabín

Not all verbal nouns form this way, however, and irregular verbal nouns have to be learnt off by heart as there are no patterns whatsoever.

Irregular verbal nouns:

To swim > Lin > Swimming > Skizzeín - without the 'ín' - it becomes "street"
To do > Toogias > Doing > Tooglín (clue to this is, that Toogias, the verb is also irregular)
To play > Siopp > Playing > Pléyín - irregular to not confuse with "shopping"
To shop > Bloodrooníon > Shopping > Sioppín - see what I did there

Past tense

These rules only apply to REGULAR VERBS.

Make sure to cross off the ending 'íon' if the verb has it.

Verbs starting with a vowel but don't end in 'íon' (Example: Asta - To come)

Uai - 'te'
Phai - 'ti'
Rei - 'ti'
Trei - 'ti'
Lei - 'tóin'
Luie - 'tón'
Reie - 'tói'
Treie - 'tói'

Verbs starting with a consonant but don't end in 'íon' (Example: Ceinoir - To catch an illness)

Uai - 'u'
Phai - 'u'
Rei - 'u'
Trei - 'u'
Lei - 'uin'
Luie - 'uil'
Reie - 'ut'
Treie - 'ut'

Verbs ending in 'íon' (Example: Tíochíon - To think)

Uai - 'í'
Phai - 't'
Rei - 'í'
Trei - 'í'
Lei - 'tó'
Luie - 'tíev'
Reie - 'tós'
Treie - 'tós'

The clock

To tell the time, you simply say

Rei + dest + a number + pó + a number (sample time: 3:50)

OR

Rei + dest + a number + cedi (sample time: 3:00)

OR

Rei + dest + luím + quai / hial + a number (sample time: 3:30 / 3:15)

OR

Rei + dest + pó + quai + a number (sample time: 2:45)

Directions

To tell a direction such as "take the first street on the left", use the following method:

Nimtem + dul + a number + skizze + ol + dul + dundheal (left) / clíet (right) / accusodes staig (straight ahead)

When talking about directions, you use the words 'dul' and 'ol' instead of 'ton' and 'norf' - which mean 'the' and 'on'.

Would & Could

To simply say you would something or you could something, you simply place the following after the verb:

Ache - would
Iche - could

I would turn - Uai tia ache
I could turn - Uai tia iche
I could play football - Uai siope iche foutetó

Present tense

These rules only apply to REGULAR VERBS.

Make sure to cross off the ending 'íon' if the verb has it.

Verbs starting with a vowel but don't end in 'íon' (Example: Airríne - To arrive)

Uai - 'til'
Phai - 'tim'
Rei - 'til'
Trei - 'til'
Lei - 'atomi'
Luie - 'atomu'
Reie - 'atol'
Treie - 'atol'

Verbs starting with a consonant but don't end in 'íon' (Example: Lín - To light)

Uai - 'il'
Phai - 'im'
Rei - 'il'
Trei - 'il'
Lei - 'mi'
Luie - 'mu'
Reie - 'ol'
Treie - 'ol'

Verbs ending in 'íon' (Example: Púshíon - To push)

Uai - 'tol'
Phai - 'tom'
Rei - 'tol'
Trei - 'tol'
Lei - 'tomi'
Luie - 'tomu'
Reie - 'tol'
Treie - 'tol'

Should & Shall

To say you should something, you place the suffix 'íacain' to the end of the verb. To say you shall something, you place the suffix 'íaca' to the end of the verb.

I should play football - Uai siopeíacain foutetó
I shall dance - Uai teariailíaca

The possessive adjectives

My - Gla / Uail
Mine - Glangel / Uailt
Yours - Gute / Phainte
Your - Gut / Phaint
His - Paas / Reirine
Hers - Treine / Treirine
Her - Trein / Treirin
Its - Vors / Reirine
Our - Leisuss / Leiaint
Ours - Leisusse / Leiainte
Their - Reiedich / Treiedich / Reieirin / Treieirin
Theirs - Reiediche / Treiediche / Reieirine / Treieirine

There are two translations for each possessive adjective and it is totally your choice to choose which one you want to learn with.

Every

There is no translation for the word 'every' in Sryanonese.

When talking about the word 'every', however, to separate it from confusion, we use multiple different words which don't literally mean 'every' as there are plenty of different ways to say it in Sryanonese and therefore, just have to be learnt off by heart. For example, every Tuesday would be "ouil Muire" whilst every month would be "míonta díoin".

Everything - hiesses
Every(a day of the week) - ouil ____
Every month - míonta díoin
Everyday - bes díoin
Everybody - mogotrevís
Every(an object like every horse) - ___ (object) hies

Abnormal verbs

Abnormal verbs are like irregular verbs in that they don't follow the rules of regular verbs. However, unlike the irregular verbs. They don't need to be overly complicated-conjugated.

Past participle > "t"
Present participle > "í"

The future tense of abnormal verbs are the same as regular AND irregular verbs!

Pion - To eat - example of an abnormal verb

Uai piont - I ate
Uai pioní - I eat
Uai tia pion - I will eat

Fortunately, there are very few abnormal verbs and are thus extremely easy to learn! Fact: The verbs you use most in Sryanonese are either abnormal verbs or irregular verbs and you use regular verbs less frequently!

Birthday

To say your birthday simply follow this method:

Uail + biebes + dest + ton + norf + the date + bes + ia + the month

Example,

Uail biebes dest ton norf s'hipon bes ia novimbrée
(My) (birthday) (is) (the) (on) (eleven) (day) (of) (November)

Literally or do you have to learn?

Most of the time in Sryanonese, things can be taken literally as in translated the exact same way as they would in English. Notable differences, however that you've seen:

*Very comes after the word you emphasise in Sryanonese
*When doing prepositions such as "out of the", "in the", "on the" etc, "the" always comes first in Sryanonese. For example,
In the = Ton plakill = literally translating as "The in"
*When talking about the time such as "Half past" or "Quarter past" - "Past" comes first in Sryanonese. For example,
Half past = Luím hial = literally translating as "Past half"
*When translating the names of the tenses such as Past Tense or Present Tense - "Tense" always comes first in Sryanonese. For example,
Past tense = Nontíot luím = literally translating as "Tense past"
Present tense = Nontíot luíp = literally translating as "Tense present"
Future tense = Nontíot luíc = literally translating as "Tense future"

Infinitive form of a verb

People may find it confusing when to use an inflected form of the verb or the infinitive in Sryanonese.

*Well, when saying "It's" - You say Rei dest - which is literally "he is".

*When saying words such as "gives" without a pronoun or object or name, you say the inflected form of the verb like it were a Rei or Trei (he or she).

*When saying words such as "work" or "start", you use the infinitive form of the verb, you do not use it like in English when you say for example, "I work" (no s) or "We work". You use the INFINITIVE!!!

Verb or very

Notice that lí = verb and li = very? When speaking, how can we separate each from nearly the same sound, well,

Li is pronounced like - lEE (2 e's) - very
Lí is pronounced like - lEEE (3 e's) - verb

^ Always remember this and try not to get confused

Notice also how lí is built into the following:

Regglíe - Regular verbs
Irreglíe - Irregular verbs
Abnormlíe - Abnormal verbs

The superlative adjectives

To say the superlative adjective in Sryanonese, you simply have to learn off vocabulary to do with the adjective - normally is a simpler version of the word.

For example,

Hard = Sealt
Hardest = Sael

Soft = Eupocl
Softest = Eup

Were

Notice:

How "Si-rie" = Where

whilst

"Rie" on its own = Were

This only goes for questions because if you want to say like "You were", you say the past tense of Éloin - To be = Phai deos.

All or all boys / girls

You can't literally say all boys or all girls in Sryanonese, instead you use two special words:

Reieimé - All boys
Treieimé - All girls

Reieimé scoíal - All boys school

The comparative adjectives

There are two rules of forming the comparative adjective in Sryanonese.

Cieb - This prefix can be added to the start of any adjective beginning with a vowel and the following consonants:
H, L, R and Y.

Cie - This prefix can be added to the start of any adjective beginning with the following consonants:
B, C, D, F, G, J, K, M, N, P, Q, S, T, V, W, X and Z.

The different prefixes is due to the sound of the first letter of the original adjective. Thus, for examples on forming them:

Friendlier - Rann (friendly) - Cierann - literally, more friendly
Spicier - Ladeou (spicy) - Ciebladeou - literally, more spicy

Cie(b) on its own means "more". These rules of the prefixes also apply to words if they come after the word "more" as they would in English!

Example,

I would like more roast beef - Uai mím ache cieb rósbínt (notice the "b", see applies to the same rule!)

Apart from the "cieb" adjectives - that maybe considered irregular, there are no irregular comparative adjectives in Sryanonese - sigh of relief yo!

Remember:

Ciebert = Comparative
Cie(b) = More (adjective)

Can

Unlike modal verbs such as "should", "could" and "would" which you've learnt so far, the modal verb "can" (or to be able to in the present tense) is quite different of translating.

There are three translations of "can" (as a verb) in Sryanonese and there is no choice of choosing which you put in a sentence. You must follow these rules:

*Cain is to be used with only regular verbs.

Example,

Uai cain jipltol - I can jump (make sure to give the conjugation of the original verb)

*Note: this form of "can" can be translated literally.

*Coigní is to be used with only abnormal verbs.

Example,

Uai pioní coigní - I can eat

*Note: in this form of "can", the "can" comes after the verb in Sryanonese.

*Plakill éloigní is to be used with only irregular verbs. and moved to the end of a full sentence.

Example,

Uai siope póbes plakill éloigní - I can play today. This literally means however, I play today in competence.

Might

To say you might ___ (verb) in Sryanonese:

You use Future tense + (a)ine to the verb. Add the 'a' if the verb does not end in an a

For example,

I might come > Uai tia astaine (original verb: Asta, so do not add an extra 'a')
I might go > Uai tia shilíonaine (original verb: Shilíon, so add the extra 'a')

I might come today > Uai tia astaine póbes
He might be screaming soon > Rei tian éloinaine screidearín suíen

Conjunctions

You have to 100% learn these off as without them, you could not ever make a sentence in Sryanonese!

Would - ache
Could - iche
Should - íacain (used as a suffix to the verb)
Don't - baes (used as a prefix to the verb)
Can't - iaes (used as a prefix to the verb)
Not - es (used as a prefix to the verb)
Because - hutom
However - nurpe
Nor - níon
Of - ia
If - riaon
All - iad
Been - ti
In - plakill
Now - ton plakill luíp (again, literally "in the present")
Again - tíuy
Very; -li (used as a suffix to the adjective)
Yes - aes
No - baes (like "don't", except without the verb and is not used as a prefix)
For - ríoc
The - ton
To - fín / pó (pó is used more frequently)
And - ias
Ever - moga
Never - ahna
Really - ulnba
I - uai
Yet - glea
With - haito
Without - dujito
On - norf
At - eu
As - el
Either - sleith
Neither - sleithaes
But - nur
So - bu
That - slío
Then - slía
Than - slíu
There - slíi (pronounced "slee-ee-e)
Or - fia
This - bibri
Those - slínt
These - slínte

Multiple translations:
A - puí; nontíot luím
líon; nontíot luíp
chóy; nontíot luíc

Adverbs

To express the adverb in Sryanonese, you simply put the article "ent" in front of the adjective (as a separate word) - "ly" - literally means.

However, some adverbs in Sryanonese do not require "ent".
For example,
Rann - Friendly

*Though there are very few exceptions to the rule! So you're generally gonna have to use "ent" to form the adverb.

I played it NICELY - Uai siope iet ENT POUNTA.
I was there SHORTLY - Uai deos slíi ENT AZANGE.

The restrictive / non-restrictive clauses

To express the restrictive clause in Sryanonese, you use shorter forms of the question words "who", "when", "why" etc but the same form that you already learnt of words such as "that".

So for example, you are not allowed to use "si-neve" (why) in a sentence but only a question. Instead for a sentence you use, just "neve" without the "si-" which is another way to spot a question in Sryanonese other than the question mark.

Example of restrictive clause in Sryanonese:

I went to the shop which was why, I was wet - Uai shilír ton pó settlí pie deos neve, uai deos escini.

I didn't eat today and that is how I am hungry - Uai baespiont póbes ias slío dest ire uai dest ungéar

Same pronoun near each other

You can't say literally "I thought I was" or "I liked that I" etc in Sryanonese. Instead you say, for example "I thought was" - Uai tíochí deos, NOT uai tíochí uai deos. However, when it is separated by another pronoun OR a second verb without the 'I' pronoun, you put the Uai again after it.

I saw that you and I - Uai creasí slío phai ias uai - notice!

Plurals

Over 40-60 words in Sryanonese end in an "e" as a singular but all the rest don't.

Plural - plurien (plur-reen)
Plurals - pluriene (plur-reen-ee)

Question - statuiton (stat-chew-with-ton)
Questions - statuitone (stat-chew-with-tone)

December - decimbrée (dis-sim-bir-ray)
Decembers - decimbréee (dis-sim-bir-ray-ee)

Monday - luire (lur-a)
Mondays - luiree (lur-ee)

*The above examples such as that to form the plural, you simply add an "e" to the end of the word, even if it has one or more "e's" already included.

*The advantage to plurals is that they are simple to form.

*However, the disadvantage to plurals is that some can be hard to recognise.

Must

Saying expressions such as "I MUST go" or "I MUST be", you can't translate literally in Sryanonese. Instead, you form such phrases by:

Pronoun + present tense of Éloin + should + verbal noun

So, you would literally be translating, for example:

I should be going - but you're really trying to say "I must go"

You could also say

Pronoun + present tense of Aiduin + infinitive

So literally you would be translating, for example:

I have to go

Sentences such as:

I must like that movie - Uai aidestíacain mín líon ríoc slío moiv - lit. I should have a liking for that movie

Have to be learnt off by heart as idiomatic expressions - very similar to Irish - actually!

May

To simply say "May I" etc, you use the same word in Sryanonese for the month of May which is Maine. So, Maine uai - May I

Used to

Though you may think, you could just translate the auxiliary verb "used to" in Sryanonese using the verb To use and the conjunction "to"? Well, sorry you can't or the sentence wouldn't make sense.

You use a special verb named "Yitzitíon" - literally, to history (Yitz = History).

Clue: Yitz = History
Yitzitíon = Used to - think of it as you made History!

And you don't have to do any conjugating with this verb, despite the "íon" ending.

I used to go swimming - Uai yitzitíon shilíon skizzeín

Opinions

*To express likeness in Sryanonese, simply use the irregular verb "Míon" - To like.

I like that movie - Uai mím slío moiv
I like running - Uai mím rúinín
They like shopping - Reie míxní sioppín
I like her - Uai mím treirin

*To express hatefulness in Sryanonese, simply use the abnormal verb "Fuathíon" - To hate. Clue: Fuath in Irish = Hate.

I hate you - Uai fuathí phai

*To express favourites in Sryanonese, simply use the phrase:

Uail fevré _____ (bes - day? OR MAYBE ani - animal?) dest ______ (noun) _____ (if the noun has an "a" in a sentence. For example "a fox" or without it "My favourite singer is Nelly").

My favourite animal is a dog - Uail fevré ani dest dúg líon

Name

Questions to get to know a person's name:

What is your name? - Si-even nu ti reen?
Who are you? - Si-eir í phai?

Your answer

My name is.... - Litz reen nu..... - note: it is an idiomatic phrase
I'm.... - Uai dest.... OR uaiest - like the English where there's a mix of "I" and "am" but in this, there's a mix of "uai" and "dest". The pronunciation is different however, and is pronounced - wee-ist.

"Ory" words

To form words such as "circulatory" or "sensory" in English i.e. words ending in "ory", you simply follow this:

Adjective / Noun + 'rhi' as a suffix.

Examples of above into more detail,

Circular - Sir
Circulatory - Sirrhi
Sense(s) - Sein(e)
Sensory - Seinrhi

"(a)Tion" words

Words ending in '(a)tion' in English such as foundation or imagination are formed in Sryanonese by:

Verb / Noun + 'thíer' as a suffix

Example,

Imagíon - To imagine
Imagthíer - Imagination

Locatíon - To find
Locatthíer - Foundation

*Note: Always remember to take off the 'íon' off a verb when conjugating in any sorts of grammar. Only verbs have the ending 'íon' - so there's an easy way to recognise a verb.

The demonstrative adjectives

That - slío
This - bibri
Those - slínt
These - slínte

I was studying this morning - Uai deos studín bibri escrum
I hope that you are in the best of health - Uai eileartol slío phai dien ton plakill goo ia shialth

Correct or wrong

You use 'trú' (correct / right) on its own when forming questions.

Are you right? - Phai í trú? (Remember this type of question when phai comes first!)

You use 'trú é mint' (correct) when forming sentences.

You are correct / right - Phai dien trú é mint.


Much the same with 'rú' (wrong)

You use 'rú' (wrong) on its own when forming questions.

Is she wrong? - Trei í rú?

You use 'rú é mint' (wrong) when forming sentences.

You are so wrong - Phai dien rú é mint-li (lit. you are very wrong)

The verbal adjectives

Words ending in 'ful' or '(e)able' in English are known as "Verbal adjectives" in Sryanonese. This means turning the verb into an adjective, for example:

To stress > Strusal
Stressful > Strusnón

To break > Brea
Breakable > Breanón

I am stressed today > Uai dest strusalu póbes
Today is stressful > Póbes dest strusnón

From the above examples, you can see that to the form the verbal adjective, you simply add the suffix "nón" to the verb.

Not all verbs are like this however!

If the verb ends in the following endings, take off the ending before adding the suffix:

-íon - an ending you take off anyway in any grammar of Sryanonese
-al
-(e)ar
-chain
-rama

*Try note get this confused with adverbs which end in 'ly' in English

Future tense

The future tense is simple to form in Sryanonese. You simply follow this method:

Pronoun + present tense of Tias + infinitive of the verb

E.g. Uai tia éloin - I will be but literally, I turn to be

However, since Tias is required to form the past tense, Tias is an odd one out.
Thus, you use "Coíp" instead of "Tias". E.g.

Uai tia coíp - I will turn

sryanbruen

You have already learnt how to form the past tense in Sryanonese which is used rather "informally". Now you are gonna learn how to form a past tense which is used rather "formally" and is easier to learn.

If you were writing a formal letter, you would use the Luím Prileft tense instead of the Nontíot luím which you already know.

I went to the shop - Uai shilír ton pó settlí (informally)
I went to the shop - Uai shilíont ton pó settlí (formally)

The perfect past is formed exactly like the past tense of abnormal verbs. And because of this, there is no perfect past tense for abnormal verbs, you use the same one! Thus,

I ate meat - Uai piont musaníne (informally)
I ate meat - Uai piont musaníne (formally)

No difference, 'cause Pion is an abnormal verb! This is another reason why these verbs are called ABNORMAL verbs.

Perfect past method of formation:

Pronoun + infinitive of verb + 't' as a suffix to the verb

Uai creasíont - I saw (formally)
Uai brísónt - I brought (formally)
Phai éloint - You were (formally)

This is also the one time, you DO NOT take off the 'íon' ending other than using infinitives and the future tense in a sentence.

sryanbruen

Here is a list of reasons why Sryanonese can be an easy language to learn, but unfortunately, there are reasons it can be hard too!

Easy:
Future tense
Perfect past
Abnormal verbs
Comparative adjectives
Adverbs
Demonstrative adjectives
Conjunctions
Regular verbal nouns
Conditional mood
Should / shall
Possessive adjectives
Restrictive / non-restrictive clauses
Plurals
Opinions
No gender rules

Hard / Tricky:
23 irregular verbs
Numbers
Superlative adjectives
Modal verbs
Directions
Correct / wrong
Verbal adjectives
Age
Indefinite article
Now
Irregular verbal nouns
Every
Recognising plurals

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River(s) - rivré(e)
Stream - strien
Tributary - trubrhi (treat it like an 'ory' word)
Rock(s) - gloch(e) (similar to the Irish for 'stone')
Karst - kiarst
Landscape - lieascé
Planet - nethoon
Earth - eiairith
Denudation - denudthíer
Erosion - erodthíer
Beach(es) - suoít(e) (pronounced like "sweeet")
Moon - munir
Sun - sounir
Physical - freidea
Urbanisation - urbadthíer
Urban - urbad
Population - porthathíer
Soil(s) - lios(e)
Vegetation - vegachthíer
Tombolo - tombírlt
Lagoon - lagootien
Glaciation - glacachthíer
Sea(s) - sae(e)
Water - uisae
Cliff - flic
Meander - mehender
Lake(s) - luirt(e)
Ocean(s) - ocian(e)
Town(s) - bail(e)
City(ies) - ciday(e)
Economic - eco

Keplar240B

Si-ire nu hiesses? - are you watching Fargo season 2?

sryanbruen

Keplar240B wrote: »

Si-ire nu hiesses? - are you watching Fargo season 2?

Granpo, si-neve? ti-hi!

sryanbruen

The key to keep in mind is that, since there are formal tenses (Luím prileft, luíp prileft ias luíc prileft), for writing formal letters, you don't need to say things like "dear sir / madam" OR "yours faithfully" etc. Writing the letter using these special tenses is all you need, no formal talk etc.

Keplar240B

sryanbruen wrote: »

Granpo, si-neve? ti-hi!

Whats ti-hi mean?

Re Fargo Tv show season 2 minor spoiler

There is a character making his own language in tv show just like you!

sryanbruen

Keplar240B wrote: »

Whats ti-hi mean?

Re Fargo Tv show season 2 minor spoiler

There is a character making his own language in tv show just like you!

Haha - that's what it means

sryanbruen

That's - Slíoest
That is - Slío dest

I'm - Uaiest
I am - Uai dest

Into - Fusert
In to - Plakill pó

Onto - Leit
On to - Norf pó

You're - Phaien
You are - Phai dien

Outside - Ermureig
Out side - Gier rumer (lit. Side out)

Inside - Mileig
In side - Gier elim (lit. Side in)

Beside - Mach
Be side - Gier éloin (lit. Side be)

There's - Slíiest
There is - Slíi dest

I gave the original words separate to show you the big differences

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Ton muriti dest tabash uai - Under the weather / I am under the weather (lit. The weather is under me)
Iet dest autassín chihae ias dúge - It is raining cats and dogs
Reie captiol el - As they say (lit. They say as)
Si-even res phai salica? - What do you mean?
Tibit (líon) ton eilt ereou bloi - (A) Chip off the old block
Áilya biebes pó phai - Happy birthday to you
Áilya Níllím - Merry Christmas
Áilya dion loi - Happy new year
Si-even res slío salica? - What does that mean?
Cuirtnío tríshonu ton chiha - Curiosity killed the cat

Any phrases you would like translated?

sryanbruen

Forming the perfect past tense for irregular verbs is no different! In fact, you use the informal form of the irregular verb in the past tense then just add the article "t" like with every other verb in the perfect past.

I was (informal) - Uai deos
I was (formal) - Uai deost

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Bi, ti, bi - Blah, blah, blah
Lou ia uail maug - Love of my heart
Lou ia uail lariess - Love of my life
Ent baesslute - Absolutely not
Baestomir phai nulías (slío)? - Didn't you hear (that)?
Iad plakill iad - All in all
Nout ia iad - First of all
Phai tia mirílica uai? - Will you marry me?
Ton ians dest - The answer is
Uai baesablievévtil iche - I can't believe
Uai baesablievévte iche - I couldn't believe
Ablievév iet fia ablievév - Believe it or not (lit. believe it or believe)

sryanbruen

The perfect present is a tense used like the perfect past to indicate "formality" in literature or functional writing in Sryanonese. Since the perfect past is formed like the past tense of abnormal verbs, it may not come as a surprise that to form the perfect present, you use the method of formation from forming the present tense of abnormal verbs!

Again for this reason, this is why, these verbs are called ABNORMAL verbs.

Uai eileartol - I hope (informally)
Uai eileartolí - I hope (formally)

So for the perfect present, you place the 'í' as a suffix after you conjugate the verb.

With these perfect tenses, you can also learn ABNORMAL VERBS very easily!

sryanbruen

As I said before, there are not much abnormal verbs in Sryanonese and here they all are!

Wharthó - To wear
Pion - To eat
Drín - To drink
Fuaríon - To cool
Cheartis - To make
Allegíon - To get
Brísón - To bring
Sienon - To seem
Deiron - To say
Recibell - To put
Salica - To mean
Alle - To get up
Fuathíon - To hate
Bríon - To breathe
Mirílica - To marry

sryanbruen

This is a revision post for the irregular verb Éloin.

When you say, "Dest"

*When you say something "is":

Uai dest granpo - I am grand

*Present tense of Éloin for Uai, Rei & Trei

Rei dest sa dramer pó sa puyter - It is ten to four

When you say, "Í"

*Questions with "Are"

Si-ire í phai? - How are you?
Phai í esuyp? - Are you well?

When you say, "Ti" (Might get confusion with this verb)

*To indicate "your" in a question

Si-even nu ti reen? - What is your name?

*For the word "been"

Si-ire ti lariess tyanoín phai? - How's life been treating you?
Uai aidest ti shilín ton pó settlí - I have been going to the shop

When you say, "Nu"

*Questions where you try to find out information / Questions with "Is" instead of "Are"

Si-even dát póbes nu rei? - What date is it today?

When you say, "Tia éloin"

*Uai in the future tense of Éloin

Uai tia éloin asta - I will come

When you say, "Baesdest"

*Indicating "Isn't / Am not / Are not" in English

Uai baesdest resaix - I am not okay
Rei baesdest autassín - It is not raining

sryanbruen

Here is a list of some of the Superlative Adjectives translated so far

Hardest - Sael
Softest - Eup
Friendliest - Narr
Most boring - Pulit
Nicest - Poun
Fattest - Dones
Tallest - Whor
Shortest - Aza
Hugest - Pavar
Smallest - Retab
Deepest - Aflupsa
Longest - Tarbrif
Biggest - Gato
Thickest - Wenca
Widest - Syne
Thinnest - Eost
Narrowest - Citra
Smoothest - Ithren
Bitterest - Sixym
Freshest - Wenwop
Saltiest - Vetort
Sourest - Chopi
Spiciest - Laed
Sweetest - Rachuyl
Baddest / Most bad - Keuog
Cleanest - Sleub
Darkest - Sryocho
Most difficult - Litoa
Dirtiest - Oupura
Driest - Srior
Easiest - Gacirli
Emptiest - Thal
Newest - Imigoa
Oldest - Uoero
Quietest - Tovex
Slowest - Lanid
Fastest - Echtiu
Heaviest - Ulem
Cheapest - Riatis

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Reirint - Brother
Treirint - Sister
Reieirint - Father
Treieirint - Mother
Reieirintgíl - Godfather
Reieirintstíl - Stepfather
Treieirintgíl - Godmother
Treieirintstíl - Stepmother
Reirintstíl - Stepbrother
Treirintstíl - Stepsister
Courei - Cousin (male)
Coutrei - Cousin (female)
Rei - He
Trei - She
Reie - They (masculine)
Treie - They (feminine)
Reirine - His
Treirine - Hers
Reieimé (scoíal) - All boys (school)
Treieimé (scoíal) - All girls (school)
Mirtek - Man
Virtek - Woman
Jóin - Boy
Etjóin - Girl
Áint - Aunt
Áintir - Auntie
Unclir - Uncle
Nierei - Nephew
Nietrei - Niece
Sórei - Son
Sótrei - Daughter
Sóreigíl - Godson
Sótreigíl - God-daughter
Mátrein - Maternity
Párein - Paternity

Always the key to most of these is:

Rei - he (so a male person)
Trei - she (so a female person)

Mátrein - Maternity
Párein - Paternity

See for example the clue in those ^