2026 Late Cornish

De Merher, pempes warn ügens mis Meurth Wednesday, 25th March Pandr'ew an re ma? Teylû ens. Nag ew teylû aswonys. Ma sira ha dama ha trei flogh. Pur hir ew an sira. Ew an sira Esel Senedh? Nag ew. Nag ew ev na senedher na conseler. Na wrewgh whei y weles war agos scrîn tele. Ma va owth obery ort y  gompûter gwil gwariow. Berr lowr ew an dhama. Nag ew hei conseleres. Nag üjy hei owth obery rag an Consel. Ma hy whel hei en scol. Artist ew hei. Bewek ha nerthek ew an flehes. Mowns ow  stüdhya  en scol ha coljy. Martesen anjei a venja bos athletys po  mûsicianers po Kensa Menyster. Pur aswonys ew an nessa teylû. Pandr'ew hanow an teylû-ma?   Who are these? They are a family. It's not a famous family. There's a father and mother and three children. The father is very tall. Is the father a Member of Parliament? No. He is neither a senator nor a councillor. You will not see him on your TV screen. He works at his computer making games. The mother is quite short. She is ...

2026 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Trei De Meurh, pajwora warn ügens mis Meurth Tuesday, 24th March A wrügo whei mires orth an tele ha leverel "Piw ew hedna (po hodna) war ow scrîn?"? Ma lies person en towlow ha fylmys. Ma radn anodhans ow presentya an nowodhow. Ma nebes erel ew gwarioryon ha gwarioresow. Ha ma othom dhe bub sport a dherivadoryon ha derivadoresow. Terweythyow nei a wel goraswonegow (po goraswonegesow) ha politycoryon (po politycoresow) ha rielder. Nag ew aga bownans   bos war an scrîn  en üdnek. Did you look at the TV and say "Who is that on my screen?"? There are many people in programmes and films. Some of them present the news. There are some others who are actors and actresses. And every sport needs commentators. Sometimes we see celebrities and politicians and royalty. Being on the screen is not their only living.

De Lün, tryja warn ügens mis Meurth Monday, 23rd March Pandr'ew an gwelha tra dhe dhesky en kensa en Kernôwek? Qwestyons martesen? Pandr'ew hebma? Piw ew hedna? Piw an Jowl o whei? Pe cost ew? Pana pres ew? Pe le ma'n toylettys? Saw nag ew qwestyons vas mar na ellowgh convedhes an gorthebow. Arwòdhyow ha toknys en Kernowek ew vas rag desky. What is the best thing to learn first in Cornish? Questions perhaps? What is this? Who is that? Who the Devil are you? How much is that? What's the time? Where are the toilets? But questions are not useful if you can't understand the answers! Signs and labels in Cornish are useful for learning. 

De Sül, nessa warn ügens mis Meurth Sunday, 22nd March An bownans ew leun a liw. Düwon ew rag an re  na ell gweles liwyow. Brâssa radn an bobel ell gweles oll an liwyow an cabmdhavas. Edhyn ell disernya liwyow ewedh. An rüdhek a wra ajwon rüdhek aral gans y vrodn rüdh. Gwenenen ell gweles flourys en gòlow UV. Ma gidys nectar ow tastewydnya. "Otta nei" emedh an flourys.   Life is full of colour. It's a sadness for those that can't see colours. Most people can see all the colours of the rainbow. Birds can discern colours, too. The robin will know another robin with a red breast. A bee can see flowers in UV light. There are nectar guides reflecting. "Here we are" say the flowers.

De Sadorn, kensa warn ügens mis Meurh Saturday, 21st March Nicholas Boson a scrifas daralla rag y flehes, theram o cregy, en mil whegh cans trei ügens ha seyth. An hanow o "Jooan Chei an Horr". Ma dhen an kensa peswardhek gwers et y spellyans y honan. Remenat an daralla a veu cuntellys gen Edward Lhuyd  adro dhe dogens bledhen moy diwedhes. Scrifys ew hedna et y spellyans y honan. Otta an kensa dew  wers Boson. Ello whei convedhes radn an geryow.  Bes pe le ma Chei a Horr? Ewa telher gwir? My a welas mappa coth - ha hanow gwel ew. Era hordh gwir? A veu an chei e'n gwel? Piw a wör! My a dednas hordh rag pedn bloodh ow mab wydn. Hedhyw ew an kensa jedh arwòdh An Horr En termen ez passiez thera Trigaz en St.Levan; Dean ha Bennen en Tellar creiez chei a Horr. Ha an Weale a Kothaz scant: ha meth a Dean Da an Wreag; mee a ved'n moze Da whelaz weale da weele; ha whi el dendal gose bounans obba. Nicholas Boson wrote a story for his children, I believe, in 1667. The name was J...

De Gwener, ügensves mis Meurh Friday, 20th March Kehesnos lowen dhe bub onan. Gellys lebmyn ew an nosow pur hir. Wòja hebma an dedhyow a vedh hirra avel an nosow. Sòdhogel ew! Ma Gwenton ow tallath. Genes farwel, a Wav! Hedhyw, ma arwòdh an Zôdiak ow tiwedha. Genes farwel a Buskes! Gellys vedh an Puskes. Nanj ew termyn hir, me a dednas hebma rag pedn bloodh ow hor. Hedhyw e'n jedh, ma ger deffrans, spellyans aral. Avorow, ma'n stergelgh ow rei dhen An Hordh. Happy Equinox to everyone. Gone now are the very long nights. After this the days will be longer than the nights. It's official! Spring is starting. Farewell to you, o Winter! Today, a sign of the Zodiac is finishing. Farewell to you, o Pisces. The fish will be gone. A long time ago, I drew this for my sister's birthday. Nowadays, there is a different word, another spelling. Tomorrow, the zodiac is giving us The Ram (Aries). 

  De Yow, nawnjegves mis Meurh Thursday, 19th March Del gwer! Nebes dedhyow a howlsplan ha distowgh ma'n helyk ow tardha mes gen delkyow ha cathes helyk gwer spladn. An losyow on na ew segh marow ha crin, bes an cathes helyk nowydh ma ew criv. An idhyow ew bythwer - glas o dres oll an gwav. Prest gwer ew ow baywedhen ewedh. Gonys gen neb edhen ew homma, theram ow pedery. Ma hei ow tevy pur üskis. A-dhelher dhe'n avalen goth ha'n payl terrys ma'n heligen vrâs agan kentrevogyon gen lies delen nowydh. Noth o hei dres oll an gwav. Ma bleujyow gwedh gwydn dhe gentrevek aral et y ge, keffres hag idhyow.  Green foliage! A few days of sunshine and suddenly the willows are bursting out with bright green leaves and catkins. Those old hazel catkins are bone-dry and brittle, but these new pussy willows are fresh. The ivy is evergreen - it was green through all the winter. My bay tree is also evergreen - this is planted by some bird, I think. It grows very quickly. Behind the old ap...

De Merher, etegves mis Meurh  Wednesday, 18th March   Da ew genam natur, pub best ha plans, brâs ha bian (moy po le). Lôwen o vy dhe weles gwenen emesk an flourys et ow lowarth. Nag oma mar lôwen dhe 'ga gweles e'n chei, en beistry ûhel. Maglednys! Kellys! Emesk lies gwias kenisen. (Gwenton ew - termyn ew rag glânheans gwenton wòja an gwav.) Ma othom dhe'n wenenen wòcky ma a drouvya an daras egor po beister egor. Ellama gweres dhedhy? Theram ow kemeres own rag codha. Nag eus whans dhebm a sqwachya ow clün aral. Ma guckous nowydh ow tos solabres e'n lowarth. Clehigow blou - ha ma clehigow gwydn, ewedh, war vagas reb an vos. I like nature, every animal and plant, large and small (more or less). I am happy to see bees among the flowers in my garden. I'm not as happy to see them in the house, in high windows. Trapped! Lost! Among lots of spiders' webs. (It is spring - it's time for spring cleaning after the winter.) This silly bee needs to find the open door or ...

De Meurh, seytegves mis Meurh Tuesday, 17th March Treylyes ew loos an gwav dhe'n arhans (argan) hag owr an gwenton. Arhans ew an rüsk gwydn ow besowen wydn, ha owr ew an bagas eythin melyn war an ke coth. Oll ew gwyls, gonys gen natur. An brially? Melyn, pecar'a manyn. Nag ens owr. The winter's grey has turned to the spring's silver and gold. Silver is the white bark of my silver birch tree, and gold is the gorse bush on the old hedge. They are all wild, planted by nature. The primroses? Yellow like butter. They aren't yellow.

De Lün, whetegves mis Meurh Monday, 16th March Gellys ew De Meurh Enes (dedh rag crampeth) ha ma Pask (dedh rag oyow Pask) ow tos - saw na whath. Thera nei e'n cres a dermyn Corawys, termyn rag sparyans. Bettegens, de o üdn jedh a lowender, Dedh Damyow po De Sül Mabmow. En termyn eus passyes e veu dedh heb whel, rag pobel chei yonk ha prentysys dhe vysytya aga mabm po eglos vabm (telher aga bejydhyans). Terweythyow e veu flourys ha tesednow bian rag an düs yonk dhe rei dh'aga mabmow. Hedhyw en jedh thera nei oll ow perthy cov a gan damyow - lies gweyth gen flourys dhort an gorvarhas po savla petrol ! Shrove Tuesday (a day for pancakes) is gone and Easter (a day for Easter eggs) is coming - but not yet. We are in the middle of Lent tide, a time for abstinence (fasting). However, yesterday was one day of joy, Mothers' Day or Mothering Sunday. Once upon a time it was a day without work, for young domestic servants and apprentices to visit their mother or  their mother church (...

De Sül, pemdhegves mis Meurth Sunday 15th March Pandra aljama perna e'n varhas de Sadorn en Trurû? Pandr'eus dhe werha (wertha)? Ma lies stall gen meur a voos gwres ha gonys gen an düs. Ew da genowgh neppeth wheg? Ma mel a Gernow, ma fujj gwres gen mel. War an keth stall ma kyfeythyow a lies sort, marmaladys rag sampel. Ma othom dhewgh a vara dhe dhebry gen agas kyfeyth? My alja gweles oll sortow torthow  ha tesednow. Martesen whei a bernas pyckel. Fatla ort tabm keus dhe dhebry ganjo? Ma whans dhewgh tria neppeth deffrans? Fatla gen tastya boos Turkek?  What could I buy in the Saturday market in Truro? What is for sale? There are many stalls with a lot of food made or grown by the people. Do you like something sweet? There's Cornish honey, there's fudge made with honey. On the same stall there are various preserves, such as marmalades. You need bread to eat with your preserve? I could see all kinds of loaves and cakes. Perhaps you bought a pickle. How about a bit of ch...

De Sadorn,  pajardegves mis Meurh Saturday, 14th March "Clowow! Clowow! Clowow!" Egerys ew Marhas de Sadorn an tiogyon. Ma Crier an Dre Trurû ow teclarya an nowodhow. Marhas pur dha ew hei.  "Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!"  (Hear! Hear! Hear!)The farmers' Saturday Market is open. The Town Crier of Truro declares the news. It's a very good market. 

De Gwener, terdhegves mis Meurh Friday, 13th March De, nei a welas imajys a buskes - lies briel ha üdn sylly. Nei a vires orth nebes crestenogyon - canker, legast ha nebes bibynes boubyn. Crestenogyon ew caffloryon temmigow.   Bes pandr'ew "nath"? Edhen ew, onan gelvin lies liw dhedhy. Hei ell degy nebes puskes bian et hy gelvin.  Yesterday, we saw images of fish - many mackerels and one conger eel. We looked at several crustaceans - a crab, a lobster and some shrimps. Crustaceans are scavengers (collectors of debris). But what is a "puffin"? It's a bird, one with a colourful beak. It can carry several little fishes in its beak.  Brilly ow clappya Brilly ow clappya, geryow für, brabm an gath, Mackerel chatting, wise words, bullshit (cat's fart) Syllyes ow neyja, losyow hir, brabm an nath, Eels swimming, long tails, puffin's fart (more nonsense), Kencres ow mos dhe gova dadn Crabs going to hide under Gòbmon ha hûjes bily kern. Seaweed and huge round p...

De Yow, dewdhegves mis Meurh Thursday, 12th March Pur wenjek ew an gewer hedhyw. My a welas gwenenen vlewek bes whethys o hei gen an gwens. Ma todnow war enep an mor bes moy hebask ew dadn an enep. Hedhyw my a vedn scrifa arta ow tòchya puskes. Hemm ew rîm skrifys gans ow howeth Neil. My a vedn rei an treylyans avorow. Otta pictours an "puskes" e'n rîm. The weather is very windy today. I saw a bumblebee but it was blown by the wind. There are waves on the surface of the sea but it is more peaceful under the surface. Today I want to write again regarding fishes. This is a rhyme written by my friend Neil. I will give the translation tomorrow.Here are pictures of the "fish" in the rhyme. Brilly ow clappya Brilly ow clappya, geryow für, brabm an gath, Sylly ow neyja, losyow hir, brabm an nath, Kencres ow mos dhe gova dadn Gòbmon ha hûjes bily kern.   Pandra ew hedna? Crogen las, lagas roos. Ema va tedna, scogyn mes, tabm boos. Dew bâw deragto ow terry, trehy, Ganow ...

De Merher, üdnegves mis Meurh Wednesday, 11th March Otta nebes gwersyow scrifys gen Kernow, Edward Chirgwin, en mil whegh cans pajar ugens ha nawnjek. Henwys "Delkiow Seve" ens.  Hedhyw thera vy ow pedery adro dhe'n delkyow sevy.  My a wra mires orth üdn linen -  Rag delkyow sevy a wra mowesy teg.    Rag fra a venja an vos mos dhe'n venten rag delkyow sevy? Ew hodna an gwelha telher dhe guntel delkyow sevy fytty? Fatel alja delkyow sevy gwil mowesy teg? A vedh anjei da rag an yehes? Fatel alja mosy gwil devnydh a dhelkyow sevy? Üjy an vos ma orth aga debry, aga eva po aga gòrra war hy bejeth? Delkyow sevy ew devnydhyow aswonys da en fysek an bobel. Leun en jei a vitaminow, mònyow ha lies moy.  Te delkyow sevy ew vas rag an dyjestyon ha'n grohen. Oyl po cor gwenen gen delkyow sevy ew vas war guriegy. Here are some verses written by a Cornishman, Edward Chirgwin, in 1698. They are called "Strawberry Leaves". Today I am thinking about the strawberry leaves....

De Meurh, degves mis Meurh Tuesday, 10th March Seythen-ma nanj ew deg bledhen my a welas kensa tycky-Duw an vledhen. Ev a gòscas dres an gwav, ha'n howl a'n difünas. Nag eus tycky-Duwes whath e'n vledhen ma. Solabres ma flourys lowr. Otta hokles, primula ha sevy. Nag o an gwav euthyk yeyn, saw pur wenjek ha pur, pur leb o ev. Nag eus gwenen whath naneyl. A wrüg anjei dürya po a veu anjei beudhys?   Ten years ago this week I saw the first butterfly of the year. It slept through the winter, and the sun woke it up. There are no butterflies yet this year. There are already plenty of flowers. Here are hawkweed, primula and wild strawberry. The winter wasn't terribly cold, but it was very windy and very, very wet. There aren't any bees yet either. Did they survive or were they drowned?