2026 Late Cornish

De Meurth, nawes mis Efen Tuesday, 9th June Theram ow mires orth  nebes colmow tavas arta. I'm looking at some tongue twisters again. Words beginning with c, ch, k or qw: nouns in red , verbs in blue , adjectives and adverbs in green . Ma chicok . Pe le ma chicok ? Ma chicok dadn an to chei coth en coos coth . Pandr’eus a-jei dhe’n chei coth e’n coos coth ? Ma kei coth a-jei dhe’n chei coth e’n coos coth . Ma’n kei coth ow chassya cathik e’n chei coth e’n coos coth. Ma chayr reb copart kegin en kegin dadn an to e’n chei coth e’n coos coth, An cathik ell crambla qwyck war an chayr kegin - ha nena war an copart kegin e’n gegin e’n chei coth e’n coos coth.   Ma chons da dhe'n cathik .   Na ell kei coth chassya qwyck na crambla qwyck . There's a house martin. Where is the house martin? The house martin is under the roof of an old house in an old wood. What is there inside the old house in the old wood. There's an old dog inside the old house in the old w...

De Lün, ethves mis Efen Monday, 8th June Termyn, my a brederas, dhe vires orth colm tavas arta - po martesen moy es onan. Ew possybyl dhe scrifa colm tavas rag keniver letheren? Otta A ha B. Ha ma gwers, ewedh, gen rimys gwell. Time, I thought, to look at a tongue twister again - or perhaps more than one. Is it possible to write a tongue twister for each letter? Here are A and B. And there's a verse, too, with better rhymes. A Tongue twister    COLM TAVAS A An asen a dhebras y aval  ha 'n appa a abmas dh' y dhama , saw dama an asen a dhebras aval an appa ha dama an appa a abmas dhe 'n asen . Gerva an appa = the ape an asen = the donkey aval an appa = the ape's apple dama an appa = the ape's mother dama an asen = the donkey's mother y aval = his apple y dhama = his mother a abmas dhe = kissed a dhebras = ate The donkey ate his apple  and the ape kissed his mother,  but the donkey's mother ate the ape's apple and the ape's mother kissed the d...

De Sül, seythves mis Efen Sunday, 7th June E veu pedn-bloodh dhe'm gohydh de. Etho, ow mab ha y deylû a dheuth dhe chei nei. Aga mebyon vian a wrüg gòrtos òbma ha Mabm ha Tas eth dhe wool mûsek, Ayrys e'n Tewednow. Nei alja clowes an mûsek û hel dhort agan lowarth. Dama wydn ha sira wydn a wrüg gwitha an flehes.   My daughter-in-law had a birthday yesterday. So, my son and his family came to our house. Their little boys stayed here while Mum and Dad went to a music festival, Tunes in the Dunes. We could hear the loud music from our garden. Grandmother and grandfather babysat.

De Sadorn, wheffes mis Efen Saturday, 6th June Thera bush brâs a düs en Shô Kernow Riel, de Yow ha de Gwener. Meurgerys ew an Shô. Whei ell gweles (ha tastya) pub tra ew marthys en boos ha dewes a Gernow. Whei ell gweles an gwelha bestes dhort lies bargen tir. Ma disqwedhyansow a losow kegin ha flourys gen gonesyjy. En gwettha pres, thera hager awel de Sadorn, ha'n Shô a veu degëys a-varr. There was a crowd at the Royal Cornwall Show on Thursday and Friday. The Show is popular. You can see (and taste) everything that is marvellous in Cornish food and drink. You can see the best animals from many farms. There are displays of vegetables and flowers by growers. Unfortunately, there was terrible weather on Saturday, and the Show was closed early.

De Gwener, pempes mis Efen Friday, 5th June Pub bledhen, an pempes dedh a vis Efen ew Dedh Pesk ha Scobmow Kenedhlek. Da ew gen pub hüny debry pesk ha scòbmow, reb an mor dres ehen. Ew da genowgh kemeres holan ha eysyl brag gen agas scòbmow?  Eus maner gwell dhe dhebry tettys? Whei alja cawas tettys bryjys, tettys rostys, tettys pebys po yos tettys, bes tettys trehys en tabmow ha friys en oyl down ew an gwelha gen agas pesk. Ha yos tettys ew da gen selsik.  Every year, the fifth day of June is National Fish and Chips Day. Fish and Chips Day. Everybody likes eating fish and chips, especially by the sea. Do you like to take salt and malt vinegar with your chips? Is there a better way to eat potatoes? You could get boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, baked potatoes or mashed potatoes, but potatoes cut into bits and fried in deep oil are best with your fish. And mashed potato is good with sausages.

De Yow, pajwora mis Efen Thursday, 4th June Skith o vy ha ma üfern tydn. Rüdh ew ow üfern, drefen bos gwenys po pigys gen kelyonen dhû münys e'n lowarth. My a's ladhas, bes re dhiwedhes! Martesen hei a veu gwibesen po gwibesen fòng. Perthyanjek o vy!  I am tired and I have a sore ankle. My ankle is red, because of being bitten or stung by a tiny black fly in the garden. I killed it, but too late! Perhaps it was a gnat or a fungus gnat. I am sensitive!

De Merher, tryja mis Efen Wednesday, 3rd June Gero nei dhe vires orth an verb "bos" arta. Ello whei trouvya an sampels? Let's look at the verb "to be" again. Can you find the examples? Grammar in practice Here are some sentences which use bos descriptive !st person singular: Lôwen o vy . I am happy. (with adjective) Pur vesy o vy … I am very busy … 1 st person plural: Moy sygür o nei … We are slower (more slow) 2 nd person plural: Welcòm o whei …    You … are welcome 3 rd person singular: Degòlyow hav ew . It’s summer holidays (with noun) An kensa seythen ew . It’s the first week. An kensa dedh ew . It’s the first day. Pur üskis ew ev . He is very fast. Pur ervirüs ew Tristan. Tristan is very decided. Gellys ew hei . She is (has) gone. (with verbal adjective/past participle) Ew hei gellys? Is (has) she gone? (verb first, no particle, so question) Res ew dhewgh mos You must go (lit. necessity is to you going) (with prepositional pronoun creating the English...

De Meurth, nessa mis Efen Tuesday, 2nd June Ma trei mis en gwenton a veteorologieth: mis Meurth, mis Ebrel ha mis Me. Degensete a veu an diwettha dedh a vis Me ha'n diwettha dedh a wenton. Ma trei mis en hav a veteorologieth: mis Efen, mis Gorefen ha mis Est. Etho, de a veu an kensa dedh a vis Efen ha'n kensa dedh a hav. Bes nag üjy an gewer ow convedhes an sêsons! E veu gewer drovadnüs en mis Me ken dalladh an hav. Lebmyn ma dhen an cowasow a veu gwaytyes genen en mis Ebrel.  There are three months in meteorological spring: March, April and May. The day before yesterday was the last day of May and the last day of spring.  There are three months in meteorological summer: June, July and August. So, yesterday was the first day of June and the first day of  summer. But the weather does not understand the seasons. There was tropical weather in May before the beginning of summer. Now we have the showers we expected in April.

De Lün, kensa mis Efen Monday, 1st June  Whei alja desky lies poynt gramassek en udn radn cott a whedhel po daralla. Otta sompel andhien bian. You could learn many grammatical points in one short part of a story or tale. Here's a little, incomplete example.   “Ma odhom dhebm a olifans gwydn .” Lev ow hôr Rosa ew hedna. Nag o nei bes nowydh devedhys tre dhort scol.   “Gwra gofyn ort dha dhama wydn .” Lev agan dama ew hedna.    Ma hei ow cosôwes bes hanter orth Rosa. Hanter hy rach ew kemerys gen caletter aral . Fatel ell hei gwitha Arthòr, agan broder bian , dhort towla yos tettys ort an gath? Ma dhodho gallos marthys rag nebonan ew bes trei bloodh coth . This shows the use of bes meaning but, in the sense of only or just (sometimes in a negative sentence). Nag o nei bes nowydh devedhys tre ... We have only just come home… (lit. We aren’t but newly come home…) Ma hei ow cosôwes bes hanter …   She is only half listening … (i...