This lesson is covered in more detail in Week 1 of Introduction to Sindarin
Being able to say where you come from is an important part of a first conversation with a stranger.
Because Amdiron and Ivrinel are still relative strangers they are still using formal speech with one another in this text.
Amdiron: Suilad! Mas dorthol Ivrinel?
Ivrinel: Dorthon vi Lothlorien, ach onnen hí vi Imladris. A len?
Amdiron: Telin od Imladris.
Ivrinel: O vas tôl?
Amdiron: Siron? Mellonenin tôl o Daur-nu-Fuin
Ivrinel: Dorthon vi Lothlorien, ach onnen hí vi Imladris. A len?
Amdiron: Telin od Imladris.
Ivrinel: O vas tôl?
Amdiron: Siron? Mellonenin tôl o Daur-nu-Fuin
Amdiron: Greetings! Where do you live Ivrinel?
Ivrinel: I live in Lothlorien, but I was born here in Rivendell. And you?
Amdiron: I come from Rivendell.
Ivrinel: Where does he come from?
Amdiron: Siron? My friend comes from Mirkwood.
Ivrinel: I live in Lothlorien, but I was born here in Rivendell. And you?
Amdiron: I come from Rivendell.
Ivrinel: Where does he come from?
Amdiron: Siron? My friend comes from Mirkwood.
Vocabulary
Suilad! = Greetings!
Mas dorthol? = Where do you live?
Dorthon vi... = I live in...
ach = but
onnen hí = I was born here
A len? = And you?
Telin o(d)... = I come from. The second word is O before a consonant, and Od before a vowel
O vas tôl? = Where does he come from?
To say 'we live in', use = Dortham vi (and a place). Take a note of the different ending, but verbs are a much later lesson. For now you should just notice the difference between Dorthon, Dorthol and Dortham.
Suilad! = Greetings!
Mas dorthol? = Where do you live?
Dorthon vi... = I live in...
ach = but
onnen hí = I was born here
A len? = And you?
Telin o(d)... = I come from. The second word is O before a consonant, and Od before a vowel
O vas tôl? = Where does he come from?
To say 'we live in', use = Dortham vi (and a place). Take a note of the different ending, but verbs are a much later lesson. For now you should just notice the difference between Dorthon, Dorthol and Dortham.
Formal vs Informal
Formal (an authority figure or stranger) |
Informal (someone you know well) |
Meaning |
Mas dorthol? |
Mas dorthog? |
Where do you live? |
Further vocabulary
Testing your knowledge
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