This lesson is covered in more detail in Week 8 of Introduction to Sindarin
Something that comes up a lot in table top roleplaying (and indeed real life) is buying items, particularly food and drink! In order to do that, you need to be able to ask for what you would like, and respond to someone else.
Amdiron, Siron and Ivrinel are now friends, so they use informal language with each other.
Drinking
Ivrinel: Ai, Amdiron a Siron! Tolo, havo nef i naur a nin.
Amdiron: Gin hannon! Ci mael?
Ivrinel: Ni faug.
Siron: Man anírog? Limp, glinor egor nen?
Ivrinel: Aníron limp, gin hannon.
Amdiron: Nen annin, penin aníred an limp.
Siron: Dandolathon lim!
Amdiron: Gin hannon! Ci mael?
Ivrinel: Ni faug.
Siron: Man anírog? Limp, glinor egor nen?
Ivrinel: Aníron limp, gin hannon.
Amdiron: Nen annin, penin aníred an limp.
Siron: Dandolathon lim!
Ivrinel: Ah, Amdiron and Siron! Come, sit beside the fire with me.
Amdiron: Thank you! Are you well?
Ivrinel: I'm thirsty.
Siron: What do you want? Wine, mead or water?
Ivrinel: I want wine, thank you.
Amdiron: Water for me, I don't want wine.
Siron: I will return quickly!
Amdiron: Thank you! Are you well?
Ivrinel: I'm thirsty.
Siron: What do you want? Wine, mead or water?
Ivrinel: I want wine, thank you.
Amdiron: Water for me, I don't want wine.
Siron: I will return quickly!
Vocabulary
a = and
Tolo = come
havo = sit
nef = beside, on this side of
i naur = the fire
a nin = with me, by me
Gin hannon! = Thank you!
Ni faug = I'm thirsty
Man anírog? = What do you want?
limp = wine
glinor = mead
egor = or
nen = water
aníron = I want
penin aníred an = I don't want (I lack desire for)
annin = for me
Dandolathon = I will return
lim = quickly
a = and
Tolo = come
havo = sit
nef = beside, on this side of
i naur = the fire
a nin = with me, by me
Gin hannon! = Thank you!
Ni faug = I'm thirsty
Man anírog? = What do you want?
limp = wine
glinor = mead
egor = or
nen = water
aníron = I want
penin aníred an = I don't want (I lack desire for)
annin = for me
Dandolathon = I will return
lim = quickly
The thorny issue of how to say 'thank you' in Sindarin.
You may be aware that there is one issue that causes a considerable amount of dissent among Tolkien scholars, and it's how to say a simple 'thank you'! David Salo gave us the infamous Le hannon in his dialogues for the films (which I updated to Len/Gin hannon), but you may also come across a newly coined phrase Annon allen. For some more information on these two versions, click here.
You may be aware that there is one issue that causes a considerable amount of dissent among Tolkien scholars, and it's how to say a simple 'thank you'! David Salo gave us the infamous Le hannon in his dialogues for the films (which I updated to Len/Gin hannon), but you may also come across a newly coined phrase Annon allen. For some more information on these two versions, click here.
Eating
Siron: Thî felin haeg. Man mann sevim?
Amdiron: Aes, bass, yf, pae ennas
Siron: Aníron halph a bass na glî. Ivrinel, man anírog maded?
Ivrinel: Cordof annin. Gin hannon Amdiron.
Amdiron: I 'ell nîn!
Amdiron: Aes, bass, yf, pae ennas
Siron: Aníron halph a bass na glî. Ivrinel, man anírog maded?
Ivrinel: Cordof annin. Gin hannon Amdiron.
Amdiron: I 'ell nîn!
Siron: Now I'm hungry. What food do we have?
Amdiron: There is cooked meat, bread, fruits, vegetables
Siron: I want soup and bread with honey. Ivrinel, what do you want to eat?
Ivrinel: An apple for me. Thank you Amdiron.
Amdiron: My pleasure!
Amdiron: There is cooked meat, bread, fruits, vegetables
Siron: I want soup and bread with honey. Ivrinel, what do you want to eat?
Ivrinel: An apple for me. Thank you Amdiron.
Amdiron: My pleasure!
Vocabulary
Felin haeg = I feel hungry
Man mann sevim? = What food do we have? (Mann = Food)
Dha = There is/are
aes = meat (cooked)
bass = bread
yf = fruits (iof = a fruit)
pae = vegetable(s)
salph = soup
a bass na glî = and bread with honey (Glî = Honey)
Man anírog maded? = What do you want to eat?
Cordof = An apple (small and red)
annin = for me
I 'ell nîn = My joy, my pleasure
Felin haeg = I feel hungry
Man mann sevim? = What food do we have? (Mann = Food)
Dha = There is/are
aes = meat (cooked)
bass = bread
yf = fruits (iof = a fruit)
pae = vegetable(s)
salph = soup
a bass na glî = and bread with honey (Glî = Honey)
Man anírog maded? = What do you want to eat?
Cordof = An apple (small and red)
annin = for me
I 'ell nîn = My joy, my pleasure
Formal vs Informal
As you haven't studied verb endings or pronouns yet, here are the differences between the formal and the informal.
Formal (an authority figure or stranger) |
Informal (someone you know well) |
English |
Man anírol? |
Man anírog? |
What do you want? |
Len hannon |
Gin hannon |
Thank you |
Den sevil? |
Den sevig? |
Do you have (possess) it? |
Le faug? |
Ci faug? |
Are you thirsty? |
Le saeg? |
Ci saeg? |
Are you hungry? |
Further vocabulary
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