Exercise 45
your paper, my pen, her cat, our friend, his dog, their time, from his house, your restaurant, your bicycle, our city, and my car, their library, from his chair, and our teachers, to your field, in their town, your bedroom, his plan, your first day at school, and their first holiday together
Exercise 46
ow hyttryn dhe Trûrû, agan carr du, hy hy bian, aga lyverva spladn, dha vox ly, y glass Kernowek, ha’m pluven rudh or ha’w fluven rudh, tro ha’ga thre, wàr hy threth, dh’y fark poblek
Exercise 47
I can visit my grandmother. You can play volleyball on the beach. He can have dinner at the hotel in the town centre. She can prepare the lesson later. We can drink a glass or two in the pub. You can buy a Danish pastry at the baker’s. They can write an email using the internet or send a text. Mr Pascoe can draw money out of the bank. The stranger can research the history of the town. The Cornish can revive their language.
Exercise 48
Tùbmas and his friend Hecka are waiting to see the doctor. And another man, Harry, is also waiting. What are they saying?
Tùbmas:
To Hecka) I’ve got a pain in my leg. Have you got a pain too?
Hecka:
Yes. I have a pain in my back.
Tùbmas:
In your back? Well, the pain in my leg is big. But the bottom of my back isn’t well either.
Harry:
That’s sciatica of course.
Hecka:
Ah! My mother has sciatica too. It’s dreadful.
Tùbmas:
It certainly is. (To Harry) And what’s wrong with you? Are you in pain as well?
Harry:
No, there’s no pain. But I can’t sleep at night, so I’m always tired.
Hecka:
My wife can’t sleep properly. She sits in bed and reads, and talks too, all night long. It’s quite awful.
Tùbmas:
Oh, that’s nothing at all. I know! I have a brother. But his wife, if she can’t sleep, she goes to the kitchen and makes a cake for her husband. That’s better for the two of them.
Harry:
And better for the three of us if the doctor starts working. I’m tired. Tired of waiting!