Osrican phrasebook

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This is a set of phrases that would come up commonly in conversation and which would be useful to know if you were to travel to the Republic of Osric.

Greetings

Casual

hello or bye
κȷαυ · (chau) /t͡ʃɐu̯/

hello or bye
τυγγ · (tung) /tuŋ/

How are you

how are you? (singular casual / polite)
γχȷfι πυȷισι; · (zhü puyisi?) /ʒy ˈpu.jɪ.sɪ/

how are you? (singular formal)
γχȷfι πυȷιτι; · (zhü puyiti?) /ʒy ˈpu.jɪ.tɪ/

how are you? (plural)
γχȷfι πυȷιδ; · (zhü puyid?) /ʒy ˈpu.jɪd/

I'm doing well
wελ πυȷυ · (vel puyu) /vel ˈpu.jʊ/

Goodbyes

see you later (casual / polite)
υν βιυνχȷιψι · (un bünshiti) /ʊn ˈbyn.ʃɪ.tɪ/

goodbye
αδιϋ · (adiu) /ɐˈdi.ʊ/

Time dependent

good morning or afternoon (as a greeting or goodbye)
ψιϋψιχȷτ δαγχë · (diudisht dağë) /ˈdiu̯.dɪʃt ˈdɐ.ɰə/

Thanking people

Very casual

thanks
ψαγγκë · (dankë) /ˈdɐŋ.kə/

Casual

thank you:

• (singular) - ψεȷκ ψαγγκυ · (dech danku) /det͡ʃ ˈdɐŋ.kʊ/
• (plural) - ιδwι ψαγγκυ · (idvi danku) /ˈid.vɪ ˈdɐŋ.kʊ/

Polite

thank you:

• (singular) - εȷκ ψαγγκυ ψεȷκ · (ech danku dech) /et͡ʃ ˈdɐŋ.kʊ det͡ʃ/
• (plural) - εȷκ ψαγγκυ ιδwι · (ech danku idvi) /et͡ʃ ˈdɐŋ.kʊ ˈid.vɪ/

Asking someone's name

Question

what's your name? (casual)
fου βιυσι γαχιτëν; · (woe büsi gakhitën?) /wɒe̯ ˈby.sɪ ˈɡɐ.xɪ.tən/

what's your name? (polite)
ψυ βιυσι fου γαχιτëν; · (du büsi woe gakhitën?) /dʊ ˈby.sɪ wɒe̯ ˈɡɐ.xɪ.tən/

Answer

my name is _ (casual)
_ βιυμι γαχιτëν · (_ bümi gakhitën) /_ ˈby.mɪ ˈɡɐ.xɪ.tən/

my name is _ (polite / formal)
εȷκ βιυμι _ γαχιτëν · (ech bümi _ gakhitën) /et͡ʃ ˈby.mɪ _ ˈɡɐ.xɪ.tən/

Asking someone's age

Question

how old are you? (casual)
fου μαγγë ȷερυ βιυσι; · (woe mangë yeru büsi?) /wɒe̯ ˈmɐ.ŋə ˈje.rʊ ˈby.sɪ/

how old are you? (polite)
ψυ βιυσι fου μαγγë ȷερυ; · (du büsi woe mangë yeru?) /dʊ ˈby.sɪ wɒe̯ ˈmɐ.ŋə ˈje.rʊ/

Answer

I'm _ years old (casual)
_ ȷερυ βιυμι · (_ yeru bümi) /_ ˈje.rʊ ˈby.mɪ/

I'm _ years old (polite / formal)
εȷκ βιυμι _ ȷερυ · (ech bümi _ yeru) /et͡ʃ ˈby.mɪ _ ˈje.rʊ)

Asking where someone is from

Question

where are you from? (casual)
α fαρ βιυσι; · (a war büsi?) /ɐ wɐr ˈby.sɪ/

where are you from? (polite)
ψυ βιυσι α fαρ; · (du büsi a war?) /dʊ ˈby.sɪ ɐ wɐr/

Answer

I'm from _ (casual)
α _ βιυμι · (a _ bümi) /ɐ _ ˈby.mɪ/

I'm from _ (polite)
εȷκ βιυμι α _ · (ech bümi a _) /et͡ʃ ˈby.mɪ ɐ _/

Miscellaneous

Answers

yes
ȷαι · (yai) /jɐi̯/

no
νε · (ne) /ne/

Directions

near
νεχȷfë (neshu) /ˈne.ʃu/

far, distant
wερι (veri) /ˈve.rɪ/

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