Breton/Level 1/Lesson 1/Saludiñ/Quiz

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Order the Breton sentence by entering the sequence numbers :

  • 1 = first,
  • 2 = second,
  • etc.
  • X = Does not belong to the sentence


Start with this example

1. Good day to you.

Dit
→ "Dit" = To thee (2nd singular)
Demat
→ "Demat" = Deiz mat (Day good), the "z" is only pronounced in the north-west of Brittany.
Eo
→ Does not belong to the sentence.
→
→ Demat dit !
→ = Day-good to thee.

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Now go on with the quiz

1. Goodbye.

All
→ "All" = Other.
Ar wech
→ "Ar wech" = The time / The occasion.
→ Not to be confused with "Amzer" which corresponds to the english notions of weather and time/hour.
→ "Ar wech all" = The next time.
Ken
→ "Ken" = Same/as.
→ But here "Ken" = Soon.
A vo
→ "A vo" = Will be.
→ The future tense is described in Level 4, Lesson 4.
→
→ Two forms are commonly used :
→ Kenavo !
→ Ken a vo ar wech all !

2. I must go now.

Ret
→ "Red" or "Ret" = Necessity
A zo
→ Does not belong to the sentence.
Bremañ
→ "Bremañ = Now.
Din
→ "Din" = To me.
→ The preposition "Da" (= To / Toward) varies according to the person (Din = To me, Dit = to thee, etc.).
→ Prepositions are treated in Level 2, Lesson 6
Eo
→ "Eo" = Is.
→ The present tense of the verb "to be" is treated in Level 2, Lesson 3.
Mont
→ "Mont" = To go.
→
→ Ret eo din mont bremañ !
→ Necessity is to me to go now ! = I must go now !

3. The weather is fine.

An
→ "An" = The.
→ Articles are treated in Level 1, Lesson 3.
Brav
→ "Brav" = Beautiful.
Mat tre
→ Does not belong to the sentence
Amzer
An
→ "Amzer" = Time and Weather.
→ Here "Amzer" = Weather.
Eo
→ "Eo" = Is.
→ The present tense of the verb "to be" is treated in Level 2, Lesson 3.
→
→ Brav eo an amzer !
→ Pronounced : Brao é n amzer
→ This is a common greeting, often used instead of "Demat" which was deprecated before the renewal of the Breton literature.

4. How are you ?

Ganit
→ "Ganit" = With thee.
→ The preposition "Gant" (= With) varies according to the person (Ganin = With me, Ganit = With thee, etc.).
→ Prepositions are treated in Level 2, Lesson 6.
Emañ
→ "Emañ" = Is.
→ The present tense of the verb "to be" is treated in Level 2, Lesson 3.
Ar bed
→ "Ar bed" = The world.
Penaos
→ "Penaos ?" = How ?
→ Questions are treated in Level 2, Lesson 5.
→
→ Penaos emañ ar bed ganit ?
→ How is the world with thee ? = How are you ?

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