Quenya Review Exercises

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Practice translating

Nouns and Adjectives

handy vocubulary

ná             is

nar           are

ar             and

sina         this [adjective]

tana         that [adjective]

morë      black

helwa    pale blue

carnë     red

ninquë  white

varnë    brown

sindë    grey

vanya   beautiful (of looks)

linda    beautiful (of sound)

lissë      sweet

melda   dear, sweet, beloved

celva     animal

aiwë      (small) bird

huo        dog

yaxë       cow

olva       plant

yávë       fruit

orva       apple

piucca   berry, blackberry

lótë        flower

winë      young child

a white flower

red apples
sweet apples
These apples are sweet.  (Hint: “These” is the plural of “this”.)
That flower is pale blue.
Blackberries are black.
This cow is brown.
Dogs and cows are animals.


sindë huo
Aiwë linda.
Nizl ná melda winë.
Orvar ar piuccar nar lissi yávi.

Possessive Pronouns
 my dog
your apple (formal)
your flower (familiar)
your flowers (familiar)
your (a group's) animals
Her cow is white.
That animal is his dog.
Their (a group's) apples are sweet.
 

Verbs:

mar-                     live (at a location)  (past tense marnë)

rista-                    cut                             (past tense ristanë)

Alqualondessë   in Alqualondë

Nolë lives in Alqualondë. (in general)      Nolë marë Alqualondessë.
Nolë and Elenwë live in Alqualondë.


Nolë is living in Alqualondë. (currently)
Nolë and Elenwë are living in Alqualondë.

Nolë lived in Alqualondë.
Nolë and Elenwë lived in Alqualondë.


Nolë will live in Alqualondë.
Nolë and Elenwë will live in Alqualondë.


May Elenwë live in Alqualondë!
Maybe Nolë lives in Alqualondë.
Live in Alqualondë!
Don't live in Alqualondë!


Estelin cuts apples. (in general)
Estelin and Apakenwë cut apples.


Estelin is cutting an apple. (now)
Estelin and Apakenwë are cutting an apple.


Estelin cut apples. (yesterday)
Estelin and Apakenwë cut apples.


Estelin will cut apples.
Estelin and Apakenwë will cut apples.


Cut these apples!
Don't cut that apple!

Sentences:

cen-       see                                (past tense cennë)

hanta-  thank                            (past tense hantanë)

hir–      find                               (past tense hirnë)

húta-    curse                             (past tense hútanë)
lanta-   fall                                 (past tense lantanë)
mat-     eat                                  (past tense mantë)
not-      count                             (past tense nontë)

raita-   smile                              (past tense rëantë)

tul-      come (here)                  (past tense tullë)
tur-     control, govern, rule   (past tense turnë)

culuina   orange (color)

laica        green

lossë        snow-white

malina    yellow

polda      strong, muscular

quanta    full, complete

sinomë   here, in this place
ulca         evil

alassë   happiness

apsa      cooked food

cirya      ship

Endórë  Middle Earth

lassë       leaf

laupë    shirt, tunic

lócë       dragon

mar      home

mírë      jewel

parma  book

Elda     (High) Elf
Firya    human, mortal
Adan    human, "Second"
Casar    Dwarf (That's the polite term, though Norno is a more common word.)

Olwë governs Alqualondë.

I saw a dragon in Alqualondë.

The evil cow is eating my apples

Curse that cow!

My ship will come.

Count their ships.

Find my green shirt.

I live here.

My home is your home!

My happiness is complete.
Elenwë is smiling.

I will rule Middle Earth!!!

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