On 17 May 02, at 18:00, Aidan Grey wrote:

>    brought to you by
>         B for bakery
>     and
>         number agreement (or not).

Verdurian numbers 1-3 agree with the noun; 4 and above are invariable.
So I could only show this with the "three loaves over there".

>    1. bread

yon (this means both "bread" and "loaf")

>         I would like 4 loaves of bread, please.

 E dy vulu  par yoni, urave.
/e di "vulu par "yoni u"rave/
[E di "vulu par "yOni u"4avE]
It-is that I-want four breads, please.

>     2. flour

brasho

>         This bread is made with 7 cups of flour.
>          (obviously, convert this to your native measuring system.)

 Ci-yon ilet  fashshu ab hep leurulen  brashei.
/ki"jon "ilet "faSSu  ab ep  leu"rulen bra"Sei/
[ki"jOn "ilEt "faSSu  ab Ep  lEu"4ulEn b4a"SEi]
This=bread it.ACC they-made with seven leurulas of-flour

"Leurula" is translated as "sip, taste, saucerful, a bit" and
appeared as the translation for "cup [a cupful of liquid]".

>     3. glaze (n or v)

sesüza (n), sesüzan (v)

>          This delicious-looking loaf is glazed with honey/has a honey glaze.

 Ci-yon dy shayne bogaty  ilet  sesüznu  ab meloshán.
/ki"jon di "Sajne bo"gati "ilet se"syznu ab melo"San/
[ki"jOn di "SajnE bO"gati "ilEt sE"syznu ab mElO"San]
This=bread which it-looks delicious it.ACC they-glazed with honey.

>     4. muffin

culanul ("pastry, small cake, torte".)

>           They have 42 kinds of sweet muffins.

 Tenu  chedecdhun kesti  tsesseë   culanulië.
/"tenu tSe"dekDun "qesti tsesse"je kulanuli"je/
["tEnu tSE"dEkDun "qEsti tsEssE"jE kulanuli"jE]
They-have fortytwo kinds sweet.GEN culanuls.GEN

>     5. bakery

bulonnáe (bulondir "bake" + -náe "place")

>            My favorite bakery is 4 streets over.

 Ditavula  bulonnáe  esë   e azh zdesy  po par prosen.
/dita"vula bulon"nae e"sje e aZ  "zdesi po par "prosen/
[dita"vula bulOn"naE E"sjE E aZ  "zdEsi pO pa4 "p4OsEn]
Favourite bakery my is from here by four streeets.

>     6. oven

pëch

>            The bakery is very busy - we have to use all 8 ovens constantly.

 Soa bulonnáe  e lyö fascotenë,   faye dy bruham sanceloshece tësi
zhoc pëchi.
/soa bulon"nae e lj2 faskote"nje "faje di "bruam sankelo"Seke "tjesi
Zok pjetSi/
[sO  bulOn"naE E L2  faskOtE"JE  "fajE di "bruam saNkElo"SEkE "tjEsi
ZOk pjEtSi]
The bakery is very busy, it-is-necessary that we-use constantly all
eight ovens.

>     7. bake

bulondir

>             That bread is baked, but those 3 over there are fried.

 Ci-yon e bulondul, ac ce-dhinî yonî cechel eu  surogonulî.
/ki"jon e bu"londul ak keDinI   yonI ketSel "eu surogo"nulI/
[ki"jOn E bu"lOndul ak kEDinI   yOnI kEtSEl "Eu su4ogo"nulI]
This=bread is baked, but those=three breads there are fried.

"Surogonul" (fried) is from sur "on" + ogón "flame, fire".

>     8.  cost / price

sholiser (to cost), adezhel (the cost of something), leshel (price)

>         How much do those 6 loaves cost?

 Kedimo  sholisü ce-sués yonî?
/qe"dimo So"lisy kesu"es "jonI/
[qE"dimO SO"lisy kEsu"Es "jOnI]
How-much they-cost those=six breads?

>    9.  unusual

rhochilise (not-usual)

>         This is an unusual recipe for bread - it has very little flour!

 Eto  e rhochilisë  rälftena   pro yonán,  vule lyö pav brasham!
/"eto e RotSili"sje "ra:lftena pro jo"nan "vule lj2 pav "braSam/
["EtO E ROtSili"sjE "ra:lftEna p4o jO"nan "vulE L2  pav "braSam]
This-one is unusual recipe for bread, it-wants very little flour!

For "recipe", I invented *rälftena from rälir "to cook" and ftena
"plan".

>    10. holiday

cäma

>             I want to order 9 holiday loaves. What will the cost be?

 Vulu  desider  nev yoni  cäme.  Kedimo  sholisretü?
/"vulu de"sider nev "joni "ka:me qe"dimo Soli"srety/
["vulu dE"sidE4 nEv "jOni "ka:mE qE"dimO SOli"srEty]
I-want order.INF nine breads holiday.GEN. How-much they-cost.FUT?

Cheers,
Philip
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