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A collection of useful phrases in Talossan, a constructed language created by R. Ben Madison in 1980 for the micronation he founded, the Kingdom of Talossa in Milwaukee.
Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal
| English | Talossan |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Benvenescu |
| Hello | Azul |
| How are you? Fine, thanks |
¿Com'estás't? / ¿Com'estetz-voi? (inf/frm) ¿Com'isch-tu? / ¿Come sint-voi? |
| Ben, graschcias | |
| Long time no see | Duratzie non vidind |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
¿Qet'st tu/voastra num? (inf/frm) |
| Va num isch ... | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
¿Daduve isch-tu/voi? (inf/frm) |
| Eu sint da ... | |
| Pleased to meet you | Encantat/Encantada (m/f) |
| Good morning | Ben morgun |
| Good afternoon | Bunas postmidziuas/spudernas (early/late afternoon) |
| Good evening | Buna vhespra |
| Good night | Ben nic'ht |
| Goodbye | Areivi |
| Good luck | ¡Bun-escasença! |
| Cheers/Good health! | ¡Scal! |
| Have a nice day | Tischetz 'n ziua buna |
| Bon appetit | ¡Buna apetita! |
| Bon voyage | ¡Ben voiatx! |
| I don't understand | Non cumprenchéu |
| Please speak more slowly | Perf parletz pü bielplanc |
| Please say that again | Perf ditz aceasta 'n altreu fäts |
| Please write it down | Scritz-en, perf |
| Do you speak Talossan? Yes, a little |
¿Parlás't/Parletz-voi Talossan? |
| Üc, 'n po | |
| Do you speak English? | ¿Parlás't/Parletz-voi l'Angleasca? |
| How do you say ...? | ¿Come si zïa ...? |
| Excuse me | M'escusetz |
| How much is this? | ¿Çaobén costa acest/aceasta? (m/f) |
| Sorry | ¡Va c'hupa! ¡Lamentéu! |
| Please | Perf |
| Thank you | Graschcias |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
Acest/Aceasta cavalair/doamna paxharha per toct |
| I love you | T'améu |
| Get well soon | ¡Santà! |
| Leave me alone! | ¡Laßetz-me (in päx)! |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
¡Adetz! ¡Féu! ¡Ceßetz! |
| Call the police! | ¡Clametz àl militzia! |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
Feliceu Natal es Feliceu Nov'Anneu |
| Happy Easter | Feliceu Pasqeu |
| Happy Birthday | Felicia nadaliça |
| One language is never enough |
Viens glheþ isch txamais aßei |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Va voltigeir isch pien d'anguiglhas |
Talossan phrases provided by Iustì Canun of the Talossan Comità per l'Útzil del Glheþ (Committee for the Use of the Language, the language-regulating body for the Kingdom of Talossa),
Information about Talossan
http://www.kingdomoftalossa.net/index.cgi?lingo=&page=Glhetg
http://wiki.kingdomoftalossa.org/index.php?title=Talossan_Language
http://www.talossa.com/lang.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talossan_language
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