British
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British (Britainais) Is a Romance language. It is closely related to French, but retains some older pronunciations and spellings.
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[edit] Common Prases in British
| English | British | IPA transcription(Standard British) |
|---|---|---|
| British | Britainais | [bʁi.teːn.'eːz] |
| English | Anglais | [aŋg.'leːz] |
| Yes | Oíl | [o.'il] |
| No | No | [ˈno] |
| Hello | Ava | [ˈa.va] |
| How are you? | Com esse tu? | [kom .es .tu] |
| Good morning! | Bon matin | [ˈbon ˈma.tin] |
| Good afternoon/evening! | Bon tarde | [bon taʁd] |
| Good night! | bono nuit | [bon ˈnwit] |
| Goodbye | Ádiou | [ad.'ju] |
| Please | Pour favour | [ˈpuʁ fa.'vuʁ] |
| Thank you | Grace | [ˈgras] |
| Excuse me | Perdon | [peʁ.'don] |
| I'm Sorry | Perdon | [peʁ.'don] |
| Hurry! | avec haste! | [a.'vek. 'ast] |
| Because | Pourquá | [puʁ.'kwa] |
| Why? | Pour quá? | ['puʁ. ˈkwa] |
| Who? | Qui? | [ˈki] |
| What? | Qua? | [ˈkwa] |
| When? | Quand? | [ˈkwand] |
| Where? | Ounde? | [ˈund] |
| How? | Com? | [ˈkom] |
| How much? | Quante? | [ˈkwant] |
| I do not understand | Je no comprende | [ʒe. no. com.'prend] |
| Help me (please) Help me! | me securez! | [me. ze.cu.'ʁez] |
| Where's the bathroom? | Ounde esse la toilette? | ['und. es. la. toɪ.'let] |
| Do you speak English? | Parle tu Saçonais? | [ˈpar.le. tu. sa.so.'neːz] |
| Cheers! (toast) | Salute! | [sa.'lut] |
[edit] Comparisons between British and other languages
British has very closely related to French, but many arcane spellings and pronunciations that continue in Britain today make a key difference. For example, e is the only letter in British that may be silent (and then only at the end of a word with no diacritic mark). Therefore, almost no letters have been shed by spelling reforms. x is never used for plurals.
| Latin | French | British | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nos | nous | nous | we | |
| germanum | frere | frer | brother | |
| cantion | chanson | canción | song | |
| magis or plus | mais | mais | more | |
| manum sinistrum | main gauche | main sinistre | left hand | |
| nullam rem natam (lit. no thing born) | rien" | nul | nothing |
[edit] Phonology
[edit] Vowels and Diphthongs
| letter | IPA | notes |
|---|---|---|
| a | /a/ | |
| e | /e/ | final e's are silent in words unless otherwise noted. silent e's usually also denote feminine nouns |
| i | /i/ | |
| o | /o/ | |
| u | /u/ | |
| y | /i/ | a Y at the end of a denotes femininity |
| ai | /e/ | |
| ay | /aɪ/ | aï also makes that sound |
| au | /aː/ | an umlaut over the U denotes different pronunciation |
| eu | /ø/ | an umlaut over the U denotes different pronunciation |
| ou | /u/ |
[edit] consonants
| IPA | before i,e,y | before a,o,u | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| /b/ | b | b | Britainy |
| /k/ | qu | c | parque cator |
| /d/ | d | d | tarde |
| /f/ | f | f | favour |
| /g/ | gu | g | guerra |
| /ʒ/ | g, j | j | gente Je |
| /l/ | l | l | salute |
| /m/ | m | m | mam |
| /n/ | n | n | quante |
| /p/ | p | p | parte |
| /r/ | r | r | mar |
| /s/ | c, ss | s, ss, ç | saçon |
| /t/ | t | t | tour |
| /v/ | v | v | ava |
| /ʃ/ | ch | ch | bouche |
| /z/ | s, z | z | magazine |
[edit] Verb Conjugation
| infinitive | present singular | present plural | past singular | past plural | future singular | future plural | gerund | subjunctive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| esser (to be) | esse | esson | essé | essén | essá | essán | essen | essè |
| arrester (to stop) | arreste | arreston | arresté | arrestén | arrestá | arrestán | arresten | arrestè |
