Conversational Course for Gothic

Learn Conversational and Old Gothic!

This course is intended for beginners with no experience in Gothic or more experienced users, they can skip to later lessons. This course has the same structure as learning books for languages with intuitive learning. You learn by reading dialogs with the least amount of grammar.

By reading and repeating, the words will stick and you will be able to remember them.

Since the only difference between Old and Modern Gothic are the word order and new words in Modern Gothic, we will also try to read some Old Gothic texts later in this course. We will also read some modern Gothic texts, although they might be hard to find, we can read some poems, but there are a lot of Wikipedia articles to read Gothic.

You will need a Gothic font to read the Gothic part of this PDF book.

The course will start with Latin letters and the Gothic letters together, after a lot of lessons we will only show to Gothic letters. First we will point out the most important differences:

𐌿 = u, remember that it's upside down

𐌰 = a, remember that it's almost the same, but it's missing a line in the middle

𐍈 = khv, a sound which corresponds to a combination of German ch and v.

𐌱 = b, it looks like a cyrillic b

𐌵 = q, try to remember this one

𐌾 = j, it looks like a capital g.

𐌻 = l, the L in Gothic looks like a pictogram of Luggage.

𐍉 = o, just think of o with two curlings

𐍅 = w, it looks the same as capital y: Y. You can remember this letter by thinking of the last letters in the alphabet: W x Y z

𐌴 = e, it looks a lot like E, but with some round forms

𐌲 = g, if you know Russian you will see that this is the same symbol.

𐌳 = d, quite simple but don't confuse it with a.

𐌸 = th, Wulfila (writer of Gothic bible) used this symbol for the English th.

𐍂 = r, it's important to remember that the R has a long line

𐌺 = k, it's important to remember that it's exactly the same as R, but with without a long line.

𐌴𐌹 = ee, as in 'mean'

𐌰𐌿 = o, as in 'pot'

𐌰𐌹 = e, as in 'bed'

Now try to read these words:

𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃

𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰

𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃

𐌹𐌺

𐌸𐌿

𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉

𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳

Lesson 1 / 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉 1

- Bestar: Hails

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃

- Roderik: Hails

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃

- Bestar: Magt þu rodjan Gutisks?

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐍄 𐌸𐌿 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃?

- Roderik: Ik mag ni rodjan Gutisks

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐌹𐌺 𐌼𐌰𐌲 𐌽𐌹 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃

- Bestar: wai

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐍅𐌰𐌹

- Bestar: Hello

- Roderik: Hello

- Bestar: Can you speak Gothic?

- Roderik: I can't speak Gothic

- Bestar: That's a shame

hails = hello

þu = you

rodjan = to speak

ik = I

ni = no, not

Gutisks = Gothic

magt = you can

mag = I can

wai = that's a shame

Translate:

hello

…...

Lesson 2 / 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉 2

- Bestar: Ik mag witan, ƕar sa wigs du gard (acc.) is ist

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌹𐌺 𐌼𐌰𐌲 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽, 𐍈𐌰𐍂 𐍃𐌰 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 𐌳𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳 𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄

- Roderik: Ik ni wait, ak þu magt fraihnan imma

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐌹𐌺 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍄, 𐌰𐌺 𐌸𐌿 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐍄 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰

- Bestar: Goþs, ik þagkja þus

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃, 𐌹𐌺 𐌸𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰 𐌸𐌿𐍃

- Bestar: I want to know, where the road to his house is

- Roderik: I don't know, but you can ask that to him

- Bestar: Ok, thank you.

gards (masc.) = house

gard = house (accusative)

witan = to know

ƕar = where

sa = the (masculine)

sa wigs = the road

du = to

is = his (genitive of is (he) )

ist = is (3rd singular form of wisan (𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽) (to be))

wait = I know (1st singular of witan)

ak = but, after a negative phrase

fraihnan = to ask

imma = him (dative of is (he) )

goþs = ok, good

þagkja = (1st singular of þagkjan (𐌸𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽) (to thank))

þus = you (dative of þu (you) )

translate:

I thank him

ik ….. ……

𐌹𐌺 ….. ……

Lesson 3 / 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉 3

- Bestar: Hails, Ik im Bestar

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃, 𐌹𐌺 𐌹𐌼 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂

- Roderik: Hails, ik haita Roderik

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃, 𐌹𐌺 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺

- Bestar: ƕar qimis þu fram?

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐍈𐌰𐍂 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌿 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼?

- Bestar: I 'm Bestar

- Roderik: Hello, I 'm called Roderik

- Bestar: Where do you come from?

im = I 'm

haita = I 'm called

is = you are

qimis = you come (to come = 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽)

fram = from

Try to read witout Latin transcription:

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃, 𐌹𐌺 𐌹𐌼 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃, 𐌹𐌺 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐍈𐌰𐍂 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌿 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼?

- Bestar: I 'm Bestar

- Roderik: Hello, I 'm called Roderik

- Bestar: Where do you come from?

Lesson 4 / 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉 4

- Bestar: Ik laisja so laiktjo, in þizei weis skulum laisjan þo laiktjo.

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌹𐌺 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰 𐍃𐍉 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉, 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌿𐌼 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐍉 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉

- Roderik: ƕarjis laiktjo ana-kunnis þu?

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉 𐌰𐌽𐌰-𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌿?

- Bestar: So fidwordo laiktjo.

-𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐍃𐍉 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐍅𐍉𐍂𐌳𐍉 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉.

- Manna: Jus laiseiþ so laiktjo? Abraba goþs.

- Bestar: I learn the lesson, because we have to learn the lesson.

- Roderik: Which lesson do you read?

- Bestar: The fourth lesson.

- Man: You learn the lesson? Very good.

so laiktjo = the lesson

ƕarjis = which

ana-kunnan = to read

fidwor = four

fidwordo = fourth

þo (accusative) = the (female)

jus = you (plural)

laiseiþ = you learn (plural)

abraba = very

goþs = good

Short Grammar

Verbs:

Most verbs have the following declinations:

I read

I learn

I write

𐌹𐌺 𐌰𐌽𐌰-𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰

𐌹𐌺 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰

you read

you learn

you write

𐌸𐌿 𐌰𐌽𐌰-𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃

𐌸𐌿 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌴𐌹𐍃

𐌸𐌿 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃

he reads

he learns

he writes

𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌰-𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌸

𐌹𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸

𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸

we read

we learn

𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌰-𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌼

𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌼

they read

they learn

𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌰-𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳

𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳

There are 2 special personal pronouns with declinations,

𐍅𐌹𐍄 / wit = we (2 persons)	-𐍉𐍃 / -ôs
𐌾𐌿𐍄 / jut = you (2 persons)	-𐌰𐍄𐍃 / -ats

You won't find them in modern languages, but for Gothic they are needed.

Numbers

The verb 'to be' ‘𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽’:

𐌹𐌺 𐌹𐌼

𐌸𐌿 𐌹𐍃

𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄

𐍅𐌹𐍄 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌿

𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌿𐌼

𐌾𐌿𐍄 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌿𐍄𐍃

𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌿𐌸

𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳

Lesson 5 / 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉 5

- Bestar: Magt þu rodjan Gutisks batizo mis?

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐍄 𐌸𐌿 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌶𐍉 𐌼𐌹𐍃?

- Roderik: Ik ni wait, ak þu magt rodjan abraba goþs jah ik galaubja ei ik ni haba filu uf-kunþi Gutiskis razdos.

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐌹𐌺 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍄, 𐌰𐌺 𐌸𐌿 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐍄 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌺 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰 𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐌺 𐌽𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 𐌿𐍆-𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹𐍃 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐍉𐍃.

- Bestar: þu rodeis abraba goþs.

𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌸𐌿 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃.

- Bestar: Can you speak Gothic better than me?

- Roderik: I don't know, but you can speak very well and I believe that I don't have a lot of knowledge of the Gothic language

- Bestar: You speak very well.

batizo = better

-o = -ter (better, greater)

mis (dative) = here: than me, normally: me (dative of 𐌹𐌺, I )

ik wait = I know

ak = but (after negative sentence)

jah = and

ik galaubja = I believe

ik haba = I have

filu = much, a lot

uf-kunþi = knowledge

so razda = the language

Try to read without the latin transcription and translation

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐍄 𐌸𐌿 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌶𐍉 𐌼𐌹𐍃?

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌸𐌿 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃.

Lesson 6 / 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉 6

- Bestar: ana-kunnis þu ufta bokos?

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌰𐌽𐌰-𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌿 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃 𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰?

- Roderik: Ja, akei ik ni bigita ufta goþos bokos.

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐌾𐌰, 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐌺 𐌽𐌹 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍄𐌰 𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍉𐍃 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃.

- Bestar: Jabai þu brukjis Amazon.com, þu magt bigitan þans bokos þaiei þu sokeis. Ik brukja sinteino Amazon.com.

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌿 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌶𐍉𐌽.𐌺𐍉𐌼, 𐌸𐌿 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐍄 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌿 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃. 𐌹𐌺 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌶𐍉𐌽.𐌺𐍉𐌼.

- Bestar: Do you read a book often?

- Roderik: Yes, but I can't find good books often.

-Bestar: If you use Amazon.com, you can find the books which you look for. I use Amazon.com regularly.

ufta = often

bokos = book

akei / 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹 = but (after positive sentence)

jabai = if

þans (accusative) = the (plural feminine)

article + -ei = that

þaiei (þai + ei) = that (for masculine plural nominative)

sokjis = you look for, you search (to search = 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽)

sinteino = regularly, often, daily

Lesson 7 / 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉 7

- Bestar: ƕan qimis þu aftra?

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐍈𐌰𐌽 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌿 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰?

- Roderik: Ik ni wait, ak ik qima air.

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐌹𐌺 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍄, 𐌰𐌺 𐌹𐌺 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐍂.

- Bestar: Goþs.

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃.

- Bestar: When do you come again?

- Roderik: I don't know, but I come soon.

-Bestar: Ok.

ƕan / 𐍈𐌰𐌽 = when

aftra / 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰 = again

air / 𐌰𐌹𐍂 = early

𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉 8

- Bestar: Namo meins ist Bestar.

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂.

- Roderik: Andanems. Namo meins ist Roderik.

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐍃. 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺.

- Bestar: Gards þeins leikaith mis.

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐍃.

- Bestar: My name is Bestar.

- Roderik: It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Roderik.

- Bestar: I like your house.

sa namo = the name

meins = my (masculine singular)

andanems = it's a pleasure to meet you

leikan = to like

deins = your (masculine singular)

leikaiþ mis = I like it

𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉 9

- Bestar: Lauseis þu þana radiau?

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌹𐌰𐌿?

- Roderik: Ik lausja sa radiau in þamma garda atta meinis. Weis habam radiau þar.

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐌹𐌺 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰 𐍃𐌰 𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌹𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃. 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌼 𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌹𐌰𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐍂.

- Bestar: Do you listen to the radio?

- Roderik: I listen to the radio in the house of my father. We have a radio there.

þana (accusative) = the (masculine)

lauseis = you listen, you hear (to hear, to listen = l𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽)

radiau = radio

þamma = the (dative, neutral and masc.)

atta = father

meinis = of me (masculine and neutral)

weis habam = we have

þar = there

𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉 10

- Bestar: Eis meljand filu himma daga.

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂.

- Roderik: ƕa meljand eis?

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐍈𐌰 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌴𐌹𐍃?

- Bestar: Eis meljand bokos, in þizei eis skulan meljan bokos.

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃, 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹 𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃.

- Bestar: They write much today.

- Roderik: What do they write?

- Bestar: They write a book, because they have to write a book.

meljand = they write (to write = 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽)

himma daga = today

miþ = with

skulan = they have to (to have to = 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽)

𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉 11

- Bestar: Ik melja aipistaule.

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌹𐌺 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴.

- Roderik: ƕe meleis jah insandeis þu aipistaule?

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐍈𐌴 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌿 𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴?

- Bestar: Ik wiljau insandjan þana aipistaul frijonda meins, namo is Melrik ist.

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌹𐌺 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐍂𐌹𐌺 𐌹𐍃𐍄.

- Roderik: ƕar bauiþ is?

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐍈𐌰𐍂 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍃?

- Bestar: Is bauiþ in mikila staþa, saei habeiþ in Fragkareiki. Is bauiþ ana staina.

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌰, 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹. 𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰.

- Bestar: I write a letter.

- Roderik: To whom do you write and send a letter?

- Bestar: I want to send the letter to my friend, his name is Melrik.

- Roderik: Where does he live?

- Bestar: He lives in a big place, which is situated in France. He lives on a rock.

aipistaule = letter

ƕas = who

ƕem = to whom, with whom

insandeis = you send (to send = 𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽)

wiljau = I want (to want = 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽)

frijonds = the friend

bauiþ = he lives (to live = 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽)

haban = to find oneself, to be

Fragkareiki = France

ana = on, at

stains = rock, stone

𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉 12

- Bestar: Sa sauil urriniþ nu, maurgins ist.

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐍃𐌰 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌹𐌻 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌸 𐌽𐌿, 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄.

- Roderik: Ja, ik fraþja ei harduba goþs ussaiƕiþ.

- 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌺: 𐌾𐌰, 𐌹𐌺 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌰 𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐌱𐌰 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌹𐌸.

- Bestar: Ja, habeis raihts, mikilaba goþs ussaiƕiþ.

- 𐌱𐌴𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂: 𐌾𐌰, 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃, 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌱𐌰 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌹𐌸.

- Bestar: The sun rises now, it's morning.

- Yes, I think that it looks very nice.

- Bestar: Yes, you are right, it looks very nice.

sa sauil = the sun

urrinan = to rise

nu = now

maurgins = the morning

fraþjan = to think, to have the opinion

harduba = very

raihts = right

mikilaba = very

𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐍉