Saturday, February 2, 2013

Fun Stuff:   A Few Useful Words

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Extra Material If You Are Interested:
Namárië” means “be well”, and can be used either as a greeting or a farewell.

There isn't a simple, common Quenya greeting for “hello” (a useful word that Professor Tolkien didn't give us).
"Aiya" means "Hail."
"Máravë omentaina" for "Well Met".

"Hantanyel" means Thank you.”
It comes from the verb hanta-” (thank) with pronouns to make it “I thank you”.

There is not one simple standard way to say “Please” in Quenya.
RealElvish (http://www.realelvish.net/quenya_please.php) plays with variations on "if you wish it" or "I desire it" or "to make me happy".

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