Learn the Language!
Omnésio ent Chinchaginta Dische
(Omnesian in Fifty Lessons)
These lessons are to be printed out in order to do the exercises. However, while not as effective, reading this online and doing the exercises in your head is another choice.
Ch'eis iso?
Iso eis o póchulo de vino.
Mem gusetaia o póchulo de vino.
Serea dece dolari.
Lem darea dece dolari. Estaichent hicho.
Grate! Li vino estaich hicho.
Grate à liem! Àdeo!
Àdeo! Veni cetereso!
Sound like fun? The language spoken above is Omnesian, a romance language and mixture of Spanish, Latin, and Italian. In just one hundred simple lessons, you will be able to speak Omnesian as fluently as if you had taken it for two years in school. We'll start with a pre-lesson on pronunciation.
Anto Discho (Pre-lesson)
Lai Literre- The Alphabet
We will start with the consonants. Look at the chart below.
Omnesian Letter
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English Sound
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B
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B
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C
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Ch as in charge before A, O or U; S as in sue before E or I
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Ch
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K
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Cc
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Ch as in charge
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D
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D
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F
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F
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G
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Hard G as in good before A, O, U; soft G as in Gypsy before E and I
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Gh
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Hard G as in good
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H
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H
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J
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J
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K
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K
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L
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L
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M
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M
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N
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N
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P
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P
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R
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R
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S
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S
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T
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T
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V
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V
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Y
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Y
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Z
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Z
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Note: Treat "ch" and "cc" as one letter, not two.
While the consonants are easy to remember, vowels may be another thing. There are two types of vowels in Omnesian: long and short. However, the vowel o has no short form and is always long.
Long vowels are formed under these circumstances:
A vowel occurs at the end of a word. Example: pischa, puero,
A vowel-consonant-vowel pattern occurs. Example: literra, Omnésio, vacha
Short vowels occur under these circumstances:
A vowel-consonant-consonant pattern occurs. Example: dische, Chaipresso, literra
A vowel occurs at the end of a word before a consonant.
The letter e is the most complex letter in Omnesian. It can have three sounds: long, short, and silent. Here are some examples of all three:
Long e occurs when it is the last letter of a word, an e-consonant-vowel pattern occurs, or an e-i pattern occurs. Examples: ego, dische, ereist
Short e occurs under the same circumstances that the other vowels do. Example: Amaichent.
Silent e occurs when a vowel-consonant-e pattern appears. The e is not said at all. Example: Useta, unede, iseta. The word artichelo is NOT pronounced ar-tee-KEH-lo but rather ar-TEEK-lo.
Now review this chart:
Omnesian Letter
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English Sound
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Short A
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A as in cat
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Long A
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A as in father
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Short E
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E as in get
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Long E
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E as in cafe
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Short I
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I is in him
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Long I
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I as in machine
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Long O
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O as in hotel
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Short U
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Oo as in look
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Long U
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U as in chute
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The tilde (~) may appear above an A or O. The tilde indicates to pronounce an "n" sound after the vowel. For example, natõ is pronounced NAH-tone and the word ã is AHN.
There are many dipthongs in Omnesian.
Consonant dipthongs occur when two of the same consonants occur consecutively. They always make the vowel before them short. Examples: séssio, literra
The letter "cc" is not a dipthong. It is always pronounced "ch" and never makes the vowel before it short.
Vowel dipthongs are explained in the chart.
Omnesian Letter
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English Sound
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Ai
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Ai as in my
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Ei
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Ay as in may
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Oi
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Oy as in boy
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Stress
As in most languages, each word has a certain syallable where you put stress or emphasis. Read these rules to find out how words are stressed in Omnesian.
For words of two syllables, check the last letter of the word. If the letter is a vowel, put the stress on the first syllable of the word. If the letter is a consonant, put the stress on the second syllable of the word.
For words of three syllables, put the accent on the second-to-last syllable UNLESS that vowel is short. If the vowel is short, put the stress on the first syllable.
If a word has an accent mark, put the accent on the indicated syllable.
Great! Now you know exactly how to pronounce Omnesian words. Try to pronounce these ten words. You can refer to the pronunciation guide as often as you want.
Amõ
Fela
Generro
Puero
Literra
Chaipresso
Chómeist
Unede
Séssio
Amaichent
Ácciõ
Answers:
AH-moan
FAY-lah
JAY-neh-ro
pu-AY-ro
LEE-tehr-rah
ky-PREH-so
KOH-mayst
OON-day
SEHS-ee-oh
ah-MY-kehnt
AH-chee-own
Don't worry if you didn't get all the correct answers.
Great! Now you know how to pronounce the Omnesian language. But before you can speak it, we will have to go over seven basic lessons.
Eil Caputo Uno
Discho Uno
Eil Generro et eil Articheli- Gender and Articles
As in most romance languages, nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in Omnesian can be either masculine. In most romance languages, it can be very hard to tell if a word is masculine or feminine. But in Omnesian, gender is easy to tell.
Nouns and adjectives that end in O or I are masculine. Example: puero, chaipresso
Nouns and adjectives that end in A or E are feminine. Example: literra, fela
Knowing if a noun is masculine or feminine is important because there are two words for "the" in Omnesian. The masculine form, eil, is used with masculine nouns, and the feminine form, lai, is used with feminine nouns. So eil pischo is "the fish" and lai fela is "the cat." However, as opposed to masculine or feminine, there are some abstract nouns which are neuter. Here, the article lo is used. So lo bonoso is "the goodness."
There are also indefinite articles in Omnesian. They are o, a, i and e. O and a mean "a," and i and e mean "some." The articles you use must match the end of the word.
Discho Duo
Lo Pluroso- Plurality
It is very easy to make a plural in Omnesian. Words that end in O change their O to an I, and words that end in A change their A to an E. The articles in front of them do not change. For example, eil chano means "the dog" while eil chani means "the dogs," and lai fela means "the cat" while lai fele means "the cats."
Discho Trio
Eil Pronomi- Pronouns
As in all languages, Omnesian consists of pronouns. Here they are in a chart.
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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Ego (I)
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Nos (We)
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2nd Person
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Tu (You informal)
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3rd Person
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Elo (he), ela (she), Useta (you formal)
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Eli, ele (they), Usete (you plural)
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Note that tu is used when speaking a close friend or relative, and Useta is used when speaking to an adult. Useta is usually abbreviated Ut. Also note that when a group has one or more males, they are referred to as eli. They are only referred to as ele if they are all female. In addition, Usete (abbreviated Ute.) is used informally and formally.
Discho Chuato
Eil Verbi- Verbs
Omnesian is similar to the other romance languages in that it has a very extensive verb conjugation system. Omnesian contains fifteen tenses of verbs, but now we are going to learn one.
There are three types of verbs in Omnesian: ari verbs, eri verbs, and iri verbs. Let's start conjugating the verb estari, which means "to be."
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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(Ego) estõ
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(Nos) estanos
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2nd Person
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(Tu) estaist
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3rd Person
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(Elo/ela/Ut.) estaich
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(Eli/ele/ute.) estaichent
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This chart shows which verb to use with what pronoun. To say "I am" you could say ego estõ or just simply estõ.
Estari is an irregular verb in that there are no accent marks added to its first syllable when conjugated. Regular, two-syllable ari verbs have an accent mark on two of its forms' first syllable. To conjugate them, replace the ari with the following roots and add an accent mark. Don't worry if this confuses you; you will always learn the spelling of verbs before using them.
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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-õ
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-anos
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2nd Person
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-aist
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3rd Person
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-aich
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-aichent
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Eri verbs are conjugated like this:
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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-õ
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-enos
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2nd Person
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-eist
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3rd Person
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-eich
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-eichent
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And iri verbs like this:
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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-õ
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-inos
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2nd Person
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-iest
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3rd Person
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-iech
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-ichent
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To conjugate the verb amari, look below.
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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amõ
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amanos
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2nd Person
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ámaist
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3rd Person
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ámaich
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amaichent
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You need an accent mark on the tu form and the elo/ela/Ut. form for regular ari verbs like amari. However, since estari is irregular, there are no accents.
Discho Chinche
Eil fali interrogi- Question words
Chi- Who
Che- What
Unede- Where
Chuando- When
Chuo- Why
Chomo- How
Chua- Which
Chuato- How much/how many
Look these words over and memorize them. Remember that chuo is pronounced KWO.
Discho Seches
Eil fali- Vocabulary
Study this vocabulary list and memorize the Omnesian words. You're almost on your way to speaking Omnesian!
Si- Yes
Ne- No
Eil dio- Day
Eil ano- Year
Eil viro- Man
Lai fémina- Woman
Eil puero- Boy
Lai puera- Girl
Eil amicho- Friend
Eil/Lai dochto/a- Teacher
Eil domo- House
Lai schola- School
Eil chano- Dog
Lai fela- Cat
Eil pischo- Fish
Eil libro- Book
Lai achua- Water
Lai lachta- Milk
Lai mensa- Table
Lai pila- Ball
Eil lapiso- Pencil
Eil patro- Father
Lai matra- Mother
Lai chulina- Kitchen
Hicho- Here
Ibo- There
À- To
Omno- All
Discho Septo
Eil apóstrofo
While not common, a special rule occurs when a word starts with the vowel that the word before it ends with. When this happens, the last vowel of the first word is replaced with an apostrophe and the words are connected. So instead of saying unede eis you would say you would say und'eis. If either of the letters being merged has an accent mark, keep the accent in the new word.
Discho Ochto
Eil verbo "seri"- The verb "to be"
A funny thing about Romance languages is that the conjugation of "to be" always is irregular, and Omnesian is included. Seri is used to describe a permanent state: what someone's name is, where they're from, their profession, etc. Estari is used to describe a temporary state of being such as location or feeling. Be sure to use each appropriately. Here is seri conjugated:
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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(Ego) sõ
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(Nos) sonos
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2nd Person
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(Tu) éreist
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3rd Person
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(Elo/ela/Ut.) eis
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(Eli/ele/ute.) sent
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While seri doesn't conform to regular conjugation laws, its forms should be easy to remember.
Discho Nove
Eil pronomi posessivi- Possessive Pronouns
Look over this chart and memorize the forms. Practice using them in conjunction with another noun that you know.
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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Mi (my)
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Ni (our)
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2nd Person
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Ti (your)
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3rd Person
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Li (his/her/your)
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Li (his/her/your)
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Congratulations! Now you know the basics of Omnesian and can now begin speaking it!
Discho Dece
Eil salutaccioni et eil dichti- Greetings
There are many greetings in Omnesian.
Ola- Hello
Hai- Hi
Chomo estaich? (formal), chomo estaist (informal)?- How are you?
Chomo vaich?- How's it going?
Ch'eis novo?- What's new?
Che fáceist?- What are you doing?
Bona mana- Good morning.
Bono dio- Good day.
Bona vespera- Good evening.
Bono nochto- Good night.
There are also many useful expressions. Remember that feco is pronounced FAY-cho. All questions are in the tu form.
Ch'eis eil tempo?- What time is it?
Sent lai…- It is…(number).
Chua dio eis hódio?- What day is it?
Hódio eis…- It is…
Ch'eis eil feco?- What is the date?
Ch'eis lai aera?- What is the weather like?
Chuoti ani téneist?- How old are you?
Tenõ…ani.- I am…years old.
Chomo tem apelaist?- What is your name?
Mem apelõ…- My name is…
De uned'éreist?- Where are you from?
Sõ de…- I'm from…
Chua eis ti profécciõ?- What job do you have?
À unede vaist?- Where are you going?
Võ à…- I'm going to…
Chuando deserereaist?- When are you leaving?
Discho Unedece
Magi Verbi- More verbs
Since verb conjugations in Omnesian can be confusing, charts will be provided whenever a new verb is introduced.
Iri- To go
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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(Ego) võ
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(Nos) vanos
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2nd Person
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(Tu) vaist
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3rd Person
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(Elo/ela/Ut.) vaich
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(Eli/ele/ute.) vent
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Faceri- To do/to make
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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(Ego) fasõ
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(Nos) facenos
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2nd Person
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(Tu) fáceist
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3rd Person
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(Elo/ela/Ut.) fáceich
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(Eli/ele/ute.) faceichent
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Teneri- To have
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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(Ego) tenõ
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(Nos) tenenos
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2nd Person
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(Tu) téneist
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3rd Person
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(Elo/ela/Ut.) téneich
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(Eli/ele/ute.) teneichent
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Chereri- To want
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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(Ego) cherõ
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(Nos) cherenos
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2nd Person
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(Tu) chéreist
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3rd Person
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(Elo/ela/Ut.) chéreich
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(Eli/ele/ute.) chereichent
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Schribiri- To write
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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(Ego) schribõ
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(Nos) schribinos
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2nd Person
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(Tu) schríbiest
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3rd Person
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(Elo/ela/Ut.) schríbiech
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(Eli/ele/ute.) schribichent
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Dichtiri- To say
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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(Ego) dichtõ
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(Nos) dichtinos
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2nd Person
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(Tu) díchtiest
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3rd Person
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(Elo/ela/Ut.) díchtiech
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(Eli/ele/ute.) dichtichent
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Sieri- To know
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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(Ego) siõ
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(Nos) sienos
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2nd Person
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(Tu) síeist
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3rd Person
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(Elo/ela/Ut.) síeich
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(Eli/ele/ute.) sieichent
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Viveri- To live
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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(Ego) vivõ
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(Nos) vivenos
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2nd Person
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(Tu) víveist
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3rd Person
|
(Elo/ela/Ut.) víveich
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(Eli/ele/ute.) viveichent
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Discho Dudece
Lai conversácciõ- Conversation
Throughout these lessons will be conversations spoken in Omnesian. They feature a boy named Jõ and his many activities. First, read this conversation out loud. Then try to translate it in your head. Answers are provided below.
*Sent lai septo ent lai mana*
Jõ: Mama? Uned'estaist?
Mama: Estõ hicho, Jõ.
Jõ: Unede?
Mama: Ent lai chulina!
Jõ: Ah! Võ ibi.
*Jõ vaich à lai chulina*
Jõ: Estõ hicho, Mama.
Mama: Ola, Jõ. Che chéreist?
Jõ: Cherõ sieri, ch'eis eil tempo?
Mama: Sent lai septo.
Jõ: Vidõ.
Mama: Che chéreist faceri hódio, Jõ?
Jõ: Võ à schribiri o libro!
Mama: O libro?
Jõ: Si!
Mama: Bono, ego võ à eil domo de mi amicha. Àdeo!
Jõ: Àdeo, Mama.
In English:
*It is 7:00 in the morning*
Jõ: Mom? Where are you?
Mama: I'm here, Jõ.
Jõ: Where?
Mama: In the kitchen!
Jõ: Ah! I'm going there.
*Jõ goes to the kitchen.*
Jõ: Here I am, Mom.
Mama: Hello, Jõ. What do you want?
Jõ: I want to know what time it is.
Mama: It's 7:00.
Jõ: I see.
Mama: What do you want to do today, Jõ?
Jõ: I'm going to write a book!
Mama: A book?
Jõ: Si!
Mama: Well, I am going to my friend's house.. Good bye!!
Jõ: Goodbye Mom.
If you do not understand why a portion is translated as it is, refer to the beginning of these lessongs.
Discho Tridece
Eil mini-examõ- Quiz
You knew it was coming. In order to proceed, please complete this quiz. Don't cheat! Before starting this quiz, you can look over the previous lessons, but don't look back once you've started the quiz. Answers are below.
Section 1: Answer the questions on the blank lines.
1. When is "c" pronounced as an S?____________________________
2. In the word literra, is the e long or short?__________________________
3. Where is the stress put on the word videichent?_____________________
4. Where is the stress put on the word chéreist?_______________________
5. Is the e in artichelo pronounced?_________________________________
6. How is the word ã pronounced?__________________________________
7. What are three words for "the"?__________________________________
8. What gender is the word coloro?_________________________________
9. What gender is the word pila?___________________________________
10. How would one say "the fish"?_________________________________
11. How would one say "the cat"?__________________________________
13. How would one say "some pencils"?_____________________________
14. 14. How is Useta abbreviated?__________________________________
Section 2: Fill in this chart with the appropriate personal pronouns.
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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|
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2nd Person
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|
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3rd Person
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|
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Section 3: Translate the following to Omnesian. Include the pronoun.
He goes.__________________________
I do._____________________________
She has.__________________________
They want.________________________
You (informal) write ._______________
You (formal) say.___________________
You (plural) know.__________________
Theu (all female) live.________________
Section 4: Translate the following into English.
Nos tenenos._______________________
Tu siéreist.________________________
Elo fáceich._______________________
Ute. viveichent.____________________
Ego tenõ._________________________
Eli chereichent.____________________
Ela díchtiech._____________________
Ut. vaich.________________________
Section 5: Translate the following into Omnesian.
Who-____________________________
What-____________________________
Where-___________________________
When-___________________________
Why-____________________________
How-____________________________
Which-___________________________
How much/how many-______________
Yes-_____________________________
No-_____________________________
Day-_____________________________
Year-_____________________________
Man-_____________________________
Woman-__________________________
Boy-_____________________________
Girl-_____________________________
Friend-___________________________
Teacher-__________________________
House-___________________________
School-___________________________
Dog-_____________________________
Cat-_____________________________
Fish-_____________________________
Book-____________________________
Water-___________________________
Milk-_____________________________
Table-______________________
Ball-_____________________________
Pencil-___________________________
Father-___________________________
Mother-__________________________
Kitchen-__________________________
Here-____________________________
There-___________________________
To-_____________________________
All-_____________________________
Section 6: All of these two-word phrases lack apostrophes. Connect each word of the pairs together.
Unede eis? ________________________
Che eis? _________________________
Chua ano? _______________________
Lai indúsetria.____________________
O óculo._________________________
Eil Caputo Duo
Discho Chuadece
Eil colori- Colors
Rubo- Red
Lúteo- Orange
Flavo- Yellow
Virido- Green
Cerúleo- Blue
Ostrino- Purple
Albo- White
Nigero- Black
Discho Chindece
Eil Númeri- Numbers
Uno
Duo
Trio
Chuato
Chinche
Seches
Septo
Ochto
Nove
10- Dece
11- Unedece
12- Dudece
13- Tridece
14- Chuadece
15- Chindece
16- Sechedece
17- Septodece
18- Ochtodece
19- Novedece
20- Vigi
21- Unevigi
22- Duvigi
23- Trivigi
30- Triginta
31- Unetriginta
32- Dutriginta
33- Tritriginta
40- Chuadraginta
50- Chinchaginta
60- Sechaginta
70- Septaginta
80- Ochtoginta
90- Nonaginta
100- Cente
Discho Sechedece
Eil agetivi et eil adverbi- Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives in Omnesian come after the noun they describe and always end in the same letter as that noun. So it would be eil lapiso flavo and eil lapisi flavi.
Most Omnesian adverbs are formed by replace the last letter of an adjective with -ante. Since lento is "slow," lentante is slowly. When adverbs modify adjectives or other adverbs, the adverb comes before what it is modifying. When adverbs modify verbs, they come after the verb. Example: lai incredeblante amebla persona is "the incredibly nice person" and elo cureich celerante "he runs quickly"
Discho Ochtodece
Eil arbo de lai familia- Family Tree
Discho Novedece
Eil Verbi Gusetari- The verb gusetari
The word gusetari by itself means "to please," but when used with a direct object pronoun, it can mean "to like," literally "to please someone." Look at this chart to find out how to use gusetari to say "to like." Note: the words in parentheses are optional.
To talk about a singular noun:
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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(À miem) mem gusetaich
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(À niem) nem gusetaich
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2nd Person
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(À tiem) tem gusetaich
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3rd Person
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(À liem) lem gusetaich
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(À liem) lem gusetaich
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To talk about a plural noun:
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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(À miem) mem gusetaichent
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(À niem) nem gusetaichent
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2nd Person
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(À tiem) tem gusetaichent
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3rd Person
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(À liem) lem gusetaichent
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(À liem) lem gusetaichent
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So tem gusetaich lai niva is "you like the snow" and nem gusetaichent eil puli is "we like the chickens."
Discho Vigi
Eil contraccioni- Contractions
You already know that de plus eil equals d'eil, but now let's learn some more contractions.
De plus o equals do. Example: do pischo, "of a fish."
De plus a equals da. Example: da fela, "of a cat."
De plus i equals di. Example: di chani, "of some dogs."
De plus e equals dè. Example: dè pile, "of some balls."
À plus o equals ào. Example: ào domo, "to a house."
À plus a equals â. Example: â fila, "to a sister."
À plus i equals ài. Example: ài séssii, "to the seats."
À plus e equals àe. Example: àe matra, "to a mother."
À plus eil equals àil. Example: àil fila, "to a sister."
Discho Unevigi
Cetere forme de verbi- Other forms of verbs
The English verb "to love" can be formed into many other words, such as “loved,” “loving,” “lovable,” and “lover.” Here is how you can form those types of words with Omnesian verbs. To form the endings, replace the -ri in the infinitive with the following. Note that the o on the end of a word may change to an a depending on the gender it's describing.
Verb Ending
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Meaning
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-to
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Performer (English ending in -er)
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-eblo
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Trait (English ending in -able)
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-ido (for -ari and -eri verbs), -edo (for -iri verbs)
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Past Participle (English ending in -ed)
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-indo (for -ari and -eri verbs), -endo (for -iri verbs)
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Present Participle (English ending in -ing)
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Let's forms sentences with different forms of amari.
Elo sempr'eis o amato.- He always is a lover.
Posõ videri che ti matra eis magn'amebla.- I can see that your mother is very nice.
Hódio mem sentõ sì amaido.- Today I feel so loved.
Lai una chosa che mem gusetaich cirecha ti ava eis ch'ela eis sì amaineda.- The one thing that I like about your grandmother is that she is so loving.
Also, the -indo/-endo ending can be used to say that you are doing something in the present.
Hoi o estõ ambulaindo àil parche.- Now I am walking to the park.
Discho Duvigi
Eil verbi d'eil tempo pretero- Verbs in the preterite tense
The preterite, or past, tense in Omnesian is used slightly differently than in English. The preterite tense describes an action that was started and finished in the past. There is another past tense called eil pretero ineperfechto, which we will learn later.
Here is how to conjugate -ari verbs in the preterite. This tense is easier than the present tense because there is only one accent mark needed, which is the elo/ela/Ut. Form for -eri and -iri verbs.
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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-eo
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-anos
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2nd Person
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-aite
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3rd Person
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-oa
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-airõ
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And these forms are used for -eri and -iri verbs.
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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-io
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-inos
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2nd Person
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-ite
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3rd Person
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-eó
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-erõ
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For good measure, let's conjugate falari in the preterite.
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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faleo
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falanos
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2nd Person
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falaite
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3rd Person
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faloa
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falairõ
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And now videri.
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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vidio
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vidinos
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2nd Person
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vidite
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3rd Person
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videó
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viderõ
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Discho Trivigi
Eil pronomi d'eil obgechti direchti- Direct object pronouns
Let's look at the sentence, Ã téneist ti libro hódio ,Ghiliermo? In this instance, someone is asking Ghiliermo if he has his book. Translated, the sentence is "Do you have your book, William?" However, this sentence can also be translated to "Do you have it, William?" In order to say "it," we'll need to use a direct object pronoun. Here they are in a chart:
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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mem (me)
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nem (us)
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2nd Person
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tem (you)
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3rd Person
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lõ, lã (him/her/you/it)
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lem (them)
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In Omnesian, direct object pronouns always come before the verb. So in order to say, "Do you have it, William?" the sentence would be à lõ téneist hódio, Ghiliermo? Since libro, is masculine, we used lõ. However, if the "it" were a feminine word, such as choma, we would say, à lã téneist hódio, Ghiliermo?
Look at these sample sentences using direct object pronouns:
à mem elegaite du iri ent lai via?- Did you pick me to go on the trip?
Ego iã' tem dichtio che ne póseist veneri à mi domo!- I already told you that you can't come to my house!
Lõ sentõ, Seniora, at ne iã' lã petio.- I'm sorry, Mrs., but I didn't ask you yet.
Discho Chuavigi
Eil Pronomi Relativi- Relative Pronouns
Iseto- This (masculine)
Iseta- This (feminine)
Iso- That (masculine)
Isa- That (feminine)
Discho Chinvigi
Eil dii de lai sema- The Days of the Week
Sóldia- Sunday
Lúnadia- Monday
Márdia- Tuesday
Mércudia- Wednesday
Jóvodia- Thursday
Vénadia- Friday
Satúrodia- Saturday
Discho Sechevigi
Eil messi d'eil ano- The Months of the Year
Jano- January
Februália- February
Mara- March
Apriri- April
Maia- May
Juno- June
Julio- July
Septeme- September
Ochteme- October
Noveme- November
Deceme- December
Discho Septovigi
Magne forme d'eil verbi "seri"- More forms of the verb "to be"
As in most romance languages, "to be" is irregular in the past. Here are its forms in the past tense.
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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faío
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faenos
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2nd Person
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faíte
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3rd Person
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fae
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faerõ
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Discho Ochtovigi
Eil Adverbi Relativi- Relative Adverbs
Eil movimago che vidio ne fae magno bono.- The movie that I saw was not very good.
Ne siõ lo che dichtite!- I don't know what you said!
Iso eis lai persona che nunecha vaich à lai schola.- That is the person who never goes to school.
Ibo ela estaich, lai una dechi matra eis mi dochta!- There she is, the one whose mother is my teacher!
Ela víveich ent o loco à unede nepersona vaich.- She lives in a place where no one goes.
Elo credeich che síeich mago che tu.- He thinks that he knows more than you.
Tu éreist tã ineteligento che ti patro.- You are as smart as your dad.
Tomanos tã chuato che nececiteo.- I took as many as I needed.
Discho Novevigi
Eil preposiccioni- Prepositions
À- To, towards, at
De- Of, by, from
Duem- During
Ent- In, into
Done- Until
Cõ- With
Du- For, in order to
Chia- Because
Sub- Under
Sur- Upon
Inteir- Between
Chontra- Against
Peir- By means of
Posto- After, behind
Trã- Across
Discho Triginta
Eil verbi reflechsivi- Reflexive verbs
Reflexive verbs are verbs whose action is carried out to the speaker. They can end in -arsem, -ersem or -irsem. Let's take the verb "to wash," or lueri. Lueri used by itself means that the speaker is washing something, for example:
Mi matra dichteó che s'ego luerõ eil chano, ela mem pagarea dece dolari.- My mom said that if I wash the dog, she will pay me ten dollars.
À nepersona ne lem gusetaich lueri lai ropa, at apersona téneich che facerilõ.- Nobody likes to wash clothes, but someone has to do it.
In the instances above, the actors are washing an external thing. However, to describe washing one's body, luersem is used. It is conjugated like this:
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Singular
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Plural
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1st Person
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Mem luerõ
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Nem lueranos
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2nd Person
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Tem lueraist
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3rd Person
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Sem lueraich
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Sem lueraichent
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Now, observe these sentences in which the actor is washing him or herself.
Epersone amaichent estari pura tã magna che sem luereichent omno eil tempo!- Some people love to be clean so much that they wash themselves all the time.
Heri, chuando estávia lueindomem neil achuato, cadio eil sapo.- Yesterday, when I was washing myself, I dropped the soap.
Discho Unetriginta
Eil utensilii de chomeido- Eating utensils
Eil garfo- Fork
Lai chuca- Spoon
Eil chuccilio- Knife
Lai servilieta- Napkin
Eil taso- Cup
Eil plato- Plate
Discho Dutriginta