Occidental for English Speakers: Lesson 8
The word for hello is salute
I salute you!
The word for friend is amic.
Think of the word "amicable".
If you are speaking about a male or female friend, you can say "amico" or "amica", but "amic" is the general term.
?Hello friend|Salute amic
The word for to say is dir
Think of the word "diction" or "dictate".
?One would normally say hello|On vell normalmen dir salute
The word for possible is possibil
Remember how to form opposites with the ín- prefix?
Remember "Darth Vader"?
?I would go with you, but it is impossible|Yo vell vader con te, ma it es ínpossibil
The word for why is pro quo.
"Pro" = "On account of". "Pro quo" = "On account of what?".
Think of "Pro bono", which means "on account of goodness", essentially.
?Why don’t you want it|Pro quo tu ne vole it
The word for because is pro que
"Pro que" = "On account of that ___".
?I don’t want it because I don’t want it|Yo ne vole it pro que yo ne vole it
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