Learn Sambahsa - Lesson 30 : A Free Introductory Course

Introduction to Sambahsa: 30

A main feature of Sambahsa is that it uses the same word for the definite article (i.e. the in English) and the personal pronoun of the 3rd person. Thus, id both means it in English, and the before nouns of things in the singular. Ex: "the car" = id wogh. So, you understand now that "the (male) friend" is is prient. As in English, those personal pronouns can have different forms according to their syntactical function. In the accusative (i.e. the object of a verb or after a preposition), is turns to iom, jom, just like English he turns to him. In Sambahsa, this modification will concern the translation of the too. Sambahsa uses the same word as English for taxi, while driver is weghtor. Then, a taxi driver is taxiweghtor taksiwəg'tor. Please, translate now "Ziad talks with the (male) taxi driver" into Sambahsa.

Ziad talks with the (male) taxi driver. Ziad tolct con iom taxiweghtor.|ziad tolct con iom taxiweghtor.|ziad tolct con iom taxiweghtor|ZIAD TOLCT CON IOM TAXIWEGHTOR|Ziad tolct con iom taxiweghtor|Ziad tolct con iom taxiweghtor.
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Change the 'k' in 'tolk' into a 'c' when the ending is added. For 'the', remember that you will be using 'iom.
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Their car is in front of their house. Ir wogh est ant ir dom.|ir wogh est ant ir dom.|ir wogh est ant ir dom|IR WOGH EST ANT IR DOM|Ir wogh est ant ir dom|Ir wogh est ant ir dom.
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Remember that 'car' was 'wogh'.
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Omar’s house stands at the end of the street. Omars dom staht ye id bud ios strad.|omars dom staht ye id bud ios strad.|omars dom staht ye id bud ios strad|OMARS DOM STAHT YE ID BUD IOS STRAD|Omars dom staht ye id bud ios strad|Omars dom staht ye id bud ios strad.
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Remember that 'stah' (like 'poh') simply adds a 't'. Also remember that 'of the' was 'ios' and, finally, street is 'strad'.
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Why do you walk in the middle of the street ?

Remember that the last 'g' in ghancg will change to an 's' when you add the conjugation ending 's'. Don't forget the personal pronoun right after the verb ('why walk YOU in the middle of the street'). Finally, 'medsu' already includes all of 'the middle of', so next you will only need to say 'the street' in the nominative case.

I’m going to visit Egypt. Vahm visite Misr.|vahm visite misr.|vahm visite misr|VAHM VISITE MISR|Vahm visite Misr|Vahm visite Misr.
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Remember that you will be adding 'm' to the end of 'vah' for this conjugation. You will not be using the word for 'I'.
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They walk with each other along the sea. Ghangent con mutu ana id mar.|ghangent con mutu ana id mar.|ghangent con mutu ana id mar|GHANGENT CON MUTU ANA ID MAR|Ghangent con mutu ana id mar|Ghangent con mutu ana id mar.
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Remember, a "gangway" is where you can "ghang". It  has the plural ending 'ent' here. No need to use the word for 'they' in this sentence.
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They used to teach everyday in the temple. Ee-docent cadadien in id temple.|ee-docent cadadien in id temple.|ee docent cadadien in id temple|EE DOCENT CADADIEN IN ID TEMPLE|Eedocent cadadien in id temple|Ee-docent cadadien in id temple.
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You need to put a hyphenated 'Ee-' before 'docent', not an unhyphenated one.
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They used to go with the soldiers. Ee-gwahnt con iens soldats.|ee-gwahnt con iens soldats.|ee gwahnt con iens soldats|EE GWAHNT CON IENS SOLDATS|Eegwahnt con iens soldats|Ee-gwahnt con iens soldats.
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Remember to pu the hyphenated 'Ee-' before 'gwahnt', and that 'the' will become 'iens' in this sentence.
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You are called by the master. Ste kalt ab iom mayster.|ste kalt ab iom mayster.|ste kalt ab iom mayster|STE KALT AB IOM MAYSTER|Ste kalt ab iom mayster|Ste kalt ab iom mayster.
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Remember to use 'Ste' for 'you are', and also to change 'id' to 'iom' before 'mayster'.
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