Diviz (Dialogue)

• (Yann is speaking to his mum, Soazig.)

Yann : Mintin vat, Mamm, mat ar jeu ?

Soazig : Demat dit Yann, laouen on, trugarez vras, ha ganit ?

Yann : Mat-kenañ, trugarez dit Mamm.

Soazig : Lavar din 'ta, petra hoc'h eus graet a-hed ar sizhun ? N'em eus ket gwelet ac'hanout a-hed ar sizhun!

Yann : Desket em eus brezhoneg, dreist eo !

Soazig : Mat a-walc'h... O, me zo bet er stal hiziv ha gwelet em eus Laouena, matezh ar c'hafe...

Yann : Splann, petra he deus lavaret ?

Soazig : Hi az kwelas er c'hafe, te a lavaras dezhi e oas o teskiñ brezhoneg.

Yann : Ya, hi zo o teskiñ brezhoneg ivez !

Soazig : Neuze, me 'm eus kavet labour, en un iliz.

Yann : Se zo mat-tre.

Soazig : O, me zo o vont d'al labour bremañ... Kenavo dit, mab!

Yann : Chañs vat dit, Mamm, kenavo!

Poelladenn (Exercise)

Write down this dialogue, without looking at the answers below, and translate it; try to do it from memory.

Extra vocabulary

sizhun week • -tre or -kenañ very • tra thing • labour work/job • kavout → kavet to find → found • neuze so

Answers

Yann : Mintin vat, Mamm, mat ar jeu ?

(Literally: "Morning good, Mother, good the game?") Good morning, Mother, how ar you?

Soazig : Demat dit Yann, laouen on, trugarez vras, ha ganit ?

("Day good to you, Yann, happy I am, thank big, and with you?") Hello Yann, I'm fine, thanks, and you?

Yann : Mat-kenañ, trugarez dit Mamm.

("Good very, thank to you Mother") In good health, thanks Mother.

Soazig : Lavar din 'ta, petra hoc'h eus graet a-hed ar sizhun ? N'em eus ket gwelet ac'hanout a-hed ar sizhun!

("Tell to me so, what have you (pl.) done all along the week? I haven't seen of you (sg.) all along the week!") Tell me, I say, what have you done all week long? I haven't seen you all week long!

Yann : Desket em eus brezhoneg, dreist eo !

("Learnt I have Breton, beyond it is!") I've kearnt Breton, it's brilliant!

Soazig : Mat a-walc'h... O, me zo bet er stal hiziv ha gwelet em eus Laouena, matezh ar c'hafe...

("Good enough... O, I've been in the shop today and seen I've Laouena, servant ar pub") Okay... O, I went to the shop today and saw Lowena, the barmaid...

Yann : Splann, petra he deus lavaret ?

("Splendid, what has she said?") Excellent, what did she say?

Soazig : Hi az kwelas er c'hafe, te a lavaras dezhi e oas o teskiñ brezhoneg.

("She you saw in the pub ,you said to her you were learning Breton") She saw you in the pub, you told her you were learning Breton.

Yann : Ya, hi zo o teskiñ brezhoneg ivez !

("Yes, she is learning Breton too!") Yes, she is learning Breton too!

Soazig : Neuze, me 'm eus kavet labour, en un iliz.

("So, I've found work, in a church") So, I've found a job, in a church.

Yann : Se zo mat-tre.

("That is good-very") That is very good.

Soazig : O, me zo o vont d'al labour bremañ... Kenavo dit, mab!

("O, I am going to the work now... Goodbye to you, son") Oh, I'm going to work now... Good bye, son!

Yann : Chañs vat dit, Mamm, kenavo!

("Luck good to you, Mother, goodbye") Good luck, Mother, goodbye!