Elvish Language Basics

Yes and No Responses

• Athon translates to "Yes, I will"
• Athof means "Yes, we will"
• Û denotes "No" or "not"
• Baw! is an imperative "No, don't!"
• To affirmatively answer a question, repeat it: Example: "Dagrant in yrch?" - "Dagrant in yrch"

Greetings and Farewells

• Suilad means "greetings"
• Noaver translates to "farewell"
• Ci/Le mael? asks "How are you?" or "Are you well?"
• Response Mae govannen/lovannen means "well met"
• Ai is an expression of "hail"
• Ni mael translates to "I am well"
• Eithro means "too" or "also"
• A gin?/A len? asks "And you?"
• Ma means "good"
• Boe menin translates to "I must go"
• Man i eneth lîn/gîn? means "What is your name?"
• I eneth nîn/gîn translates to "My name is..."
• Im indicates "I am"
• ach translates to "but"
• Im eston means "I call myself"
• Gellon len covad means "I am pleased to meet you"
• Len nathlon na translates to "I welcome you to..."
• Imaldris is the Elvish name for "Rivendell"
• Mellon means "friend"
• Navan dorthol/dorthog? asks "Where do you live?"
• Dorthon vi means "I live in..."
• Onnen hí translates to "I was born here"
• Telin o(d) means "I come from" (with special rules for the following word)

Questions

• Oman tôl? translates to "Where does he come from?"
• Man? is used to ask "What?"
• Who? also translates to man
• When? is Mallú/mar
• Where? can be expressed with Mivan (in), Navan (at), Oman (from), or Mas
• How? translates to Manen/naman
• Why? is expressed as Amman
• For what purpose? translates to Amman theled

Food and Drink Vocabulary

• A means "and"
• Tolo translates as "come"
• Havo means "sit"
• Nef means "beside"
• I naur refers to "the fire"
• A nin translates to "with me"
• Gin hannon expresses "Thank you"
• Ni faug means "I'm thirsty"
• Man anírog? asks "What do you want?"
• Limp refers to "wine"
• Glinor is "mead"
• Egor translates to "or"
• Nen means "water"
• Aníron translates to "I want"
• Penninaníred an means "I don't want"
• Annín translates to "for me"
• Pandolathon means "I will return"
• Lim means "quickly"
• Felin haeg translates to "I feel hungry"
• Man mann sevim? asks "What food do we have?"
• Dha translates to "there is/are"
• Aes means "meat"
• Bass translates to "bread"
• Yf means "fruit" (with iof for "fruits")
• Pae means "vegetable(s)"
• Salph refers to "soup"
• A bass na glî means "and bread with honey"
• Man anírog maded? translates to "What do you want to eat?"
• Cordot means "apple"
• I'ell nin expresses "my pleasure"
• Le faug asks "Are you thirsty?"
• Le seag translates to "Are you hungry?"