Fan Girl Fun: Basic Elvish Phrases and Sayings

So since I looked up how to write in Elvish last week, I was curious to about some basic Elvish words, so I looked them up, and found some good ones. They show you how to write them out, and how to pronounce them! So fun to say, and its such a beautiful language, so interesting!

English Word or Phrase	Elvish Word or Phrase	Pronunciation
Well met	Mae govannen	My go-VAH-nen
Greetings	Suilaid	Soo-ih-lied
Hail!	Aiya!	Eye-ah!
I greet thee	Le suilon	Lay swee-lonn
Hello	Mára aurë	Mah-rah ow-ray
A star shines on the time of our meeting	Im gelir ceni ad lín	Eem geh-leer keh-nee ahd leen

English Word or Phrase

Elvish Word or Phrase

Pronunciation

Do you speak Elvish?

Pedich Edhellen?

PEH-deekh eth-ell-ehn?

Do you understand me?

Heniach nin?

Hen-ee-akh neen?

Do I know you?

Iston le?

EE-stohn lay?

What are you doing?

Man carel le?

Mahn kah-rell lay?

How are you?

Manen nalyë?

Mah-nehn nahl-yay?

From what land do you come?

O man dôr túliel le?

Oh mahn dore tool-ee-ell lay?

Where are you from?

Man sâd telil?

Mahn sahd tehl-eel

What is your name?

Man eneth lín?

Mahn eh-nehth leen?

How do you feel?

Man mathach?

Mahn mah-thakh

Do you want to eat?

Aníral maded?

Ah-NEAR-ahl mah-dead?

Do you want to drink?

Aníral sogad?

Ah-NEAR-ahl soe-gahd?

Will you be mine forever?

Le no an-uir nîn?

Lay no ahn-oo-ear neen?

Are you married?

Le gwennen?

Lay gwehn-nehn?

English Word or Phrase	Elvish Word or Phrase	Pronunciation
I curse you!	Rhachon le!	Rahkh-on lay!
I hate you	Tevenyel	Teh-vehn-yell
You smell like ten orcs	Nostach be Orch gaer	NOST-akh bay orkh gire
You have the hollow head of an orc	Garich i dhôl goll o Orch	Gahr-eekh ee thole goal oh orkh
Go kiss an orc	Ti tállbe Orch	Tee tahl-bay orkh
Go jump in Mount Doom	Labo vi Orodruin	Lah-boe vee Ore-oh-DROO-inn
May Balrogs eat you	Nai Valaraukar tye-mátar	Nye Vahl-are-ow-kahr too-ay-mah-tahr

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