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Irrintzi · Expert Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 168

Egunon!
for people to that it interested, I can help you to learn Basque...

for start few general-words in basque:

Words:
Hello : Egunon (good morning), Kaixo (southern), arratsaldeon (good afternoon), gauon (good night), Agur (hello)
Goodbye : Agur, Adio (northern)
no : ez
yes : bai
good : on
bad : txar
earth : lur
water : ur
fire : su
air, wind : aize
day : egun
night : gau
and : eta, 'ta
or : edo
here : hemen
man : gizon
woman: andere
father : aita
mother : ama
dog : xakur
cat : gatu
apple : sagara
carot : pastanare
fish : arain
cow : behi
ass : Astar, asto
cock : oilar
duck : ahate
ewe : ardi
food : janari
one : bat
two : bi
three : hiru
four : lau
five : bost
six : sei
seven : zazpi
eight : zortzi
nine : bederatzi
ten : hamar
(for number see counting in basque)

interrogative
who? : nor?
where? : non? nun?
what? : zer?
how? : nola?
when? : noiz?

verbs
to be: izan
to have : ukan
to go : joan
to come : etorri
to play : jokatu

Strange forms : typical of basque
because : -elako, bait (agglutinative), zereneta (word)
at : -n, -an, -ean, -etan
in : -n, -an, -ean, -etan
ak, ek: plural forms

Conjugation

present
To be: Izan
(Ni) NAIZ ( i am)
(Hi) HAIZ (you are)
(Hura) DA (he she it is)
(Gu) GARA (we are)
(Zu) ZARA (you are)
(Zuek) ZARETE (don't exist in english its plural you form...)
(Haiek) DIRA (They are)

To have: Ukan
osagai singulara: (singular complement form)
(Nik) DUT (i have)
(Hik) DUK/N (you have)
(Hark) DU (he she it has)
(Guk) DUGU (we have)
(Zuk) DUZU (you have)
(Zuek) DUZUE (you plural)
(Haiek) DUTE (they have)

osagai plurala: (plural complement form)
(Nik) DITUT
(Hik)DITUK/N
(Hark) DITU
(Guk) DITUGU
(Zuk) DITUZU
(Zuek) DITUZUE
(Haiek) DITUZTE

Gorria (red): Express the subject
Ubela (purple): Express Plural object complement
Berdea (green): Radical of the verb
Urdina (blue): to have start

If you wish more information I shall be there

Icke · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 2:57 pm Post subject:

Agur Irrintzi!

I know a beautiful basque song called "Agur Jaunak". I don't know if it's a traditional basque song or just one that was composed by the Kelly Family. It would be very nice if you could translate it for me

Agur Jaunak

Agur jaunak jaunak agur
Agur terdi

Agur jaunak jaunak agur
Agur terdi

Danak Jainkoak inak gire
Zuek eta bai gu ere

Agur jaunak agur
Agur terdi emen gire
Agur jaunak

A warm embrace
From the heart of the great bask people
To the whole world
Agur jaunak torres gadd gorras

Agur jaunak agur
Agur terdi emen gire
Agur jaunak
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Icke · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:02 pm Post subject:

...or is the following part already a translation:

"A warm embrace
From the heart of the great bask people
To the whole world"
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Irrintzi · Expert Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 168

ok, i will transale this song text in the topic of translations to basque.