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romanceconlang@yahoogroups.com writes: Please add an indication of the pronunciation, preferably in X-SAMPA or (even better) as an MP3 clip. 1) This tavern/bar isn't as good as it used to be. Esta taverna no es tan bono como era. /'eSta ta'verna no es tan 'bono 'como 'era/ 2) What are you doing? I told you to leave them where they were! Que façes? Io te dixeu quearlos deond stavan! /ke 'fatses/ /jo te di'Sew ke'arlos de'ond 'Stavan/ 3) I would embrace the world if I could. Abraçaria io eu mundo si podria. /abratsa'rija jo ew 'mundo si po'drija/ 4) The cat ate the mouse I gave her like a tiger [would]. Eu gato comava eu raton le dava io como un tigre. /ew 'gato ko'mava ew ra'ton le 'dava jo 'como un 'tigre/ 5) Yes, I've heard you, and no, I don't want to buy it. Si! Te ê ascuçao*, i no, no quero comprarlo. /si te e askut'sau i no, no 'kero com'prarlo/ *this is used when the speaker wants to make it clear they were listening. The more literal trans is "oiio" (/ojio/ 6) Welcome! Here's your room key. -- Thank you. -- You're welcome. Benvenio! Est es su clav a su aucova, --Graças. -- De nà. /benve'nijo/ /'eSt es su klav a su aw'kova/ /'gratsas/ /de na:/ 7) Sir, could I please have a glass of water? Señior, es posiul que podria tener un vaso de agua? /seN'jor es po'siwl ke pod'rija te'ner un 'vaso de 'agwa/ 8) Your mother was a prostitute. (Or equally insulting idiom.) Tu madre es una puta! /tu madre es una puta/ Equally insulting in AC as it's the same in Spanish :)