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The experience of dining outside the home. Oh, what joy. 1. restaurant Where might I find a good restaurant? Cofanhaun, f'yb mu badau ymben bona tabenh? [k@faJon] [f1b mu badomben b@na tabeJ] cofanhaun(ex) ? f. companion, friend f'yb (< fy yb) ? where? fy ? prep. In, at (< Etruscan epi) yb ? where?, there (< ubi, ibi) mu ? 1 sg personal pronoun, nominative badau ? 1 sg future helping verb ymben ? find (<invenio) bonau ? good tabenh(ax) ? f. inn 2. food What sort of food would I find there? Parex cybaux fy fsa mu badau ymben? [pareS c1boS f1fsa mu badomben] par(ex) ? what kind? (<qualis) cyb(aux) ? m. food fsa - = tabenh 3. to order (food) "Do you know what you would like to order?" Tu cxix pyd tu dexirax mandat? [tu kSiS p1d tu deSiraS mandat] tu ? 2 sg personal pronoun, nominative cxix ? 2 sg pres of cxit `know' (<scitus) pyd ? interrog. pron. what? dexirax ? 2 sg pres of dexirat `want' mandat ? v. order (complementary infinitive) 4. intestines, guts I almost lost my appetite [conculture: increased my appetite] when I saw the platter heaped with pig intestines. Mu xort auct mi jychux yb mu dau bix fsa frat beran a bycxorex do xu. [mu x@rtokt mid_Z1t_SuS 1b mu dobiS fsafrat beran a b1kS@reS d@Su] xort ? 3 sg imperfect helping verb auct ? v. to increase mi ? 1 sg personal pronoun, genitive jychux ? m.pl. appetites (< gustus) dau ? 1 sg perfect helping verb bix ? v. to see (< visus) frat(ax) ? f. plate beran(daux) ? gerund from berat v. to cover (< velare) a ? prep. by means of bycxorex ? f.pl. intestines (< viscera) do ? prep. of xu(x) ? m. pig 5. salad I ordered a plain salad with water. [Carnivorous conpeople: well, whatever's appropriate for people with delicate stomachs.] Mu dau mandat xyfrycax orbax c'acu. [mu domandat S1fr1kaS @rbaS kaku] xyfrycau ? adj. simple; unadorned (< simplicem) orb(ax) ? f. grass; f.pl. herbs c' = co acu ? f. water 6. waiter The waiter looked at me disdainfully. Xorb do cybaux xort fsoct xyforbe. [S@rb d@k1boS S@rfs@kt S1f@rbe] xorb(aux) do cybaux ? waiter (lit., servant of food) fsoct ? v. look at xyforbe ? adv. disdainfully 7. to bring He brought me what I asked for, though the servings were small. At rat y me pod mu dau mandat, pancu fsax fachex huerun faucaux. [atrat 1me p@d mu domandat] [paNku fsaS fat_SeS werun fokoS] at ? 3 sg perfect helping verb y/n ? prep. towards, into me ? 1 sg personal pronoun pod ? that which pancu ? conj. Although (< quamquam) fach(ex) ? f. servings, portions huerun ? 3 pl perfect of `to be' (<fuerunt) faucau ? adj. little, small 8. hungry Since I am still hungry, perhaps I'll go to another restaurant. Cauxad niromina huame, huoxitan mu badau bat n'aria tabonh. [koSad nir@mina wame] [w@Sitan mu badobat narja tab@J] cauxad ? on account of, because, since (< causa de) nirominau ? adj. Still present (< nihilominus) huame(x) ? f. hunger huoxitan ? adv. perhaps (<forsitan) bat ? v. go, walk y/n ? prep. towards, into ariau ? adj. Other 9. to belch On the way, I belched loudly. Co mi badand, mu dau eryct co mamnau xon. [k@ mi badand] [mu do er1kt k@ mamno S@n] eryct ? v. to belch mamnau ? adj. big xon(ux) ? m. (loud) sound 10. to stare Several people stared oddly at me. Arpotaux huirix at afsoct y me mirymmod. [arp@toS wiriS at afs@kt 1me mir1mm@d] arpotau ? adj. some (<aliquot) huiri(x) ? m. man, person at ? 3 sg perfect helping verb afsoct ? v. to stare (<adspectus) mirymmod ? adv. oddly (< mirum in modum) ~Wright