Lesson 4: Verbs
Welcome to Lesson 4 for learning Unilange. A lot people (who probably remember verbs from their high school language class) get nervous when beginning this particular lesson. The good news is that Unilange has a very simple system for verbs. It's much more simple than French or Spanish. You'll learn more about that in the grammar section of this lesson.
Vocabulary | Wértscha
Nouns | Nænaé
Verbs | Verbaé
Manéhèr | To drive
Pronounced: man-NAY-hair
Grammar | Gram
Conjugating Verbs | Verbaé cangagéten
You may remember conjugating verbs in foreign languages from school. If so, you're probably not looking forward to it. In most languages, verbs most be conjugated about six different ways, per tense (and there are really more than just three tenses). Don't worry though, we've got some good news: you don't conjugate verbs in Unilange! Just use the form of the verb we give you. It will always be correct (in the present tense).
Producing Sentences | Frèsaé prodüçèr
Дé fra manéhèr д'æta. | The woman drives the car.
(day FRA man NAY hair day ow tah)
Дé mèna mangèr дé hüewa. | The man eats the egg.
(day MEN mahngt day HUEV-vah)
Дé schata mangèr дé fèrma. | The cat eats the cheese.
(day SHAHT-ah mahng-air day FAIR-mah)
Дé mèna ê дé fra mangèr дé paninaé. | The man and the woman eat the sandwiches.
(day MEN-ah ay day frah mahng-air day pa-NIN-ah-ay)
(day FRA man NAY hair day ow tah)
Дé mèna mangèr дé hüewa. | The man eats the egg.
(day MEN mahngt day HUEV-vah)
Дé schata mangèr дé fèrma. | The cat eats the cheese.
(day SHAHT-ah mahng-air day FAIR-mah)
Дé mèna ê дé fra mangèr дé paninaé. | The man and the woman eat the sandwiches.
(day MEN-ah ay day frah mahng-air day pa-NIN-ah-ay)
Are you ready for Lesson 5?
To move on to Lesson 5, you should have a pretty good understanding of the vocabulary from Lessons 1-4. It is more important at this stage that you feel comfortable speaking it than writing it. Don't worry about making a perfect Д or ß when writing. You will be understood even if it's not perfect.