De Yow, pempes mis Kevardhû
Thursday, 5th December
Creiys ew Porthia warlergh sans. Saw ma môy es üdn sans en Porth Ia. Sent Ia nag ew hy honan oll. Òttena! Ma chapel war venedh, ar an mor. Chapel Sen Nicholas, sans tasek marners, ew ev. Avorow a vedh Degol Nicholas, gool a bris en nebes powyow. Piw ew Sent Nicholas? Ev a veu espak en pajwora cansbledhen, en Myra (lebmyn en Turkî) reb an mor. Rag fra ew ev a bris? Sans tasek flehes ew ev. Dhe radn an bobel thew ev pecar'a Tas Nadelik. Larj o ev hag a ros royow dhe flehes da. Anjei a wrüg gara aga skichow reb an daras hag ev a wrüg gòrra mòna ettans. E'n Iseldiryow thew ev Sinterklaas. Ma hedna ow rei dhe nei agan Santa Claus. Agan flehes a greg lòdrow (na skichow) reb an chymbla en Gool Nadelik.
St Ives is named after a saint. But there is more than one saint in St Ives. Saint Ia is not all alone. See there! There is a chapel on a hill, overlooking the sea. It is the chapel of St Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors. Tomorrow will be the Feast of St Nicholas, an important festival in some countries. Who is St Nicholas? He was a bishop in the fourth century in Myra (now in Turkey) by the sea. Why is he important? He is the patron saint of children. To some people he is like Father Christmas. He was generous and gave presents to good children. They left their shoes by the door and he put money in them. In the Netherlands he is Sinterklaas. That gives us our Santa Claus. Our children hang stockings (not shoes) by the chimney on Christmas Eve.
Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today
a bris important, of value
ar overlooking
degol saint's day, feast, festival (you can also use gool)
hy honan oll all alone (the possessive should match the subject)
larj generous
marner sailor
powyow countries (you can also use gwlasow)
royow presents, gifts < verb rei to give
sans tasek patron saint
skichow shoes < singular eskis
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