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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
jau	pronoun	I	Jau sun qua ussa. I am here now.
ti	pronoun	you	Ti es fitg gentil. You are very kind.
el	pronoun	he	El è mes ami. He is my friend.
ella	pronoun	she	Ella è a chasa. She is at home.
nus	pronoun	we	Nus vivain en la citad. We live in the city.
els	pronoun	they	Els lavuran mintga di. They work every day.
tge	pronoun	what	Tge vuls ti? What do you want?
nua	adverb	where	Nua vivas ti? Where do you live?
cura	adverb	when	Cura vegnan els? When do they come?
tgi	pronoun	who	Tgi è quest um? Who is that man?
pertge	adverb	why	Pertge es ti trist? Why are you sad?
co	adverb	how	Co sas ti? How do you know?
esser	verb	to be	Nus essan fitg leds. We are very happy.
avair	verb	to have	Jau hai in cudesch nov. I have a new book.
far	verb	to do	Els fan la lavur bain. They do the work well.
ir	verb	to go	Nus giain a scola. We go to school.
vegnir	verb	to come	Els vegnan mintga damaun. They come every morning.
vesair	verb	to see	Jau ves il muntogn. I see the mountain.
savair	verb	to know	Jau sai la risposta. I know the answer.
patratgar	verb	to think	Nus patratgain vi dal problem. We think about the problem.
vuler	verb	to want	Jau vuless aua. I want some water.
duvrar	verb	to need	Nus duvrain dapli temp. We need more time.
far	verb	to make	Ella fa bun paun. She makes good bread.
prender	verb	to take	Pren il cudesch a chasa. Take the book home.
dar	verb	to give	Els ma dattan paun. They give me bread.
dir	verb	to say	Jau di tes num. I say your name.
dir	verb	to tell	Di a mai l'istorgia. Tell me the story.
dumandar	verb	to ask	Jau dumond ina dumonda. I ask a question.
chattar	verb	to find	Nus chattain la chasa. We find the house.
guardar	verb	to look	Guarda il tschiel. Look at the sky.
duvrar	verb	to use	Jau dovr questa maisa. I use this table.
lavurar	verb	to work	Els lavuran en la citad. They work in the city.
mangiar	verb	to eat	Nus mangiain ris questa saira. We eat rice tonight.
baiver	verb	to drink	Jau baiv té chaud. I drink hot tea.
durmir	verb	to sleep	L'uffant dorma ussa. The child sleeps now.
chaminar	verb	to walk	Nus chaminain a scola. We walk to school.
currer	verb	to run	Il mattet curra spert. The boy runs fast.
leger	verb	to read	Jau legel quest cudesch. I read this book.
scriver	verb	to write	Ella scriva ina brev. She writes a letter.
discurrer	verb	to speak	Nus discurrin rumantsch qua. We speak Romansh here.
tadlar	verb	to listen	Tadla la musica. Listen to the music.
udir	verb	to hear	Jau aud il vent. I hear the wind.
cumprar	verb	to buy	Els cumpran paun frestg. They buy fresh bread.
vender	verb	to sell	Nus vendain noss auto. We sell our car.
pajar	verb	to pay	Jau paja per la tschaina. I pay for dinner.
gidar	verb	to help	Ti gidas tia mamma. You help your mother.
amar	verb	to love	Jau am mes'aglia. I love my family.
viver	verb	to live	Els vivan sper il flum. They live near the river.
murir	verb	to die	Tut ils umans moran insacura. All people die someday.
emprender	verb	to learn	Uffants emprendan a scola. Children learn at school.
instrui	verb	to teach	Els instrueschan la lingua. They teach the language.
avrir	verb	to open	Avra la porta ussa. Open the door now.
serrar	verb	to close	Serra la fanestra, per plaschair. Close the window, please.
persuna	noun	person	Mintga persuna dovra aua. Every person needs water.
um	noun	man	L'um è aut. The man is tall.
dunna	noun	woman	La dunna legia en ruaus. The woman reads quietly.
uffant	noun	child	L'uffant dorma. The child is sleeping.
mattet	noun	boy	Il mattet ha ina balla. The boy has a ball.
mattatscha	noun	girl	La mattatscha chanta bain. The girl sings well.
famiglia	noun	family	Mia famiglia viva qua. My family lives here.
mamma	noun	mother	Mia mamma è gentila. My mother is kind.
bab	noun	father	Mes bab lavura dir. My father works hard.
ami	noun	friend	Ella è mia amia. She is my friend.
chasa	noun	house	La chasa è nova. The house is new.
chasa	noun	home	Nus giain a chasa. We are going home.
scola	noun	school	La scola è gronda. The school is big.
citad	noun	city	Questa citad è bella. This city is beautiful.
pajais	noun	country	Quest pajais è pitschen. This country is small.
mund	noun	world	Il mund sa mida. The world is changing.
via	noun	street	La via è lunga. The street is long.
chombra	noun	room	La chombra è chauda. The room is warm.
temp	noun	time	Il temp passa fitg spert. Time passes very quickly.
di	noun	day	Oz è in bun di. Today is a good day.
notg	noun	night	La notg è fraida. The night is cold.
damaun	noun	morning	Il damaun è quiet. The morning is quiet.
saira	noun	evening	La saira è bella. The evening is beautiful.
emna	noun	week	L'emna è lunga. The week is long.
mais	noun	month	Quest mais è occupà. This month is busy.
onn	noun	year	Quest onn è impurtant. This year is important.
oz	adverb	today	Jau lavur oz. I work today.
damaun	adverb	tomorrow	Nus partin damaun damaun. We leave tomorrow morning.
ier	adverb	yesterday	Ella è arrivada ier saira. She arrived yesterday evening.
ussa	adverb	now	Jau dovr agid ussa. I need help now.
sulegl	noun	sun	Il sulegl è chaud. The sun is hot.
glina	noun	moon	La glina è clera questa saira. The moon is bright tonight.
staila	noun	star	Quella staila è clera. That star is bright.
tschiel	noun	sky	Il tschiel è blau. The sky is blue.
terra	noun	earth	La terra è nossa chasa. The earth is our home.
fieu	noun	fire	Il fieu è chaud. The fire is hot.
aua	noun	water	L'aua è fraida. The water is cold.
plievgia	noun	rain	La plievgia è ferma. The rain is heavy.
vent	noun	wind	Il vent è ferm. The wind is strong.
planta	noun	tree	La planta è auta. The tree is tall.
flur	noun	flower	Questa flur è bella. This flower is beautiful.
muntogn	noun	mountain	Quel muntogn è aut. That mountain is high.
flum	noun	river	Il flum è lung. The river is long.
mar	noun	sea	Il mar è blau. The sea is blue.
mangiar	noun	food	Il mangiar è bun. The food is good.
paun	noun	bread	Il paun è frestg. The bread is fresh.
ris	noun	rice	Nus mangiain savens ris. We eat rice often.
charn	noun	meat	La charn è chauda. The meat is hot.
pesch	noun	fish	Il pesch è frestg. The fish is fresh.
ov	noun	egg	Jau mangiel in ov. I eat one egg.
latg	noun	milk	Il latg è chaud. The milk is warm.
fritga	noun	fruit	Fritga è bun mangiar. Fruit is good food.
té	noun	tea	Il té è chaud. The tea is hot.
café	noun	coffee	Jau baiv café nair. I drink black coffee.
chau	noun	head	Mes chau fa mal oz. My head hurts today.
egl	noun	eye	Ses egl è blau. Her eye is blue.
uregla	noun	ear	Mia uregla fa mal ussa. My ear hurts now.
bucca	noun	mouth	Avra tia bucca fitg. Open your mouth wide.
nas	noun	nose	Mes nas è fraid. My nose is cold.
maun	noun	hand	Mia maun è ferma. My hand is strong.
pe	noun	foot	Mes pe fa mal oz. My foot hurts today.
cor	noun	heart	Ses cor è ferm. Her heart is strong.
num	noun	name	Tge è tes num? What is your name?
cudesch	noun	book	Quest cudesch è nov. This book is new.
pled	noun	word	Quest pled è impurtant. This word is important.
lingua	noun	language	Questa lingua è bella. This language is beautiful.
daners	noun	money	Jau n'hai nagins daners. I have no money.
lavur	noun	work	La lavur è dira. The work is hard.
amur	noun	love	L'amur è fitg impurtanta. Love is very important.
musica	noun	music	La musica è bella. The music is beautiful.
istorgia	noun	story	L'istorgia è vera. The story is true.
chaussa	noun	thing	Quella chaussa è nova. That thing is new.
vita	noun	life	La vita è bella. Life is beautiful.
porta	noun	door	La porta è averta. The door is open.
maisa	noun	table	La maisa è gronda. The table is large.
sutga	noun	chair	La sutga è veglia. The chair is old.
auto	noun	car	L'auto è nova. The car is new.
bun	adjective	good	Quest paun è bun. This bread is good.
nausch	adjective	bad	L'aura è nauscha. The weather is bad.
grond	adjective	big	La chasa è gronda. The house is big.
pitschen	adjective	small	La chombra è pitschna. The room is small.
nov	adjective	new	Jau hai in auto nov. I have a new car.
vegli	adjective	old	Questa chasa è veglia. This house is old.
lung	adjective	long	La via è lunga. The street is long.
curt	adjective	short	L'istorgia è curta. The story is short.
aut	adjective	high	Il muntogn è aut. The mountain is high.
bass	adjective	low	La maisa è bassa. The table is low.
chaud	adjective	hot	Il té è chaud. The tea is hot.
fraid	adjective	cold	L'aua è fraida. The water is cold.
led	adjective	happy	L'uffant è led. The child is happy.
trist	adjective	sad	Ella para fitg trista. She looks very sad.
bel	adjective	beautiful	La flur è bella. The flower is beautiful.
lev	adjective	easy	Questa lavur è leva. This work is easy.
spert	adjective	fast	L'auto è sperta. The car is fast.
plaun	adjective	slow	Il mattet è plaun. The boy is slow.
dretg	adjective	right	Tia resposta è dretga. Your answer is right.
fallà	adjective	wrong	Quella resposta è fallada. That answer is wrong.
impurtant	adjective	important	Quest cudesch è impurtant. This book is important.
vair	adjective	true	L'istorgia è vaira. The story is true.
plain	adjective	full	Il magiel è plain. The glass is full.
vid	adjective	empty	La chombra è vida. The room is empty.
giuven	adjective	young	Il mattet è giuven. The boy is young.
ferm	adjective	strong	Il vent è ferm. The wind is strong.
debel	adjective	weak	L'uffant è debel. The child is weak.
cotschen	adjective	red	La flur è cotschna. The flower is red.
blau	adjective	blue	Il tschiel è blau. The sky is blue.
verd	adjective	green	La planta è verda. The tree is green.
mellen	adjective	yellow	La flur è melna. The flower is yellow.
nair	adjective	black	L'auto è naira. The car is black.
alv	adjective	white	Il latg è alv. The milk is white.
gea	interjection	yes	Gea, jau sun pront. Yes, I am ready.
na	interjection	no	Na, jau na sai betg. No, I do not know.
betg	adverb	not	Jau sun betg stancl. I am not tired.
e	conjunction	and	Paun e té èn pronts. Bread and tea are ready.
u	conjunction	or	Té u café va bain. Tea or coffee is fine.
ma	conjunction	but	Jau sun stancl, ma led. I am tired, but happy.
sche	conjunction	if	Sche ti vegns, jau rest. If you come, I stay.
perquai che	conjunction	because	Jau rest perquai ch'i plova. I stay because it rains.
cun	preposition	with	Jau viv cun mia famiglia. I live with my family.
senza	preposition	without	Jau baiv té senza latg. I drink tea without milk.
per	preposition	for	Quest regal è per tai. This gift is for you.
da	preposition	from	Ella vegn da la citad. She comes from the city.
a	preposition	to	Nus giain a scola. We go to school.