Mokeran

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Background

Mockeran is a language mainly spoken in Elsen which is located in Southern Pascifitonia. The area is partially self-governed. The language has been in the region for over 300 years and is spoken, aswell as English, by 85% of the area. It is taken as a secondary language by all 11 year old Pascifitonians and all 6 year old Elsenians.

Traveller's guide

Alphabet and Pronunciation

The Mokeran Alphabet is as follows: Aåbcdefghijklmnoøpqrstuvwyz

  • å - as in the a in barn
  • ø - as in the o in one
  • aa – as in the u in cut

Greetings and civilities

  • Hello - Hallo
  • Good Morning – Gur Mornen
  • Good Afternoon – Gur Formoren
  • Good Evening – Gur Even
  • Good Night – Gur Naaert
  • Good Day – Gur Daar
  • Goodbye - Gurhar
  • Yes - Ya
  • No - Na
  • Excuse Me – Esdu Es
  • Please - Pless
  • Thankyou - Frank

Language Difficulties

  • Don’t you speak English? – Dann du spek Engleers¿
  • I don’t speak Mokeran – Er dann spek Mokeran
  • I don’t understand – Er dann knaar

Getting Around

  • Airport – Årpaart
  • Railway Station – Rurl Stat
  • Train – Rurl Caar
  • Bus Station – Bus Stat
  • Bus – Bus
  • Taxi – Terg
  • Port – Paat
  • Tram – Traam
  • Metro – Metro
  • Maglev – Måglew
  • Stop (eg, bus stop) – Stat
  • Petrol – Pett
  • Express – Expra
  • Fast – Gree
  • Fast train – Fass Rurl Caar
  • Passenger train – Renpa Rurl Caar
  • Diesel train – Deesel Rurl Caar
  • Suburban or local – Subbe
  • Electric train – Electrollic Rurl Caar
  • Transit – Transpeert
  • Arrival/ arrival time – Åracal / Åractim
  • Departure/ departure time – Depert / Deptim
  • Every day – Aar Das
  • Even dates – Froor Das
  • Odd dates – Na Froor Das
  • Except – Haar
  • Not running/ cancelled – Cånceel
  • Through/ via – via
  • Ticket – Tek
  • Ticket office – Tek Off
  • Advance booking office – Tek Off Advanceer
  • 1st Class – Kofr Klass
  • 2nd Class – Frefr Klass
  • Sleeping Carriage – Slepper Caar
  • Buffet Car – Buffet Caar
  • Quiet Area – Kuir Caar
  • Wating Lounge – Wanner Lange
  • Single/ return – Sern / Rettru

Around Town

  • Bank – Banker
  • Castle – Furr
  • Church – Chruch
  • City center – Staat Zentral
  • Currency exchange – Bureau de change
  • Department store – Staar Depårtment
  • Hotel – Hotell
  • Market – Makett
  • Post office – Paast Off
  • Room – Ram
  • Shop – Shap
  • Stamp – Stamp
  • Telephone – Tellergh
  • Where? – Wa¿
  • There is… - Der is
  • There isn’t… - Der na is
  • How much? – Ha muu¿
  • Cheap – Bris
  • Expensive – Nabris
  • Open – Opeen
  • Closed - Naopeen

Food & Drinks

  • Bar – Baar
  • Beef steak – Haggstak
  • Beef stroganoff – Haggstrog
  • Beer – Berf
  • Bill – Bill
  • Brandy – Karlas
  • Bread – Nemter
  • Butter – Butter
  • Café – Café
  • Canteen – Cåter
  • Champagne – Champange
  • Cheese – Ches
  • Chicken – Chiick
  • Coffee – Caffe
  • Desserts – Defre
  • Fish – Fesh
  • Fruit – Jerrg
  • Grilled chop – Kertlel chap
  • Ice cream – Ise Fraager
  • Juice – Juli
  • Kebab – Kebab
  • Main dishes – Chap deesh
  • Meat - Chap
  • Meat (red) - Chap reeg
  • Milk – Milch
  • Mineral Water – Menner Was
  • Mushroom – Mushroom
  • National dish – Naat deesh
  • Pancake – Panker
  • Potato – Potat
  • Restaurant – Restaurant
  • Salad – Salt
  • Sausage – Sauserger
  • Snack Bar – Snak Baar
  • Soup – Såar
  • Starters – Stat Deesh
  • Sugar – Sur
  • Tea – Tesser
  • Vegetables – Vegtabrle
  • Vodka – Vodka
  • Water – Was
  • Wine – Winner

Time, Date & Numbers

  • Today – Tåt
  • Yesterday – Dortåt
  • Tommorow – Fortåt
  • Sunday – Dertåt
  • Monday – Mertåt
  • Tuesday – Tertåt
  • Wednesday – Wertåt
  • Thursday – Hertåt
  • Friday – Fertåt
  • Saturday – Stretåt
  • January – Jenner
  • February – Febbe
  • March – Hengr
  • April – Årr
  • May – Maern
  • June – Juni
  • July – Junider
  • August – August
  • September – Spertt
  • October – Octo
  • November – Novmen
  • December – Detzmont
  • 1 – Ko
  • 2 – Fre
  • 3 – Dii
  • 4 – Der
  • 5 – Kar
  • 6 – Dert
  • 7 – Lo
  • 8 – Ser
  • 9 – Kav
  • 10 – Fren
  • 11 – Frenko
  • 12 – Frendler
  • 13 – Frendi
  • 14 – Frender
  • 15 – Frenkar
  • 16 – Frendret
  • 17 – Frenloå
  • 18 – Åstru
  • 19 – Nienbru
  • 20 – Frett
  • 25 – Frettkar
  • 30 – Diitt
  • 40 – Dertt
  • 50 – Kartt
  • 60 – Derett
  • 70 – Lott
  • 80 – Sertt
  • 90 – Kavtt
  • 100 – Kohun
  • 200 – Frehun
  • 1000 – Kothu
  • 2000 – Frethu
  • 10,000 – Frenthu

Health & Emergencies

  • Toilet – Taalt
  • Chemist – Chåart
  • Doctor – Derct
  • Hospital – Haastpt
  • Ambulance – Ambrulancer
  • Police – Polizei
  • Fire Brigade - Ferbriug

Basic Usage

Verbs

  • to be - aare
  • to have - eør
  • to do - era
  • to see - saa
  • to read - teer
  • to write - scribaa
  • to love - laav
  • to want - desaar
  • to hate - endesaar
  • to buy - purch
  • to stay - staar
  • to go - kør
  • to return - reskø
  • to arrive - kød
  • to leave - køe
  • to drink - blib
  • to eat - esar
  • to watch - dasa
  • to be able to - ebs
  • to know (knowledge) - knaar
  • to know (a person) - gerdan
  • to find - dulass
  • to lose (something) - relass
  • to lose (a game) - nahaar
  • to win/earn - haar
  • to travel - kaar
  • to drive - gerff
  • to bicycle - cyclew
  • to ski - ski
  • to walk - waal
  • to run - gewaal
  • to fall/descend - deer
  • to climb/ascend - aeer
  • to build - buiil
  • to destroy - dasbiil
  • to hurt - harhe
  • to burn - glen
  • to be sick - gerøm
  • to grow - laug
  • to pick - jerdan
  • to learn - knaaren
  • to ask a question - skol
  • to answer - derskol
  • to call (telephone) - ringged
  • to speak - hes
  • to use - use