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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.

Alphabet and Pronunciation

The Mokeran Alphabet is as follows: Aåbcdefghijklmnoøpqrstuvwxyz

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 yaatfer

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