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TESHEN SILESIAN

V�TEJTE � WELCOME � VITAJTE � V�LKOMMEN � WITAJCIE � ZAYT VILKUM � VITAJC� � WILLKOMMEN � WITAJ�E � VELKOMMEN � V�TAJTE � WELKOM � DOBRODO�LI � W�LJKIIMEN � DOBRE DO�LI � WILKEMEN � ZAPRA�AJEM � VELKOMINN � BITAEMO � W�LLKOMM � DOBRO PO�ALOVA� � WELKAM � DOBRE DO�LE � WILLKOMME � DOBRE DO�LI � VELKOMEN � CHAIRE � VAELKOMIN � MI�TO AVILAN � WILICOM � BRUCHIM HABAYIM � WALCOME � HO�GELDINIZ � BIENVENIDOS � XO� G�LMIS�N � BIENVENUE � HO� KELDINGIZ � BENVENUTI � XO� GELDINIZ � BIEMPLEGAUS � XO� KELDINIZ � BUN VENIT � F�ILTE � BON BINI � CROESO � BIENVENIOS � DEGEMER MAT � HUN BI XER HATIN � KEBLAR � XO� �MADID � PARI YEGAK � SELAM � MIR� SE VINI � CHAIRE � GHINI VINI�I � BAREV HYER � MERHABA � WERTE MARDA � AFAYAIVOS � M�R�A DOOGHIIL � PURINTAXA � OM SWASTYASTU � XU� AMD�D � AKWAABA � REKHIM ITEGEZ � ONGI ETORRI � �AGATOM � UNTSA JIN � YAWO � KARIBU � DYNNARGH � WACHIYA � TERE TULEMAST � WEIZO � TERVETULOA � AKW�BA � MOBRDZANDEET � KALOS ORISATE � SANSOF� � SWAAGAT � ALOHA MAI � SW�GATAM � TUAJ LOS � ISTEN HOZTA � TIKULANDIRANI �TITAMBIREI � TAONE � YRA SUNSA KETETPER � ILO LA � DUMANON CAYO � SELAMAT DATANG � W�CHIY� � TIKILLUARIT � IRASHAIMASU � KOPIVOSIAN � SH�KON � BANNI � LUID � TULGUAH TERVEH � SOHM SWAAKOHM � URAKAZA � KETACHOK � KIRINIZ � KORAM PYRNY � YEYACHI � USOE OSEYO � KUSHE � YIN DEE TORN LAP � LAIPNI LUDZAM � BOYEI BOLAMU � SVEIKI � TERINCH TULMOZT � HOOY � TONGA SOA � SWAGATAM � MERHBA � M�PA TZ�LA � GYAARI � HUAN YIN � SHE DTY VEA � MAEVA � HAERE MAI � KRUPAY� �TUY� � WEZON � SALAMAIK DATANG � KOMEEKHA � BIEN ATI VENI � BENVEGN�U � TAVTAI MORIL � �SANTU � PE XER RAGLE � BEM-VINDO � PLANVIENGUDA � SU�RI AKAL � BAINVEGNI � BURES BOAHTIN � MALIU MAI � BENE BENNIOS � SWAAGAT � FAILTE � AMOGELA � TAMA � HUE YING � GRAALTCHA � LASSE � IN BUIS � EMGE KIRAAR � KHUSH AMDEED � PILIGANIMU � SOO DHAWOOW � SILAMO � WILUJENG SUMPING � MABUHAY � ENNA VI�AYAM � HU� KILDEGEZ � SUSW�GATAM � YIN DEE � BALLE � GAZHACA �TISKOM � KHU� AM�D�D � TERVHEN TULDES � CHAO MUNG � MAAYONG PAGABOT � TERVE TULTUA � SIYA NAMKELA NONKE � E KAABO � ISIBINGELELO � BONVENON � BENVENITE � �AHDEV�

Teshen Silesian (or NE Lach) is a transitional Czech-Polish dialect or rather a special West Slavic language which is still spoken in the territory of SE Silesian counties Karvin� and Fr�dek-M�stek by a great number of their country inhabitants (about 150,000 native speakers). This living Lechitic language has not any official written form yet, and so I've decided to improve it, to change it... Teshen Silesian is also called �po na�ymu� among its native speakers.

ALPHABET

Teshen Silesian alphabet and orthography is almost fully phonetical, being such a combination of Czech, Polish & Sorbian.

IPA PHONEMES

Teshen Silesian vowels are similar to Polish: Only the �a� and �u� exist also in Czech. The �i� is much higher and softer than Czech �i� & �y�; the �e� is a little closer than Czech mid front unrounded �e�; the �o� is more open and rounded than Czech �o� (the same as North Germanic �a-circle� or �� in F�rsi); the �o-breve� is an extremely rounded �o� (Polish ��, Swedish �o�) which is somewhere between the �o� and �u� in Czech. Teshen Silesian �y� is hard as in Polish. The �� grapheme represents close central �e� that is pronounced somewhere between the close and close-mid central unrounded vowel, and its sound is very similar to �y� but these phonemes are not the same. The �� is used just a seldom. All these sounds are short as in Polish. Phonetically, there are eight vowel sounds in Teshen Silesian.

Teshen Silesian consonants are almost the same as in Polish language. The ��� is pronounced somewhere between Czech ��� (voiced fricative alveolar trill) and Polish �rz� (voiced retroflex fricative). The �h� is not voiced as in Czech (not so strong) but it sounds like the �h� in English �head�. Letters "�, d�, �, �" are pronounced like Polish "cz, d�, sz and �" (being a little harder - more retroflex - than in Czech or in English). The �w� is used very seldom in some loanwords (e.g. in �wolfram�).

PALATALIZATION

THE LORD'S PRAYER

HAIL MARY

THE APOSTLES' CREED

NUMERALS

. TESHEN SILESIAN CZECH POLISH SLOVAK
0 nula nula zero nula
1 jedyn, jedna, jedno jeden, jedna, jedno jeden, jedna, jedno jeden, jedna, jedno
2 dva, dv� dva, dv� dwa, dwie dva, dve
3 t�i t�i trzy tri
4 �t�ry �ty�i cztery �tyri
5 pjyn� p�t pi�� p�
6 �ej�� �est sze�� �es�
7 s�dym sedm siedem sedem
8 os�m osm osiem osem
9 dz�vjyn� dev�t dziewi�� dev�
10 dz�yn� deset dziesi�� desa�
11 jedynost jeden�ct jedena�cie jeden�s�
12 dvanost dvan�ct dwana�cie dvan�s�
13 t�inost t�in�ct trzyna�cie trin�s�
14 �ternost �trn�ct czterna�cie �trn�s�
15 patnost patn�ct pi�tna�cie p�tn�s�
16 �estnost �estn�ct szesna�cie �estn�s�
17 s�dymnost sedmn�ct siedemna�cie sedemn�s�
18 os�mnost osmn�ct osiemna�cie osemn�s�
19 devatnost devaten�ct dziewi�tna�cie dev�tn�s�
20 dvacet dvacet dwadzie�cia dvadsa�
30 t�icet t�icet trzydzie�ci tridsa�
40 �tyrycet �ty�icet czterdzie�ci �tyridsa�
50 pindz��nt pades�t pi��dziesi�t p�desiat
60 �e��dz��nt �edes�t sze��dziesi�t �es�desiat
70 s�dymdz��nt sedmdes�t siedemdziesi�t sedemdesiat
80 os�mdz��nt osmdes�t osiemdziesi�t osemdesiat
90 dz�vjyn�dz��nt devades�t dziewi��dziesi�t dev�desiat
100 sto sto sto sto
700 s�dymset sedm set siedemset sedemsto
1 000 ty��nc tis�c tysi�c tis�c
1 000 000 milij�n milion milion mili�n
1 000 000 000 milijarda miliarda miliard miliarda

SHORT COMPARATIVE WORD LIST

ENGLISH CZECH POLISH SLOVAK SERBOCROAT BULGARIAN TESHEN SIL. BELARUSIAN
God B�h B�g Boh Bog Bog B�g Boh
truth pravda prawda pravda istina istina provda prawda
Monday pond�l� poniedzia�ek pondelok ponedeljak ponedelnik pynd�a�ek paniadzie�ak
Tuesday �ter� wtorek utorok utorak vtornik vtorek awtorak
Wednesday st�eda �roda streda sreda srjada st�oda sierada
Thursday �tvrtek czwartek �tvrtok �etvrtak �etv�rt�k �vortek �a�vier
Friday p�tek pi�tek piatok petak pet�k pjontek piatnica
Saturday sobota sobota sobota subota s�bota sobota subota
Sunday ned�le niedziela nede�a nedelja nedelja n�dz�la niadziela
week t�den tydzie� t��de� sedmica sedmica tyd�y� tydzie�
day den dzie� de� dan den d�y� dzie�
January leden stycze� janu�r sije�anj januari sty�y� studzie�
February �nor luty febru�r velja�a fevruari luty luty
March b�ezen marzec marec o�ujak mart ma�ec sakavik
April duben kwiecie� apr�l travanj april kv��y� krasavik
May kv�ten, m�j maj m�j svibanj maj maj travie�, maj
June �erven czerwiec j�n lipanj juni �erv�c �ervie�
July �ervenec lipiec j�l srpanj juli lip�c lipie�
August srpen sierpie� august kolovoz avgust �yrpjy� �nivie�
September z��� wrzesie� september rujan septemvri v�e�y� vierasie�
October ��jen pa�dziernik okt�ber listopad oktomvri pa�dz�rnik kastry�nik
November listopad listopad november studeni noemvri listopad listapad
December prosinec grudzie� december prosinac dekemvri grud�y� �nie�a�
time �as czas �as vreme vreme �as �as
month m�s�c miesi�c mesiac mesec mesec m��nc miesiac
year rok rok rok godina godina rok hod
life �ivot �ywot �ivot �ivot �ivot �yvot �y�cio
death smrt �mier� smrt smrt sm�rt �mjyr� �mier�
love l�ska mi�o�� l�ska ljubav ljubov laska lubow
century stolet� stulecie storo�ie stole�e stoletie st�lec� stahod�dzie
language jazyk j�zyk jazyk jezik ezik jynzyk mova
town, city m�sto miasto mesto grad grad mjasto horad
house d�m dom dom ku�a k�ta cha�upa dom
name jm�no imi� meno ime ime mjano imia
bottle l�hev butelka f�a�a boca, fla�a boca fla�ka butelka
cross k�� krzy� kr� krst, kri� kr�st k�y� kry�
street ulice ulica ulica ulica ulica ulica vulica
star hv�zda gwiazda hviezda zvezda zvezda gvjazda zorka
spring jaro wiosna jar prole�e prolet vjosna viasna
summer l�to lato leto leto leto lato leta
autumn, fall podzim jesie� jese� jesen esen je�y� vosie�
winter zima zima zima zima zima zima zima
price cena cena cena cena, cijena cena cena cana
north sever p�noc sever sever sever sever powna�
south jih po�udnie juh jug jug jih powdzie�
east v�chod wsch�d v�chod istok istok vychod uschod
west z�pad zach�d z�pad zapad zapad zapad zachad
way; road cesta droga cesta put p�t cesta daroha
river �eka rzeka rieka reka, rijeka reka �yka raka

INDO-EUROPEAN, SLAVIC (21)

East (4)
BELARUSSIAN (Belarus')
RUSSIAN (Russia)
RUTHENIAN (Ukraine)
UKRAINIAN (Ukraine)
 
South (8)
Eastern (3)
BULGARIAN (Bulgaria):
MACEDONIAN (Macedonia):
OLD CHURCH SLAVONIC
Western (5)
ROMANO-SERBIAN (Yugoslavia)
SLOVENIAN (Slovenia)
�
Serbo-Croatian (3)
BOSNIAN (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
CROATIAN (Croatia)
SERBIAN (Yugoslavia)
 
West (9)
Czech-Slovak (3)
CZECH (Czechia)
KNAANIC � (Czechia)
SLOVAK (Slovakia)
Lechitic (4)
KASHUBIAN (Poland)
POLABIAN � (Germany)
POLISH (Poland)
TESHEN SILESIAN (Czechia)
Sorbian (2)
LOWER SORBIAN (Germany)
UPPER SORBIAN (Germany)

TESHEN SILESIA (CZECH REPUBLIC)

G R A M M A R

B Y � = to be

PERSON PAST TENSE PRESENT TENSE FUTURE TENSE IMPERATIVE CONDITIONAL
1st sg joch by� joch je jo bydym (does not exist) jo bych by�
2nd sg ty� by� ty� je ty bydz� byd� ty by� by�
3rd sg m. �n by� �n je �n bydz� (does not exist) �n by by�
3rd sg f. �na by�a �na je �na bydz� (does not exist) �na by by�a
3rd sg n. to by�o to je to bydz� (does not exist) to by by�o
1st pl my byli my s�m my bydymy byd�my my by byli
2nd pl vy �c� byli vy �c� vy bydz�c� byd�c� vy by�c� byli
3rd pl �ni byli �ni s�m �ni byd�m (does not exist) �ni by byli

M � � = to have

PERSON PAST TENSE PRESENT TENSE FUTURE TENSE IMPERATIVE CONDITIONAL
1st sg joch �ech mjo� jo m�m jo bydym m�� (does not exist) jo bych mjo�
2nd sg ty� mjo� ty mo� ty bydz� m�� m�j ty by� mjo�
3rd sg m. �n mjo� �n mo �n bydz� m�� (does not exist) �n by mjo�
3rd sg f. �na mja�a �na mo �na bydz� m�� (does not exist) �na by mja�a
3rd sg n. to mja�o to mo to bydz� m�� (does not exist) to by mja�o
1st pl my m�li my m�my my bydymy m�� m�jmy my by m�li
2nd pl vy �c� m�li vy moc� vy bydz�c� m�� m�jc� vy by�c� m�li
3rd pl �ni m�li �ni maj�m �ni byd�m m�� (does not exist) �ni by m�li

R O B I � = to do / work

PERSON PAST TENSE PRESENT TENSE FUTURE TENSE IMPERATIVE CONDITIONAL
1st sg joch �ech robi� robj�m jo bydym robi� (does not exist) jo bych robi�
2nd sg ty� robi� robi� ty bydz� robi� r�b ty by� robi�
3rd sg m. �n robi� robi �n bydz� robi� (does not exist) �n by robi�
3rd sg f. �na robi�a robi �na bydz� robi� (does not exist) �na by robi�a
3rd sg n. to robi�o robi to bydz� robi� (does not exist) to by robi�o
1st pl my robili robj�my my bydymy robi� r�bmy my by robili
2nd pl vy �c� robili robic� vy bydz�c� robi� r�bc� vy by�c� robili
3rd pl �ni robili robj�m �ni byd�m robi� (does not exist) �ni by robili

NOUNS

CASE MAN MEN WOMAN WOMEN CHILD CHILDREN
nominative ch�op ch�opi baba baby dz�cko dz�cka
genitive ch�opa ch�op�v baby bab dz�cka dz�cek
dative ch�opovi ch�op�m bab� bab�m dz�cku dz�ck�m
accusative ch�opa ch�opy babe baby dz�cko dz�cka
vocative ch�op� ch�opi babo baby dz�cko dz�cka
locative (o) ch�opovi (o) ch�opach (o) bab� (o) babach (o) dz�cku (o) dz�ckach
instrumental ch�opym ch�opami bab�m babami dz�ckym dz�ckami

VOCABULARY

TESHEN SILESIAN CZECH
ajmer v�dro
a�o� and�l
a�ynbecher popeln�k
baba �ena
babjo� z�letn�k
babu� vep�, prase
ba�a tykev, d�n�
banhof n�dra��
be�ka sud
b�dr�nka slun��ko sedmite�n�
bo proto�e, pon�vad�, nebo�
b�nk �mel�k
borok chud�k, nebo��k
brezle strouhanka
bymbyn buben
brat bratr
bulaty ne�ikovn�
bumelcug lokomotiva
cap kozel
cajt�ng noviny
ceg�a cihla
c�le tele
�otka teta
cug vlak
�u�ka penis, pyj
cycek prs
cycenhalter podprsenka
cyg�n lh��; cik�n, Rom
cyp penis, pyj
dach st�echa
depich koberec
deska prkno
de�� d隝
djobo� ��bel
drabina �eb��k
dupa zadek
dymb dub
dz�dzina ves(nice)
dzi�o dnes
dzivad�o divadlo
d�oucha d�vka, d�v�e
d�ura d�ra
fajer ohe�
fajfka d�mka
fa�yrka karban�tek
fest siln�, hodn�
fijo�ka fialka
firanga z�clona
fla�ka l�hev
fortuch z�st�ra, f�rtoch
fotel k�eslo
francek penis, pyj
fusek kn�r
fusekle pono�ky
galanka snoubenka, p��telkyn�
galaty kalhoty
ga�u�ka knedl�k
garnec hrnec
glajza kolejnice
g��d hlad
g�ova hlava
gmina obec(n� ��ad)
godziny hodiny
go��mb holub
go�ok zimn�k
gor�n�ka hore�ka
g�vno lejno
gro� hr��
groch hr�ch
gryzek krupice
g�ebjy� h�eben
gv�d� h�eb(�k)
gymba �sta, obli�ej, tv��
gyn� husa
hajz�l z�chod
handra hadr
harest v�zen�
havjy� hav��, horn�k
h�j�le housle
ho�da halda
honym rychle
ch�op mu�
chlyb chl�b
ch�op�ora promiskuitn� �ena
chrobok brouk
izba pokoj, m�stnost
jabko jablko
jask�ka vla�tovka
ja ano
jeg�a jehla
jod�o j�dlo, potrava, strava, pokrm
ka�yca kachna
kamjy� k�men
kaper kapr
kapusta zel�
karfijo� kv�t�k
kel kapusta
k�rch�v h�bitov
ki��a bedna
k�obuk klobouk
klu� kl��
knefel knofl�k
kokot kohout
kolasa ko��r
ko�o� kol��
k�mi�o� komin�k
kopa�ka motyka
korko��ng v�vrtka
ko��� kostel
kret krtek
krova kr�va
k�ok ke�
k��n k�en
k��n�ka kniha
kunda vulva, vagina
kura slepice
kurva cizolo�nice
kyns kus
ku�ka varle
kvjot kv�t
lajbig podprsenka
la�cuch �et�z
las les
�aska milost
l�d led
lokajka tramvaj
��k�� loket
luft vzduch
�y�ka l��ce
mantel pl᚝, kab�t
marekvja mrkev
ma�lok ne�ika
ma�yngver samopal
meble n�bytek
mel�n meloun
mi�l�ng sm�s(ice)
mjynso maso
mjy�ek �ourek
morgo� cik�n, Rom
mucha moucha
n�bo nebe
nyrka ledvina
n�vjasta snacha
noga noha
n� n��
objod ob�d
ofjara of�ra
ogjy� ohe�
og�rka okurka
o��vek tu�ka
�nzki �zk�
oryngla n�u�nice
osa vosa
ostrop�c strop
ostryn�yna ostru�ina
ovca ovce
pa�ek s��ek
pa�a palice
palec prst; palec
parazol de�tn�k
partaj politick� strana
pazur nehet
p�k�o peklo
pe�ny pln�
p�rdolen� soulo�
peron n�stupi�t�
p�r��onek prsten
p�run lump
p��yna pe�ina
p�s pes
p�tru�ka petr�el
pivnica sklep
pjosek p�sek
pixla plechovka
pjyn�� p�st
pjynta pata
pizda vulva, vagina
pjuro pero
pjy� pa�ez
p�achta prost�radlo
pluca pl�ce
plu� plivat
pojutru poz�t��
p�n�ek poup�
po�yra� po��rat
p�esvu�t tla�enka
p�ynica p�enice
pympek pupek
pude�ko krabice
ramj�no rameno
religija n�bo�enstv�
ry�ok kart��
re� �ito
robota pr�ce
rodzina rodina
ro�ek rohl�k
ryn�nik ru�n�k
ryng�pil koloto�
rynek n�m�st�
rynkavice rukavice
�y� �i�
�ykani modlitba
sadze saze
sa�ot sal�t
�ano seno
��ana st�na
servet ubrus
sklep obchod, prodejna
�livka �vestka
s��� slon
s��ny slan�
s�ovnik slovn�k
�lub svatba
s�unko slunce
sma�nego dobrou chu�
�m�t�nka smetana
�mjatok smet�k
��odani sn�dan�
�ostra sestra
�ost�enica sest�enice
starka babi�ka
sta�ik d�de�ek
stavek rybn�k
stodo�a stodola
st� st�l
st�ek �idle
str�m strom
str�na strana
stryki bramborov� placky
�n�g sn�h
�vjat�o sv�tlo
�vi�a svin�, prasnice
�y� chodba, (p�ed)s��
synek chlapec
�alter vyp�na�
��uka �tika
��ur potkan
��ypka �kvor
�k�o sklo
�kl�nka sklenka, sklenice
�ko�a �kola
��apa chodidlo
�lajfka v�zanka, kravata
�lajcuchy brusle
�molec s�dlo
�nelcug rychl�k
�nycel ��zek
�nytlok pa�itka
�opka bouda
�pig�l zrcadlo
�pyrka �pek
�trucla v�no�ka
stru�ok slamn�k
�tymova� ladit
�uflada z�suvka
�vag�r �vagr
�vagr�vka �vagrov�
�vigerfoter tch�n
�vigermuter tchyn�
�ykirka sekera
�yfuner sk���
teraz te�, nyn�, pr�v�
torgovisko tr�i�t�
trova tr�va
tru�ok krocan
tyg�r tygr
ujec str�c
vajco vejce
varga ret
vaserlajtung vodovod
v�y� pr�v�, te�, nyn�
v��e�a ve�e�e
ve�na vlna
Vilija V�noce
vitej nazdar, ahoj
vjater v�tr
v�os vlas
vu�t sal�m
vod��nka pol�vka
voga v�ha
vyc�pa� vyhodit
vyndzok ud�rna
vyngli uhl�
vyjsca� se vymo�it se
zaft ���va
zag��vek pol�t��
zagroda zahrada
zaj� zase
z�bro �ebro
zimjok brambor
z�oto zlato
z�y zl�
zog�n l�n
zog�nek z�hon
z�mek z�mek, hrad
�piva� zp�vat
zymb zub
zymft ho��ice
�yn� ze�
�o�ynd� �alud
�yze� ��ze�

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