Learn Elvish!- a List of Elvish Phrases from the Fantasy Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein

Learn Elvish!

Tips for pronunciation;

1.The letter U is pronounced "oo". Like the word "do" with an R added onto it.

2. CH      This is one of the hardest pronunciations to write out. If the CH is at the end of a word (like lach "flame'), then it is pronounced almost like the Scottish "loch". If the CH is at the beginning of a word (like chae "earth"), the nearest pronunciation is an H. For example, chae would be pronounced more like "hi" than "chye".

3. DH      DH is pronounced like TH, but there are two ways of pronouncing TH in English: TH as in "hath", and TH as in "these".

Common Phrases

Greetings

Mae govannen

My go-VAH-nen

Well met

Suilaid

Soo-ih-lied

Greetings

Elen síla lumenn' omentielvo

Q, ELL-ehn SEE-lah LOO-men oh-men-tee-el-voh [the tee-el is slurred together]

A star shines on the hour of our meeting

Gîl síla na lû govaded

Gil SEE-la nah loo go-VAH-dead

A star shines on the time of our meeting

Im gelir ceni ad lín

Eem geh-leer keh-nee ahd leen

I am happy to see you again

Le suilon

Lay swee-lonn

I greet thee

Mára aurë

Q, Mah-rah ow-ray

Hello

Questions

Pedich Edhellen

PEH-deekh eth-ell-ehn?

Do you speak Elvish?

Iston le?

EE-stohn lay?

Do I know you?

Heniach nin?

Hen-ee-akh neen?

Do you understand me?

Man eneth lín?

Mahn eh-nehth leen?

What is your name?

O man dôr túliel le?

Oh mahn dore tool-ee-ell lay?

From what land do you come?

Man carel le?

Mahn kah-rell lay?

What are you doing?

Man anírach cerin an le?

Mahn ah-NEAR-ahkh care-een ahn lay?

What can I do for you?

Le no an-uir nîn?

Lay no ahn-oo-ear neen?

Will you be mine forever?

Aníral toled na gar nîn?

Ah-NEAR-ahl tole-ehd nah gahr neen?

Do you want to come to my house?

Aníral maded?

Ah-NEAR-ahl mah-dead?

Do you want to eat?

Aníral sogad?

Ah-NEAR-ahl soe-gahd

Do you want to drink?

Sen tîr?

Sehn teer?

Is this true?

Man tolthant i 'waew?

Mahn tole-thahnt ee wye?

How is the weather?...