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Erurin · 04-28-2011, 01:33 PM

Mae Govannen, Mellyn. Thanks, Pitchwife!

I have a hard time with actual elvish speech! I can't quite grasp the grammar.

Pitchwife · 04-28-2011, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Erurin

I have a hard time with actual elvish speech! I can't quite grasp the grammar.

You're not alone there. I don't think there is such a thing as 'actual elvish speech' - meaning that Tolkien's Elven languages weren't designed to be used in an actual conversation (unless you're content to talk mainly about stars and trees). Even the Prof himself achieved only a number of (still quite remarkable) poems and snippets of dialogue - when he tried to translate the Pater noster into Quenya he changed his mind about the words and constructions every time he copied it.

Anyway, have you been to Ardalambion? Helge Fauskanger has a whole Quenya course there, and IMHO he's quite good at explaining grammar without assuming that the reader knows a lot of linguistic terms to start with.

Galadriel55 · 04-28-2011, 03:25 PM

Welcome, Eruin!

We're all Tokien geeks here, to some extent, so feel at home!

I think I've been through eight or so online courses of Sindarin and Quenya, and all of them have contradictive information. And neither really does the job. So don't worry about your elvish!

little angel · 06-19-2011, 05:06 PM

Hello. I am very new and I wanted to say hello. I have been a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien for years.

Galadriel55 · 06-19-2011, 09:49 PM

Welcome aboard, little angel! Glad to see more Tolkien fans and not spammers here! Enjoy!

Finduilas · 07-05-2011, 07:33 PM

Greetings! I'm back, but I'll introduce myself properly, as I doubt many remember me:

Hi, I'm Finduilas, called Findy (when I'm too lazy to type the full name). I've been a Tolkien fan since a young age when my older brother read The Hobbit out-loud to our family. At age 10 I read The Lord of the Rings for the first time, and I've read it 7 times since (I have a habit of rereading books I like).

I joined the Downs several years ago, and left as life got busy. Life has gotten busier, but I think I can handle it better. I was encouraged to join back up for the purpose of RPGing, but I'm sure I'll interact in other places.

Inziladun · 07-05-2011, 07:40 PM

Hello, Finduilas!

I don't believe I was active here myself when you were around, but welcome back!

Mithalwen · 07-06-2011, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Finduilas

Greetings! I'm back, but I'll introduce myself properly, as I doubt many remember me:

I do!!! Welcome back! Glad you are able to rejoin us

- especially to RPG.

04-28-2011, 01:33 PM	#1
Erurin Newly Deceased Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Back in Lothlorien after killing a bunch of Orcs. Posts: 7	Mae Govannen, Mellyn. Thanks, Pitchwife! I have a hard time with actual elvish speech! I can't quite grasp the grammar. __________________ "Not fair! Not fair to ask what is in its nasty little pocketessesss!"

04-28-2011, 03:25 PM	#3
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,513	Welcome, Eruin! We're all Tokien geeks here, to some extent, so feel at home! I think I've been through eight or so online courses of Sindarin and Quenya, and all of them have contradictive information. And neither really does the job. So don't worry about your elvish! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

06-19-2011, 09:49 PM	#5
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,513	Welcome aboard, little angel! Glad to see more Tolkien fans and not spammers here! Enjoy! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

07-05-2011, 07:33 PM	#6
Finduilas Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Home. Where rolling green hills and clear rivers are practically my backyard. Posts: 595	Greetings! I'm back, but I'll introduce myself properly, as I doubt many remember me: Hi, I'm Finduilas, called Findy (when I'm too lazy to type the full name). I've been a Tolkien fan since a young age when my older brother read The Hobbit out-loud to our family. At age 10 I read The Lord of the Rings for the first time, and I've read it 7 times since (I have a habit of rereading books I like). I joined the Downs several years ago, and left as life got busy. Life has gotten busier, but I think I can handle it better. I was encouraged to join back up for the purpose of RPGing, but I'm sure I'll interact in other places. __________________ One (1) book of rules and traffic regulations, which may not be bent or broken. ~ The Phantom Tollbooth

07-05-2011, 07:40 PM	#7
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	Hello, Finduilas! I don't believe I was active here myself when you were around, but welcome back! __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

06-19-2011, 05:06 PM	#4
little angel Newly Deceased Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1	Hello. I am very new and I wanted to say hello. I have been a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien for years.