Thry wrote:Uxu i ila ja xi i omio na.
[uˈʃu i iˈla ʒa ʃi i oˈmjo na]
(There) he said I'm handsome.
Κων σης άναση;
Then maybe he likes you?
Thry wrote:Οι δύλοι γώδον μοι γυ τοις άρκοις δύλοις φη δυίρους.
Men are not supposed to say other men are handsome spontaneously.
Mie kqa masamasa'm ila.
[mjeˈkʼa.ma.sa.ma.ˈsa.mi.ˈla]
But he didn't say it spontaneously.
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mien k'ad masamasam ilad
but be.not be.spontaneous say
Tuga ja's iji uli hyuna.
[tu.ˈŋa.ˈʒa.si.ˈʒi.u.ˈli.jːu.ˈna]
He was agreeing with our friend.
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tugas jas iji uli h- yunas
agree NOM.3s.DEF.MASC DAT.3s.DEF.ANIM.REL opposite.sex.friend SUB-GEN.1p.EXCL.MASC
Ila ju xi aka "Ha'd ewe's i kqa'd omio ja?"
[i.ˈla.ˈʒu.ˈʃi.aˈka.ha.ɾeˈwe.si.ˈkʼa.ɾo.ˈmjo.ʒa]
She said "Don't you think he's handsome?"
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ilad ju xi akas had ewes i kqad om‹i›od ja
speak NOM.3s.DEF.ANIM ACC.3s.DEF.INAN QUOT Q DAT.2s.MASC PRED be.not be.eye‹GDV› NOM.3s.DEF.MASC
Ba's uli!
[ba.su.ˈli]
Good friend!
Mie kuatqa ji ja.
[mje.kwa.ˈtʼa.ˈʒi.ˈʒa]
But he went further than her.
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mien kuatqas ji jas
but exceed ACC.3s.DEF.ANIM NOM.3s.DEF.MASC
Ila ja xi aka's "Ahe! Enes i toto ge mui hxu zeda's uja xu le's omio.
[i.ˈla.ˈʒa.ˈʃi.a.ˈka.sa.ˈhe | e.ˈne.si.to.ˈto.ŋe.mu.ˈi.tʃu.ze.ˈɾa.su.ˈʒa.ʃu.le.so.ˈmjo]
He said "Yes, in fact, I think it's his main skill."
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ilad jas xi akas ahed
speak NOM.3s.DEF.MASC ACC.3s.DEF.INAN QUOT be.indeed
enes i totod ges mui h- xu zedas ujas xu les om‹i›od
DAT.1s.MASC PRED be.in.fact PASS be.able SUB-NOM.3s.DEF.SG.REL be.main GEN.3s.DEF.MASC NOM.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.situation be.eyes‹GDV›
Olo. Mie varexy ja.
[o.ˈlo | mje.va.ˈɾe.ʃi.ˈʒa]
Strange. But he's French.
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olo | mien varexy jas
be.strange | but be.French NOM.3s.DEF.MASC
Mie zo li moho ja xi mi o hjidi ja.
[mje.zo.li.mo.ˈho.ˈʒa.ˈʃi.mi.o.dʒi.ˈɾi.ˈʒa]
But he's just realising that he's gay.
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mien zod li mohog jas xi mi os h- jidi ja
but PROG begin know NOM.3s.DEF.MASC ACC.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.C be.entity SUB-DAT.3p.NSPC.MASC NOM.3s.DEF.MASC
Towa tebi ka zowa'd eje.
[to.ˈwa.te.ˈbi.ka.zo.ˈwa.ɾe.ˈʒe]
So it might be difficult for him.
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towag tebi kas zowad ejes
be.therefore be.possible PROS be.difficult DAT.3s.DEF.MASC
Ka zowa'd ene xua teizi gua.
[ka.zo.ˈwa.ɾe.ˈne.ˈʃwa.te.i.ˈzi.ˈgwa]
It'll be difficult for me too for other reasons.
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kas zowad enes xua teizi gua
PROS be.difficult DAT.1s.MASC be.also CAUS.3p.SPEC.INAN be.other
Mie teya bo's ami na.
[mje.te.ˈja.ˈbo.sa.ˈmi.ˈna]
But I still want to try.
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mien teyal bos ami nas
but nevertheless want try NOM.1s.MASC