>> Culture (Iyula): 3

>> Culture (Iyula):
Some planets or regions are very cold while others are hot. Vulcan language is contemporary to a hot climate and desert cultures, with minority cold-climate cultures at polar regions. From this there are many references in Vulcan literature, art, and religion, to heat-related gods and cold weather to idioms or expressions. “Nam-tor samek u’stukh”, it is cold as space.

Using SAMEK U’, how would you describe the weather right now?

> Intro - Time vs Weather

> Intro – The Time

While nam-tor is the verb “to be” it can be omitted due to grammar rules, but for things of a more temporary nature there is a verb KAH that also means to be, but for temporary things. Kah is the verb, kya is the noun, this is a backformation of the word KAIIDTH meaning “what is, is.” Kya is used in the next example for time, but is also used by vulcan masters for time, weather, religion, and emotion.

[Some vulcan dialects only have one form of to-be, and use a different word, which will be reviewed in a cultural section later, and more so in the Vulcan Level 2 book.]

(question)
Kya igen-va ra? = How is the weather?
Nam-tor igen-va ra? = How is the weather?
Igen-va nam ra? = The weather existence how?

(answer)
Igen-va romik = The weather is good.
Rom igen-va = Good is the weather.
Nash-gad rom = Today is good.
Nam-tor ug’yelik = It is very sunny.
Nam-tor yelik = It is starlight.
Ka’ug’yelik = It is sunny.
Sov-mashau = It is raining / it rains.
Wan’es = cloudy
Nam-tor wan = there are clouds.
Samek = cold
Fal = hot.
Izh / izhau = snow / snowing
Nam-tor izhaya = it is a snow

> Intro Practice 12, 13, 14 - Using numbers

> Intro – Practice 12 (group)
Questions (Deshker):
1. Nam-tor nash-gad ra?
2. Nash-gad ___, nam-tor fa-gad ra?
3. Nash-gad ___ t’ ____, fa-gad kinuf ra?
4. Nam-tor oren fa-gad?
5. Nam-tor oren t’gad if?

> Intro – Practice 13 (group)
When is the vulcan study?
It is  __________.

Oren t’vuhlkansu lu?
Nam-tor (ish) _________.

> Intro – Practice 14 (group)
When is your birthday?
My birthday is _______.

Gad t’keshtan t’du lu?
Gad t’keshtan t’nash-veh _______.




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> Intro – Culture 2

> Intro – Culture 2
Numbers (Su’us) These are the number roots, Vuhlkansu has parallel suffixes for cardinal (whole number) “wuhkuh”, ordinal (order, first) “wuh’rak”, enumerating (simplified) “wuh”, combining (one-minded) “wuh-kutz”, and adjectival (cuantatative, it is the one and only) “Ish-veh heh wuhik”, but the numbers section is available in the VLI primer.

1 wuh, 2 dah, 3 reh, 4 keh, 5 kau, 6 sheh, 7 steh, 8 oh, 9 nau, 10 leh, 11 leh-wuh, 12 leh-dah, 13 leh-reh, 14 leh-keh, 15 leh-kau 16 leh-sheh, 17 leh-steh, 18 leh-oh, 19 leh-nau, 20 dah-leh, 21 dah-leh-wuh, 22 dah-leh-dah, 23 dah-leh-reh, 24 dah-leh-keh, 25 dah-leh-kau, 26 dah-leh-sheh, 27 dah-leh-steh, 28 dah-leh-oh, 29 dah-leh-nau, 30 reh-leh, 31 reh-leh-wuh


These are the basics for now.

> Intro – Practice 11

> Intro – Practice 11


What days of the year are important on your Vulcan calendar?


What is your favorite day of the week?

> Intro – Months of the year and days of the week.

> Intro – Months of the year and days of the week.

Months
1 January > Z’at
2 February > D’ruh
3 March > K’riBrax
4 April > re’T’Khutai
5 May > T’ke Khuti
6 June > Khuti
7 July > ta’Krat
8 August > K’ri’lior
9 September > et’Khior
10 October > T’lakht
11 November > T’ke’Tas
12 December > Tasmeen


Days (for English speakers), the days of the week are not listed by VLI, so here are some VLG suggestions.
1 Monday > Y’mon
2 Tuesday > Y’tues
3 Wednesday >  Y’wednes
4 Thursday > Y’thurs
5 Friday > Y’frih
6 Saturday > Y’s’tur
7 Sunday > Y’sun

What would you call the days of the week?
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

Note: Days of the week aren’t capitalized unless needed. The first day to the week isn’t known, but generally, after the weekend. Vulcan culture canon is very spiritual and ceremonial, it may be that every day holds religious impact. The word “date” has two translations, kinuf is more common, d’kam is more poetic.

What day is it? == (nam-tor) gad if?
Today is _____ == (nam-tor) nash-gad ____
What is the date? == (nam-tor) kinuf ra?
Which is the date? == (nam-tor) d’kam if?
Today is Monday 1 January 2019 = (nam-tor) nash-gad y’mon 1 z’at 2019
On monday == fi’y’mon (lit. on top of monday)






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> Intro – What’s in the room? (Svi’ret ra?)

> Intro – What’s in the room? (Svi’ret ra?)

> Intro – Practice 8
Make two sentences.

> Intro – Practice 9
What is something you need for class and why?

> Intro – Practice 10
Answer these clues:
1. Use this for math.
2. Write with this.
3. Garbage cans hold this.
4. You need this to study.
5. Used for sitting.
6. This is for notes.
7. It’s used for carrying books.
8. This shows the time.



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> Intro – Practice 7 (homework)

> Intro – Practice 7 (homework)
Write a very short chat with one ore more of these people:
1. Your friend.
2. Your teacher.
3. Your coworker T’Laina.
4. Your doctor.

> Intro - Culture 1

> Intro – Culture (Iyula) 1
Greeting a VULCAN is different than greeting a human. It is customary to say hello with the Vulcan hand gesture tal’a. If meeting someone for the first time, it is sometimes polite to say an oath of positivism/positivity. Some very common versions are “sochya eh dif” (peace and long life) and “dif-tor heh smusma” (live long and prosper). When being summoned by a friend, it is common to say “it is agreeable to see you again” in english, which is (va’gla-tor rom-yeht) in vuhlkansu. It is illogical for one greeting to accommodate every situation.