Practice 1-11 Rihamau

>> Practice 1-11 Rihamau (Verifying)

Fill in the blanks with the letter choice.
1. ____________ orensu svi’shi’dunap.
a. Mon-tor kofi
b. Oren-tor
c. Staribau

2. Glantan na’gluvayek svi’___________
a. Shi’dunap
b. Shahov
c. Kelek

3. Fau-tor fi’dah-halek ____________
a. Shat t’gadtra
b. Svi’yokul-kel
c. Svi’taul

4. Torvukh-nahr u’ki’haf-dukal (basketball) svi’_____
a. Tal-zup-shal
b. Shi’torvukh
c. Kelek t’savensular

Chapter 1 - Toraya t'Orensu

Chapter 1 - Toraya t’Orensu / Student Activities

Svi’Shi’Dunap / In the Library

Nahr-tor ein orensular svi’shi’dunap. Kitaun pitohlar heh ar’kadan na’kitaya t’au.

Some students study in the library. They write notes and work on their writings.

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T’ein-wak, pstha au pitohlar svi’zhit-dunap. K’ashiv, staribau au pa’oren t’au.

Sometimes, they search for notes in the dictionary. Often, they talk about their classes.

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Stariben svi’shi’dunap = Conversation in the Library

Orensu: Bolau nash-veh zhit-dunap na’oren t’kitau-tanaf vuhlkansu.

Nersu (clerk): Suk il pi?

Orensu: Suk, heh ek-vuhlkansu

Nersu: Nash zhit-dunap maut romik.

Orensu: Kodona ra?

Nersu: Kodona-fam. Ish shi’dunap.

/translation/

Student: I need a dictionary for Vulcan writing class.

Clerk: Large or small?

Student: Large, and all-vulcan.

Clerk: This dictionary is very good.

Student: What expense?

Clerk: Expense-less. This is a library.

Practice 1-10 Dator'es

>>Practice 1-10 (Dator'es / Preparation)
Classes of my friend. (Orenlar t’hylu t’nash-veh.)

Dator’es: Use these questions, interview someone. (Ifis’uh aifa deshker heh ein-veh nisau.)

1. Oren-tor du ish wek-oren ra? = What are you learning this semester?
2. Ma tu orenlar vok? = Level (how many) classes do you have?
3. Weh-tishau tu oren if? = Which class do you like the most?
4. Gad eh wak ra (nam-tor) nash oren? = What day and time is that class?
5. (Nam-tor) oren t’du hagik ha? = Is your class easy?
6. (Nam-tor) oren t’du rihagik ha? = Is your class difficult?
7. Pinkau tu rom tavlar? = Are you earning good grades?
8. Nam-tor wehk nisan? = Are there many tests?

Stariben: Conversation [Staribau, to have a conversation with someone.]
Answer the questions above with your exercise partner.
Example answers: (Li-fal droi.)
> Oren t’nash-veh klee ______ = My class starts __________
> Tishau nash-veh oren weht (nam-tor)____ = I like the class the most is ______.
> Ahm _______ savensu = The teacher is named _____
> Oren maut ________ = The class is very ________
> Nahr(-tor) nash-veh vuhlkansu svi’____ = I study Vulcan in ______
> Svi’oren-ret t’vuhlkansu nam-tor ____ = In the Vulcan classroom there is ______

Note / Pitoh
When describing something for the first time, use words that describe the object. Compound Vulcan words are very common, a computer is tum-vel, “calculation thing”, and like most languages more exact terms arise when needed. Other words are loanwords.

Homework = Kel-zup
Kit’uh zhit-bal ein-veh ragtau, tar’uh ein-vel set’ki pa’au. == Write a sentence introducing someone, tell something interesting about them.

Practice 1-9 Dator

>> Practice 1-9 Wak-Dator = Time Preparing
My Classes (Orenlar t’Nash-veh) [Oren, to learn, becomes a plural with -lar.]
Preparation (Dator’es) [Dator, to prepare]

List your classes, days, time, and how is the class, in a complete sentence, using information learned in this chapter.

Oren-tor  = learn
Gad = day
Wak = time
Kah uf? = How is it?
Nam-tor uf? = How is it?

Practice 1-8 Oren

>> Practice 1-8 (Ma t'Oren t'Au / Classes Have Theirs)

From the list above, which two classes are these students likely taking?

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Senil svi’oren t’____________________ heh t’_______________ Lera na’oren t’____________________ heh t’________________ Caals po’oren t’___________________ heh t’_______________ T’mek k’oren t’____________________ heh t’______________

Practice 1-7 Orenaya

> Chapter 1 > Practice 7 - What is your study? = (Nam-tor) Orenaya t’du ra?

Oren-tor nash-veh _______________  = I study ______________
T’hylla t’nash-veh ________________ = My friend studies _____________

Vesht-var = History
Iskan = Economics
Su’us-tal         = Math
Ha-tal = Biology
Ven-dol-tar = Philosophy
Kitau-tanaf = Literature
Gen-lis-tal = Linguistics
Meil-tal = Chemistry
Sha-vistra = Internet
Ha-tor-tal = Physics
Mish-tal         = Engineering
Raf-tal = Electrical engineering
Solektra-tor = Masonry
Kloshai-tal = Psychology
Up-luosu-tal = Criminology

Practice 1-6 Zhit-Shif

Practice 1-6 (Zhit-Shif / Word Match)
Match the Vulcan words to their English meaning.

Ahm
Age
D’kam
Location
Wak
Time
Shi
Date
Shakhuv
Name

Chapter 1 - Shi'Dunap

V-image-1-1 Look at the image, see if you can guess what each place name means.

Pidesh-shal: Activities area, Gym (pidesh-kel) Shi’af’tum: Place of kitchen, cafeteria Shi’svitan: Place of center, plaza/quad Dunap-mahr: Bookstore Shi’dunap: Library Su’us’tal-kel: Mathematics building Ek’tal-kel: Science building Kloshai’tal-kel: Psychology building Has-tal-kel: Medical building Ro’valit-kel: Information security building. “Ro’fori” means information. “Valit” means malware, and rat. “Tal” means, the study of. What is something a school has that isn’t listed?

Chapter 1 Oren-ha’kiv

>>Chapter 1 Oren-ha’kiv / School life

Stariben t’Jiyun heh t’Arkher (Jiyun and Arkher conversation)

Arkher: Tonk’peh, Jiyun. Uf t’du?
Jiyun: Tonk’peh, Arkher. Ifis-tor uf?
Arkher: Rom...tsuri-rom, il ma nash-veh wat k’oren-ro’fori t’nash-veh.
Jiyun: Savensu t’du vi?
Arkher: Savensu Panohae. Klon sa-veh eh lozhika’es, il oren rim heh vravashau nash-veh.
Jiyun: Sporun. Afsakaya na’tu. Orenau tu ha?
Arkher: Orenau nash-veh maut.
Jiyun: Maut kwes-bosh. Kau-oren t’nash-veh marom. Ma tu oren tum ra?
Arkher: Ma nash-veh goh wuh.
Jiyun: Sporun. Nam-tor khi-gad. Ma nash-veh iksan-tal-nisan i’. Abi’po’.
Arkher: Until we meet again. Good luck!
Abi’va’ragel. Rom buk!

/translation/
Arkher: Hi, Jiyun. How are you?
Jiyun: Hi, Arkher. How’s it going?
Arkher: Good….regular good, but I have problems with my infosec class.
Jiyun: Who is your teacher?
Arkher: It’s teacher P’panohae. He’s smart and logical, but the class isn’t and I’m failing.
Jiyun: Wow. I feel for you. Do you study?
Arkher: I study much.
Jiyun: Very unfortunate. My five classes are great. How many classes do you have?
Arkher: I have only one.
Jiyun: Wow. It’s midday. I have an economics test now. Until later.
Arkher: Until we meet again. Good luck!

Assignment: Match the Vulcan/English pairs.

Practice 1-5 Ro'fori

> p1-5 (Wekh Ro’Fori / More Info)
Answer the following questions in Vulcan. Do 1-5 with a group if possible.

1. Du wilat? (Where are you?)
2. Sarlah na’shi’oren lu? (When do you come to school?)
3. Shi’oren wilat? (Where is the school?)
4. Shi’oren uf? (How is school?)
5. Dan-tishaya savensu t’du vi? (Who is your favorite teacher?)

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3.

4.

5.

Practice 1-4 Tersu

> Practice 1-4 (Tersu / Partner)
Ask your partner their full name, the name of their school, their hardest class, their easiest class, and the name of their favorite teacher, using the Vulcan language.

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6.

Practice 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 Hafaya

>Practice 1-1 (Hafaya / Status) Read the passage, it’s translation, and answer the questions below. Vulcan in Context 1: My name is Lepi. I study math in the math department of the university of earth. My classes are very early. I arrive at the university at eight o’clock. This semester my courses are economics, science, psychology, anthropology, and mathematics. My favorite is economics. The mathematics class is difficult, but the teacher is very good. The psychology class is easy, and very fascinating. In afternoons I work in an office. Vuhlkansu svi’glana 1: Ahm Lepi t’nash-veh. Orenau nash-veh su’us’tal svi’su’us-shal t’oren-keltra t’Terra. Oren t’nash-veh maut ten-mal. Sarlah nash-veh na’oren-keltra na’oh t’wak. Nash oren-zhil t’nash-veh iksan, ek’tal, kloshai-tal, kominsu-tal, heh su’us’tal. Dan-tishau nash-veh iksan-tal. Oren t’su’us rihagik, il savensu maut-rom. Oren t’kloshai hag, heh maut set’ko. Svi’aru, ar’kada nash-veh svi’kelektra. Vuhlkansu Svi’Glana 2: This is my friend. His name is Kotel. (He) is human and studies Vulcan at my university. He also studies literature, history, and geography. Kotel is a very responsible and focused man. Generally, (he) gets to school at ten. (He) practices Vulcan every day with classmates, and teachers and school friends. In the afternoon, (he) writes his assignments on the computers, studies in the workroom with friends, and listens to music or watches programs in Vulcan on tv. Nash t’hyla t’nash-veh. Ahm t’sa-veh Kotel. Sa-veh Terrasu eh orenau t’Vuhlkansu na’oren-keltra t’nash-veh. Isha orenau sa-veh kitau-tanaf, vesht-tal, heh shal-tal. Kotel maut nerek-bosh eh fudaya sasu. Pa’es, lasha oren-kel na’teh t’wak. Orenaya Vuhlkansu kanok gad k’oren-tersu, eh savensu eh oren-kel t’hyle. Fi’aru, kitau t’babivaya k’tum-vel, orenau svi’zup-shal k’t’hyle, eh zhu-tor il glanau sasaya s’Vuhlkansu fi’nen-gluvayek. >> Practice 1-1 (Rihamaya / Confirmation) Finish the statements to be true. Nam-tor (is) Kotel _____ Oren-tor (learns) Lepi ____ >> Practice 1-2 (Fai t’Au / Knowledge Theirs) Fill in the blanks with the correct person. Lasha ten-mal na’oren-kel ____________________ Orenau t’gen-lis svi’zup-shal ____________________ Orenau t’solektra-tal ____________________ Zhu-tor na’ralash-tanaf svi’aru. ____________________ Dan-tishaya t’au oren iksan-tal ____________________ Kitau na’babivaya na’tum-vel ____________________ >> Practice 1-3 (deshker / questions) Answer these questions in Vulcan.

Lepi vi? (Who is Lepi)?) 1. Oren-tor Lepi ra? (What does Lepi study?) 2. Dan-tishau ko-veh oren ra? (What class does she like the most?) 3. Ahm-tor t’hylla t’Lepi ra? (What does Lepi’s friend call themself?) 4. Oren-tor orensu lu? (Where do the students study?) 5. Nahr-tor vi vuhlkansu svi’zup-shal? (Who studies Vulcan in the workroom?) 1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 5. ____________________

Chapter 1 - Practice 1-0 Ra Vu Fai

https://www.starbase-10.de/vld/ (dictionary), https://speakvulcantome.tumblr.com/, https://www.reddit.com/r/Vuhlkansu, https://www.reddit.com/r/Vulcan

Chapter 1: What do you study?

Thalvtra 1: Oren-tor du ra?

>> Practice 1-0

Ra vu fai. = What + you + knowledge. Test your comparative reading comprehension.

A1: Wehk yaretau yaretausu kanok-gad. Lozhika maut khinik k’Vuhlkansu. Nam-tor Vuhlkansu kisaya t’Teraya.

A2: Many tourists visit places everyday. Logic is very popular with Vulcans. Vulcans are members of the federation.

Match the Vulan/English pairs. ______________________________________

B1: Tan fai-tor du pa’Surak, veh vi hotor?

B2: How much do you know about Surak, the one who reforms?

Match the Vulcan/English pairs. _______________________________________

C1: Shir t’T’Khasi Shir’Kahr, tsuri-les.

C2: Capital of Vulcan is Shir’Kahr, a common destination.

Match the Vulcan/English pairs. _______________________________________