# Limburgish/Lesson 1

Lesson one will give you the first steps to learn some Limburgish.

## Bekalling I

Some important useful phrases are shown in this conversion. Two friends (Jón and Keup) meet each other and start a standard conversation:
    Jón: Haj! Wie geitj 't dir?
    Keup: 't Geitj good, danke! Èn doe?
    Jón: Mir geitj 't ouch good, mer ich höb noe get tö doon. Hajje!
    Keup: Good denne, hajje!
This means:
    Jón: Hello! How are you?
    Keup: I'm fine, thanks! And you?
    Jón: I'm also fine, but I need to go now. Goodye!
    Keup: Alright, goodbye!
It's pronounced as:
    jo˦˨n: ɦɑɪ˦˨.wi˦˨.ɣæɪ˦˨.cɐ˦˨.dɪ˦˨˧ʁ
    køː˦˨p: ə˧t.ɣæɪ˦˨c.ɣoː˦˨˧d.dɑ˦˨ŋ.kɐ˧.ɛ˦˨n.duː˦˨˧
    jo˦˨n: mɪ˦˨ʁ.ɣæɪ˦˨.cɐ˦˨.tɑu˦˨x.ɣoː˦˨˧d.mæ˦˨.ʁɪ˦˨x.ɦœ˦˨b.nuː˦˨˧.ɣæ˦˨t.tœ˦˨.doː˦˨˧n.ɦɑɪɐ˦˨
    kø˦˨p: ɣoː˦˨˧d.dæ˦˨.nə˧.ɦɑɪɐ˦˨

## Oetkal I

As one clearly can see, Limburgish is a very tonal language with many different consonants and vowels. Using the wrong tone can cause some trouble. If you call someone fein it can mean two things: fæɪ˦˨n (nice) and fæɪ˦˨˧n (poisoned) Tonality is usually not written, though many dictionaries use ~ for a drag tone (˦˨˧) and \ or / for a push tone (˦˨) The syllabic stress is most of the time on the first syllable.

## Bekalling II

It's important that you can introduce yourself to other people. This conversation between Mien and Zjao shows that:
    Mien zèt naeve Zjao bie 'n bie-einkóms venne-n IHBÓ.
    Mien: Haj! Ich höb öch nag noeaits hie gezeen. Wie hètj geer?
    Zjao: Goojendaag. Ich heit Zjao. Èn geer?
    Mien: Ich bön Mien. Wo wóntj geer örges?
    Zjao: Ich wón i Wèssem. Geer?
    Mien: Ich wón in Èch. Wie aad zeetj g'r?
    Zjao: Ich bön dree-èn-veerteg.
    Mien: Höb g'r zwèster?
    Zjao: Jao, eine broor èn twieë zösters.
This means:
    Mien sits next to Zjao during a conference of the First Aid.
    Mien: Hello! I have never seen you here yet. What's your name?
    Zjao: Good day. I'm Zjao. And you?
    Mien: I'm Mien. Where do you live?
    Zjao: I live in Wessem. And you?
    Mien: I live in Echt. What's your age?
    Zjao: I'm forty-two years old.
    Mien: Do you have siblings?
    Zjao: Yes, one brother and two sisters.
This is pronounced as:
    mi˦˨n.zɛ˦˨t.næː˦˨˧ʋɐ˦˨.ʒɔː˦˨.biː˦˨˧.ʝə˧n.biː˦˨˧ˈʝæɪ˦˨n.ko˦˨ms.ʋæ˦˨.nə˧.ni˦˨.ɦaː˦˨.bjoː˦˨
    mi˦˨n: ɦɑɪ˦˨.ʔɪ˦˨x.ɦœ˦˨.bœ˦˨x.nɑ˦˨x.nuɐɪ˦˨ts.ɦiː˦˨˧.ɣə˧.ˈzeː˦˨˧n.wiː˦˨.ɦɛc˦˨.ɣeː˦˨˧ʁ
    ʒɔː˦˨: ɣoː˦˨˧.jɐ˦˨n.daː˦˨˧x.ʔɪ˦˨x.ɦæɪ˦˨t.ʒɔː˦˨.ɛ˦˨n.ɣeː˦˨˧ʁ
    mi˦˨n: ʔɪ˦˨x.bœ˦˨n.mi˦˨n.woː˦˨.wo˦˨ɲc.ɣeː˦˨˧.ʁœ˦˨ʁ.ɣɐ˦˨s
    ʒɔː˦˨: xwo˦˨n.ɪ˦˨˧.wɛ˦˨.sɐ˦˨m.ɣeː˦˨˧ʁ
    mi˦˨n: ʔɪ˦˨x.wo˦˨n.ɪ˦˨.nɛ˦˨x.wiː˦˨.ʔaː˦˨˧d.zeː˦˨˧c.ɣə˧r
    ʒɔː˦˨: ʔɪ˦˨x.bœ˦˨n.dreː˦˨˧.ʝɛ˦˨n.ʋeː˦˨ʁ.tɐ˦˨x
    mi˦˨n: ɦœ˦˨b.ɣə˧r.zwɛ˦˨s.tɐ˦˨r
    ʒɔː˦˨: jɔː˦˨˧.æɪ˦˨.nɐ˦˨.bʁoː˦˨˧.ʁɛ˦˨n.twiːɐ˦˨.zœ˦˨s.tɐ˦˨ʁ(s)

## Spraoklieër

Two very important things to learn are the present of the irregular verb zeen (to be) and the nominative of the personal pronouns:
    tö zeen: to be: tœ˦˨.zeː˦˨˧n
    ich bön: I am: ɪ˦˨x.bœ˦˨n
    doe bös: thou art: duː˦˨˧.bœ˦˨s
    dae is: he is: dæː˦˨(˧).ʔɪ˦˨s
    't is: it/she is: ə˧.tɪ˦˨s
    weer zeen: we are: weː˦˨˧r.zeː˦˨˧n
    geer zeetj: you are: ɣeː˦˨˧r.zeː˦˨˧c
    die zeen(t): they are: diː˦˨.zeː˦˨˧n(t)
    See for a more extended table: this