246. The children are ecstatic about your coming today.
tots fidtazn hristla da klu gweamva sijun.
Or,
tots fidtazn hristla klu gweamva-ngar sijun.
(hristla=to be ecstatic; gweamva=coming [gerund]; sijun=today)
247. They came to a deeply meaningful decision. ti atean ites jon chukhnonta dovkis ste berrow'tsek.
(chukhnonta=decision; dovkis=deep[ly]; berrow'tsek=meaningful)
248. He told the most wonderfully amusing story. di zhun dolzho to vatur pliz hintsek ste prankalasek.
(vatur=story; hintsek=wonderful[ly]; prankalasek=amusing)
Note: prankala is an ala-verb. Ala-verbs convey a state of being. prankala means "to be amusing" and prankalasek is a modifier derived from this verb.
249. It's already rotting. fe fulozhi akhya.
(fulo=rot; akhya=already)
250. We have all been shamed by what you have done. I hope you are ashamed.
po salorr fwizhu shwiptritu ipra fat ka danuzhu . bo pidokhzhi ka shwiptrila kom pswen.
(shwiptrila=to be ashamed; shwiptritu=ashamed; danu=do [past tense])
Note that the past tense form fwi does not require an aspectual suffix, but such a suffix may be added for overt emphasis; in this case, the suffix -zhu emphasizes the fact that we have been ashamed.
251. Don't be afraid. Papa and Mama are here. ban dweyur. dapo zhef mamu bwi shir.
(ban=without, "don't"; dweyur=to fear; dapo=papa; mamu=mama)
252. Your eyes are so beautiful. klu wokzn pikala so
(wok=eye; pikala=to be beautiful)
253. And now, today's news.... zhef oshur, sijunksa wiksmazn....
(wiksmazn=news)
254. Yesterday evening at sunset time, as the twilight was becoming darkness in the east and the sky shone red in the west, a deep feeling of peace came over me.
t'k'yerun dov'yun ige swelevad tur, t'rur to khilis shan wirtla droyoti isa to herrvlisu zhef to awettam shan chelagan rodi isa to tovlisu, jon frimeyya tankva ste dovkis atean ina bro.
(t'k'yerun=yesterday; dov'yun=evening; ige= at; swelevad=sunset; khilis=twilight; wirtla=to become; droyoti=darkness; herrvlisu=east; awettam=sky; chelagan=shine; rodi=red; tovlisu=west; frimeyya=peace; tankva=feeling; dovkis=deep; atean=came; ina=upon)
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