Let's Speak Cornish

GWREN NI KEWSEL KERNEWEK

Let's Speak Cornish

Dehen molys re beu gwrys yn Kernow gans lies henedh hag notys yw yn lien a’n seytekves kansvledhen hogen. Kevrynnys yw y askorrans gans an edhom a witha leth yn bargennyow-tir kernewek, le may askorra greow vyghan a vughes dalghedh bras a leth, ughel y gemusur a vlonek. Dehen molys o maner da dh’ystyn bewnans a leth kriv ha podradow, yn arbennik yn gwenton ha hav. Nans yw moy es kans vledhen, komendys o havysi dhe dhehen molys a Gernow. I a enjoya kemmys an dehen, lesrannans a dhalleth dhe Londres ha rannow erell a Bow Sows. Clotted cream has been made in Cornwall by many generations and is even noted in 17th literature. Its production is associated with the need to preserve milk on Cornish farms, where small herds of cows used to produce a large volume of milk, with a high proportion of fat. Clotted cream was a good way to extend the life of raw and perishable milk, especially in Spring and Summer. More than a hundred years ago, distribution started to London and other parts of England.

dehen molys henedh lien notya leth bargen-tir gre bughes dalghedh kriv podradow havysi

clotted cream generation literature to note, reference milk farm herd cows volume raw, uncooked perishable tourists

Nyns eus kummyas dh’usya leth yn dehen molys marnas a-dhyworth Kernow herwydh an plott Apoyntyans Gwithys a Dhevedhyans. An hin a Gernow yw temprek yn arbennik neb a hirha an seson-tevi gwels. An palster a wels a styr askorra bughes leth gans an brassa kansrann a vlonek almanyn ha karotin yn Breten Veur, hag yndella an blas ha liw diblans a dhehen molys kernewek. Keworrewgh hepken bara byghan ha kyfeyth rag an ‘te dehen’ perfeyth. Only milk from Cornwall is allowed to be used in clotted cream according to the Protected Designation of Origin scheme. The climate of Cornwall is especially temperate which lengthens the grass growing season. The abundance of grass means that cows produce milk with the largest percentage of buttermilk and carotene in Britain, and thus the distinctive taste and colour of Cornish clotted cream. Just add a split and jam for the perfect ‘cream tea’!

kummyas

licence, permission plott scheme Apoyntyans Gwithys Protected Designation a Dhevedhyans of Origin (PDO) temprek

temperate

hirhe

to lengthen

gwels palster blonek

grass abundance fat

blas bara byghan kyfeyth

taste, smell, flavour bread roll, ‘split’ jam

GARA | TO LOVE My a gar dehen molys – I love clotted cream ty a gar dehen molys – you (s) love clotted cream Ev/Hi a gar dehen molys – He/She loves clotted cream Ni a gar dehen molys – We love clotted cream Hwi a gar dehen molys – You (pl) love clotted cream I a gar dehen molys – They love clotted cream.

NEBES LAVARENNOW DEHEN | SOME CREAM PHRASES “Ny garav dehen molys” – “I don’t like clotted cream.”

“Pyth yw kamm genes? Eus klav warnos” “What’s wrong with you? Are you ill?”

“Bara byghan, dehen molys ha molas – temmik a nev yw ‘lughes ha taran’!” “A split, clotted cream and treacle – ‘thunder and lightning’ is a little bit of heaven!”

“Gwell yw te dehen ‘hengovek’.” “I prefer a ‘traditional’ cream tea.”

Kyfeyth kynsa, heb mar! Jam first, of course!

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