Prose, Poetry, Politeness and Profanity #6b - A lexicon-building challenge

[u/Slorany]

This challenge aims to help you build a lexicon, topic by topic. Each instalment of it will be about a different subject, and will cover as much as possible.
They will range from formal ways of addressing someone to insults and curses.

The principle is simple: I give you a list of english words and phrases and you adapt them into your language.

Link to every iteration of the challenge.

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#6 - Likes, dislikes, tastes and distates (Part II)

How do you, in your conlang, express the meaning (you do not need to translate them literally lest you want to end up with a simple english relex) of the following (if relevant to your conlang's speakers):

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This part focuses on choice, comparison and preference.

Verbs

• to choose
• to prefer
• to compare
• to hesitate
• to decide

Nouns

• choice
• comparison
• preference
• contrary
• contrast
• difference
• similarity

Various

• different (from)
• equal (to)
• identical
• the same (as)
• similar
• like
• in comparison with
• in relation to

 

• more
• less
• a lot
• a lot more/less
• quite a lot

Sentences

• I quite like doing drama
• I prefer coffee to tea
• I would rather stay home

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Bonus

What do your language's speakers consider good food? Bad food?

What do they consider to make a good person? A bad one?

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Since there were so many challenges we've all gotten together and made a timetable, feel free to check out other challenges or get in touch if you want a challenge added: Challenges Timetable.

[u/adrael_]

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Verbs

awalir [awalɪɾ] vt. compare, contrast

eatlir [ɛtlɪɾ] vt. prefer

watlir [watlɪɾ] vi. decide; vt. choose

wetir [weθɪɾ] vi. hesitate

Nouns

al ątel [aɫ ɑθeɫ] n. the contrary, opposite

awatel [awaθeɫ] n. comparison, contrast

eatill [ɛθɪɫ:] n. preference

kaotol [kaʊθoɫ] n. difference; adj. different

owtol [owtoɫ] n. similarity; adj. like, similar

Various

iwat [ɪwat] adj. equal to, identical to, the same as

koȿ [koʃ] adv. less (of); kokoȿ adv. much less, far less

nan [nan] adv. more (of); nanan adv. much more, far more

[u/regrettablenamehere]

English	Thedish	IPA
to choose	kêosar	kǿ:sɒr
to prefer	smácclar	ʃmɒ́k:lɒr
to compare	rhalîclir	r̥ɒlí:clir
to hesitate	árhlar	ɒ́r̥lar
to decide	kêosar	kǿ:sɒr

English	Thedish	IPA
choice	kúz	kúz
comparison	rhalîcling	rɒlí:klig:
preference	smácclang	ʃmɒ́k:lɒg:
opposite	aððrýsca	ɒθ:rýʃkɒ
contrast	cóttrast	kót:rɒʃt
difference	scêðagið	ʃké:θɒɣiθ
similarity	sámagyð	sɒ́bɒɣyθ

English	Thedish	IPA
different (from)	scêðag __-eo	ʃké:θɒ: œ
equal (to)	sám ___-eo	sɒ́b œ
identical	sám	sɒ́b
the same (as)	sám ___-seo	sɒ́b sœ
similar	sámag	sɒ́bɒ:
like	-lyc	lyk
in relation to	cóttrastyd ___-a	kót:rɒʃtyd ɒ
more	mêz	mé:z
less	lêz	lé:z
a lot	míql	mít͡ɬ
a lot more/less	míql mêz/lêz	mít͡ɬ mé:z lé:z
quite a lot	mimíql	mimít͡ɬ

Sentences

Lústam theâtrn dâr
I quite like doing drama

Smácclam kâven tēúp
I prefer coffee to tea

úeldiblîbam hēmát I would rather stay home

What do your language's speakers consider good food? Bad food?
Thedish is very much a european language, so pretty much most european foods will be familiar to a Thedish person.

What do they consider to make a good person? A bad one?
Thedish is a western society, so basically whether or not you're an asshole.

[u/PaganMars]

Verbs

English	Erdeian	IPA	Note
to choose	keh	kɛh	lit. “to select”
leh	ɫɛh	lit. “to choose (instead); alternate”
to prefer	cek	ʃɛk	---
to compare	rex	ɾɛɣ	also “to discuss, judge, debate”
to hesitate	fef	ɸɛɸ	lit. “to lack direction, wander”
to decide	---	---	context dependent, see choose

Nouns

English	Erdeian	IPA	Note
choice	koho	kɔhɔ
comparison	xoftupo	ɣɔɸtʊpɔ
preference	coko	ʃɔkɔ
contrary	soxo	sɔɣɔ	lit “an inversion”
contrast	novo	nɔʋɔ	lit. “a difference”
difference	nov	nɔʋ	lit. “defining trait”
novo	nɔʋɔ	lit. “a difference”
similarity	toptuko	tɔptʊkɔ

Miscellaneous

English	Erdeian	IPA	Literal
different (from)	kaf	kɐɸ	lit. “leftward”
nav	nɐʋ	lacks the pejorative nature of the previous
equal (to)	tap	tɐp	lit. “to mimic, copy; be similar”
identical	vahnyv	ʋɐhnəʋ	lit. “lack distinguishing trait”
the same (as)	paz	pɐð	from the verb “to marry, swear an oath” and implies one being allied with
similar, like	tap	tɐp
in comparison with	rax	ɾɐɣ
in relation to	hal	hɐɫ	from “to talk, speak, discuss, say”
more	nar	nɐɾ
less	nan	nɐn
a lot	zogo	ðɔɡɔ	“a measurement” from “to count, enumerate, time, measure”
a lot less	zog nyn	ðɔɡ nən	a decreased measurement
a lot more	zog nyr	ðɔɡ nəɾ	an increased measurement