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Before beginning these exercises, be sure to fully master the SPT (Sambahsa
Phonetic Transcription) in 1-1 of the Grammar. All Sambahsa texts will be
transcribed into SPT so that you can exercise your pronounciation of this auxlang. If
you are in a situation where you cannot speak aloud (ex: train, bus), you can replace
your reading of Sambahsa by your tentative transcription of the exercise sentences
into SPT.
1st Exercise : Pronounciation (read Section 1 of the Grammar before making this
exercise)
1- .. statue vidmos face nos est ... .. Atatürk : The statue we see in front of us is
the one (that) of Atatürk.
2- .. wir hat gwohmto do .. dukan con ... pwarn : The man has come into the
shop with the boy.
3- Ho gwohmt ex France kay vide ... fiancee …. mater hat trohven pro .. : I have
come from France to see the fiancée my mother has found for me.
4- . nowngmins eebringhe extos ... products kay pehrne .. urbi tris ye hevd : The
peasants used to bring from outside their produce to sell it downtown thrice a
week
5- .. volt od .. kwehrte .. hoyd : He wants that you do that today
3rd Exercise : Conjugation (read section 3 of the Grammar):
4th Exercise : Past participles (this exercises focuses more especially on 3-2-1 and
-2)
1- Ho (rhalt) de te ed me has (dreugh) : I have been mistaken about you and you
have deceived me.
2- Yu habte (arrive) dom ye midnoct : You’ve come home at midnight.
3- Has tu (leus) alyo bril ep id meithel : Have you lost some other glasses on the
main square ?
4- Quod orbat has tu (kwehr) ? : Which work have you done ?
5- Has tu (vid) tod film ? : Have you seen that movie ?
“th” must be pronounced [§] but turns to [t] when it stands before or after a
sibillant.
As a consonant, “w” is like a short unstressed [u]. “au” is always [Ao] except “eau”
which is [o:]
Words in “oCel” are stressed on the “e”. Examples: hotel, colonel, personel...
4) Sei prefers gwahe id Rusk Ballett hoyd, gwahms cras id kino : [sey prëfErs
gwa: id rusk balEt hoyd, gwa:ms kras id kIno]
5) Is baht franceois difficil-ye, bet meg suapretet id : [is ba:t frantsëOys difItsil-ye,
bet meg swaprEtët id]
Some sounds can be unpronounced before they would be nearly unnoticed if they
were. “c” is [ts] before e, i or y. A final “il” is unstressed.
The “t” of “bright” ought to be pronounced [d] because of the “gh” before. “z” is
always [dz] and “ou” is always [u:].
« u » is pronounced [ü] if one of the two following letters of the word is « e ». “g” is
pronounced [dj] before e, i and y.
2nd Exercise : Pronouns & Declension
1- Id statue vidmos face nos est tod os Atatürk : The statue is neutral while “os”
agrees with Atatürk.
2- Is wir hat gwohmto do id dukan con iom pwarn : The man and the boy are
masculine. The preposition “con” triggers, like all other prepositions, the
accusative. “Dukan” is neutral.
3- Ho gwohmt ex France kay vide iam fiancee mien(a) mater hat trohven pro
me : “iam” is the feminine singular accusative. Likewise, “me” is at the
accusative. “Mien” is “my”, and can be added the ending of the euphonic
vocalisation (here, “a” = feminine singular nominative)
4- I nowngmins eebringhe extos ir(a) products kay pehrne ia urbi tris ye hevd :
The peasants can be both masculine and feminine; therefore “i” (plural
undetermined). “Their” is “ir”. Beware that “products” is a plural in Sambahsa;
hence use “them” = “ia”.
5- Is volt od yu kwehrte to hoyd : “He” is “is”. The ending of “kwehrte” shows that
the “plural of courtesy” is used. Then use “yu”. “To” is the general neutral
prnoun, referring to a whole situation, not to a precise thing.
Exercise 2 bis:
1- Id statue vidmos face nos est tod os Atatürk : [id statÜ : vIdmos fAtsë nos
est_tod os atatÜrk]
2- Is wir hat gwohmto do id dukan con iom pwarn : [is wir hat gwO:mto do id
dukAn kon yom pwarn]
3- Ho gwohmt ex France kay vide iam fiancee mien(a) mater hat trohven pro
me : [ho gwo:mt eks frAntsë kay vid yam fyantsEë myEn(a) mAtër hat trO:vën
pro me]
4- I nowngmins eebringhe extos ir(a) products kay pehrne ia urbi tris ye hevd : [i
nowngmIns eëbrIng Ekstos Ir(a) prodUkts kay pe:rn ya Urbi tris ye hevd]
Exercise 3 bis :
Exercise 4 bis :
Exercise 5 bis: