Sightseeing

1. Da bet eur e vez digoret ar mirdi ?

   What time does the museum open?

   Usage

   Ask when a museum opens

   Grammar Note

   "Da bet eur e ...?" asks "at what time"; "e vez" + past participle gives a passive ("is opened"). Composed sentence

2. Pegement e koust mont e-barzh ?

   How much does it cost to go in?

   Usage

   Ask the entrance fee, literally the cost of going in

   Grammar Note

   No fixed noun for "admission fee" is used; "mont e-barzh" (to go inside) expresses it. Composed sentence

3. Gallout a rafec'h luc'hskeudenniñ ac'hanomp ?

   Could you take a photo of us?

   Usage

   Asking a passer-by to take a photo of you

   Grammar Note

   "Gallout a rafec'h" + infinitive is a polite conditional request. Composed sentence

4. Hag-eñ ho peus ur gartenn eus ar gêr ?

   Do you have a city map?

   Usage

   Ask whether someone has a city map

   Grammar Note

   "Ho peus" is "you have", a form of "kaout" (to have). Feminine "kartenn" softens after "ur". Composed sentence

5. Gallout a reer luc'hskeudenniñ amañ ?

   May I take photos here?

   Usage

   Ask whether photography is allowed

   Grammar Note

   "Gallout a reer" + infinitive is an impersonal way to ask whether something is allowed. Composed sentence

6. Pelec'h emañ ar privezioù ?

   Where is the toilet?

   Usage

   Ask where the toilets are at a sight or building

   Grammar Note

   Use "Pelec'h emañ ...?" to ask where something is

7. Brudet eo Breizh abalamour d'he c'hrampouezh

   Brittany is renowned for its crêpes.

   Usage

   Used to say what Brittany is known for

   Grammar Note

   After "he" (her, its) the initial k of "krampouezh" becomes c'h (spirant mutation). Composed sentence

8. Pelec'h emañ ar mirdi tostañ ?

   Where is the nearest museum?

   Usage

   Used to find a sight nearby

   Grammar Note

   The superlative adds -añ to the adjective (tost "near" gives tostañ)

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