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Office: Center for Basque Studies (GL 281) Phone: 784.4854 x254 http://basque.unr.edu Course Description An introduction to the language through the development of written and conversational language skills. Emphasis on Unified Basque (batua) but includes some information on the dialects. General Syllabus Lesson 1 Vocabulary Numbers 1–10 Yes and No questions Zer da? (What is it?) Two verbs for “to be”: IZAN and EGON Lesson 2 New Vocabulary Sentences Negatives Badakizu euskaraz? (Do you know Basque?) Verbs: Singular forms of Jakin (to know) Lesson 3 Vocabulary: everyday objects Demonstrative pronouns: hau, hori, hura Locations: hemen, hor, han Numbers 11-20 Lesson 4 Vocabulary Nongoa zara? (Where are you from?) Nationalities and countries Numbers 21-40 Lesson 5 Vocabulary: professions, adjectives, animals Bizi and izan (where you live) Affirmative and negative sentences (NON bizi zara?) Inessive case: in, at, on Possessives Numbers 41-60 Lesson 6 Vocabulary; review 1-5 vocabulary Ala and edo (“or” questions) Aginduak – simple commands Negative commands Using demonstratives as adjectives and pronouns Verbs: past participle (joan, etorri, eseri, jaiki, egon) Sentence structure Lesson 7 Vocabulary Saying “to...[a place]” (Nora? allative case) Joan (to go) as synthetic verb Norekin (with whom?) Question words review Numbers 61-100 Lesson 8 Vocabulary: adverbs to use with egon Irakurgaia: Bulegoan Saying “from...[a place]” (-tik, ablative case) Etorri (to come) Instrumental case: -z (by train, by plane...) Review question words Lesson 9 Vocabulary: days of the week Ukan (to have); transitive auxiliary verb Zer nahi duzu? (What do you want?) Nahi – objects, subjects Ukan in negative forms (nouns, verbs) Behar (need, need to, must) Lesson 10 Vocabulary Recent past (present perfect) with ukan Numbers with nouns |
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