Language/Corsican/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions

Corsican Vocabulary - Feelings and Emotions

Hi Corsican learners! 😊
In this lesson, we'll explore the Corsican vocabulary related to feelings and emotions. We'll learn how to describe our own emotions and understand the feelings of others. By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to express a variety of emotions in Corsican. Let's get started! 😃

Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Parts of the body & Education.

Basic emotions

Let's start with some basic emotions. These are the most common feelings that we experience, and they are expressed differently in every language. Here are some Corsican words that might come in handy:

To put these words in context, let's create a dialogue where two friends are discussing how they feel:

• Person 1: Mi sentu ànfima. ('I feel anxious')
• Person 2: Perchè? ('Why?')
• Person 1: Ùn sè. Hè solu un sentore. ('I don't know. It's just a feeling.')

Now let's move on to some more complex emotions.

Complex emotions

Here, we'll cover some more complex emotions that are difficult to express in just one word. These include emotions like love, envy, and jealousy. Let's take a look at some Corsican words:

Corsican	Pronunciation	English
Alegrìa	/a'ledʒɾi.a/	Joy
Tristizza	/tɾis'tit͡tsa/	Sadness
Paure	/'pawɾe/	Fear
Collera	/'kɔlːeɾa/	Anger

To help us understand these words better, let's put them into a conversation:

• Person 1: Ùn sò chi fà. Sentu qualcosa per ellu. ('I don't know what to do. I feel something for him.')
• Person 2: Cosa senti? ('What do you feel?')
• Person 1: Amore, ma puru invida per tutti quelli chi stanu vicini à ellu. ('Love, but also envy for everyone who is close to him.')

We'll leave it at these four words for now, but don't hesitate to check out Corsican dictionaries and websites to expand your vocabulary further.

Idioms and expressions

Finally, let's explore some Corsican idioms and expressions related to emotions:

Corsican	Pronunciation	English
Amore	/a'moɾe/	Love
Invida	/in'vida/	Envy
Gelosia	/dʒe'lozja/	Jealousy

To see these expressions in context, let's create another dialogue:

• Person 1: Hè indecisa. Ùn sà sì piglià a 4 o ciò chì hè chì. ('She is indecisive. She doesn't know if she should go with option A or option B.')
• Person 2: È à cavalità di l'umori? ('Is she emotionally unstable?')
• Person 1: No, penso ch'elle passa attravarsu un cunflittu internu. ('No, I think she's going through an internal conflict.')

Summary

In this lesson, we covered a range of Corsican vocabulary related to feelings and emotions. We explored some basic emotions like joy and sadness, more complex emotions like envy and jealousy and idiomatic expressions to describe a range of moods and situations. Remember that learning a language takes time and practice. To improve your Corsican vocabulary, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

Sources

• Corsican language page on Wikipedia
• Emotion page on Wikipedia
• Linguistic ideology page on Wikipedia

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Corsican	Pronunciation	English
A cavalità di l'umori	/a kaʋa'lit͡sə di lu'mɔɾi/	Emotionally unstable
Attravarsu un cunflittu	/at͡tɾavaʃ'u un kun'flittu/	To go through a conflict
Tacca di sambale	/'takka di zam'bale/	To be angry
Essa à manca di cugnizione	/'ɛsa a 'maŋka di kuɲit'sjone/	To be unaware or not understand something