In chapter 31 of the book of Genesis, Laban becomes hostile towards Jacob. In this post, you will find the notes that assist you in your study of the Friulian language used in Gjenesi 31, where the subjects are: Jacop al torne in Canaan (Jacob returns to Canaan) and cumbinament di Jacop cun Laban (Jacob’s agreement with Laban). As with the previous chapter, a considerable … Continue reading Friulian language series: Genesis 31
Chapter 30 of the book of Genesis in Friulian is a challenging read indeed; you will come across a great deal of new vocabulary to be learned. As usual, this new vocabulary has been summarised in each of the sections below so that you can learn it with greater ease. The subject of this thirtieth chapter is l’imbroi di Jacop (Jacob’s scheme). You will recognise … Continue reading Friulian language series: Genesis 30
In chapter 29 of the book of Genesis, Jacob takes two wives. You will now study the entirety of Gjenesi 29 through the Friulian language, where the subject is Lie e Rachêl (Leah and Rachel) and a nassin i fîs di Jacop (Jacob’s sons are born). You will recall that the Friulian verb nassi means to be born; a nassin is its third-person plural, presint indicatîf … Continue reading Friulian language series: Genesis 29
In Bibie par un popul, the Friulian expression cjapâ sù has come up a number of times in your study of the book of Genesis. Below, you will look at some of the meanings taken on by cjapâ sù in the Bible. The literal meaning of cjapâ sù, we might say, is to take up. This is because cjapâ is one of the Friulian verbs … Continue reading Understand the Friulian expression CJAPÂ SÙ
In chapter 28 of the book of Genesis, Jacob has a dream. The Friulian for dream is il sium; to have a dream is fâ un sium. You will now study the entirety of Gjenesi 28 in Friulian, where the subject is l’avôt di Jacop (Jacob’s vow). If you are arriving on this site for the first time, begin your study of the Friulian language … Continue reading Friulian language series: Genesis 28
You have now reached chapter 27 in your study of the book of Genesis in Friulian. The subject matter of this twenty-seventh chapter is la benedizion di Jacop (blessing of Jacob). If you are arriving on this site for the first time, begin your study of the Friulian language here (Gjenesi 1). The Friulian Bible that you will read is made available by Glesie Furlane, … Continue reading Friulian language series: Genesis 27
In this post, you will study chapter 26 of the book of Genesis in Friulian. The subject matter of this twenty-sixth chapter is: lis promessis dal Signôr, Diu dal pari Abram (promises of the Lord, God of Father Abraham), Rebeche e Abimelec (Rebekah and Abimelech), furtune di Isac (Isaac’s fortune), i poçs di Gjerar (wells of Gerar), indaûr promessis (promises afresh), il pat cun Abimelec … Continue reading Friulian language series: Genesis 26
Below you will find a list of different resources available online, and for free, that you can use to learn Friulian on your own. I will continue to add to this list as more resources are uncovered; if you have a suggestion for me to consider adding to this list, please write to me. Friulian courses Bibie par furlan (robertopolesello.com) On this very website, you … Continue reading How to learn the Friulian language online
In your study of the Friulian language, you have now reached chapter 25 of the book of Genesis. The end of this twenty-fifth chapter brings you to the halfway point in the book of Genesis, where there are 50 chapters in total. The subject matter of Gjenesi 25 is: i fîs di Cheture (the sons of Keturah); muart di Abram (death of Abraham); gjernazie di … Continue reading Friulian language series: Genesis 25
The subject matter of chapter 24 of the book of Genesis is il matrimoni di Isac (marriage of Isaac). With 67 verses and just over 1800 words in Friulian, Gjenesi 24 is the longest chapter of the book of Genesis. In the notes for this chapter, you will no doubt notice that you are able to take on larger amounts of text with less help; … Continue reading Friulian language series: Genesis 24
