Hints for the traveller: The Goths are a very friendly and gregarious people. They will be quick to invite you to their homes for special ceremonies and entertainments. They also have hot tempers, so don't turn down an invitation to go home with a Goth. Good conversation starters are death, torture, eating and drinking.

What do you do?		hwa taw-yis thoo
		𐍈𐌰 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌿
I'm a...		ik im...
		𐌹̈𐌺 𐌹́𐌼
	tax collector	mow-tar-ees
		𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃
	harlot	kahl-kyo
		𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌾𐍉
	slave	skalks
		𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃
	priest	good-ya
		𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰
What are you drinking?		Hwa drin-kays thoo
		𐍈𐌰 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌿
	wine	ween
		𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽
	water	ahwa
		𐌰𐍈𐌰
	blood	bloth
		𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌸
Would you like to...		will-ees thoo...
		𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌿
	dance?	plin-syahn
		𐍀𐌻𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽
	listen to some songs?	how-syahn sahn-gwins
		𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍃
	kill a pig?	ahf-snee-thahn ayn sweena
		𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌰𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰
	make merry?	bee-wis-ahn
		𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽
	run away with me?	ahf-thlee-yoo-hahn mith mis
		𐌰𐍆𐌸𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐍃
	act unseemly?	eye-wis-kohn
		𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌽
Where do you live?		hwar lib-ays thoo
		𐍈𐌰𐍂 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌿
Take off your clothes.		ahnd-wah-see sick
		𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌺
Don't be afraid.		nee forh-tyan sis
		𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐌹𐍃
You're an angel.		thoo is ahn-gi-loos
		𐌸𐌿 𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃
Kiss me.		koo-kee mis
		𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐍃
I love you.		free-yo ik thook
		𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉 𐌹̈𐌺 𐌸𐌿𐌺
Phrases to avoid
Fool! (term of contempt)		rah-kah
		𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌰
You idiot!		dwah-lah*
		𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌰
	* Warning: Anyone caught saying 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌰 is burned at the town dump.
I despise you.		fra-kahn thoos
		𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐌸𐌿𐍃
You generation of vipers.		koo-ni nod-ray
		𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌹 𐌽𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴
I spit upon your mother.		bi-spee-wah anah eye-theen thee-na
		𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰

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