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Gallifreyan Niceties and Manners
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A List of Polite Phrases
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Things to say when someone says "Thank You":
pɾijo (lit. "Forever") - informal
odad ɪfuwoz* uɾuʃ soɾɛləɬ adəm (lit. "You are wanted here") - formal, emotional
soɾɪlad kuɾsɛləɬ ɪmoz, ɛsʔlɐ uθ kaviʍ (lit. "I can live with the burden") - past formal, now considered saracastic

Things to say when someone sneezes:
dʒodʒo - childish response
jɐmni - quick, formal response
jozlɛn - casual response, formal or informal

Things to say when someone coughs:
ʒotʃ - childish response
ʃɛlju - quick, formal response
loɹzɪn - casual response, formal or informal

Things to say when something bad happened:
gɛnjɑwaɹaɹ ɪmoz (lit. I apologize) - for something you did on purpose
ɹalɪsəʔad ɪmoz (lit. I sympathize) - for something you didn't do
soɹsɪnaɹ ɪmoz (lit. I'm sorry) - for something you did on accident

Assorted Niceties -
jɛljow uh nuznajəɬ (lit. find a place) - to take a seat
odad ɪmoz ɹonɛjɪsəɬ - I'm fine/good/well, when someone asks "How are you?"
duçta (lit. Thanks) - thank you, informal
duçitaɹ ɪmoz ɪfuwəɬ* (lit. I thank you) - thank you, formal


*ɪfu is a "general you", used when talking about the population at large. Please replace it with a more specific second person pronoun.
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