English translation	Literal translation	Sindarin translation
[understood word] [inf]=[informal] [f]=[formal]
Can you speak Elvish?	do [inf] you speak Elvish	Pelich peded edhellen?
Can you speak Elvish?	do [f] you speak Elvish	Pelil peded edhellen?
Can you speak the language of the Elves?	do [inf] you speak the language of the Elves	Pelich peded i lam-in-edhil?
Can you speak the language of the Elves?	do [f] you speak the language of the Elves	Pelil peded i lam-in-edhil?
Can you speak the languages of the Elves?	do [inf] you speak the languages of the Elves	Pelich peded i laim-in-edhil?
Can you speak the languages of the Elves?	do [f] you speak the languages of the Elves	Pelil peded i laim-in-edhil?
Do they understand me?	do they understand me	Nin heniar?
Do they understand?	do they understand	Heniar?
Do you promise?	do [inf] you promise	Buiach?
Do you promise?	do [f] you promise	Buial?
Do you understand me?	do [inf] you understand me	Nin heniach?
Do you understand me?	do [f] you understand me	Nin henial?
Do you understand?	do [inf] you understand	Heniach?
Do you understand?	do [f] you understand	Henial?
He doesn't speak Elvish	He doesn't speak Elvish	E ú-bêd edhellen
He doesn't speak the language of the Elves	He doesn't speak the language of the Elves	E ú-bêd i lam-in-edhil
He doesn't speak the languages of the Elves	He doesn't speak the languages of the Elves	E ú-bêd i laim-in-edhil
He doesn't understand me	He doesn't understand me	E nin ú-chenia
He doesn't understand us	He doesn't understand us	E ven ú-chenia
He doesn't understand you	He doesn't understand [f] you	E le ú-chenia
He doesn't understand you	He doesn't understand [inf] you	E gen ú-chenia
He doesn't understand	He doesn't understand	E ú-chenia
He speaks Elvish	He speaks Elvish	E pêd edhellen
He speaks the language of the Elves	He speaks the language of the Elves	E pêd i lam-in-edhil
He speaks the languages of the Elves	He speaks the languages of the Elves	E pêd i laim-in-edhil
He understands me	He understands me	E nin henia
He understands us	He understands us	E ven henia
He understands you	He understands [inf] you	E gen henia
He understands you	He understands [f] you	E le henia
He understands	He understands	E henia
How do you know Elvish?	How do [inf] you understand Elvish	Manen heniach edhellen?
How do you know Elvish?	How do [f] you understand Elvish	Manen henial i lam edhellen?
I don't doubt it	I know it	Han iston
I don't know	I don't know	Ú-iston
I don't speak Elvish	I don't speak Elvish	Ú-bedin edhellen
I don't speak the language of the Elves	I don't speak the language of the Elves	Ú-bedin i lam-in-edhil
I don't speak the languages of the Elves	I don't speak the languages of the Elves	Ú-bedin i laim-in-edhil
I don't think so	I don't know	Ú-iston
I don't understand you	I don't understand [inf] you	Gen ú-chenion
I don't understand you	I don't understand [f] you	Le ú-chenion
I don't want it	I don't desire it	Han ú-aníron
I doubt it	I don't think it	Han ú-nauthon
I give you my permission	I give my permission to [inf] you	Annon dhâf nîn achen
I give you my permission	I give my permission to [f] you	Annon dhâf nîn le
I have an idea	I have an idea	Gerin naw
I have no idea	I have no idea	Gerin ú-naw
I know	I know	Iston
I speak Elvish	I speak Elvish	Pedin edhellen
I speak the language of the Elves	I speak the language of the Elves	Pedin i lam-in-ehdil
I speak the languages of the Elves	I speak the languages of the Elves	Pedin i laim-in-ehdil
I swear	I swear	Gweston
I think so	I know it	Han iston
I understand you	I understand [inf] you	Gen henion
I understand you	I understand [f] you	Le henion
I wish to speak	I desire to speak	Aníron peded
My daddy and my mommy speak Elvish	My daddy and my mommy speak Elvish	Ada nîn a nana nîn pedir edhellen
My daddy and my mommy spoke Elvish	My daddy and my mommy spoke Elvish	Ada nîn a nana nîn pennir edhellen
My daddy speaks Elvish	My daddy speaks Elvish	Ada nîn pêd edhellen
My daddy spoke Elvish	My daddy spoke Elvish	Ada nîn pent edhellen
My father and my mother speak Elvish	My father and my mother speak Elvish	Adar nîn a naneth nîn pedir edhellen
My father and my mother spoke Elvish	My father and my mother spoke Elvish	Adar nîn a naneth nîn pennir edhellen
My father speaks Elvish	My father speaks Elvish	Adar nîn pêd edhellen
My father spoke Elvish	My father spoke Elvish	Adar nîn pent edhellen
My mommy speaks Elvish	My mommy speaks Elvish	Nana nîn pêd edhellen
My mommy spoke Elvish	My mommy spoke Elvish	Nana nîn pent edhellen
My mother speaks Elvish	My mother speaks Elvish	Naneth nîn pêd edhellen
My mother spoke Elvish	My mother spoke Elvish	Naneth nîn pent edhellen
She doesn't speak Elvish	She doesn't speak Elvish	E ú-bêd edhellen
She doesn't speak the language of the Elves	She doesn't speak the language of the Elves	E ú-bêd i lam-in-edhil
She doesn't speak the languages of the Elves	She doesn't speak the languages of the Elves	E ú-bêd i laim-in-edhil
She doesn't understand me	She doesn't understand me	E nin ú-chenia
She doesn't understand us	She doesn't understand us	E ven ú-chenia
She doesn't understand you	She doesn't understand [f] you	E le ú-chenia
She doesn't understand you	She doesn't understand [inf] you	E gen ú-chenia
She doesn't understand	She doesn't understand	E ú-chenia
She speaks Elvish	She speaks Elvish	E pêd edhellen
She speaks the language of the Elves	She speaks the language of the Elves	E pêd i lam-in-edhil
She speaks the languages of the Elves	She speaks the languages of the Elves	E pêd i laim-in-edhil
She understands me	She understands me	E nin henia
She understands us	She understands us	E ven henia
She understands you	She understands [inf] you	E gen henia
She understands you	She understands [f] you	E le henia
She understands	She understands	E henia
They don't speak Elvish	They don't speak Elvish	Ú-bedir edhellen
They don't speak the language of the Elves	They don't speak the language of the Elves	Ú-bedir i lam-in-edhil
They don't speak the languages of the Elves	They don't speak the languages of the Elves	Ú-bedir i laim-in-edhil
They don't understand me	They don't understand me	Nin ú-cheniar
They don't understand us	They don't understand us	Ven ú-cheniar
They don't understand you	They don't understand [inf] you	Gen ú-cheniar
They don't understand you	They don't understand [inf] you	Le ú-cheniar
They don't understand	They don't understand	Ú-cheniar
They speak Elvish	They speak Elvish	Pedir edhellen
They speak the language of the Elves	They speak the language of the Elves	Pedir i lam-in-edhil
They speak the languages of the Elves	They speak the languages of the Elves	Pedir i laim-in-edhil
They understand me	They don't understand me	Nin heniar
They understand us	They understand us	Ven heniar
They understand you	They understand [inf] you	Gen heniar
They understand you	They understand [inf] you	Le heniar
They understand	They don't understand	Heniar
We don't speak Elvish	We don't speak Elvish	Ú-bedim i lam edhellen
We don't speak the language of the Elves	We don't speak the language of the Elves	Ú-bedim i lam-in-edhil
We don't speak the languages of the Elves	We don't speak the languages of the Elves	Ú-bedim i laim-in-edhil
We speak Elvish	We speak the Elven language	Pedim edhellen
We speak the language of the Elves	We speak the language of the Elves	Pedim i lam-in-edhil
We speak the languages of the Elves	We speak the languages of the Elves	Pedim i laim-in-edhil
What did you say?	What [inf] you said	Man pennich?
What did you say?	What [f] you said	Man pennil?
What you just said	I say that which [inf] you said	Pedin dan i pennich
What you just said	I say that which [f] you said	Pedin dan i pennil