| Hieroglyphs |
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See if you can translate these hieroglyphic sentences. There is a table below with all the hieroglyphs you'll need, and also some rules about how Egyptian sentences are put together. Write your sentences in English on a piece of paper, then click here for the answers.
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A few other hieroglyphs you'll need to know:
| son or daughter |
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of, from, in, at |
 or
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| plural (makes a word more than one, like dogs or cats) |
or  at
the end of the word |
this oval means that what's inside is the name of a royal person, like a king or queen |
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How Egyptian sentences are put together
A lot of the words are back to front in Egyptian sentences. Look at these rules:
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Rule |
A sentence in English | How it's written in Egyptian |
1. In a sentence, the verb comes first |
I run | run I |
| I love you | love I you | |
| 2. Adjectives come after the word they describe | The beautiful girl | girl beautiful |
| 3. Words like my and your come after the word they describe | My mother | mother my |
| Your dog | dog your | |
4. Usually you don't need to say am, are, or is |
John is cool | John cool |
| I am great | I great | |
| 5. There is no the or a | The dog chased the cat | chased dog cat |
| 6. There are no gaps between words | I love cheese sandwiches | loveIsandwichesofcheese |
Good luck!
Can
you read hieroglyphic?
