Test translation sentences

This is a list of test sentences for you to translate into a conlang.

1. The sun shines
2. The sun is shining
3. The sun shone
4. The sun will shine
5. The sun has been shining
6. The sun is shining again
7. The sun will shine tomorrow
8. The sun shines brightly
9. The bright sun shines
10. The sun is rising now
11. The sun melted the ice
12. They named their child Fafnir
13. All the people shouted
14. Some of the people shouted
15. Many of the people shouted twice
16. Happy people often shout
17. The kitten jumped up
18. The kitten jumped onto the table
19. My little kitten walked away
20. It's raining
21. The rain came down
22. The kitten is playing in the rain
23. The rain has stopped
24. Soon the rain will stop
25. I hope the rain stops soon
26. Once wild animals lived here
27. Slowly she looked around
28. Go away!
29. Let's go!
30. You should go
31. I should go
32. I will be happy to go
33. He will arrive soon
34. I am very happy
35. These oranges are juicy
36. Sea water is salty
37. The streets are full of people
38. Sugar tastes sweet
39. The fire feels hot
40. He sang and danced
41. He sang and then danced
42. He sang and he (different referent) danced
43. He opened the door and he (same referent) left the room
44. The sound came on
45. There is a Santa Claus
46. The genie appeared
47. There is hope
48. The footprints remained
49. The ball is red
50. The rug is shaggy
51. The lake is deep
52. Water is wet
53. The man is angry
54. The dog is being noisy
55. The towel is wet
56. Two plus two equals four
57. The ball is next to the box
58. The coat is under the table
59. The worm is in the bird
60. The bird has wings
61. The coat belongs to me
62. The buffalo is bigger than the dog
63. I am called 'Jane'
64. The dog jumps
65. The crowd booed
66. The man turned around
67. The girl laughed
68. The man sneezed
69. The doctor hiccoughed
70. The teacher got sick
71. The student fell
72. The lady died
73. The computer crashed
74. The bomb exploded
75. The fungus died
76. The fungus grew
77. The teacher fainted
78. The plate is on the table
79. I am happy
80. I am not happy
81. I was happy
82. She is also happy
83. We are both happy
84. I become happy
85. I'm becoming happy
86. I stay happy
87. You are either rich or poor
88. You are neither happy nor sad
89. This is a big tree
90. That is a big tree
91. That is the big tree
92. There is a big tree in my garden
93. The man washed the shirt
94. The man washed himself
95. The men washed each other
96. The hunters shot the deer
97. The hunters shot themselves
98. The hunters shot each other
99. The woman sees the bird
100. The woman sees herself
101. The woman and the bird see each other
102. The student knows (about) statues
103. The student knows (about) herself
104. The students know (about) each other
105. The man gave food to the babies
106. The man gave food to himself
107. The men gave food to each other
108. I'm as big as you
109. I'm more intelligent than you
110. I'm less intelligent than you
111. I'm the most intelligent
112. I sing like you
113. I sing like you cry
114. I give you the present
115. I give the present to you
116. This is my friend's dog
117. The bird is in his cage
118. The bird flies in his cage
119. The bird flies into his cage
120. The pilot flies in his airplane
121. The bird is sitting on his cage
122. The bird is sitting on top of his cage
123. The bird flies over his cage
124. The bird flies underneath his cage
125. The bird flies above his cage
126. The bird flies under his cage
127. The bird flies around his cage
128. The bird flies through his cage
129. The bird flies out of his cage
130. The bird flies to his cage
131. The bird flies towards his cage
132. The bird flies away from his cage
133. The bird flies past his cage
134. The bird flies alongside a plane
135. The bird flies near his cage
136. The bird flies far from his cage
137. I see everybody
138. I see somebody
139. I don't see anybody
140. Nobody can see me
141. I don't see anybody except you
142. I see only you
143. I see all men
144. I see no men
145. I see every man
146. I see everything
147. I see something
148. I don't see anything
149. I don't see anything else
150. I don't see anything anymore
151. Nothing can see me
152. I see all books
153. I see no books
154. I see every book
155. I see some books
156. I see some book
157. I see no book at all
158. I see the entire book
159. I see the book itself
160. I see the same book
161. I see such a book
162. You can choose any book
163. Nobody can see me
164. I have looked everywhere
165. I haven't looked anywhere
166. I have looked somewhere
167. We will meet sometime
168. We will meet sometimes
169. We will never meet
170. We will always meet
171. We will often meet
172. We will usually meet
173. We will rarely meet
174. I have a lot of water
175. I have enough water
176. I have too much water
177. I have a litre of water
178. I have five bottles of water
179. I have more water
180. I have less water
181. I only have water
182. I have water as well
183. I already have water
184. I still have water
185. I start reading my book
186. I continue reading my book
187. I stop reading my book
188. I finished reading my book
189. I like to write letters
190. I decided to read my book
191. I try to show my opinion
192. What is that?
193. Who is this/that?
194. Where is he?
195. Where do we go (to)?
196. When do we go?
197. How do we go?
198. How wide is the River?
199. Listen
200. Sit here by me
201. Keep this secret until tomorrow
202. Come with us
203. Bring your friends with you
204. Be careful
205. Have some tea
206. Pip and his dog were great friends
207. John and Elizabeth are brother and sister
208. You and I will go together
209. They opened all the doors and windows
210. He is small, but strong
211. Is this tree an oak or a maple?
212. Does the sky look blue or gray?
213. Come with your father or mother
214. I am tired, but very happy
215. The painting made me angry
216. Happy birthday
217. Where do you come from?
218. Who are you?
219. Whose (man, servant) are you?
220. What is your name?
221. Where is your house?
222. Why are you here?
223. I sit here to watch
224. What is the name of this village?
225. Then go home to eat (drink) your soup
226. Yes, please give me some medecine
227. I am ill (I have got, am befallen with, an illness)
228. I feel pain
229. Where?
230. In the stomach
231. I have a headache
232. We should have taken a walk, but it is too hot
233. Take this!
234. Take this with you!
235. Bring this!
236. How shall I do this?
237. You must not do it in this way
238. I want some more milk
239. Clean this!
240. Wash it with sand!
241. Give me some water, please!
242. Are (your) hands clean?
243. Put the little stove there!
244. Put the pot down on the ground!
245. Put the pot near the fire!
246. Take it off!
247. The kettle leaks
248. The glass-cup has got a crack
249. Unless I tell you, do not bring wood!
250. When master commands, I shall bring
251. What did you say, sir?
252. Don't cast it away! Do not let it slip!
253. Take care! Cautiously!
254. You must not press!
255. Do not let the milk run over!
256. Not cutting the liver, bring it as a whole!
257. Peel the potatoes, and cut them in pieces!
258. Don't tarry much!
259. Come soon!
260. Do not forget!
261. I did not forget
262. Can you remember it (bear it in mind)?
263. Go in! Come in!
264. Go (or come) in, sir!
265. Sit down!
266. Please sit down, sir!
267. I shall kill you like (I would kill) a dog
268. I prefer grandma-style bread
269. She sings loudly
270. She sings in a way that makes her ridiculous
271. Sir, could I please have a glass of water?
272. I hurt myself
273. Do it yourself
274. I feel ashamed of myself
275. Sit here by yourself
276. Filter the milk through the filtering cloth!
277. The sun made the glue hard
278. Pa named his boy Sue
279. Futhor beat Huthor silly
280. Huthor beat Futhor to a pulp
281. He called me a traitor!
282. The baby's ball has rolled away
283. The two boys are working together
284. Henry's dog is lost
285. My cat is black
286. The little girl's doll is broken
287. The little girl seemed lonely
288. The little boy's father had once been a sailor
289. I have lost my blanket
290. This one is already a flower
291. Our bird's name is Jacko
292. Aha! I have caught you!
293. This string is too short!
294. Hurry, children
295. Is today Monday?
296. Play and I will sing
297. She is taller than her brother
298. She is taller than her brother
299. I have found the ring I lost
300. Play and I will sing
301. I will write a letter today
302. I don't write the letter today
303. I don't write a letter today
304. I wrote a letter yesterday
305. I didn't write a letter yesterday
306. I didn't write the letter yesterday
307. I wrote a letter every month
308. I used to write a letter every month
309. I will write a letter tomorrow
310. I will not write a letter tomorrow
311. I would write a letter
312. I would write a letter if I had a pencil
313. I have written a letter
314. I had written a letter
315. I am writing a letter
316. I was writing a letter
317. I can write a letter (I could write one now)
318. I can write a letter
319. I could write a letter
320. I could have written a letter
321. I could be writing a letter
322. I have to write a letter
323. I must write a letter
324. I had to write a letter
325. I must have written a letter
326. I must be writing a letter
327. I can/may write a letter
328. I could write a letter with permission
329. I need to write a letter
330. I needed to write a letter
331. The letter is written by me
332. The letter was written by me
333. The letter has been written by me
334. The letter will be written by me
335. The letter would be written by me
336. The letter would have been written by me
337. Write a letter!
338. Write a letter
339. Don't write a letter!
340. Let's write a letter!
341. Let the letter be written!
342. I doubt that he writes a letter
343. I doubt that he wrote a letter yesterday
344. I doubt that he wrote a letter every day
345. I doubt that he has written a letter
346. I doubt that he will write a letter
347. I doubt that he would write a letter
348. I am certain that he will write a letter
349. I hope that he will write a letter
350. I'm glad that he will write a letter
351. The man, now writing a letter, will go to the post office later
352. The man, having written a letter yesterday, has gone to the post office
353. The man, who will write a letter tomorrow, will go the post office
354. The man, who would write a letter, would go the post office
355. You must write more neatly
356. While risking his life, he saves me
357. (After/while) Having risked his life, he saved me
358. He is an understanding man
359. The told message was shocking
360. The reading was relaxing
361. How much water do you have?
362. How many friends do you have?
363. Which/what colour do you like?
364. I don't understand what I see
365. I don't know where I live
366. I don't know when I'll come
367. I don't know how I will survive this disaster
368. If I were rich I'd buy a new car
369. When I am rich, I'll buy a new car
370. I go to the party, except when it is raining
371. I go to the party, unless it is raining
372. I go to the party, even if it is raining
373. It is raining, nevertheless I will go to the party
374. I go to the party, although it is raining
375. I go to the party, because it is raining
376. I go to the party, since it is raining
377. I go to the party, so (that) I can drink beer
378. I go to the party, so say goodbye (to me)!
379. I go to the party to dance with my friends
380. I will go to the party, but it is raining
381. I will go to the party, moreover, I will eat there
382. I drink tea before I read my book
383. I drink tea after I've read my book
384. I drink tea while I read my book
385. I will drink tea as soon as I've finished (reading) my book
386. I am drinking tea since I finished my book
387. I drink tea, then I finish my book
388. I will eat until I'm tired
389. I am the man who buys an apple
390. I am the woman who buys an apple
391. I see the man, who buys an apple
392. I see the man, who she sees as well
393. I see the man, who I gave a present
394. I see the man, who I got the news from
395. I see the woman, who I had a meeting with
396. I see the apple, which smells good
397. The apple, which I see, smells good
398. The apple, which I looked at, smells good
399. The apple, which the man buys, smells good
400. The A'qhq people pound the roots to a thick paste
401. The book was read by my cousin
402. I was read to by my cousin
403. I didn't know that you were a philosopher
404. Do you like the red flower more than the red one?
405. He is big, and so, gradually, he falls
406. The man annoyed the bear and then it attacked him
407. This mist will probably clear away
408. Lovely flowers are growing everywhere
409. We should eat more slowly
410. You have come too soon
411. Directly opposite stands a wonderful palace
412. I usually sleep soundly
413. The children ran after Jack
414. I can play after school
415. We went to the village for a visit
416. We arrived at the river
417. I have been waiting for you
418. The campers sat around the fire
419. A little girl with a kitten sat near me
420. The child waited at the door for her father
421. Yesterday the oldest girl in the village lost her kitten
422. Were you born in this village?
423. Can your brother dance well?
424. Did the man leave?
425. Is your sister coming for you?
426. Can you come tomorrow?
427. Does the robin sing in the rain?
428. Are you going with us to the concert?
429. Have you ever travelled in the jungle?
430. We sailed down the river for several miles
431. Everybody knows about hunting
432. Tom laughed at the monkey's tricks
433. The cover of the basket fell to the floor
434. A robin has built his nest in the apple tree
435. At noon we ate our lunch by the roadside
436. Mr. Jones made a knife for his little boy
437. Their voices sound very happy
438. Have all the leaves fallen from the tree?
439. Will you be ready on time?
440. Will you send this message for me?
441. Are you waiting for me?
442. Is this the first kitten of the litter?
443. Are these shoes too big for you?
444. I drink wine before dinner
445. I drink wine after dinner
446. I drink wine during dinner
447. I've been drinking wine since dinner
448. I drank wine five days ago
449. I will drink wine in five minutes
450. I can finish my glass of wine within five minutes
451. I will meet you on Monday in January
452. My mother speaks to me about cleaning my room
453. Regarding my room, it is still uncleaned
454. As for my room, it is still uncleaned
455. I should clean my room, according to my mother
456. I didn't clean my room, despite my mother's warning
457. I didn't clean my room, contrary to my sister
458. I didn't clean my room, except my desk
459. I cleaned my room with my mother
460. I cleaned my room without my mother
461. I cleaned my room with a broom
462. He played a tune on his wonderful flute
463. Toward the end of August the days grow much shorter
464. A company of soldiers marched over the hill and across the meadow
465. The first part of the story is very interesting
466. The baby clapped her hands and laughed in glee
467. Stop your game and be quiet
468. The sound of the drums grew louder and louder
469. Do you like summer or winter better?
470. That boy will have a wonderful trip
471. They popped corn, and then sat around the fire and ate it
472. They won the first two games, but lost the last one
473. Take this note, carry it to your mother, and wait for an answer
474. I awoke early, dressed hastily, and went down to breakfast
475. Oh, dear! the wind has blown my hat away!
476. Alas! that news is sad indeed!
477. Whew! that cold wind freezes my nose!
478. Are you warm enough now?
479. They heard the warning too late
480. We are a brave people, and love our country
481. All the children came except Mary
482. The river knows the way to the sea
483. The boat sails away, like a bird on the wing
484. They looked cautiously about, but saw nothing
485. We learn something new each day
486. The market begins five minutes earlier this week
487. Did you find the distance too great?
488. Madam, I will obey your command
489. I am sure that we can go
490. As soon as the sun sets, light a fire!
491. Go to fetch the china!
492. Come to take away this
493. I know who I want to take me home
494. The dog with the man that I saw was green
495. I will begin to return all the way
496. The boy is coming from the house
497. They arrived only momentarily
498. The hunter is coming with father
499. I will come in January
500. You painted a canoe for him
501. You made the bicycle come back
502. Unless all the work is done, don't go! (or) you must not go
503. Shall I make the table ready?
504. Yes, lay (spread) the cloth!
505. Fill the teapot with water, and bring it!
506. Take it to the blacksmith's
507. The boy who brought the book has gone
508. These are the flowers that you ordered
509. I have lost the book that you gave me
510. I decide that I will read my book
511. I can't decide whether he should read my book
512. Jack seized a handful of pebbles and threw them into the lake
513. This cottage stood on a low hill, at some distance from the village
514. You must bear it in mind, (make it certain)
515. On a sunny morning after the solstice we started for the mountains
516. An old man with a walking stick stood beside the fence
517. The squirrel's nest was hidden by drooping boughs
518. The little seeds waited patiently under the snow for the warm spring sun
519. Many little girls with wreaths of flowers on their heads danced around the bonfire
520. The first boy in the line stopped at the entrance
521. On the top of the hill in a little hut lived a wise old woman
522. During our residence in the country we often walked in the pastures
523. When will your guests from the city arrive?
524. Near the mouth of the river, its course turns sharply towards the east
525. Between the two lofty mountains lay a fertile valley
526. Among the wheat grew tall red poppies
527. The strong roots of the oak trees were torn from the ground
528. The sun looked down through the branches upon the children at play
529. The west wind blew across my face like a friendly caress
530. The spool of thread rolled across the floor
531. A box of growing plants stood in the Window
532. The crow dropped some pebbles into the pitcher and raised the water to the brim
533. On a fine summer evening, the two old people were sitting outside the door of their cottage
534. The little house had three rooms, a sitting room, a bedroom, and a tiny kitchen
535. We visited my uncle's village, the largest village in the world
536. Here under this tree they gave their guests a splendid feast
537. In winter I get up at night, and dress by yellow candlelight
538. Tell the last part of that story again
539. Be quick or you will be too late
540. Will you go with us or wait here?
541. She was always, shabby, often ragged, and on cold days very uncomfortable
542. Think first and then act
543. Show the guests these shells, my son, and tell them their strange history
544. Be satisfied with nothing but your best
545. We consider them our faithful friends
546. We will make this place our home
547. The squirrels make their nests warm and snug with soft moss and leaves
548. The little girl made the doll's dress herself
549. She was talking to herself
550. He proved himself trustworthy
551. We could see ourselves in the water
552. The dress of the little princess was embroidered with roses, the national flower of the Country
553. They wore red caps, the symbol of liberty
554. With him as our protector, we fear no danger
555. All her finery, lace, ribbons, and feathers, was packed away in a trunk
556. Every spring and autumn our cousins pay us a long visit
557. In our climate the grass remains green all winter
558. The fisherman who owned the boat now demanded payment
559. Come when you are called
560. I shall stay at home if it rains
561. When he saw me, he stopped
562. Do not laugh at me because I seem so absent minded
563. I shall lend you the books that you need
564. Come early next Monday if you can
565. If you come early, wait in the hall
566. I had a younger brother whose name was Antonio
567. Gnomes are little men who live under the ground
568. He is loved by everybody, because he has a gentle disposition
569. Hold the horse while I run and get my cap
570. That is the funniest story I ever heard
571. Light travels faster than sound
572. We have more time than them
573. She has more friends than enemies
574. He was very poor, and with his wife and five children lived in a little low cabin of logs and stones
575. When the wind blew, the traveler wrapped his mantle more closely around him
576. We went back to the place where we saw the roses
577. "This tree is fifty feet high", said the gardener
578. I think that this train leaves five minutes earlier today
579. My opinion is that the governor will grant him a pardon
580. Why he has left the city is a mystery
581. The house stands where three roads meet
582. He has far more money than brains
583. Evidently that gate is never opened, for the long grass and the great hemlocks grow close against it
584. I met a little cottage girl -- she was eight years old, she said
585. I can begin, I want to persevere, I will succeed
586. If you can understand this, you know too much
587. Nobody remembers the names of ants
588. If you call me insane again, I'll eat your other eye
589. I may be drunk, but tomorrow I shall be sober, and you will still be ugly
590. If you wash with cold water, the china does not become clean, wash it well with some hot water!
591. There is no remainder, nothing is left
592. The wind now blowing hates you who have ruled for so long
593. This tavern/bar isn't as good as it used to be
594. What are you doing? I told you to leave them where they were!
595. The cat ate the mouse I gave her like a tiger would
596. Yes, I've heard you, and no, I don't want to buy it
597. Welcome! Here's your room key. -- Thank you. -- You're welcome
598. Your mother was a prostitute. (Or equally insulting idiom.)
599. The eyes are blind. One must look with the heart
600. We are sitting in the night, and like the night, we are silent
601. The artist experienced aesthetic pleasure
602. You can't add more years to your life, but you can add more life to your years
603. He who eats the food left after the sacrifice is freed from all sin
604. The general made me an assistant private
605. I overthought how to smoke frogs and mushrooms
606. What he was in FACT doing was moving the dirt around with a broom, to give it a change of scenery and a chance to make new friends
607. Achievement is it's own reward, pride obscures it