I just started learning
Tengwar the other day, and I honestly use this alphabet (
https://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/tengwar_eng.htm) to translate. Also, I use the Common Mode.
If I have it aright, it should be:
Keep up your merry hearts , and ride to meet your fortune .
TLDR: If you'd like to learn how to read the whole phrase Commonly, I have a detailed list below for how I translated this Tengwa by Tengwa; otherwise, the above is all you need.
Keep: The first Tengwa which looks like a sharp q represents c or k. Following, the two forward slashes placed above the Tengwa that looks like a fancy p represent the double e. And the fancy p-like Tengwa upon which the ee rests actually represents p.
Up: The vowel is represented by the forward slash hooking back to the left, and it sits atop the fancy p-like Tengwa. This we recognize from the previous word as the same Tengwa for the letter p.
Your: There are two Tengwar for y, but this one (which looks like an incomplete lower case a) is used because y is a consonant here. Following is a dipthong consisting of o and u, or ou. The o is represented by the forward slash hooking to the right down. Note the difference of hook between the individual
vowels u (from the preceding word, "up") and o, here. In the dipthong's case, o sits atop another character which represents the u. This combination is the dipthong and specifically represents "ou". And r is the following letter. The Tengwa which represents it can almost be seen as an r with a very long, curling front tail. Similar to the Tengwar for y, there are two different Tengwar for r. This Tengwa for r is used after a vowel and/or at the end of a word.
Merry: The letter m in Tengwar does look like an m with a line going through the bottom. The e is represented by the forward slash above the following. This part is tricky because first you'll recall this Tengwa for r is the same vowel-following r as from the previous word "your". However, since there are two r's in a row for this word, this is indicated by a horizontal line underneath but not touching the Tengwa. And the last letter y is represented by the other Tengwa for y (shaped like an i with a crescent shaped dot on top), as it represents y as a vowel. I personally find this letter confusing because it is not listed this way on the Tengwar alphabet, but it is the Common way of writing it.
Hearts: The upside down y-shaped Tengwa represents h. Following, we have another dipthong, this one consisting of e and a. The forward slash on top is our good friend e. The c-shaped marking upon which it rests is the a in the dipthong. After the dipthong ea, we have the vowel-following Tengwa for r once again. Then we have a Tengwa for t, which looks like an incomplete p. The s plural is indicated by the horizontal line and hook stretching from the previous Tengwa.
And: This one is simple, as Tengwar literally has the whole of the
symbol for the word itself. Horizontal line positioned over the m-like, long-stemmed Tengwa and the dot underneath all together in this fashion mean "and".
Ride: First time we use the other type Tengwa for r. This is the type used when the r precedes a vowel. The Tengwa looks like a fancy y. Following, we have a dot on top of an m-like, long-stemmed Tengwa (you'll recognize this from part of "and"). The dot on top of such represents the vowel for i. The m-like, long-stemmed Tengwa represents d. And the dot underneath such represents e (for when e comes at the end of a word).
To: The t is represented by the incomplete p-shaped Tengwa, as we saw prior. And o is represented mainly by the forward slash and right hook on top of the following, though the vertical line underneath is indicatory of it being a vowel at the end of a word.
Meet: The m is represented by the same Tengwa used in "merry". The double e following is again represented by a double forward slash, as seen in "Keep". The Tengwa which the ee sits upon is again the incomplete p-shaped Tengwa for t.
Your: Identical to the first "your", thank goodness for that!
Fortune: The Tengwa for f is alike to a b or upside down sharp q. The vowel o is represented by the forward slash and right hook again, which sits atop the Tengwa for r when following a vowel. The Tengwa for t is again the incomplete p-shaped like one. The vowel u is represented by the forward slash and hook back left, which sits atop the m-like Tengwa for n, and the dot beneath once again represents e at the end of a word. And you're done! 🥳
(I won't feel bad if you don't read this all. I mainly did it for myself as it's all part of the joy of learning!)