Adrian Cain's Manx Language Podcast: Recent Episodes
Adrian Cain
S'liklee dy nee Manninagh eh - It's probable that he's a Manx person
Skeddan - Herring
T'eh gee shocklaid er y fa dy nee Lugh Gerry
He eats chocolate because Gerry is a mouse
She lugh t'ayn - it's a mouse
Cha nee moddey t'ayn - it's not a dog
Er-lhiam dy nee dooinney eh - I reckon he is a man
Er-lhiam nagh nee Butty eh - I don't think he is a Butty
She Yernagh yn dooinney shen - That man is an Irish person
Nee meshtallagh yn dooinney shen? - Is that man a drunkard?
She Gobbaghyn shin - We are Govvags
Nee Butteeyn ad? - Are they (Douglas) butties?
She meshtallagh yn dooinney shoh - this man is a drunkard
She Gobbag yn dooinney - the man is a Govvag
She Butty yn dooinney aym - my man is a Butty
She Butty oo - You're a Douglas Butty
Cha nee Butty oo - You're not a Douglas Butty
She Butty eh - He's a Douglas Butty
Nee Manninagh eh? - Is he a Manx person?
Manninagh - Manx person
Gobbag - Inhabitant of Peel
Cha nee Gobbag mee - I'm not an inhabitant of Peel
Nee Butty oo? - Are you a Douglas Butty?
S'liklee dy nhare lesh goll dys yn thie-fillym
It's probable that he prefers going to the cinema
Cre'n fa share lhiat yn fer shoh?
Why do you prefer this one?
Vel fys ayd kys share lhee jannoo eh?
Do you know how she prefers doing it?
Er-lhiam dy nhare lhee jannoo eh lesh ooylyn
I think she prefers doing it with apples
Er-lhiam nagh mie lhiam yn fer shoh
I reckon I don't like this one
Foddee, nagh nhare lhee goll magh
Maybe, she doesn't like going out
C'red share lhiat gee? - What do you prefer eating?
Nhare lhee snaue? - Does she prefer swimming?
Vel fys ayd c'raad share lesh gee? - Do you know where he prefers eating?
Nagh nhare lhiat? - Don't you prefer?
er-lhiam dy nhare lesh - I reckon that he prefers
er-lhiam dy nhare lhiam yn thie shoh - I reckon I prefer this house
C'raad share lhee goll? - Where does she prefer going?
traie - beach
yn traie - the beach
Cre share lhee gee? - What does she prefer eating?
Nhare lesh yn moddey ayd? - Does he prefer your dog?
Share lesh ooyllyn - He prefers apples
Nhare lesh? - Does he prefer?
Thieyn-lhionney - pubs
tra = when (in middle of sentence)
Ta mee çhing tra ta mee gee ayns...- I am ill when I eat in...
C'raad share lhiat snaue? - Where do you prefer swimming?
C'raad share lhiat gobbragh? - Where do you prefer working?
Mie lhiat snaue ayns y logh shoh? - Do you like swimming in this lake?
Nhare lhiat yn cabbyl shoh? - Do you prefer this horse?
yn thie shen - that house
share lhiam yn fer shen - I prefer that one
S'mie lhiam shoh - I like this
Share lhiam yn thie shoh er y fa dy vel eh mooar
I prefer this house because it is big
Nhare lhiat? - Do you prefer?
Nhare lhiat yn moddey ny yn kayt? - Do you prefer the dog or the cat?
Snaaue - swimming
Foddee dy mie lhee Museli - Maybe she likes Museli
Ta mee beaghey ayns Purt le Moirrey er y fa dy mie lhiam PLM
I am living in PSM because I like PSM
Cre'n fa s'mie lhiat goll dys y thie-fillym?
Why do you like going to the cinema?
Er-lhiam dy mie lhiam Museli - I reckon that I like Museli
Er-lhiam nagh mie lhiam Museli - I don't reckon that I like Museli
Mie lesh? - Does he like?
S'mie lesh giu ayns y Thie-bane dagh laa - He likes drinking in the White-House every day
C'raad s'mie lhiat gee Museli? - Where do you like eating Museli?
C'raad s'mie lhiat jannoo shen? - Where do you like doing that?
Er-lhiam dy ren mee - I reckon that I did
Er-lhiam dy ren ee fakin - I reckon that she saw
C'raad ren oo goll? = Where did you go?
Thie-bee = restaurant
Cre'd ren oo gee? = What did you eat?
Cre'd ren oo fakin? = What did you see?
Cre'd ren oo jannoo? = What did you do?
Ren ad goll = They went
er y varroose = On the bus
Ren oo goll? = Did you go?
Ren oo goll dys Doolish er y varroose? =
Did you go to Douglas on the bus?
Ren shin goll - We went
Ren shin goll dys Sulby ayns y ghleashtan - We went to Sulby in the car
Gow my leshtal - I'm sorry
My ta - Though
Ren ee goll - She went / did go
Ren ee cloie twister eisht - She played Twister then
Ren ee giu yn jough aym - She drank my drink
Ren oo cloie Twister? - Did you play Twister?
ayns yn thie aym - In my house
Ren eh goll - He went
Lhune - Beer
Cha ren eh fakin mee - He didn't see me
Cha ren mee goll - I didn't go
Cha ren mee goll moghrey jiu - I didn't go this morning
Ren oo goll - you went
Ren mee gee - I ate
Ren mee goll dys Purt Çhiarn - I went to Port Erin
Ren mee shen - I did that
Ren mee fakin Bob - I saw Bob
C'raad va'n moddey? - Where was the dog?
Er-lhiam dy row oo skee - I reckon that you were tired
Keoie - Crazy
Er-lhiam nagh row eh skee - I reckon that he wasn't tired
Er-lhiam nagh row oo ayns Rhumsaa - I reckon that you weren't in Ramsey
Nagh row oo ayns Doolish? - Weren't you in Douglas?
Va / cha row - was / wasn't
Kys v'ou? - How were you?
Row eh feayr? - was it cold?
Row yn moddey ayns y thie? - was the dog in the house?
Cha row yn thie ayns Colby - the house wasn't in Colby
Va'n thie ayns Surby - the house was in Surby
Some revision
Row? - Were?/was?
Row oo ayns y thie jiu? - Were you in the house today?
Row eh? - Was he/it?
Cha row mee feer vie - I wasn't very good
Agglagh - terrible
V'eh agglagh - he was awful
Cha row oo agglagh - you weren't awful
Va Dollyn ayns Purt le Moirrey -Dollyn was in Port st Mary
Fastyr jiu - this afternoon
Cha row mee - I wasn't
Cha row mee ayns yn thie-lhionney jea - I wasn't in the pub yesterday
Moghrey jiu - this morning
Va shiu - you (plural) were
Va'd - they were
Va'd ayns y thie doo as bane moghrey jiu
They were in the black and white house this morning
V'ou skee = you were tired
V'ou ayns Doolish jea = you were in Douglas yesterday
Va mee ayns Purt ny h-Inshey = I was in Peel
Kiondroghad = Onchan
V'eh skee = he was tired
Thie-lhionney = pub
Vel oo gee yn pizza aym reesht? - Are you eating my pizza again?
S'liklee dy vel eh giu yn ushtey ayns y thie aym
It's probable / likely that he's drinking the water in my house
Kys ta'n moddey? - How is the dog?
Kys ta'n cabbyl echey? - How is his horse?
C'raad ta'n Rhino? - Where is the Rhino?
Vel yn jough ayd feayr? - Is your drink cold?
Nagh vel yn cabbyl eck scooyrit? - Isn't her horse drunk?
Ta'n gleashtan jiarg - The car is red
Vel yn moddey echey çhing? - Is his dog ill?
Argid - money
Ta'n jough ec y thie - the drink is at the house
Vel jough ayd? - do you have a drink?
nagh vel jough echey? = doesn't he have a drink?
ec = at
ta thie ec Juan = Juan has a house
eck = at her
feer vooar = very big
er-lhiam dy vel eh bane = I reckon that it is white
jough = drink
Nagh vel thie ayd? - don't you have a house?
echey - at him
Ta moddey doo echey - he has a black dog
Cabbyl - horse
Jiarg - red
Bane = white
Vel thie aym? = Do I have a house?
Ayd = at you
Vel thie ayd? = Do you have a house?
Moddey = dog
aym = at me
Ta moddey aym = I have a dog
Cha nel moddey aym = I don't have a dog
Thie = house
Thie mooar = big house
er y fa dy vel mee geearree cloie =
On the reason that I want to play/because I want to
C'raad? = Where?
Kys? = How?
C'red? = What?
Cre'n fa t'ou cloie? = Why are you playing?
er y fa = because (on the reason)
er y fa dy vel eh = because it is
S'liklee = probably
Nagh vel Illiam beaghey ayns Purt ny h-Inshey?
Doesn't Illiam live in Peel?
Jiu = today
Foddee nagh vel oo skee - Perhaps you are not tired?
Mooar = big
Foddee nagh vel eh geearree goll - perhaps he doesn't want to go
C'red t'ou jannoo? - What are you doing?
Craad t'ad cloie Cammag? - Where are they playing Cammag?
Er-lhiam nagh? - I reckon not...
Er-lhiam nagh vel eh feayr - I reckon that it's not cold
C'red t'ad jannoo ayns Balley Keeill Eoin? -
What are they doing in St Johns?
Er-lhiam nagh vel ad ayns Balley Keeill Eoin -
I reckon that they are not in St Johns
Er-lhiam dy vel eh gobbragh agh cha nel mee shickyr
I reckon that he's working but I'm not sure
Ta mee shickyr dy vel ad = I am certain that they are
Ansherbee = anyway
er-lhiam = I reckon
er lhiam dy vel mee ayns Doolish = I reckon that I'm in Douglas
er lhiam dy vel ad cloie = I reckon that they are are playing
C'red t'ou geearree jannoo? - What do you want to do?
Eisht - then
Goll dys - going to
Ta mee goll dys Doolish - I am going to Douglas
Craad t'ou goll? - Where are you going?
Vel oo geearree gee? - Do you want to eat?
Ellan Vannin / Mannin - Isle of Man
C'red t'ou geearree cloie? - What do you want to play?
Jannoo - doing
C'red t'ou jannoo? - what are you doing?
Cloie - playing
Cammag - cammag
Balley Keeill Eoin - St Johns
Quoi ta cloie nish? - who is playing now?
Ad - they / them
T'ad giu ushtey çheh - they are drinking hot water
Cha nel ad feer vie - they are not very good
Vel ad? - are they?
Nagh vel ad? - aren't they?
C'raad t'ad? - where are they?
Giu - drinking
C'red t'ou giu? - what are you drinking?
Ushtey - water
Nagh vel oo giu ushtey? - aren't you drinking water?
Vel ee giu ushtey çheh? - is she drinking hot water?
Nish as reesht - now and again
C'red? - what?
C'red t'ou gee? - what are you eating?
C'red ta Aalish gee? - what is Aalish eating?
Quoi ta gobbragh ayns Rhumsaa? - Whose working in Ramsey?
Craad t'eh feayr? - Where's it cold?
Gee = eating
Craad t'ou gee? - Where do you eat?
as - and
reesht - again
Quoi? - Who?
Quoi ta beaghey ayns...? - Who lives in...?
Gobbragh(ey) - working
Purt le Moirrey - Port st Mary
Craad? - Where?
Craad ta Juan? - Where is Juan?
Beaghey - living
Ta mee beaghey ayns Mannin - I'm living in Mannin
Nagh vel eh feayr? - Isn't it cold?
Nagh vel oo feayr? - Aren't you cold?
Foast - still / yet
Nagh vel eh beggan scooyrit? - Isn't he a little drunk?
Purt Çhiarn = Port Erin
Nagh vel ee ayns Purt Çhiarn? = Isn't she in Port Erin?
Kys t'eh? - How is he? / it?
Kys t'ee? - How is she?
Kys ta mee? - How am I?
Kys ta Aalish? - How is Aalish?
Ansherbee - Anyway
Balley Chashtal - Castletown
Cha nel oo ayns Laksaa = You are not in Laxey
T'ou ayns Laksaa = You're in Laxey
Kys? = How?
Kys t'ou? = How are you?
T'ee = She is
Rhumsaa = Ramsey
Mie dy liooar = OK
Skee dy liooar = tired enough / quite tired
Cha nel mee - I am not;
Cha nel eh - he is not;
T'eh = he is / it is;
Cha nel eh çheh - it's not hot