Dunveryssyn yn Tooder-Folley - The Vampire Murders
Skeeal straneagh liorish Brian Stowell: Ayrn 32
A serial story by Brian Stowell: Part 32
Va ny meoiryn-shee ceaut magh ass y thie dy cooyrtoil. 'Ta stoo costal ass towse
sy thie shen', dooyrt Sarjant Hardcastle as ad gimman ersooyl. 'Chreest!' ren Shimmin
sansheraght.
Ayns thie-lhionney ayns Rhumsaa, va fer y thie prowal dy cheau magh ny iuderyn s'jerree.
'Nagh vel thieyn euish raad oddys shiu goll dy lhie!' ren eh gyllagh magh. 'Traa
goll thie nish! Hee'm shiu mairagh!' Ayns corneil jeh'n çhamyr va boayrd raad va foast kiare iuderyn slane kiarit. V'ad soiet er cur kione er ny joughyn oc. Daa
chubbyl v'ayn marish fallsoonagh y thie-lhionney. Orree Shimmin as e ven Victoria,
Jick Prendergast as Blaanid Costain, as y fallsoonagh, Hoodn Quilliam. Va Mnr as
Bnr Shimmin beggan agglit ayns y çheshaght shen ny keayrtyn. Oddagh Jick cur yn olk er sleih,
erskyn ooilley ny meoiryn-shee.
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...ceaut magh ass y thie dy cooyrtoil. (k'yowt-MAKH-ass-a-TY-the-koort-OLE) - ...thrown
out of the house politely.
cooyrtoil = polite; dy cooyrtoil = politely
..as ad gimman ersooyl. (azz-add-GIMM-an-er-SOOL) - ...when they were driving away
('..and they driving away.')
..ren Shimmin sansheraght. (renn-SHIMM-in-SONN-zher-akht) - ..Shimmin whispered.
Like 'sansheraght', there are a few other verbs which don't have an imperative ('order
word' or stem). They're called defective verbs.
Va fer y thie prowal..(va-FERR-a-TY-PROW-al) - The man of the house was trying...
..dy cheau magh ny iuderyn s'jerree. (the-H'YOW-MAKH-na-YOO-der-un- SCHERR-ee) -
..to throw out the last drinkers.
Nagh vel thieyn euish..(nakh-vell-TY-un-AA-oo-ish) - Haven't you got houses.. ('Aren't
there houses at-you..') Note emphatic 'euish' ('at-YOU').
..raad oddys shiu goll dy lhie! (raad-OTH-iss-shoo-GULL-the-LIE) - ..where you can
go to bed! ('..where you will be able going to lie (down)!')
Hee'm shiu mairagh! (HEE-um-SHOO-MAY-rakh) - I'll see you tomorrow!
Alternatively: Nee'm fakin shiu mairagh!
Ayns corneil jeh'n çhamyr..(unnss-korn-AYL-jayn-CHAMM-er) - In a corner of the room..
..va boayrd raad va foast kiare iuderyn slane kiarit. (va-BORD-raad-va-FOHSS- K'YAYR-YOO-der-un-SLEDDN-K'YAYR-it)
- ..there was a table where there were still four determined drinkers.
V'ad soiet er cur kione er ny joughyn oc. (vadd-SA-eet-err-kurr-K'YOWN-err-na- JAWKH-un-ock)
- They were set on finishing their drinks.
If you finish something, you 'put a head on it'.
Daa chubbyl v'ayn marish fallsoonagh y thie-lhionney. (daa-KHUBB-al-VAWN, MAA-rish-fal-SOON-akh-a-ty-L'YONN-a)
- It's two couples who were there with the pub philosopher.
..beggan agglit ayns y çheshaght shen ny keayrtyn. (BEGG-an-AGG-lit-unnss-a- CHEZH-akht-shen-na-KEERT-un)
- ..a little frightened in that company sometimes.