Lessoon Tree-Jeig: Gee as Giu

Lesson Thirteen: Eating and Drinking


tree-jeig     	(TREE-jegg)         	- 13

gee           	 (gee)             	 - eating
giu           	(g'yoo)            	 - drinking

C'red by vie lhiat? 	(KERR-id-ba-VY-l'yatt)  	- What would you like?
by vie lhiam      	(ba-VY-l'yamm)          	- I would like

Word for word, 'C'red by vie lhiat?' means 'What would be good with you?'

awree         	(OW-ree)     	- soup
soo-mess      	(soo-mess)   	- fruit juice

Notice that 'mess' (meaning 'fruit') comes after 'soo' ('juice').

feill  	(fayl)      	- meat
eeast  	(yeest)     	- fish

spollagyn          	(SPOL-yag-un)      	- chips
praaseyn          	(PRAAZ-un)        	- potatoes
praaseyn broiet   	(PRAAZ-un-BRYT)   	- boiled potatoes

	feeyn     	(FEE-un)    	- wine
	lhune     	(l'yoon)     	- beer

	pynt sharroo (pinnt-SHARR-oo) - a pint of bitter

	slaynt              	(slentch)    	- health
	Slaynt vie!         	(slentch-VY) 	- Good health!

Co-loayrtys

Catreeney: C'red by vie lhiat?
Finlo: Cha nel fys aym .... awree ny soo-mess?   By vie lhiam soo-mess.
Catreeney: By vie lhiam awree.  As feill ny eeast?
Finlo: Feill as spollagyn, my sailt.
Catreeney:  Mie dy liooar.  Cha mie lhiam feill - by vie lhiam eeast as praaseyn broiet.
Finlo:  C'red by vie lhiat giu? 
Catreeney:  Feeyn.
Finlo:  Mie dy liooar.  By vie lhiam pynt sharroo.
Catreeney:  Slaynt vie!

Cur Gaelg orroo shoh:

a pint of bitter	pynt sharroo
beer	lhune
boiled potatoes	praaseyn broiet
chips	spollagyn
drinking	giu
eating	gee
fish	eeast
fruit juice	soo-mess
Good health!	Slaynt vie!
health	slaynt
I would like	by vie lhiam
meat	feill
potatoes	praaseyn
soup	awree
thirteen	tree-jeig
What would you like?	C'red by vie lhiat?
wine	feeyn


Cur Baarle orroo shoh:

	Awree ny soo-mess?   
	By vie lhiam awree.  
	By vie lhiam eeast as praaseyn broiet.
	By vie lhiam pynt sharroo.
	By vie lhiam soo-mess.
	C'red by vie lhiat giu? 
	C'red by vie lhiat?
	Catreeney ny Finlo?
	Cha mie lhiam feill. 
	Cha mie lhiam Finlo.
	Cha nel fys aym.
	Feeyn ny soo-mess?
	Feill as spollagyn, my sailt.
	Feill ny eeast?
	Gee as giu.
	Mie dy liooar.  
	Slaynt vie!

Vel fys ayd?

1. Word for word, 'C'red by vie lhiat?' means -
2. Why does 'mess' (meaning 'fruit') come after 'soo' ('juice')?