Lessoon Feed: Yn Traa Reesht Lesson Twenty: The Time Again feed (feed) - 20 reesht (reesh) - again Yn traa reesht (an-TRAA-reesh) - The time again. We looked at telling the time in Lesson 10. To take this a bit further, we need words like 'kerroo', meaning 'quarter'. As well as being used to tell the time, 'kerroo' crops up as a measure of land. Have a look at a map of the Island to find examples of this (sometimes spelled 'kerrow'). We pronounce 'kerroo' as 'KERR-oo' with the stress on the FIRST syllable: kerroo (KERR-oo) - quarter dys (duss) - to lurg (lurg) - after kerroo dys (KERR-oo-DUSS) - quarter to kerroo lurg (KERR-oo-LURG) - quarter past lieh (l'yay) - half oor (oor) - hour lieh oor lurg (l'yay-oor-lurg) - half (an hour) past Some examples of times: kerroo dys jees (KERR-oo-duss-JEESS) - quarter to two kerroo lurg jees (KERR-oo-lurg-JEESS) - quarter past two kerroo dys nane-jeig (KERR-oo-duss-NAAN-jegg) - quarter to eleven kerroo lurg daa-yeig (KERR-oo-lurg-DAA-yegg) - quarter past twelve lieh oor lurg kiare (l'yay-oor-lurg-K'YAYR) - half past four Co-loayrtys Ealish: Beeym ayns Rhumsaa Jemayrt. Bee uss ayns shen eisht? Catreeney: Beeym. Beeym ayns shen sy voghrey. Ealish: Cha nel shen feeu. Beeym ayns Rhumsaa syn 'astyr. Catreeney: Mie dy-liooar. Beeym ec Thie ny Cooyrtey ec kerroo dys jees. beeym (BEE-um) - I'll be bee uss? (BEE-uss) - will you be? ayns shen (unss-SHEN) - there eisht (esh) - then sy voghrey (sa-VAW-ra) - in the morning feeu (f'yoo) - worthwhile (say 'phew') Cha nel shen feeu (ha-NELL-shen-F'YOO) - That's no good. syn 'astyr (sin-ASS-ter) - in the afternoon/evening Thie ny Cooyrtey (TY-na-KOORT-a) - The Courthouse Cur Gaelg orroo shoh: after lurg again reesht half lieh half (an hour) past lieh oor lurg half past four lieh oor lurg kiare hour oor I'll be beeym in the afternoon/evening syn 'astyr in the morning sy voghrey quarter kerroo quarter past kerroo lurg quarter past twelve kerroo lurg daa-yeig quarter past two kerroo lurg jees quarter to kerroo dys quarter to eleven kerroo dys nane-jeig quarter to two kerroo dys jees The Courthouse Thie ny Cooyrtey the time again. yn traa reesht then eisht there ayns shen to dys twenty feed will you be? bee uss? worthwhile feeu Cur Baarle orroo shoh: Beeym ayns Rhumsaa Jemayrt. Bee uss ayns shen eisht? Bee Catreeney ayns shen? Beeym mie dy-liooar. Beeym ayns shen sy voghrey. Beeym ayns shen syn 'astyr. Cha nel shen feeu. Beeym ayns Rhumsaa syn 'astyr. Beeym ec Thie ny Cooyrtey ec kerroo dys jees. Beeym ec Rhumsaa ec kerroo lurg daa-yeig. Cha nel shen feeu. Bee Ealish ayns shen reesht ec lieh oor lurg kiare. Vel fys ayd? 1. Kerroo', means a 'quarter'. As well as being used to tell the time, 'kerroo' is used for what other purpose? 2. We pronounce 'kerroo' with the stress on which syllable?