Lessoon Queig as Feed: Gimman Mygeayrt
Lesson Twenty-Five: Driving Around

queig as feed (KWEGG-azz-FEED) - twenty-five (five and twenty)
gimman (GIMM-an) - driving
mygeayrt (ma-GEERT) - around

Co-loayrtys

Ealish: Beeym goll dys Roonysvaie fastyr jiu.
Juan: Cre'n fa?
Ealish: Bee Catreeney çheet er yn etlan.
Juan: Oh, shen eh. Cre'n traa vees yn etlan çheet?
Ealish: Kiare er y chlag. Ta traa dy-liooar aym. Vel pedryl ayns y
ghleashtan?
Juan: Cha nel pedryl dy-liooar ayn. Vel argid ayd?
Ealish: Ta. Ta argid dy-liooar aym. Feed punt.
Juan: Feer vie. Gow kiarail as uss gimman. Ta deiney keoi er raad
Valley Chashtal!
Ealish: Ta fys aym. Beeym mie dy-liooar.

beeym goll (BEE-um-GULL) - I'll be going
dys Roonysvaie (duss-roon-iss-VY) - to Ronaldsway
fastyr (FASS-ter) - afternoon
jiu (joo) - today

We say 'Fastyr jiu' (afternoon today) for 'This afternoon'.

cre'n fa? (krinn-FAA) - why?
Bee Catreeney çheet (bee-kat-REEN-a-CHITT) - Catreeney will be coming.
Cre'n traa vees yn etlan çheet? (krinn-TRAA-viss-an-ETT-lan-CHITT) - What time will the plane be coming?
'Vees', meaning 'will be', is used after question words like 'what?'


pedryl (PEDD-ral) - petrol
ayns y ghleashtan (UNNSS-a-GHLAYSH-chan) - in the car
ayn (awn) - in, in it
gow kiarail (GOW-kar-AYL) - take care
as uss gimman (azz-USSGIMM-an) - and you driving

In standard English, 'Gow kiarail as uss gimman' means 'Take care when you're driving'. 'Uss' is an emphatic form of 'oo' ('you').

deiney (DAYN-ya) - men
keoi (ky) - mad
deiney keoi (DAYN-ya-KY) - madmen
raad Valley Chashtal (RAAD-vall-ya-KHASH-chal) - the Castletown road
ta fys aym (ta-fiss-EMM) - I know

Cur Gaelg orroo shoh:

afternoon - fastyr
and you driving - as uss gimman
around - mygeayrt
driving - gimman
I'll be going - beeym goll
in the car - ayns y ghleashtan
in, in it - ayn
mad - keoi
men - deiney
petrol - pedryl
take care - gow kiarail
to Ronaldsway - dys Roonysvaie
today - jiu
twenty-five - queig as feed
why? - cre'n fa?

Cur Baarle orroo shoh:

Bee Juan çheet. - Juan will be coming.
Bee Catreeney çheet er yn etlan. - Catherine will be coming on the plane.
Beeym goll dys Roonysvaie fastyr jiu. - I'll be going to Ronaldsway this afternoon.
Beeym mie dy-liooar. - I'll be good enough.
Cha nel pedryl dy-liooar ayn. - There isn't enough petrol.
Cha nel eh kiare er y chlag. - It isn't four o'clock.
Cre'n fa? - Why?
Cre'n traa vees yn etlan cheet? - What time will the plane be coming?
Cre'n traa vees Ealish goll? - What time will Alice be going?
Feer vie. - Very good.
Gow kiarail as uss gimman. - Take care when you are driving.
Gow feed punt. - Take twenty pounds.
Raad Valley Chashtal - The Castletown road
Shen eh. - That's it.
Ta argid dy-liooar aym. - I have enough money.
Ta deiney keoi er yn etlan. - There are madmen on the plane.
Ta fys aym er raad Valley Chashtal - I know Castletown Road
Ta traa dy-liooar aym fastyr jiu. - I have plenty of time this afternoon.
Vel argid ayd? - Do you have money?
Vel pedryl ayns y ghleashtan? - Is there petrol in the car?
Vel pedryl dy-liooar ayn? - Is there enough petrol?


Vel fys ayd?
1. We say 'Fastyr jiu' for 'This afternoon'. What does it literally mean?

2. What word is used for 'will be' after question words like 'what?'

3. What does 'Gow kiarail as uss gimman' literally mean?

4. What is the emphatic form of 'oo' ('you')?