Lessoon Tree: Cre'n ennym t'ort?

Lesson Three: What's your name?

lessoon tree (lezz-OON-TREE) - lesson three

cre? (kra) - what?
yn (an/in) - the
ennym (ENN-um) - name

cre'n ennym? (krinn-ENN-um) - what name?
ta (taa) - is
ort (orrt) - on you (One person, familiar form)

Cre'n ennym t'ort? (krinn-ENN-um TORRT) - What's your name?

(The Manx here literally means 'What name is on you?')

er (err) - on him
urrree (URR-ee) - on her

Cre'n ennym t'er? (krinn-ENN-um-TERR) - What's his name?
Cre'n ennym t'urree? (krinn-ENN-um-TURR-ee) - What's her name?

orrym (ORR-um) - on me

Ta'n ennym orrym ..... (tan-ENN-um-ORR-um....) - My name is ......


Note that the word for 'is' comes right at the beginning.



quoi? (kwoy) - who?
shoh (shaw) - this
shen (shen) - that


Quoi shoh? (kwoy-SHAW) - Who's this?
Quoi shen? (kwoy-SHEN) - Who's that?




Shoh Catreeney (shaw-kat-REEN-a) - This is Catherine/Here's Catherine.
Shoh Finlo (shaw FINN-loh) - This is Finlo/Here's Finlo.

Shen Ealish (shen-AYL-ish) - That's Ealish.
Shen Orree (shen-ORR-ee) - That's Orry.
Cur Gaelg orroo shoh:

Here's Catherine.
Here's Finlo.
is ta
lesson three
My name is ......
name
on her
on him
on me
on you (One person, familiar form)
that
That's Ealish.
That's Orry.
the
this
This is Catherine.
This is Finlo.
what name?
What's her name?
What's his name?
What's your name?
what?
Who's that?
Who's this?
who?


Cur Baarle orroo shoh:

1. Kys t'ou? - How are you?
2. Shen lessoon jees. - That's lesson two
3. Shoh lessoon tree. - This is lesson three.
4. Fastyr mie, kys ta shiu? - Good afternoon, how are you?
5. Mie dy liooar gura mie ayd - Well enough thank you.
6. Kys ta Catreeney? - How is Catherine?
7.Castreycair. - Middling
8. Cre'n ennym t'er? - What's his name?
9. Shen Orry. - That's Orry
10. Failt erriu Orry. - Welcome Orry
11. Quoi shen? - Who's that?
12. Shen Ealish. - That's Alice.
13. Ta Finlo cur failt erriu. - Finlo welcomes you.
14. Ta Ealish mie dy liooar. - Alice is good enough
15. Ta'n ennym orrym Catreeney. - My name is Catherine.

Vel fys ayd?

Name two boy's names in Manx.
Name two girl's names in Manx.