Lessoon Queig-Jeig as Feed: Ny Roaryn-Bree
Lesson Thirty-Five: The Motorbikes


queig-jeig as feed (KWEGG-jegg-azz-FEED) - thirty-five ('fifteen and twenty')
roar (rawr) - bike
bree (bree) - energy
roar-bree (rawr-BREE) - motorbike
ny roaryn-bree (na-RAW-run-BREE) - the motorbikes

In general, the Manx for 'the' is 'yn' or 'y' if we are talking about one (or two) things:

yn roar
(an-RAWR)

- the bike

In the plural, 'ny' is the word for 'the':

ny roaryn

(na-RAW-run)

- the bikes

Co-loayrtys
Ean: Bee roortyssyn ayn fastyr jiu?
Peddyr: Bee.
Ean: Cuin vees ny raaidyn dooint?
Peddyr: Ec jees er y chlag, er-lhiam.
Ean: Foddee nagh bee ad goaill toshiaght ec y traa shen.
Peddyr: Cre'n fa nagh?
Ean: Kay er Giat y Clieau.
Peddyr: Dy-jarroo! T'eh braew ayns shoh.

roortyssyn (ROORT-as-un) - practices
Bee roortyssyn ayn? (bee-ROORT-as-un-AWN) - Will there be practices?
(Will practices be in?)
Bee (bee) - There will be (Yes).
cuin? (kwunn) - when?
dooint (doont) - closed, shut
Cuin vees ny raaidyn dooint? (KWUNN-viss-na-RAAJ-un-DOONT)
- When will the roads be closed?

'vees' is a special word for 'will be' which is used in questions.

er-lhiam (err-L'YAMM) - I think
goaill (goyll) - taking
toshiaght (TOZH-akht) - a beginning, a start
goaill toshiaght (goyll-TOZH-akht) - starting ('taking a start')
Foddee nagh bee ad goaill toshiaght (FUTH-ee-nakh-BEE-ad-goyll-TOZH-akht)
- Maybe they won't be starting.
Cre'n fa nagh? (krinn-faa-NAKH) - Why not?
kay (kay) - mist
Giat y Clieau (G'YATT-a-KL'YOO) - The Mountain Road


Cur Gaelg orroo shoh:

a beginning, a start - toshiaght
bike roar
closed, shut - dooint
energy - bree
I think - er-lhiam
mist - kay
motorbike - roar-bree
practices - roortyssyn
starting ('taking a start') - goaill toshiaght
taking - goaill
the motorbikes - ny roaryn-bree
There will be (Yes). - Bee
thirty-five - queig-jeig as feed
when? - cuin?
Why not? - Cre'n fa nagh?

Cur Baarle orroo shoh:

Er-lhiam nagh bee ad goaill toshiaght jiu.
Er-lhiam nagh bee ny raaidyn dooint.
Bee ny roaryn-bree er Giat y Clieau.
Bee roortyssyn ayn fastyr jiu?
Cuin vees ny roortyssyn goaill toshiaght?
Bee queig-jeig as feed goaill toshiaght
Cuin vees Peddyr goaill toshiaght?
Bee eh braew ec jees er y chlag, er-lhiam.
Foddee ec y traa shen.
Cre'n fa nagh bee ad goaill toshiaght?
Bee kay er Giat y Clieau fastyr jiu.
Bee eh braew er Giat y Clieau.
Dy-jarroo, Ean.
T'eh braew ayns shoh.
Cuin vees ny raaidyn dooint? - When will the roads be closed?
Foddee nagh bee ad goaill toshiaght. - Maybe they won't be starting.
Bee roortyssyn ayn ec jees er y chlag? - Will there be practices at two o'clock?

Vel fys ayd?

1. In general, if we are talking about one or two things the Manx for 'the' is?
2. yn roar - the bike what is the Manx for - the bikes?
3. What is the special word for 'will be' which is used in questions?