Lessoon Shey-Jeig as Feed: Ny Ratchyn
Lesson Thirty-Six: The Races

shey-jeig as feed (SHAY-jegg-azz-FEED) - thirty-six ('sixteen and twenty')
ny ratchyn (na-RATCH-un) - the races

Co-loayrtys

Ean: Row uss jeeaghyn er ny ratchyn jea?
Peddyr: Va. V'ad feer vie.
Ean: C'raad ren oo goll?
Peddyr: Va mee ec Creg ny Baa. Va'n emshyr mie dy liooar.
Ean: Row monney sleih ayns shen?
Peddyr: Va, v'eh lung-lane. Va ram sleih ayn. C'raad ren uss goll?
Ean: Cha ren mee goll dys ny ratchyn. Ren mee goll dys y Cheyllys.
Peddyr: Ren oo scapail veih ny roaryn-bree!

row? (row) - was? were? ('row' rhymes with 'how')
uss (uss) - you
row uss? (row-uss) - were you?

'uss' is the emphatic form of 'oo'. Although no emphasis is needed here, we say 'Row uss?' instead of 'R'ou?' (Were you?) to make the meaning quite clear.

jeeaghyn (JEEKH-un) - watching, looking
jea (jay) - yesterday
va (vaa) - was, were ('Yes' in answer to 'Row uss?')
v'ad (vadd) - they were
ren oo goll (renn-oo-GULL) - you went ('you did going')
va mee (va-mee) - I was
monney (MONN-a) - many, much
sleih (sly) - people

We mainly use 'monney' in questions (as here) or in a negative sense:

Cha nel monney argid echey
(ha-NELL-monn-a-ERG-id-EGG-a)


- He hasn't got much money.

ayns shen (unss-SHENN) - there
lung-lane (lung-LEDDN) - full up
ram (ram) - a lot, many, much

'Ram' is used in a positive sense:

Ta ram argid echey (ta-RAM-ERG-id-EGG-a) - He has a lot of money.

y Cheyllys (a-KHEEL-uss) - The Sound
ren oo scapail (renn-oo-skayp-AYL) - you escaped

Cur Gaelg orroo shoh:

a lot, many, much - ram
full up - lung-lane
I was - va mee
many, much - monney
people - sleih
the races - ny ratchyn
The Sound - y Cheyllys
there - ayns shen
they were - v'ad
thirty-six - shey-jeig as feed
was, were - va
was? were? - row?
watching, looking - jeeaghyn
were you? - row uss?
yesterday - jea
you - uss
you escaped - ren oo scapail
you went ('you did going') - ren oo goll

Cur Baarle orroo shoh:

1. Row Ean jeeaghyn er ny ratchyn?
2. Va ny ratchyn feer vie.
3. Craad ren Peddyr goll?
4. Va mee ec y Cheyllys.
5. Cha ren mee goll dys ny ratchyn
6. Row Peddyr jeeaghyn er ny ratchyn?
7. Ren mee scapail veih'n Cheyllys.
8. Row Ealish ec ny ratchyn?
9. Row ny paitchyn ec Creg ny Baa?
10. Va Ean ec Creg ny Baa.
11. Ren mee scapail veih ny roaryn-bree.
12. Row Catreeney ayns shen?
13. Row ram paitchyn ec ny ratchyn?
14. Va Peddyr feer vie.
15. Row ram roaryn-bree ayns Doolish?
16. Ren Ean scapail veih ny paitchyn.
17. Row ny paitchyn jeant bwooiagh?
18. C'raad ren Ean goll?
19. Row ny ratchyn mie?
20. Cha ren mee goll dys ny ratchyn.
21. Row Catreeney ayns shen?
22. Ren Ealish scapail veih Ean mie dy liooar.

Vel fys ayd?

1. What is the emphatic form of 'Were you?'
2. What is used for 'much' in questions or in a negative sense?
3. What is used for 'much' in a positive sense?