Lessoon Jees as Daeed: Kiartaghyn
Lesson Forty-Two: Jobs

jees as daeed (JEESS-azz-DY-eed) - forty-two ('two and forty')

In English, if we want to talk about more than one thing, we generally add the letter 's' - 'job', 'jobs'. But there are exceptions: 'man', 'men', for instance.
In Manx, as in many other languages, the ways to make plurals are more varied than in English. Here are some examples:

kiartey (K'YART-a) - a job
kiartaghyn (K'YART-akh-un) - jobs

Manninagh (MANN-in-akh) - a Manx person
Manninee (MANN-in-ee) - Manx people

roar (rawr) - a bike
roaryn (RAW-run) - bikes

The commonest way to make a plural is to add '-yn'.


Co-loayrtys
(ko-LAWRT-us)

Conversation

Catreeney: By vie lesh Breeshey ve ny slaader.
Ealish: Slaader? Jannoo jallooyn?
Catreeney: Cha nee - slaa thieyn.
Ealish: Nagh by vie lhee ve ny ben-lhee?
Catreeney: Cha by vie lhee. S'mie lhee slaadaah.

by vie lesh Breeshey (ba-VY-lesh-BREEZH-a) - Brigid would like
ve (vay) - to be
slaader (SLAAD-er) - painter, decorator
jallooyn (JOLL-oo-un) - pictures
cha nee (ha-N'YAY) - 'no'
slaa (slaa) - painting, smearing
lhee (l'yee) - with her
nagh by vie lhee...? (NAKH-ba-VY-l'yee..) - wouldn't she like...?
ben-lhee (ben-l'yee) - doctor (woman)
Cha by vie lhee (ha-ba-VY-l'yee) - She wouldn't like ('No').
slaadaah (SLAA-daa) - painting

Remember that if you like something, it is 'good with' you.

Catreeney makes it clear that Breeshey would not like to be a doctor by saying
'Cha by vie lhee' ('Would not be good with her').

Tooilley Gaelg 42.

Cur Baarle orroo shoh.

1. Jannoo co-loayrtys.
2. Cha nee slaader Catreeney.
3. Jannoo kiartaghyn.
4. Cha by vie lhee Mayl.
5. S'mie lhee roaryn.
5. Cha by vie lhee roar.
6. S'mie lhee slaadaah.
7. Cha nee Manninagh Mayl.
8. Nagh by vie lhee ve ny ben-lhee?
9. Cha by vie lhee slaa thieyn.
10. By vie lesh Breeshey ve ny slaader.
11. Manninee.
12. S'mie lhee Manninee.
13. Cha nee coontysser Breeshey.
14. Jannoo jallooyn.
15. Nagh by vie lhee ve ny coontysser?
16. Cha by vie lhee slaadaah.
17. Jannoo kiartey.
18. S'mie lhee slaa thieyn.
19. By vie lesh Catreeney ve ny coontysser.
20. Jannoo roar.
21. Cha nee ben-lhee Ealish.
22. By vie lesh Ealish ve ny ben-lhee.
23. Slaader.
24. Manninagh.
25. S'mie lhee Catreeney.