Lessoon Shiaght as Daeed: Cre'n Sorch dy Hie?
Lesson Forty-Seven: What Sort of a House?
shiaght as daeed (SHAKH-azz-DY-eed) - forty-seven ('seven and forty')
sorch (surch) - sort
Cre'n sorch? (krinn-SURCH) - What sort?
Notice that when we say 'What sort of a house?', the word for 'of' here ('dy') changes
the 'th' in 'thie' to 'h':
Cre'n sorch dy hie? (krinn-SURCH-the-HY)
Co-loayrtys
Peddyr: Cre'n sorch dy hie ta'n thie noa eu?
Ean: Ta kiare shamyryn-lhiabbagh ayn. T'eh mooar dy liooar.
Peddyr: As c'raad t'eh?
Ean: Ayns Doolish, ayns Raad Devonshire.
Peddyr: Cha bee shiu goll dys steat Dandara eisht?
Ean: Cha bee. Share lhien ny thieyn ymmydit.
noa (no) - new
eu (aa-oo) - at you
Literally, 'Yn thie noa eu' (in-ty-NO-ow) means 'The new house at you' - in other
words, 'Your new house'. 'Your' here refers to more than one person.
shamyr (SHAAM-er) - a room
shamyr-lhiabbagh (SHAAM-er-L'YAVV-akh) - bedroom
shamyryn-lhiabbagh (SHAMM-er-un-L'YAVV-akh) - bedrooms
ayn (awn) - in it, in
cha bee shiu goll (ha-bee-shoo-GULL) - you will not be going
dys (duss) - to
steat (stayt) - estate
eisht (esh) - then
The answer Ean gives to 'Cha bee shiu goll?' is 'Cha bee'. Word for word in English,
this is: 'You will not be going?' and 'Will not be' ('No')
share (share) - better, best
lhien (l'yinn) - with us
share lhien (SHARE-l'yinn) - we prefer
If something is 'better/best with us', we prefer it.
ymmydit (IMM-ud-it) - used