Lessoon Hoght as Daeed: Y Thie Noa
Lesson Forty-Eight: The New House
hoght as daeed (HAWKH-azz-DY-eed) - forty-eight ('eight and forty')
Co-loayrtys
Peddyr: Vel y thie ayns stayd mie?
Ean: Mie dy liooar. Shegin dooin slaa eh cheu-mooie, agh cha nel shen ro olk.
Peddyr: Ta daa phremmee ayn, nagh vel?
Ean: Ta. Ta premmee heese as premmee elley heose.
Peddyr: Shen ymmydoil.
Ean: Cha nel yn chamyr-oonlee ro vie.
stayd (stayd) - state
stayd mie (stayd-MY) - a good state
shegin dooin (SHY-in-dun) - we must
slaa (slaa) - painting
'Shegin' (SHY-in) means 'There is compulsion'. 'Shegin dooin' means 'There is compulsion
to us' - 'We must'.
Shegin dooin slaa (SHY-in-dun SLAA) - We must paint.
eh (a) - it
cheu-mooie (CHAA-oo-MOO-ee) - outside
ro olk (raw-ULK) - too bad
premmee (PREMM-ee) - toilet
daa phremmee (daa-FREMM-ee) - two toilets
Nagh vel? (nakh-VELL) - Aren't there?
heese (heess) - down below (downstairs)
heose (hooss) - up above (upstairs)
elley (ELL-ya) - other
premmee elley (PREMM-ee-ELL-ya) - another toilet
Notice the word order with 'elley':
thie - house
thie elley - another house
ymmydoil (imm-ud-OLE) - useful
shen ymmydoil (SHEN-imm-ud-OLE) - that's useful
shamyr-oonlee (SHAAM-er-OON-lee) - bathroom
yn chamyr-oonlee (in-CHAAM-er-OON-lee) - the bathroom
'sh' at the start of some Manx words changes to 'ch' after 'yn' ('the'):
shamyr - room
yn chamyr - the room