Notes on guide to pronunciation:
kh is the ch sound in Scottish loch.
aa sounds like ai in English fair.
oh sounds like the o in Northern English no.
ow rhymes with English how.
th is the th in English that.
Capital letters show where the stress is.
A
aarloo (ERR-loo) - ready
ad (add) - they, them
ad shen (add-SHEN) - those
ad shoh (add-SHAW) - these
aeg (aag) - young
agglagh (AGG-lakh) - awful
aggle (aggl) - fear
aght (akh, akht) - way, manner
aghtal (AKHT-al) - clever
aigh (aykh) - luck
aighoil (aykh-OLE) - lucky
ain (ine) - at us
anmagh (ANN-makh) - late
ansherbee (ANSH-er-BEE) - anyway
ard (erd) - high; chief
ard-raad mooar (ERD-raad- MOOR)- super highway
argane (arg-AAN) - a dispute, an argument
argid (ERG-id) - money
Arragh (ARR-akh) - Spring
yn Arragh (an-Yarr-akh) - the Spring
arran (ARR-an) - bread
arrane (arr-AAN) - a song
arratys (ARR-ad-uss) - appendicitis
as (azz) - and
ass (ass) - out of
aundyryn (OWN-da-rin) - prizes
Averil (AA-va-ril) - April
awin (OW-in) - river
awinyn (OW-iin-un) - rivers
awree (OW-ree) - soup
awree-eeastee (OW-ree-YEEST- ee) - fish soup
ayd (edd) - at you (singular, familiar)
aym (imm) - at me
ayn (awn) - in, in it, in him
ayndagh (AWN-dakh) - index
ayns (unnss) - in: ayns y valley (UNNSS-a-VAL-ya) - in the town
ayns shen (unnss-SHEN) - there
ayns shoh (unnss-SHAW) - here
B
baa (baa)- of (a) cow
Baarle (berl) - English language
baatey (BAAD-a) - boat
Baie ny Carrickey (BAA-ee-na- KARR-ick-a) - Bay ny Carrickey
bainney (BANN-ya) - milk
balley (BAL-ya) - town
Balley Chashtal (BAL-ya-KHASH- chal) - Casteltown
Balley Keeill Vayl (BAL-ya-keel- VAAL) - Michael Village
Balley ny Loghey (bal-LA) - Ballaugh
baljyn (BAL-jun) - towns
bare (bare) - would be better
bare lhiam (bare-l'yamm) - I would prefer
Barroole Jiass (barr-OOL-JASS) - South Barrule
barroose (barr-OOSS) - bus
bassag (BAZZ-ag) - tennis
bassag-boayrd (BAZZ-ag-BORD) - table tennis
beagh oo? (BEE-ukh-oo) - would you be?
bee (bee) - food
bee! (bee) - be!
bee (bee) - will be
bee eh (BEE-a) - he will be, it will be
bee eh? (BEE-a) - will it be?
bee ee (BEE-ee) - she will be, it will be
bee ish (BEE-ish) - she will be, it will be
begin dhyt (bine-dut) - you had to
beemayd (B'YIMM-udj)-we will be
beeym, bee'm (BEE-um) - I'll be
beg (beg) - small, little
beggan (BEGG-an) - a little
ben (ben, beddn) - woman
ben-lhee (ben-l'yee) - a doctor (woman)
bentyn rish (BENT-in-rish) -concerning
berrishyn (BERR-ish-an) - berries
berrishyn-feeyney (BERR-ish-an- FEE-a-na) - grapes
billey (BILL-ya) - tree
biljyn (BILL-jin) - trees
blein (blayn) - year
Blein Vie Noa (blayn-vy no) -Happy New Year
bluckan (BLUGG-an) - ball
bluckan-coshey (BLUGG-an- KAWZH-a) - football
Boaldyn (BAWL-dun) - May
boayl (bawl) - a place
boght (bawkh) - poor
boirit (BURR-it) - worried
braew (brow) - fine
bragh: dy bragh (the-BRAAKH, the-BRAA) - ever
braghtanyn (BRAKH-tan-an) - sandwiches
brastyl (brasstl) - a class
bree (bree) - energy; steam
Breeshey (BREEZH-a) - Brigid
Bretin (BRETT-in) - Wales
Bretnagh (BRETT-nakh) - Welsh
briaght (BRY-akht) - asking
brishtagyn (BRISH-chag-an) -biscuits
Britaan: Y Vritaan (a-vritt-AAN) - Brittany
Britaanish (britt-AAN-ish) - Breton language
briw (broo) - judge
broiet (bryt) - boiled
bun (bun) base; meaning
bun-choorse (bun-khoors) - basic course
bunnys (BUNN-uss) - nearly
bwilleen (bwill-YEEN) - a loaf
bwooiagh (BWEE-akh) - happy
bwooise (bweess) - thanks
by chummey shen (ba-KHUMM- a-SHEN) - that didn't matter
by (ba) - would be
by vie lhiam (ba-VY-l'yamm) - I would like
by vie lhiat (ba-VY-l'yatt) - you would like
C
caarjyn (KER-jan) - friends
caffee (KAFF-ee) - coffee
caghlaa (kakh-LAA) - change! changing
caghlaait (kakh-LAA-it) - changed
cagliagh (KAGG-lee-ukh) - boundary, limit
carrey (KARR-a) - friend
cashtal (KASH-chal) - a castle
cass (kass) - foot
cassyn (KAZZ-an) - feet
castreycair (KASS-tra-KAYR) - middling
Catreeney (kat-REEN-a) -Catherine
ceau (k'yow) - throwing, wearing, spending
Celtiagh (KELL-chakh) - Celtic
cha (ha) - not
cha bee (ha-BEE) - will not be; there will not be
cha by vie lhee (ha-ba-VY-l'yee) - she wouldn't like
çhaghnyssagh (CHAKH-nizz-akh) - technical
çhaghteraghtyn (CHAKH-ter- akht-un) - messages
chammah (HOMM-a) - as well as
cha mie lhiam (ha-MY-l'yamm) - I don't like
cha nee (ha-N'YAY) - is not, are not
cha nel (ha-NELL) - am not, is not, are not; there is not, there are not
cha nyrrys (ha-N'YIRR-us) - no wonder
çhapp: yn çhapp (in-CHAP) - the shop
cha row (ha-ROW) - was not, were not; there was not, there were not
cha s'ayms (ha-SIMM-uss) - I don't know
çheer (cheer) - country
çheet (chitt) - coming
Çhellinsh Vannin (chell-INSH- VANN-in) - Manx Telecom
çhellvane (chell-VAAN) - telephone
çhellvaney (chell-VAAN-a) - telephoning
çheu-mooie (CHAA-oo-MOO-ee) - outside
Cheyllys: Y Cheyllys (a-KHEEL- uss) - The Sound
chiarroo (a-H'YERR-oo) - the fourth
çhiass (chass) - heat
çheh (chay) - hot
chied: yn chied ...(in-H'YIDD) - the first...
çhing (ching) - sick, ill
çhiow (chow) - warm! warming
çhirrym (CHIRR-um) - dry
çhyndaa (chin-DAA) - turn! turning
cho (ho) - as; so
chooilley: dy chooilley (the- KHULL-ya) - each, every
clag (klagg) - clock: er y chlag (err-a-KHLAGG) - o'clock
clag-pairkal (klagg-PERK-al) - parking disc
clashtyn (KLASH-chin) - hearing
clieau (kl'yoo) - mountain
coagyrey (KAWG-a-ra) - cooking
co-earrooder (ko-IRR-ood-er) - computer
co-hirrey (ko-HIRR-a) - competition
co-hirraghyn (ko-HIRR-akh-un) - competitions
co-loayrtys (ko-LAWRT-us) - conversation
cooat (KOO-at) - coat
cooid (koodj) - goods, merchandise
er y chooid sloo (err-a- khoodj-sloo) - at least
cooid chreoi (koodj-KHRA-ee) - hardware
cooid vog (koodj-vugg) - software
cooidjagh (KOOD-jakh) - together
cooish (koosh) - affair; subject
cooishyn (KOOSH-un) - affairs; subjects
cooishyn-scoill (KOOSH-un- SKOLL) - school subjects
coontey (KOON-da) - counting; reckoning
coontysseyr (koon-diss-AYR) - accountant
coontysseyryn (koon-diss-AYR- un) - accountants
coorse (koorss) - course
corneil (korn-AYL) - corner
coshey (KAWZH-a) - of foot
cosney (KAWZ-na) - earning; gaining
costal (KAWS-tal) - costing; dear
c'raad? (kraad) - where?
cre? (kra) - what?
cre'n...? (krinn) - what...?
cre'n aght? (krinn-AKHT) - how? what way?
cre'n fa? (krinn-FAA) - why?
c'red? (KERR-id) - what?
creck (kreck) -- sell! selling
creckit (KRECK-it) - sold
credjal (KREDJ-al) - believing
cree (kree) - heart: my chree (ma-KHREE) - my heart
creg (kregg) - rock
creggyn (KREGG-un) - rocks
Creneash (kren-AYSH) - Cregneash
creoi (KRA-ee) - hard
cronk (kronk) - hill
Cronk Keeill Eoin (KRONK-keel- OWEN) - Tynwald Hill
Cronk ny Moaney (KRONK-na- MAWN-a) - Cronk na Mona
cruinney (KROON-ya) - globe, Earth
cryss (kriss) - a belt
cryss-sauçhys (kriss-SOW-chas) - safety belt
cuin? (kwunn) - when?
cummal (KUMM-al) - living (dwelling); holding
cummey: s'cummey shen (SKUMM-a-SHEN) - that doesn't matter
cur (kur) - give! giving: put! putting
currit er (KURR-it-err) - put on
D
da (daa) - to, to him, to it
daa (daa) - two
daah (daa) - colour
daa-yeig (DAA-yegg) - twelve
daeed (DY-eed) - forty
dagh (dakh) - each, every
daill (daal) - credit
deiney (DAYN-ya) - men
derrey (DERR-a) - until
deyr (dayr) - dear
dhone (dohn) - brown
doillee (DOLE-ee) - difficult
doilleeid (DOLE-ee-idd) - difficulty
doo (doo) - black
dooar oo? (DOOR-oo) - did you get?
doodee (DOOTH-ee) - girl
doodeeyn (DOOTH-ee-un) - girls
dooie (DOO-ee) - true
dooin (dun) - to us, for us
dooinney (DUNN-ya) - man
Doolish (DOO-lish) - Douglas
Doonaght (DOON-akht) - Sabbath
dooyrt (doort) - said
drogh (drawkh) - bad
drogh-haghyrt (drawkh-HAGH- ert) - accident
drollane (droll-AAN) - inactive person
duillag (DULL-yag) - leaf; page
duillagyn (DULL-yag-un) - pages
dty (the) - your
dy (the) - to, of
dy bragh (the-BRAAKH) - ever
dy jarroo (the-JARR-oo) - indeed
dy liooar (the-L'YOOR) - enough
dy valley (the-VAL-ya) - home(wards)
dyn (dinn) - without
dys (duss) - to
E
eaddagh (ETH-akh) - clothes
Ealish (AYL-ish) - Alice, Elizabeth
Ean (EE-an) - John
ec (eck) - at
echey (EGG-a) - at him, at it
eck (eck) - at her, at it
eddyr (EDD-ur) - between
eddyr-agglishagh (EDD-ur-AGG- lish-akh) - ecumenical
Eddyr-Voggyl (EDD-ur-VOGG-ul) - Internet
ee (ee) - she, her, it
ee! (ee) - eat!
eeast (yeest) - fish
eginit (AYG-nit) - compelled
eh (ay, a) - he, him, it
eirinagh (AY-rinn-yakh) - farmer
eisht (esh) - then
ellan (ELL-yan) - island
Ellan Vannin (ELL-yan-VANN-in) - Isle of Man
elley (ELL-ya) - other
ellyn (ELL-in) - art
emshyr (EMM-sher) - weather
ennagh (enn-YAKH) - some
ennym (ENN-um) - name
er (err) - on, on him, on it; er y vaatey (err-a-VAAD-a) - on the boat
er-ash (err-ASH) - back
er bashtal er-BASH-tal) - above all
erbee (er-BEE) - at all
er-çhee (er-CHEE) - about to
er dy henney (er-the-HINN-ya) - ago
er-lhiam (err-L'YAMM) - I think
erriu (ERR-oo) - on you (plural/polite)
ersooyl (er-SOOL) - away
eshyn (EZH-un) - he, him (emphatic)
etlan (ETT-lan) - aeroplane
eu (aa-oo) - at you (plural/polite)
F
fa (faa) - a reason
faggys (FAHG-us) - near
failt (fylt) - welcome
faiyr (fayr) - grass
fastyr (FASS-ter) - afternoon, evening
fea (fay) - quiet
feagh (FEE-akh) - quiet
feailley (FAIL-ya) - holiday
feayr (foor/feer) - cold
feed (feed) - twenty
feer (feer) - very: feer vie (feer- VY) - very good
feeu (f'yoo) - worthwhile
feeyn (FEE-un) - wine
feeyney (FEE-un-a) - of wine
feiyr (fire) - noise
feiyral (FIRE-al) - making a noise
fer (ferr) - one; man
fer-lhee (ferr-l'yee) - doctor (man)
feysht (faysht) - a question
fillym (FILL-um) - film
firrinagh (FIRR-in-yakh) - true
fliaghey (fl'ya) - rain
fliugh (fl'yukh) - wet
fo (foh) - under
foast (fohss) - yet, still
fockle (fawg'l) - word
foddee (FUTH-ee) - perhaps
foddee oo (FOTH-ee-oo) - you can
foddey (FAWTH-a) - long
foillan (FOAL-yun) - seagull
folt (folt) - hair
foshlit (FAWZH-lit) - open
fosley (FAWZ-la) - opening
Fouyr (fowr) - Autumn; y Fouyr (a-FOWR) - the Autumn
fuirree! (FURR-ee) - wait!
fys (fiss) - knowledge; ta fys aym (ta-fiss-IMM) - I know
fysseree (FIZZ-er-ee; FITH-er-ee) - information; data
G
Gaelg (gilg) - Manx language
Gaelgagh (GILG-akh) - concerned with Manx language
galloonyn (gall-OON-an) - gallons
garey (GAA-ra) - garden
gareydys (GAA-ra-diss) - gardening
geaishtagh (GAYSH-chakh) - listening
geayeeagh (GAY-ee-akh) - windy
geddyn (GETH-un) - getting, finding
gee (gee) - eating
geinnagh (GENN-yakh) - sand
geinnee (GENN-ee) - of sand
gennal (GENN-al) - cheerful
getlagh (GETT-lakh) - flying
Geurey (G'YOW-ra) - Winter: y Geurey (a-G'YOW-ra) - the Winter
ghaa (ghaa) - two
ghooinney! (WUNN-ya) - man!
giarrey (G'YARR-a) - cutting
giat (g'yatt) - gate
Giat y Clieau (G'YATT-a-KL'YOO) - The Mountain Road
giense (g'yinnss) - party
gimman (GIMM-an) - driving
giu (g'yoo) - drinking
glass (glass) - green
gleashtan (GLAYSH-chan) - car
glion (gl'yonn) - glen
Glion Meay (gl'yonn-MAY) - Glenmaye
glionteeyn (GL'YONN-tee-un) - glens
goaill (GAW-il/goyl) - taking
gobbraghey (GOBB-rakh-a) - working
goll (gull) - going
goll rish (GORR-ish) - resembling
gonnagh (GONN-akh) - painful
goonyn (GOON-un) - frocks
gorrym (GORR-um) - blue
gow! (gow) - take!
gra (graa) - saying
graih (GRA-ee) - love
graih veen! (GRA-ee-VEEN) - dear love!
gura mie ayd (gurr-a-MY-edd) - thank you (singular, familiar)
gura mie eu (gurr-a-MY-aa-oo) - thank you (plural/polite)
gyllagh (GILL-akh) - calling
gyn (ginn) - without
gys (guss) - to
H
haink mee (henk-mee) - I came
hannah (HANN-a) - already
hed eh (HEDD-a) - he/it will go
heemayd (HEE-mudj) - we'll see
heese (heess) - down
heill mish (heel-mish) - I thought
henney: er dy henney (er-the- HINN-ya) - ago
hie mee (hy-mee) - I went
hig eh (HIGG-a) - he/it will come
hoght (hawkh) - eight
hoght-jeig (HAWKH-jegg) - eighteen
hoghtoo (HAWKHT-oo) - eighth
hooar oo (HOOR-oo) - you got
huggey (HUGG-a) - to him
I
Illiam (ILL-yum) - William
imbagh (IMB-akh) - term
iu! (yoo) - drink!
J
jagh shiu? (JAKH-shoo) - did you go?
jannoo (JINN-oo) - doing; making
jarroo: dy jarroo (the-JARR-oo) - indeed
jarrood! (jarr-OOD) - forget!
jarrood (jarr-OOD) - forgetting
jalloo (JOLL-oo) - a picture
jallooyn (JOLL-oo-un) - pictures
jea (jay) - yesterday
jean: cha jean oo (ha-JINN-oo) - you'll not do / make
jeanym: cha jeanym (ha-JINN- um) - I'll not do / make
Jecrean (ja-KRAYN) - Wednesday
Jedoonee (ja-DOON-ee) - Sunday
jee (jee) - to her; for her
jeeaghyn (JEEKH-in) - looking
jeeragh (JEE-rakh) - straight
jees (jeess) - two
jeh (jay) - of
Jeheiney (ja-HAYN-ya) - Friday
jeih (jy) - ten
jeihoo (JY-oo) - tenth
Jelune (ja-LOON) - Monday
Jemayrt (ja-MERT) - Tuesday
Jerdein (jer-DAYN) - Thursday
jerrey (JERR-a) - end
Jerrey-fouyir (JERR-a-FOWR) - October
Jerrey-geuree (JERR-a-G'YOW- ree) - January
Jerrey-souree (JERR-a-SOW- ree) - July
Jesarn (ja-SARN) - Saturday
jesh (jesh) - nice
jeu (ja-oo/jow) - of them
jiarg (jarg/jerg) - red
jiass (jass) - south
jinnair (jinn-AYR) - dinner
jinnairyn-scoill (jinn-AYR-un- SKOLL) - school dinners
jiu (joo) - today
jough (jawkh) - a drink
joushag (JOWSH-ag) - termagant
K
keayrt (keert) - once
keayrt dy row (KEERT-the-ROW) - once upon a time
keead (KEE-ud) - hundred
kegeesh (kegg-EESH) - fortnight
kellagh (KELL-yakh) - cock
kellagh-frangagh (KELL-yakh- FRANG-akh) - turkey
keoi (ky) - mad
kevys dhyt? (KEVV-iss-DUT) - how do you know?
kerroo (KERR-oo) - quarter
kiare (kayr) - four
kiare-jeig (KAYR-jegg) - fourteen
kiart (k'yart) - right, correct
kiartey (K'YART-a) - a job
kiartaghyn (K'YART-akh-un) - jobs
kiaulleeaght (K'YAWLL-ee-akht) - music
kionnaghey (K'YONN-akh-a) - buying
kiune (k'yoon) - calm
kyndagh rish (KINN-dakh-RISH) - because of
kys? (kiss) - how?
kys t'ou? (kiss-TOW) - how are you? (singular, familiar)
kys ta shiu? (kiss-ta-SHOO) - how are you? (plural/polite)
L
laa (laa) - day
Laa ny Nollick (LAA-na-NULL-ick) - Christmas Day
Laa ny Nollick Beg (LAA-na- NULL-ick-BEGG) - New Year's Day
Laa Tinvaal (LAA-tin-VAAL) - Tynwald Day
laccal (lall) - wanting
laghyn (LAA-un) - days
laghyn seyrey (LAA-un-SUR-a) - holidays
lainoil (lyn-OLE) - lino
Laksaa (LAX-a) - Laxey
lane (leddn) - whole, full
leagh (LEE-akh) - price
lectragh (LECK-trakh) - electric
lectraneagh (leck-TRAAN-akh) - electronic
leigh (LAY-ee) -law
Lerpoyll (LERR-pull) - Liverpool
leshtal (LESH-chal) - excuse
lessoon (lezz-OON) - lesson
lhee (l'yee) - with her
lheim! (l'yimm) - jump!
lheim (l'yimm) - jumping
lhiam (l'yamm) - with me
lhiat (l'yatt) - with you (singular, familiar)
lhied: y lhied (a-L'YIDD) - the like
lhien (l'yin) - with us
lhieu (L'YAA-oo) - with them
lhig da (l'yigg-daa) - let, allow
lhiggey da (L'YIGG-a-DAA) - letting, allowing
lhionney (L'YONN-a) - of beer
lhisagh (L'YITH-akh) - should
lhiu (l'yoo) - with you plural/polite)
lhune (l'yoon) - beer
liauyr (l'yowr) - long
lieh (l'yay) - half
lieh-oor (l'yay-oor) - half an hour
limonaid (limm-on-AAD) - lemonade
linney (LINN-ya) - line
linney-çhellvane (LINN-ya-chell- VAAN) - telephone line
lioar (l'yawr) - a book
lioaryn (L'YAWR-un) - books
loayrt (lawrt) - speaking
liorish (L'YAW-rish) - by
Loghlynnee (LAWKH-linn-ee) - Scandinavians
lowal (LOW-al) - allowing
Luanistyn (LOON-ist-in) - August
lung-lane (lung-LEDD'N) - full up
lurg (lurg) - after
M
maddaght (MATH-akht) - mathematics
magh (makh) - out
mairagh (MAA-rakh) - tomorrow
mannagh (MANN-akh) - if ...not
mannagh vel (MANN-akh-VELL) - if there is not
Mannin (MANN-in) - Mann
Manninagh (MANN-in-akh) - Manx; a Manx person
Manninee (MANN-in-ee) - Manx people
margey (MARG-a) - market
markee (MARK-ee) - riders
markiaght (MARK-yakht) - a lift
Markys (MARK-us) - Mark
marrey (MARR-a) - of sea
marroo (MARR-oo) - killing; dead
marrooit (MARR-oo-it) - killed
mayl (maal) - rent
Mayl (maal) - Michael
Mayrnt (marnt) - March
mayrt (mert) - with you (singular, familiar)
meainyn (MAYN-an) - mines
mean (mayn) - middle
Mean-fouyir (mayn-FOWR) - September
mean-oie (mayn-EE) - midnight
Mean-souree (mayn-SOW-ree) - June
mee (mee) - I, me: month
meeghyn (MEE-un) - months
Mee Houney (mee-HOWN-a) - November
meeiley (MEEL-ya) - mile
Mee ny Nollick (MEE-na-NULL- ick) - December
meshtallys (MESH-chall-iss) - drunkenness
mie (my) - good
miljyn (MILL-jin) - sweets
mish (mish) - I, me (emphatic)
moddey (MAWTH-a) - dog
moggyl (MOGG-ul) - network
moghrey (MORR-a) - morning
monney (MONN-a) - many, much
mooar (MOO-ar) - big
mood (mood) - about you
mooin (moon) - about us
moyrn (mohrn) - pride
mullagh (MULL-akh) - summit
munlaa (munn-LAA) - midnight
Mwyllin Doo Aah (MULL-yin-DOO- a) - Union Mills
my (ma) - my: if
mychione (ma-H'YOWN) - about
mygeayrt (ma-GEERT) - around, about
mygeayrt-y-mooin (ma-GEERT-a- MOON) - around us
myleeaney (MLEE-an-a) - this year
myr (mar) - as
my sailliu (ma-SELL-yoo) - please (plural/polite)
my sailt (ma-SYLCH) - please (singular, familiar)
my vees (ma-VISS) - if will be
my-yesh (ma-YESH) to the right
my-yiass (ma-YASS) - to the south, southwards
N
nabooys (NAAB-oo-us) - neighbourhood
nagh mie lhiat? (nakh-MY-l'yatt) - don't you like?
nagh vel oo? (nakh-VELL-oo) - aren't you?
nah: y nah (a-NAH) - the second
Nalbin (NOLB-in) - Scotland
nane (naan) - one
nane-jeig (NAAN-jegg) - eleven
nastey (NAST-a) - present
nastaghyn (NAST-akh-un) - presents
nee? (n'yay) - is it?
nee (nee) - will do; will make
nee eh (NEE-a) - he will do/make
nee'm (NEE-um) - I'll do/make
neemayd (N'YIMM-udj) - we'll do/make
neesht (n'yiss) - also
Nerin (N'YAY-rin) - Ireland
niart (n'yart) - strength
nish (nish) - now
noa (no) - new
noadyr (NAWTH-er) - neither
noal (nawl) - over (from there)
noght (nawkh) - tonight
noi (na-ee) - against
Nollick (NULL-ick) - Christmas
Nollick Ghennal (NULL-ick-YENN- al) - Merry Christmas
noon (noon) - over (from here)
noon as noal (NOON-azz-NAWL) - to and fro
nurree (NURR-ee) - last year
nuy (nee, na-ee) - nine
nuy-jeig (NEE-jegg, NA-ee-jegg) - nineteen
nuyoo (NEE-oo/NA-ee-oo) - ninth
ny (na) - the; or
ny dyn (na-DINN) - or not
nyrrys: cha nyrrys (ha-N'YIRR-us) - no wonder
ny smoo (na-SMOO) - more
O
oasteyderyn (AWSST-ad-er-un) - publicans
obbrinagh (OBB-rinn-akh) - mechanic
obbyr (OBB-er) - work
oc (ock) - at them
offishyn (OFF-ish-un) - offices
oie (ee) - night
oie ny vairagh (EE-na-VAAR-akh) - tomorrow night
olk (ulk) - bad
ollooscoillyn (OLL-oo-SKOLL- yun) - universities
oltey (OLT-a) - member
oo (oo) - you (singular, familiar)
ooilley (ULL-ya) - all
oor (oor) - hour
ooryn-oastys (OOR-un-AWSST- iss) - licensing hours
ort (ort) - on you (singular, familiar)
ourys (OW-russ) - doubt
P
paalan (PAAL-an) - tent
paggad (PAGG-ad) - packet
Paggad Bree (PAGG-ad-BREE) - Steam Packet
peiagh (PY-akh) - person
Peddyr (PEDD-ur) - Peter
pedryl (PEDD-ral) - petrol
persoonagh (per-ZOON-akh) - personal
pian (PEE-an) - pain
ping (ping) - penny
poggaidyn (pogg-AAD-un) - pockets
pooar (poor) - power
post lectraneagh (POST-leck- TRAAN-akh) - electronic mail
praaseyn (PRAAZ-un) - potatoes
praaseyn broiet (PRAAZ-un- BRYT) - boiled potatoes
premmee (PREMM-ee) - toilet
prowal (PROW-al) - trying
punt (punt) - pound
purt (purt) - port
Purt Çhiarn (purt-CHARN) - Port Erin
Purt le Moirrey (purt-la-MURR-a) - Port St Mary
Purt ny hInshey (purt-na-HINZH- a) - Peel
pynt (pinnt) - pint
Q
quaagh (kwaakh) - strange
queig (kwegg) - five
queig-jeig (KWEGG-jegg) - fifteen
queigoo (KWEGG-oo) - fifth
quoi? (kwoy) - who?
quoid? (kwud) - how much?
R
raad (raad) - road
raaidyn (RAAJ-un) - roads
ram (ram) - much, many, lots of
Rank: y Rank (a-RANK) - France
ratçh (ratch) - race
ratçhyn (RATCH-un) - races
red (ridd) - a thing
red erbee (ridd-er-BEE) - anything
reesht (reesh) - again
ren (renn) - did, made
reurey (RA-oo-ra) - digging
rieau (r'yoo) - ever
rish (rish) - to, to him, to it
ro (raw) - too
roar (rawr) - bicycle
roaryn (RAWR-un) - bicycles
roar-bree (rawr-BREE) - motorbike
roaryn-bree(RAWR-un-BREE) - motorbikes
roee (RO-ee) - before her
roish (rohsh) - before
Roonysvaie (roon-iss-VY) Ronaldsway
roshtyn (RAWSH-chun) - reaching
row? (row) - was? were? was there? were there?
Rhumsaa (rum-SAA) - Ramsey
rumbylyn (RUM-bull-un) - skirts
ry-yannoo (ra-YINN-oo) - to be done
S
sauçhey (SOW-cha) - safe
scanshoil (skansh-OLE) - important
scapail (skayp-AYL) - escaping
scoill (skoll) - school
screeu! (skr'yoo) - write!
screeu (skr'yoo) - writing
screeunyn (SKR'YOON-un) - letters
screeuym (SKR'YOO-um) - I'll write
s'cummey (SKUMM-a) - it doesn't matter
seiy (SAA-ee) - pushing
seose (sooss/sohss) - up
seshoon (sezh-OON) - session
seshoon-kiaullee (sezh-OON- K'YAWLL-ee) - music session
seyr (sayr/sur) - free
seyrey (SAYR-a/ SUR-a) - free (plural)
shaghey (shah) - past
shamyr (SHAAM-er) - a room
shamyr-lhiabbagh (SHAAM-er- L'YAVV-akh) - bedroom
shamyryn-lhiabbagh (SHAAM-er- un-L'YAVV-akh) - bedrooms
shamyr-oonlee (SHAAM-er-OON- lee) - bathroom
shapp (shapp) - a shop
shappal (SHAPP-al) - shopping
shappeyder (SHAPP-a-der) - shopkeeper
shappyn (SHAPP-un) - shops
share (share) - better, best
share lhien (SHARE-l'yinn) - we prefer
sharmanys (SHARM-an-iss) - ceremony
sharroo (SHARR-oo) - bitter
she (shay) - it is
sheanse (SHEE-anss) - science
sheck (sheck) - a cheque
sheeoil (shee-OLE) - peaceful
sheese (sheess) - down
shegin dou (SHY-in-dow) - I must
shen (shen) - that; there is
shen eh (shen-AY) - that's it
shenn (shann/sheddn) - old
shennaghys (SHAN-akh-ass) - history
sheshaght (SHEZH-akht) - society
sheshaght-voggyl (SHEZH-akht- VOGG-ul) - network society
shey (shay) - six
shey-jeig (SHAY-jegg) - sixteen
sheyoo (SHAY-oo) - sixth
shiaght (shakh) - seven
shiaght-jeig (SHAKH-jegg) - seventeen
shiaghtin (SHAKHT-in) - week
shiaghtoo (SHAKHT-oo) - seventh
shiaulley (SHAWL-a) - sailing
shickyr (SHIGG-er) - sure, certain
shickyrys (SHIGG-er-us) - certainty
shilley (SHILL-ya) - sight
shin (shin) - we, us
shirrey (SHIRR-a) - looking for
shiu (shoo) - you (plural/polite, singular)
shoh (shaw) - this; here is
shooyl (SHOO-al) - walking
shooylaghan (SHOOL-akh-an) - promenade
shugyr (SHOO-gar) - sugar
Skauryn: Ny Skauryn (na-SKAW- run) - The Chasms
skeddan (SKATH-un) - herring
skee (skee) - tired
skeet (skeet) - sneaky person; gossip
Skianyn Vannin (SKEE-an- un-VANN-in) - Manx Airlines
skibbylt (SKIBB-ilt) - agile
skynn (skin) - knife
slaa (slaa) - painting; smearing
slaadaah (SLAA-daa) - painting
slaader (SLAAD-er) - painter; decorator
slane lhiat (slenn-L'YATT) - goodbye (singular, familiar)
slane lhiu (slenn-L'YOO) - goodbye (plural/polite)
slattys (SLATH--iss) - an act, a statute
slattyssyn (SLATH-iss-un) - acts
slaynt (slentch) - health
slayntoil (slenn-TOLE) - healthy
sleih (sly) - people
sleityn (SLAY-jun) - mountains
slissit (SL'YITH-it) - sliced
smaght (smakht) - control; correction
smessey (SMETH-a) - worse, worst
s'mie lhiam (SMY-l'yamm) - I like
s'mie lhiat (SMY-l'yatt) - you like
smoo (smoo) - more, most
smooinaghtyn (SMUNN-yakht-in) - thinking
snaue (SNAA-oo) - swimming; crawling
Sniaul (snaal) - Snaefell
sodjey (SUDJ-a) - longer, longest
soiaghey jeh (SY-akh-a-jay) - esteeming
soie! (SA-ee) - sit!
soie (SA-ee) - sitting
sollagh (SOLL-akh) - dirty
son (sonn) - for
sonnys (SONN-us) - good luck, abundance
soo (soo) - juice
soo-mess (soo-mess) - fruit juice
sorçh (surch) - sort
Sostnagh (SAWSS-nakh) - English; English person
Sostyn (SAWSS-tun) - England
Sourey (SOW-ra) - Summer;
y Sourey (a-SOW-ra) - theSummer
souree (SOW-ree) - of Summer
soylley (SOLE-ya) - enjoyment
Spaainey: y Spaainey (a-SPAAN- ya) - Spain
spollagyn (SPOLL-yag-un) - chips
spoar (spawr) - space
spoar-stiuree (spawr-SCHOOR- ee) - cyberspace
spotçhal (SPOTCH-al) - joking
spoyrt (spohrt) - sport
stayd (stayd) - state
steat (stayt) - estate; state
Steoin (ST'YOH-in) - Stephen
stiagh (schakh) - in
stiurey (SCHOOR-a) - steering
stiuree (SCHOOR-ee) - of steering
stoo (stoo) - stuff
straid (straydj) - street
s'treih lhiam (STRY-l'yamm) - I'm sorry
surranse (SURR-anss) - suffering
sy (sa) - in the; sy valley (sa- VAL-ya) - in the town
T
ta (taa) - am, is, are; there is, there are
t'ad (tadd) - they are
taghyrt (TAGH-ert) - happening
taishbynys (TASH-bin-iss) - exhibition
tammylt (TAMM-ilt) - a while
tannaghtyn (TANN-akht-un) - staying
tappee (TAVV-ee) - fast
t'ee (tee/ta-ee) - she is, it is
t'eh (tay) - he is, it is
tey (tay) - tea
thalloo (TOLL-oo) - land
thie (ty) - house
thieyn (TY-un) - houses
thie-lheihys (TY-L'YEE-uss) - hospital
thieyn-lhionney (Ty-un- L'YONN- a) - ale houses/pubs
Thie ny Cooyrtey (TY-na-KOORT- a) - The Courthouse
thieyn-oast (TY-un-AWSST) - public houses
thousane (tow-ZAAN) - thousand
Tinvaal (tin-VAAL) - Tynwald
tobbyr-oonlee (TOBB-er-OON- lee) - a bath
toiggal (TIGG-al) - understanding
thurrys (TURR-us) - trip
tooilley (TULL-ya) - more
toshiaght (TOZH-akht) - a beginning
Toshiaght-arree (TOZH-akht- ARR-ee) - February
t'ou (tow) - you are (singular, familiar)
towse (towss) - measure
tra (traa) - when
traa (traa) - time
traa dy liooar (TRAA-tha-L'YOOR) - time enough
traen (trayn) - train
traenyn-bree (TRAYN-un-BREE) - steam trains
tree (tree) - three
tree-jeig (TREE-jegg) - thirteen
treih (try) - wretched, miserable
treisht (traysht) - hope; trust
trimshagh (TRIM-zhakh) - sad
troailt (trawlt) - travelling
trooid (trood) - through
turrysagh (TURR-izz-akh) - tourist
twoaie (TOO-ee) - north
U
un (unn) - one
urree(URR-ee) - on her, on it
ushtey (USH-cha) - water
uss (uss) - you (emphatic, singular, familiar)
V
va (vaa) - was, were; there was, there were
vairagh: oie ny vairagh (EE-na- VAAR-akh) - tomorrow night
ve (vay); y ve (a-VAY); dy ve (the- VAY) - to be
veagh (VEE-ukh) - would be
vees (viss) - will be
veg (vegg) - nothing
veih (va-ee) - from
vel? (vell) - am? is? are? is there? are there?
voish (vush) - from
Vraane as Gheiney Seyrey (VRAAN-azz-GHAYN-ya- SUR-a) - Ladies and Gentlemen!
Y
y (a) - the
yarrood (yarr-OOD) - forgot
yindys (YIND-iss) - wonder
yindyssagh (YIND-iss-akh) - wonderful
yiowmayd (YOW-mudj) - we'll find; we'll get
ymmyd (IMM-ud) - use
ymmydey (IMM-ud-a) - using
ymmydit (IMM-ud-it) - used
ymmydoil (imm-ud-OLE) - useful
yn (an, in) - the
ynnyd (INN-id) - place, stead
ynseyder (INNZ-a-der) - teacher
y Rank (a-RANK) - France
y Spaainey (a-SPAAN-ya) - Spain
y Thalloo Bretnagh (a-TOLL-oo- BRETT-nakh) - Wales