Lessoon Nane-Jeig as Daeed: Nollick Ghennal
Lesson Fifty-One: Merry Christmas
nane-jeig as daeed (NAAN-jegg-azz-DY-eed) - fifty-one ('eleven and forty')
Nollick (NULL-ick) - Christmas
gennal (G'YENN-al) - merry, cheerful
Nollick Ghennal (NULL-ick-YENN-al) - Merry Christmas
Since 'Nollick' is a feminine word (noun), we change the 'g' in 'gennal' to 'gh'.
Co-loayrtys
Catreeney: Cre'n aght ta'n shappal goll?
Ealish: Moal dy liooar. Cha nel mee er ngeddyn monney nastaghyn-Nollick foast.
Catreeney: As ta'n Chegeesh Ommidjagh cheet! Bee shiu geddyn kellagh-
frangagh?
Ealish: Beemayd.
cre'n aght? (krinn-AKHT) - how?
shappal (SHAPP-al) - shopping
goll (gull) - going
moal (mawl) - slow; miserable
geddyn (GETH-un) - getting, finding
monney (MONN-a) - many
nastey-Nollick (NASST-a-NULL-ick) - Christmas present
nastaghyn-Nollick (NASST-akh-un-NULL-ick) - Christmas presents
foast (fohss) - yet, still
'Cha nel mee er ngeddyn monney nastaghyn-Nollick foast' (ha-NELL-mee-air-NETH-un-MONN-a-NASST-akh-un-NULL-ick-FOHSS)
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'I haven't got many Christmas presents yet'.
Word for word, this is: 'I am not after getting many Christmas presents yet'.
kegeesh (kegg-EESH) - fortnight
ommidjagh (OMM-iddj-akh) - foolish
Yn Chegeesh Ommidjagh (in-khegg-EESH-OMM-iddj-akh) - The Foolish Fortnight.
The Foolish Fortnight is the traditional period of celebration covering Christmas
and New Year.
kellagh-frangagh (KELL-yakh-FRANG-akh) - a turkey