Lessoon Nuy Feed as Shey-Jeig: Mannishter Rosien
Lesson One Hundred and Ninety-Six: Rushen Abbey

nuy feed as shey-jeig (NA-EE-FEED-azz-SHAY-jegg) - 196
mannishter (MANN-ish-ter) - abbey
Rosien (RUZH-en) - Rushen

Co-loayrtys
Peddyr: C’red t’ou coontey jeh’n skeeal shoh mychione Mannishter Rosien?
Ean: Ta’n shellooder kiart. Ta’n thalloo leshyn as t’eh feeu ny smoo na millioon punt. Myr shen, aigh vie er.
Peddyr: Agh veagh eh scammyltagh dy beagh y theay dooint magh ass y voayl. She tashtey ashoonagh t’ayn. C’raad sy teihll oddagh oo feddyn cheer elley yinnagh y lhied, erskyn ooilley ayns ynnyd chasherick!
Ean: Vel uss smooinaghtyn dy lhisagh y reiltys kionnaghey y boayl er egin, ceau ny smoo na millioon punt?
Peddyr: Ta, dy jarroo. Bee nearey orrin mannagh vees shen taghyrt.

C’red t’ou coontey? (KERR-id-tow-KOON-da) - What do you think?
yn skeeal shoh (in-SKEE-al-shaw) - this story/report
yn shellooder (in-SHELL-ood-er) - the owner
Ta’n thalloo leshyn (tan-TOLL-oo-LEZH-un) - The land is his/He owns the land (‘The land is with-him’). In Manx, if you own something, it’s ‘with’ you.
feeu (f’yoo) - worth
ny smoo na (na-SMOO-na) - more than
Remember you can leave nouns of measure in the singular after numbers: millioon punt (mill-YOON-punt) - a million pounds.
myr shen (mar-SHEN) - and so
aigh vie er (aykh-VY-err) - good luck to him
Agh veagh eh scammyltagh dy beagh y theay dooint magh (akh-VEE-ukh-a-SKAMM-ilt-akh-the-BEE-ukh-a-TEE-a-doont-MAKH) - But it would be scandalous if the public were shut out.
tashtey (TASH-cha) - a treasure
C’raad sy teihll..? (KRAAD-sa-TAIL) - Where in the world..?
oddagh oo feddyn (OTH-akh-oo-FETH-un) - you could find
..yinnagh y lhied (YINN-akh-a-L’YIDD) -..which would do the like
erskyn ooilley (er-SKIN-ULL-ya) - above all
ynnyd chasherick (INN-id-KHAZH-er-ick) - a holy centre
..dy lhisagh (the-L’YITH-akh) -..that.... should
kionnaghey (K’YONN-akh-a) - buying
y boayl (a-BAWL) - the place
er egin (err-AYG-in) - compulsorily

Bee nearey orrin mannagh vees shen taghyrt (bee-NAYR-a-ORR-in-MANN-akh-VISS-shen-TAGH-ert) - We’ll be ashamed if that doesn’t happen (‘There will be shame on us if that will not be happening’).