Focklyn Noa
listening geaishtagh thin thanney
speaking loayrt soft bog
waiting fuirraghtyn hard creoi
sitting soie black doo
standing shassoo brown dhone
sleeping cadley white bane
hair folt petrol pedryl
nose stroin oil ooill
mouth beeal air aer
head kione lorry carr-ladee
chin smeggyl motorcycle roar-bree
neck mwannal taxi taxee
Rish
- to
me you him her us you them
rhym rhyt rish r'ee rooin riu roo
The verbs listening, speaking, and waiting are used with rish
.
Ta mee geaishtagh rish y dooinney. I am listening to the man.
Cha nel shin loayrt r'ee. We are not talking to her.
Vel shiu fuirraghtyn rhym? Are you waiting for me?
Nagh vel eh geaishtagh rooin? Isn't he listening to us?
The verbs standing, sitting and sleeping have a special form.
my in my state of nyn in our state of
dty in your state of nyn in you state of
ny his, her, its state of nyn in their state of
(as in 'e'
his / her, his mutates but her doesn't. So with 'ny'
his mutates but her doesn't.)
Ta mee my hassoo. I am standing.
Row uss dty hoie? Were you sitting?
Cha nel eh ny chadley He is not sleeping
T'ee ny shassoo. She is standing.
Nagh vel ad nyn gadley? Aren't they sleeping?
Adverbs
Adjectives may be changed into adverbs by placing
dy
in front.
mie good dy mie well
tappee fast dy tappee quickly
moal slow dy moal slowly
dy
is not required if
ro
or
feer
come in front, or
dy liooar
follows.
mie dy liooar well enough
feer happee very quickly
ro voal too slowly
1. She was sleeping in the afternoon.
2. How much is the small black thing?
3. He was tired and so he was sitting on the chair.
4. She was speaking to that thin boy.
5. It likes you.
6. I remember her black hair.
7. James heard it.
8. That brown shoe is dirty.
9. James wasn't drinking with that woman.
10. This white bit wasn't soft.
11. Where was their boy?
12. I like her soft brown hair.
13. They left its head on the table.
14. We will be leaving that wheel on the lorry.
15. Our motorcycle wasn't old.
16. James wasn't listening to him.
17. She still waited for the bus.
18. The car has petrol, oil and water.
19. How much was their taxi?
20. This thing went home.
21. What number was on her car?
22. We came to Castletown on Monday.
23. She waited for her father.
24. That bottle was thin.
25. I will not drive a taxi.
26. Mary will stand now but William will sit.
27. She will be seeing her brother tonight.
28. I have heard from your friend.
29. He saw her thin nose and soft mouth.
30. She saw his fat chin and dirty neck.
31. They took the hard stones.
32. Mary stood on the soft soil.
33. Peter likes this Manx.
34. Who was in the air?
35. The white boat will go to Laxey now.
36. We saw his glass on that table.
37. William will sit on this stool.
38. Will she run on Sunday?
39. Won't you drive her car?
40. She is eating from that white dish.
41. Will James leave her car in Douglas?
42. Do you like that cinema?
43. I don't like this thin chair.
44. They left her in Peel.
45. Will you drive my car tomorrow? Yes.
46. He will not make a new table.
47. Won't his friend come to the pub? Yes.
48. Will you buy oil and petrol for my new car? No.