DA - To
a)
Da
- to
me you him her us you them
dou dhyt da jee dooin diu daue
b)
Da
is used with the following verbs.
give cur (da) pay eeck (da)
hate cur feoh (da) answer freggyr (da)
dislike cur dwoaie (da) show jeeagh (da)
pay attention cur geill (da) forgive leih (da)
love cur graih (da) permit lhig (da)
notice cur tastey (da) teach ynsee (da)
e.g.
Hug eh y gioot dou. He gave the gift to me.
Ta mee cur feoh da. I hate him.
Ta mee cur dwoaie da'n voddey. I dislike the dog.
Cur geill dou nish. Pay attention to me now.
Ta mee cur graih jee. I love her.
Hug mee tastey da jea. I noticed it yesterday.
Ta mee geeck eh da. I am paying it to him.
Deeck mee ping jee. I paid a penny to her.
Dreggyr mee dhyt. I answered to you.
Yeeagh mee ish da. I showed her to him.
leih dooin nyn loghtyn. Forgive us our sins.
lhig dooin padjer y ghoill. Let us prayer.
dynsee mee arrane noa jee. I taught her a new song.
Nagh dynsee mee shen dhyt roie? Didn't I teach you that before?
c)
Prefixes
So - Do -
(easy to) (difficult to)
so-gheddyn available do-gheddyn unavailable
so-akin visible do-akin invisible
so-yannoo possible do-yannoo impossible
so-hoiggal intelligible do-hoiggal unintelligible
d)
Can - Fod Cannot - Cha nod
Can? - Nod? Can't? - Nagh nod?
Remember - I can - Fodym
We can - Fodmayd
Roortys
1 Can you give the bottle to me? No.
2 I cannot hate her.
3 Can't you dislike him? Yes.
4 She can love him.
5 Can he notice her? No.
6 She cannot pay the money to them. Can't she?
7 Can't they answer us? Yes.
8 Can you show me your can? No.
9 She still cannot forgive him.
10 Can he permit us to run? No.
11 He can teach us the Manx. Can he?
12 Cars were unavailable on the Island.
13 Mr. Walker was invisible yesterday.
14 It is not impossible to see Ireland from Bradda Head.
15 His words were unintelligible.
16 Cars were available during last year.
17 The hills were visible from Castletown today.
18 It is possible that Mr. Clucas is pleased.
19 That lesson was intelligible.
20 James loves Mary.
21 Did you notice the cat on the wall?
22 You were not paying enough attention to Pam.
23 I dislike the cars in Douglas.
24 She hates me when I am sleeping.
25 It was impossible to see the girl.
26 Give that jumper to me please.
27 He paid ten pounds to me for it.
28 She wasn't pleased when I showed it to her.
29 Let me do that.
30 He taught her everything.
31 Will you forgive me tomorrow?
32 She answered me "No".
33 The pretty girl walked under my window.
34 She was wearing a large red coat.
35 I dislike red coats in the street.
36 Pay attention to the man, He is speaking.
37 Let me come in, said the Dragon.
38 He dislikes red coats too.
39 The dragon has eaten the pretty girl now.
40 Forgive me please, said the dragon.
41 The girl cannot answer him now.
42 Pay attention to this story.
43 A dragon will not forgive you for wearing a red coat.
44 What number is your house? It's number thirteen.
45 I am thirty eight years old.
46 How many people are there tonight?
47 How far is it to Port St Mary? It is fifteen miles.
48 How much did that book cost? It cost eleven pounds.