She
We generally use (T'eh) or (T'ee) to say (it is). There is another more emphatic way
of saying this in (She), pronounced Shay. To distinguish in my own mind I think of
this being like the old English 'Tis'. In this lesson I hope to show some cases where
'She' is commonly used. The negative / question form of '
She
' is '
Nee
' pronounced Nay, not to be confused with the word for 'Will do/make'.
1) To add extra force to your agreement where use could answer 'ta' to a question,
use 'she' instead. Lots of people do.
2) To talk about the condition of anything. Note that 'She' is generally a statement
without time or place.
She laa mie t'ayn - 'Tis a fine day that is in.
She laa mie v'ayn - 'Tis a fine day that was in.
3) Often the 'She' is abbreviated to S'. This sounds great and gives added emphasis.
S'yindyssagh yn oie shoh - 'Tis wonderful (or How wonderful) this night.
S'feayr yn oie noght - 'Tis cold (or How cold) the night tonight.
S'fliugh yn laa v'ayn jiu - 'Tis wet (How wet) the day that was in today.
S'mie lhiam brishtagyn - I like ('Tis good with me) biscuits.
S'doogh lhiam shoh - How ill with me, this.
4) Often used to identify things and people, talk about nationality, occupations or
relationships.
She Juan mish - I am John
She my vraar uss - You are my brother
She Jamys yn dooinney - James is the man.
She Sostnagh eshyn - He is an Englishman.
Cha nee saggyrt mish - I am not a priest.
Nagh nee my charrey oo? - Aren't you my friend?
5) The word order can be changed and 'She' added to emphasise a part of a sentence.
Hie shin dys Doolish jea - We went to Douglas yesterday.
She shinyn hie dys Doolish jea - WE went to Douglas yesterday
She dys Doolish hie shin jea - We went to DOUGLAS yesterday
She jea hie shin dys Doolish - We went to Douglas YESTERDAY
6) For even more emphasis omit 'She' altogether even though it's still there if unspoken.
This is called an Absolute sentence.
(She) Mish yn Chiarn dty Yee - I am the Lord thy God.
(She) Shoh my charrey - This is my friend
7) To best illustrate the difference between (
T'eh
) and (
She
), and it's not easy, use 'She' to describe a state of being without time or place
e.g. She thailleyr Juan, means John is a tailor.
She
(cont.)
However, Ta Juan ny thailleyr means John is currently a tailor and that is his current
profession. He has not always been one and may not be one in the future. So if you
were saying John is a tailor today (implying he may not have been one before), or
that John is a tailor in Douglas, you have to use T'eh.
Focklyn Noa
Ree - King grianagh - sunny
moain - turf yn chooid smoo - most (the greater part)
freayll - keep briaght - ask (for information)
Try to use
she
where possible in these questions, don't worry too much about word order.
1. She is my sister.
2. I am the King.
3. Are you a Manxman?
4. I am a priest in Castletown.
5. How wonderful was last night.
6. Are you John's son?
7. He is a fireman.
8. He will be a judge.
9. He is not my father.
10. I was a dragon, but I am a teacher now.
11. This is the North.
12. James is a carpenter.
13. It's a fine sunny day that's in.
14. How strong that horse.
15. They are children.
16. Turf is not coal.
17. Coal is black.
18. We are the boys.
19. How cold was the night.
20. How pretty this glen.
21. We were coming home yesterday.
22. We were coming home YESTERDAY.
23. We were coming HOME yesterday.
24. WE were coming home yesterday.
25. The kitchen is hotter than the hall.
26. Are you sorry to see that?
27. They think that I was sleeping.
28. The dragon walked down the street.
29. "He is a Dragon" said the man to the girl.
30. "I haven't seen one of them before" said the girl.
31. There were more of them here before St George came.
32. Most (the greater part) of them died.
33. How did they die? asked the girl.
34. I am not sure, but they say they died quickly.
35. I would like a Dragon in my street.
36. Why can't I keep a dragon too daddy?
37. You can keep a dragon when you are older.
38. He could go for long walks with me.
39. We will go down like a house on fire.