Dates and Times Years hoght keead jeig queig as daeed - 1845 shey keead jeig shiaght jeig as daeed - 1657 nuy keead jeig kiare feed - 1980 nuy keead jeig nane jeig as kiare feed - 1991 bleeantyn er dy henney - years ago nurree - last year mleeaney - this year y nah vlein - next year Dates Yn chiaghtoo laa, Mean arree - the 7th of March Yn chied laa, mee Boaldyn - the first of May Yn cheyoo laa as feed, Mean souree - the 26th of June Yn nah laa jeig, mee Houney - the 12th of November Tenses Ta - Am Vel? - Am? Cha nel - Am not Nagh vel - Aren't? Va - Was Row? - Was? Cha row - Was not Nagh row - Wasn't? Bee - Will be Bee? - Will be? Cha bee - Will not Nagh bee - Won't be? Ren - Did Ren? - Did? Cha ren - Did not Nagh ren - Didn't? Nee - Will Jean? - Will? Cha jean - Will not Nagh jean - Won't? The difference between the statement and question form of REN is simply in the tone of the voice and the context of the sentence. Note that REN is different from VA/ROW in that REN describes an event that happened and VA/ROW describe an event that was happening. Ren mee goll dys Doolish - I did go to Douglas (I went to Douglas) Ren mee goll dys Doolish? - Did I go to Douglas? Cha ren mee goll dys Doolish - I didn't go to Douglas Nagh ren mee goll dys Doolish - Didn't I go to Douglas? In a similar way NEE describes an event that will happen and BEE describes an event that will be happening. Note that the endings behave in the same way as with BEE. Nee'm - I will Jean'm? - Will I? Nee oo - You will Jean oo? - Will you? (s) Nee eh - He will Jean eh? - Will he? Nee ee - She will Jean ee? - Will she? Neemayd - We will Jeanmayd? - Will we? Nee shiu - You (p) will Jean shiu? - Will you? (p) Nee ad - They will Jean ad? - Will they?
1. I was born on the 24th of May in the year 1924.
2. I built this house in 1970.
3. Did you buy that book before 1960?
4. When did he climb Snaefell? In 1953.
5. He said that on the 13th of June in the year 1845.
6. He will be forty-five years old in the year 1999.
7. She was a young girl in 1940.
8. They built the Villa Marina in 1910
9. When did they buy the new boat? It was before 1985
10. In ten minutes it will be half past nine.
11. He went home at twenty-four minutes to ten.
12. Were you still there at five past seven?
13. The milk was on the table at twelve minutes to nine on Monday.
14. The sisters went to the shop after quarter past nine.
15. They were opening the door at mid day.
16. It was still snowing at eleven o'clock in the night.
17. The children came home at twenty past five.
18. I will be fishing after half past three.
19. He bought a book in Peel on Saturday.
20. I came home last night.
21. He saw me last year.
22. Why didn't you take that book last Monday?
23. Did you say that you were wet?
24. I didn't see the twelfth boat.
25. They weren't on the boat yesterday.
26. The buggane was living under the seven hills.
27. It rained for forty days and forty nights.
28. I will go to the pub tonight.
29. Will you come home now?
30. Won't you give me that coat?
31. Why won't you learn Manx?
32. Where did you go three years ago?
33. I won't be living in Castletown tomorrow.
34. We will see you tomorrow.
35. We will be in Douglas on Sunday.