Focklyn Noa
Peiagh erbee - Anybody Irree - Rise
Shallid - Second (time) Shegin dou - I must
Brishey trostey - Breakfast Deayrtey - Pour
Caffee - Coffee Daaney - Bold
Feyshtyn
1. Is there anybody in?
2. Good evening, I am pleased to see you,
3. Come in and sit down.
4. Were you home last night?
5. There were many people in, but I didn't see you.
6. I rose early this morning.
7. The weather is calm, let us go out.
8. The weather was fine today, but it was rough last night.
9. There was snow over the mountains and a big wind in as well.
10. There is a frost on the ground this morning.
11. The sun is hot now.
12. The frost will be going away quickly.
13. I think this is the end of the summer.
14. Whose is this dragon?
15. I found him walking alone on the road.
16. He is a fine dragon, He came from a good home.
17. It is twenty minutes to seven.
18. Can you tell me the numbers on the clock?
19. The day is made up of hours, minutes and seconds.
20. There are sixty minutes in each hour.
21. John, are you getting up, It's late.
22. It's almost half past eight.
23. I will be late and the boss will be at the office before me.
24. I must put my best foot before me.
25. Is the breakfast ready?
26. Can you pour out the tea please.
27. Is it tea or coffee that's in?
28. Would you like another cup of coffee?
29. How much sugar shall I put in?
30. Don't bring a friend with you today.
31. There will be plenty of food for all of us.
32. Why didn't you bring him?
33. Is the sea too rough to sail out?
34. How did the cat get the cheese?
35. It is good to be bold, but bad to be too bold.
36. I am not as strong as I was before.
37. Who is the old woman who is coming to the door now and again?
38. One second she was there, one second later she was gone.
39. One day we were in the North of Scotland.
40. The weather is very stormy here.
41. I will take another cup now please.
Emotions etc.
To say "I am thirsty" in Manx you would say "There is a thirst on me". Ta paays orrym.
The same is also true of the following (and many more) states of being.
There is ..... on me.
Ta imnea (orrym) - I am anxious
trimshey - sorrowful
paays - thirsty
accyrys - hungry
feme - in need
chingys - sick
aggle - afraid
boggey - joyful
graih - love
Ta imnea ort ayns shoh, nagh vel?
- You are anxious here aren't you?
Vel paays er? - Is he thirsty?
Ta aggle orrym 'sy thie shen. - I am frightened in that house.
Va boggey mooar urree. - She was overjoyed.
Bee graih orroo. - They will be loved.
Va chingys orrym riyr. - I was ill last night.
Ta feme er ny paitchyn shen. - Those children are needy.
Va accrys er Jamys ec traa jinnair. - James was hungry at dinner time.
Va trimshey er yn taggyrt. - The priest was sorrowful.
Love
While on the subject there several ways to express everlasting affection.
Ta graih orrym ec Moirrey - I am loved by Mary.
Ta graih aym urree - I love her.
T'ee ayns graih rish - She is in love with him
T'ee cur graih da - She loves him (She is putting love to him)
Ta mee graihagh urree - I love her (I am loving on her)
Shynney lhiam ish - I love her
Bynney lesh ee - He loved her
Cha nhynney lhee mish - She doesn't love me.