Sampleyryn
(liorish J.J.Kneen)

kione chabbil - a horse's head
kione jeh cabbyl - a head of a horse
cass jeh'n chabbyl - a foot of the horse
kione y chabbil - the horse's head
yn kione jeh'n chabbyl - the head of the horse
yn chass jeh cabbyl - the foot of a horse


Focklyn Noa

Corp - Body Kerrin - Square Boyn - Heel
Follym - Empty Neayr's - Since Mean - Centre

Feystyn


1. Hie shin dys thie Yuan.
2. Chionnee mee conning Yamys.
3. Haink shin dys shoh ayns gleashtan Voirrey.
4. Ta lurgey jeh'n voayrd brisht.
5. Chengey ny mayrey.
6. Ta shoh corp ny killagh.
7. Hooill shin seose cronk ny merriu.
8. Va Juan ny hassoo ayns kerrin y vargee.
9. Va boyn ny coshey jiarg.
10. V'eh blein y chabbil nuirree.
11. Shoh kione ny bleeaney.
12. Ta'n thie oc enmyssit 'Reayrt ny Marrey'.
13. Yeeagh Jamys magh ass e uinnag.
14. Cha row eh ceau fliaghtey, myr shen hie eh magh son shooyl.
15. Hooill eh dys mean y valley.
16. Choinnee eh kishtey dy oohyn ec Shapp Kiart.
17. Chouds v'eh shooyl dys yn stashoon traenagh,
18. va sheean quaagh 'sy phoagey echey.
19. Yeeagh eh stiagh yn phoagey as ghow eh yindys.
20. Va dragane beg drappal magh ass yn chishtey ooh.
21. Daase yn dragane ny smoo as ny smoo roish e hooillyn.
22. Lurg queig minnid v'eh er nee ooilley jeh'n bee ayns poagey Yamys.
23. Dooyrt Jamys, C'raad hemmayd nish?
24. Ta accrys orrym, Cur dou bee, dooyrt yn dragane.
25. S'aillym goll dy valley dys Shapp Kiart.
26. Eisht hooill ad er ash sheese Straid Atholl.
27. Yeeagh yn dragane er banceyryn roayr ennagh, agh
28. v'eh traa yinnair son banceyryn neesht, as v'ad 'sy thie oast.
29. Traa raink ad ec Shapp Kiart, cha row peiagh ry akin.
30. Agh va ymoddee draganeyn roauyrey as kishtaghyn ooh folmey ayn.




Er - On, Upon


We all know that the Manx word
er
can be used to mean
on
or
upon
as in English, but there are also many other more exciting and idiomatic ways to build the word into Manx conversation. This lesson gives some of the more commonly heard versions.

Already known about


Va'n kayt er y voaryd - The cat was on the table
Ta mee er nakin eh - I have seen it
Ta accrys orrym - I am hungry

In phrases

Va shen bleeantyn er dy henney - That was years ago
T'eh yn Jee ain son dy bragh - He is our God for ever
Vel peiagh erbee sthie - Is anybody inside?
Va mee er chee goll - I was on the point of going
Va'n guilley er chooyl y thie - The boy was behind the house
Tree trie er lhiurid - three foot long
Tree trie er lheead - three foot wide
Tree trie er yrjid - three foot high
Tree trie er diunid - three foot deep
Tree punt er trimmid - three pound in weight
Hie mee er y fa v'eh ceau fliaghey - I went because it was raining
Ren mee eh er y hon shen - I did it for that reason (sake)
Ta mee smooinaghtyn, er y fa shen ta mee ayn - I think, therefore I am.
Ren mee eh beggan er beggan - I did it little by little
Tar er ash - Come back
V'adsyn shooyl er gooyl - They were walking backwards
T'eh er eeasaght aym - I have it on loan

Form part of a verb

cur feysht er - question
cur fys er - send for
cur lheihys er - apply remedy to
cur enney er - recognise
cur er ash - give back, restore
goaill er - undertake
goaill accan er - pity
jannoo er - ail, be the matter with
jannoo briwnys er - judge
goll er e hoshiaght - proceed
geearree er - ask
cooinaghtyn er - remember
smooinaghtyn er - think about
jeeaghyn er - look at