Here for you is a final lesson (for the moment) of idioms from J.J.Kneen,
those which I particularly like, or that are heard in general conversation,
or song.
C'red ta jannoo ort? - What ails thee?
V'eh jeant ass-y-noa - It was renewed
Ta mee jeant magh - I am satisfied
T'eh jannoo soiagh jeh - He accepts it.
Ta mee jannoo troo mysh - I envy him
Cre'n aght haink eh lesh? - How did he succeed?
Cre haink er? - What became of him?
Cha n'oddym cheet er - I cannot explain it
T'eh cheet er-y-hoshiaght - He advances
cheet neose - a descent
haink ny sleityn rish - The mountains appeared
cheet stiagh - an income, revenue
Ta mee cheet my laue - I am improving (in health)
Ta mee goll dy lhie - I am going to bed
Ta'n grian goll dy lhie - The sun is setting
Goll fo laue yn aspick - confirmation
Gow lesh (or, Goll er) - Proceed, go on
Hie ee neeal - She fainted
Hie eh roish - He departed
Hooin roin - Let's go
T'eh er dty hee - He intends to harm you
Huitt ee er keayney - She burst into tears
Quoi dty mac oo? - Whose son are you?
loaganey - staggering cur foyr er - sharpen skynn - knife ommidjagh - foolish cronney - destiny
1. Va Shorus loaganey sheese y shooylaghyn ayns Purt Chiarn.
2. She oie sterrymagh agglagh v'ayn.
3. V'eh er ve drogh oie ec yn thie oast.
4. V'eh er n'gholl neeal er y fa dy row eh ro heh.
5. Va'n grian er n'gholl dy lhie ooryn er dy henney.
6. as nish v'eh traa goll dy lhie.
7. Hie eh roish veih yn Shirragh as huitt eh er keayney.
8. "C'red ta jannoo ort?" dooyrt yn chaillin lhionney.
9. "Cha noddym cheet er," dooyrt Juan, "agh ta aggle
mooar orrym."
10. Haink scaa rish ec corneil ny straiddey.
11. Haink eh er-y-hoshiaght loayrt rish hene.
12. "Quoi dty mac uss?" vrie Shorus.
13. "She mac henn Illiam y Clugaaish mish," dreggyr yn scaa.
14. "Cre haink er?" dooyrt Shorus, prowal jannoo coloayrtys.
15. "Phrow eh cheet neose veih mullagh y thie shoh."
16. "Daink eh lesh ?" vrie Shorus.
17. V'eh jarroodit echey dy row Clugaaish aeg ny scaa hannah.
18. "She dy jarroo," dooyrt yn scaa, agh haink eh neose ro
happee,
19. as myr yiarragh ad, va'n oarlagh s'jerree yn fer smessey.
20. Ghow ad eh dys yn thie lheihys.
21. V'eh cheet my laue fo laue yn fer lhee Harrison.
22. Va ny lurgaghyn echey jeant ass-y-noa lesh freenaghyn veainagh.
23. T'eh er my hee, smooinnee Illiam.
24. choud's va'n fer lhee cur foyr er e skynnaghyn.
25. "Gow kairail," dooyrt Illiam, "Cha nel mee er n'gholl
fo laue yn aspick foast."
26. V'eh ro anmagh gyllagh son cooney.
27. myr shen ren eh soiagh jeh e chronney.
28. "Ta mee jannoo troo mysh," dooyrt yn scaa.
29. "Cre'n fa?" dooyrt Shorus, gow er.
30. Hooar eh baase dy tappee as t'eh beaghey ayns niau nish, agh
31. ta mee shooyl mygeayrt Purt Chiarn foast, ginsh dhyt yn skeeal
ommidjagh shoh.
Write a poem like this one, that will rhyme and scan in Manx. Try to
use simple words suitable for children. This was taken from my younger
brother's 1966 Play School Annual. Suitable titles - the farmyard, the
zoo, the town, the car park, anything at all in fact.
by A.A. Attwood
One black horse standing by a gate
Two ginger cats eating from a plate
Three brown goats kicking up their heels
Four pink pigs full of grunts and squeals
Five spotted cows coming slowly home
Six yellow chicks starting off to roam
Seven white doves perched upon the shed
Eight grey geese eager to be fed
Nine young lambs skipping in the sun
Ten little rabbits just about to run.