aalin s'aaley giare s'girrey aashag sassey lajer s'troshey aeg s'aa leah s'leaie ard s'yrjey lhean shlea beg sloo liauyr s'lhuirey bog s'buiggey mie share bwaagh s'bwaaie moal smelley cheh s'choe mooar smoo chionn s'chenney olk smessey chiu s'chee reagh s'reaie faggys sniessey rouyr s'riurey foddey sodjey shenn shinney garroo s'girroo thanney s'theinney gial s'gilley trome s'trimmey ymmodee shlee
1. The rough cat is stronger than the heavy mouse.
2. The bright whistle is smaller than the soft cushion.
3. The young woman is older than the old ant.
4. The merry robin was prettier than the strong carpet.
5. The bad penny was thinner than the good book.
6. The wide road is worse than the largest bridge.
7. The thinnest rabbit is also the slowest.
8. The hottest curry is the heaviest one.
9. The most numerous army won the fight.
10. The tall cats tongue was rougher than mine.
11. The brightest star was still shining in the dawn.
12. The thick bush was shorter than the bushy tree.
13. The beautiful picture hung in the merriest chip shop.
14. The Manx group was more numerous than the sheep.
15. But the brown sheep were fatter than the soft ice cream.
16. The coffee from the kettle is hotter than the tea from the pot.
17. The knot was tighter than Tom Jones' trousers.
18. This exercise is easier than the last one.
19. Mary was younger than the fat M.H.K.
20. Sarah's was the highest house on the mountain.
21. The short carrot was softer than the long footpath.
22. The new hedge will be thicker than this, next year.
23. This bridge is longer than any other on the Island.
24. A cow's heart is larger than a football.
25. A plate of biscuits is better than a plastic bag.
26. Our street is wider than the Sulby river.
27. The end of the world will be sooner than you think.
28. Your house is nearer than mine.
29. The longest road is further than merry England.
This lesson tries to bring together in one place the rules about forming
any tense of a so called regular verb - Here goes using the example Faagail
(to leave). To start with find the root of the verb by removing anything
that looks removable from the end e.g.
etc. Endings with
in, are replaced with an
Alternatively look in Cregeen's dictionary for the form of the verb
marked with an asterisk.
e.g. I left
mutate (lenite) the root and prefix leading vowel with D or J
Daag mee - I left Cha daag mee - I didn't leave
Daag mee? - Did I leave?
e.g. Leave (an order) Simply use the root, and add jee on the end when
ordering more than 1 person.
Faag - Leave (to one person) Faag jee - Leave (to many people)
Nagh faag - Don't leave
e.g. I will leave. Take the root. Adding -ym,-ee,-mayd to verbs not
ending agh. Add -eeym,-ee,-eemayd to those ending agh. Mutate (nasalise)
the root for questions and negatives.
Faagym - I will leave Cha vaagmayd - We will not leave
Faagee ad - They will leave
e.g. I would leave
Take the root. Add in,agh depending on person. Mutate (nasalise) root
for questions and negatives.
Faagin - I would leave Cha vaagagh ad - They would not leave
e.g. It was left
Add '-it' to the root
V'eh faagit - It was left
e.g. I have left
Add '-er' to a mutated (lenited) verbal noun (not the root this time)
Ta mee er n'aagail - I have left .V'eh er n'aagail - He had left
e.g. I went to the door to leave
mutate (lenite) verbal noun and prefix with
.
Hie mee dys y dorrys dy aagail - I went to the door to leave
Va mee ayns shen ry aagail - I was there to be left
Lhig dooin eshyn y aagail - Let us leave him