Orders (Imperative)

Here are the ways to make our favourite irregular verbs into orders. They are used quite frequently in conversation and so are worth learning.

Tar - Come Immee - Go Abbyr - Say
Jean - Do Jeeagh - See, Look Clasht - Hear
Cur - Put,Send Gow - Take Fow - Get, Find
Bee - Be


To make a negative order put 'ny' or before a vowel 'nagh' before the order form of the verb, and when ordering more than one person follow the verb with 'jee' e.g.

Gow my leshtal Excuse me (take my excuse)
Immee ersooy Go away
Tar er ash Come back
Abbyr shen Say that
N'abbyr shen Don't say that
Ny jean shen Don't do that
Jeeagh er shen Look at (on) that
Fow magh Find out
Bee jee ayns shoh Be here (to several people)

For most other verbs the imperative is simply the root of the verb which we know from the past tense, but in this case with no mutation. e.g.

Trogg - build
Jeigh - shut
Beagh - live
Roie - run
Faag - leave
Cloie - play
Drapp - climb
Eeastee - fish
Obbree - work
Kionnee - buy


Alternatively you can make the order form of the verb by preceding it with the order form of the verb to do
jean
to one person and
jean-jee
for more than one.

Jean kionnaghey shen - Buy that (to one person)
Ny jean jee cheet er ash - Don't come back (to several persons)
Ny tar jee er ash - Don't come back (again to several people).


Focklyn Noa

prowal - trying craitnag - bat (as in vampire, not cricket)
padjer - prayer dubbey - pond
pairk - park giense - party (as in birthday, not political)
meer - piece

Feyshtyn


1 He was coming down to find us.
2 Find out who that was, please.
3 Be there tomorrow at two o'clock.
4 Have you put out the cat yet ?
5 Write down all that I am saying.
6 Two men were working on the roof.
7 Take a piece of cake to Mary
8 We were going down to Laxey when we saw them.
9 Could you send my brother to America?
10 There were four red cars there before the fire.
11 Put the big wheels on the cars.
12 Although they were wet, they were still beautiful.
13 It was not here last night, but John has it now.
14 Hear that engine running, Isn't it wonderful?
15 You probably could not get them today.
16 Look at me, I'm dancing.
17 The little girl built a big castle.
18 Two dogs lived under the old church.
19 Were the big jumpers in here? Yes, they were on this table.
20 George, don't do that.
21 Her sisters went to Canada when she was young.
22 I'm sorry that you could not come.
23 Where is the little cake? It is in that big dragon.
24 Say your prayers before you go to sleep.
25 The bat flew over our heads.
26 I could have gone to that party.
27 What colour was that box? That was not a box at all.
28 Go away, I am trying to think.
29 Could I come too?
30 Come down to the park with us.
31 Why was she running from the house?
32 James saw the red train going to Kirk Michael.
33 The happy pigs played in the little pond.
34 Come to my party, and I shall give you a cake.
35 I would prefer to live in the country than the town.
36 The yellow ducks climbed the mountain.
37 Don't put your feet on the table, please.
38 I went to Laxey with them in their boat.
39 Nothing is new in Peel? What about Rick Wakeman's shop?
40 Take a large piece for me.
41 Mary was riding the bad horse when it ran away.
42 She was living where he had lived before the war.
43 I despise little boys like him.
44 Do that for me while I am doing this.
45 What time did Ruth leave the house? 8:09 am
46 Go home now, before it rains.
47 Look at the small cats playing in the box.
48 Do you remember going to school?