aalin - beautiful
aarlaghey - preparing; cooking
aarlee! - prepare! cook!
aarloo - ready
aase! - grow!
aase - growing
aash - rest, ease
aashagh -easy
aasit - grown
aa-vioghey - reviving
abbyr! - say!
abyl - able
aeg - young; plural form - aegey
aer - air; sky
aeragh - airy
agglagh - terrible, frightful, awful
aggle - fear
agh - but
aght - way (manner); aghtyn - ways, manners
aghterbee - anyway
aghtyn-coagyrey - ways of cooking
aigney - mind; aignaghyn - minds
aile - fire; aileyn - fires
aile-geayl - coal fire
ain - at us
aitt - amusing, funny, humorous
Albinagh - Scottish, Scottish person
Albinee - Scottish people
ambee - character
Americaanagh - American, American person
Americaanee - American people
ammyr - channel; ammyryn - channels
anaase - interest; anaasyn - interests
anchaslys - difference
anjeeal - breakfast
anmagh - late
ansherbee - anyway
ard - high, chief, prime; a district
ard-choagyrey - head cook
ard-ghooagh - famous
ardjaghey - promotion
ard-valley - city; capital: ard-valjyn - cities, capitals
ard-vargey - supermarket; ard-vargaghyn - supermarkets
ard-vluckaneyr - top footballer
ardwhaiyl - parliament
ard-ynseyder - headteacher
arganey - arguing
arganys - agument
argid - money
argideyr - teller
argidys - finance
arnane - homework
arraghey - moving; transport
arran - bread
arrane - song; arraneyn - songs
arran-greddan - toast
arrish - imitation; impersonation
art - an article; artyn - articles
as - and
ashoon - nation; ashoonyn - nations
ashoonagh - national
ashoonaght - nationality
ass - out, out of
assairagh - absent, missing
assee - damage
ass y noa - anew, afresh
aundyr - a prize; aundyryn - prizes
awin - river; awinyn - rivers
ayd - at you
aym - at me
ayn - in
ayns - in
ayrn - part
baare - pinnacle, top
Baarle - English language
baarney - a gap, baarnaghyn - gaps
baase - death: hooar ee baase - she died
baatey - boat; baatyn - boats
babban - baby, doll; babbanyn - babies, dolls
baghey - living
baght - observation; baghtyn - observations
baghtal: er baghtal - excellent
baie - bay
baih - drowning
bainney - milk
baljagh - municipal; halley baljagh - town hall
balley - town; baljyn - towns
Balley Chashtal - Castletown
Balley Keeill Eoin - St John’s
Balley ny Loghey - Ballaugh
balloo - dumb
banc - a bank; bancyn - banks
bane - white; plural form baney
bare: bare lhiam tey - I’d prefer tea; bare dhyt goll - you had better go
barel - opinion; barelyn - opinions
Barooyl - Barrule
barrantys - a guarantee;
barroose - a bus; barrooseyn - buses
bashtal: er bashtal - excellent
bassag - tennis
bassag-voayrd - table tennis
bayr - road; bayryn - roads
bea - life
beagh: cha beagh - would not be
bea-oaylleeaght - biology
beayn - permanent
beg - little, small
beggan - a little
bee - will be; food
beeal - a mouth; beill - mouths
beeal-arrish - folklore
Beeal Feirshtey - Belfast
bee-kayt - cat food
beg - little, small plural form - beggey
beggan - a little
begin: begin dou goll - I had to go
beishtyn: ny beishtyn - toothache
ben - woman; mraane - women
ben aasit - adult (female)
ben-choonee - assistant(female)
ben-lhee - doctor (female)
bentyn da/rish - touching; concerning
ben-treoghe - widow; mraane-treoghe - widows
ben-vooinjerey - cousin (female)
beign: cha beign - I would not be
berçhagh - rich, moneyed
bieau - fast
biggin - a pet; bigginyn - pets
birragh - pointed
bio - alive
bione - was known; bione dooin - we knew
bioyr - lively
blakey er - staring at
blass - taste; accent
bleeaney - of year
bleeantyn - years
blein - year; bleeantyn - years; bleeaney - of year
blockit - blocked
bloose - blouse
bluckan - ball; bluckanyn - balls
bluckan-coshey - football
bluckaneyr - footballer, bluckaneyryn - footballers
BNJ - Blein Nyn Jiarn - The Year of Our Lord - AD
boandyr - a nurse; boandyryn - nurses
boayl - place; buill, boaylyn - places
boayl-ruggyree - place of birth
boayrd - table, board; buird - tables, boards
boayrd-coontee - counter; buird-choontee - counters
bochilley - shepherd; bochillyn - shepherds
bodjal - cloud; bodjallyn - clouds
bodjallagh - cloudy
bog - soft
boght - poor; plural form - boghtey
boghtynid - nonsense
boirey - worry; trouble
boirit - worried
bolg - belly; builg - bellies
bollagh: dy bollagh - completely
bolvaneagh - stupid, silly
booiagh - content, satisfied
bookal - booking
bookit - booked
braag - a shoe; braagyn - shoes
braar - brother
braaraghyn - brothers
braew - fine
braghtan - a sandwich; braghtanyn - sandwiches
brastyl - class; brastyllyn - classes
bree - energy; steam
bree-geayee - wind energy
bree-greiney - solar energy
bree-marrey - sea energy (wave power)
bree-tonnyn - wave energy
breeoil - energetic; valid
Breeshey - Brigid
Bretnagh - Welsh, Welsh person
Bretnee - Welsh people
Bretnish - Welsh language
brie! - ask!
briaght - asking
brish! - break!
brishey - breaking
brishey - a break; brishaghyn - breaks
brishey-tey - tea break
brishey trostey - breakfast
brock - a mess
buill - places
bun - base; meaning cur er bun - establishing
bunnys - almost, nearly
bwee - yellow
bwoaill! - hit! strike!
bwoalley - hitting, striking
bwooiagh - content, satisfied
bwooise - thanks
by - would be; by vie lhiam - I would like
bynney: bynney lhee - she liked, she loved
caabyl - a cable; caabil - cables
caarjoil - friendly
caarjyn - friends
caashey - cheese
cabbyl - horse; cabbil - horses
caddil! - sleep!
cadjin - common; general
cadlagh - sleepy
cadlee - of sleeping
cadley - sleeping
caffee - coffee
caggey - war; caggaghyn - wars
caghlaa - a change, changing; caghlaaghyn - changes
caglaait - changed
caill! - lose!
caillin-etlan - air hostess; caillinyn-etlan - air hostesses
caillit, caillt - lost
camp-laghyn-seyrey - holiday camp
cappan - cup; cappanyn - cups
carbyd - vehicle; carbid - vehicles
carbyd-livrey - delivery vehicle
carrey- friend; caarjyn - friends
carrey-penn - pen-friend
carr-pollys - police car
cartoon - cartoon; cartoonyn - cartoons
casley rish - resembling
caslys - likeness
caslys-çheerey - a map
caslys-soilshey - a photograph; caslysyn-soilshey - photographs
cass - foot; cassyn - feet
cashtal - castle; cashtallyn - castles
castreycair - middling
ceau! - spend! wear! throw!
ceau - spending; wearing; throwing
ceau-traa - hobby; ceaughyn-traa - hobbies
Celtiagh - Celtic; Celtic person
Celtiee - Celtic people, Celts
cha - (negative); cha nel mee - I am not
çhaghteraght - message; çhaghteraghtyn - messages
çhaglym - meeting; gathering
chammah as - as well as
cha nel - am not, is not, are not
çhea - fleeing
cheddin - same
çhee: er çhee - about to
çheer - country; çheeraghyn - countries
çheer-oaylleeaght - geography
çheet - coming
çheh - hot
cheilley: ry-cheilley - together
çhellinsh - telecommunications
çhellooish - television
çhellooishan - television set
çhellvane - telephone
çhellvane-freggyrt - phone number
çhellvaney - phoning
çhellveeish - television
çhellveeishan - television set
çhengaghyn - tongues; languages
çhengey - tongue; language çhengaghyn - tongues, languages
çhengleyragh - talkative
çhesh-veanagh - nuclear
çheu - side
çheu-mooie - outside
çheu-heear - west side; behind
çheu-hiar - east side
çheu-sthie - inside
çheyoo: yn çheyoo - the sixth
çhiaghtoo: yn çhiaghtoo - the seventh
chiarroo: yn chiarroo - the fourth
çhiass - heat
çhiass-banglaneagh - entral heating
çhiasseyder - heater; çhiasseyderyn- heaters
chied - first
çhing - ill, sick
çhingys-bolg - stomach ache
çhingys-feeackle - toothache
çhingys-king - headache
çhiollagh - fireplace
çhiow - heat, heating
çhirrym - dry
cho - as; cho leah as - as soon as
chooilley: dy chooilley - each, every
choud as, choud’s - while
çhymmyltaght - environment
çhyndaa! - turn!
çhyndaa - turning
claaraghey - booking, registering
claare - programme; claaryn - programmes
claarit - booked, registered
clag - clock
clashtyn - hearing
classicagh - classical
cleaysh - ear; cleayshyn - ears
cliaghtaghyn - exercises; customs
cliaghtey - exercise; custom; accustomed
cliaghtit - accustomed
cloan - children
cloie - a play; plays - cloiaghyn
cloie! - play!
cloie - playing
club - a club; clubbyn - clubs
coad - code
coageyder - a cooker; coageyderyn - cookers
coagyrey - a cook; coagyryn - cooks
coan - valley
coar - agreeable
coardail rish - according to
coardailys - agreement
coayl - losing
co-chloie - match; co-chloieaghyn - matches
co-earrooaght - computing (subject)
co-earrooder - computer; co-earrooderyn - computers
colleish - colllege; colleishyn - colleges
Colloo: yn Cholloo - the Calf (of Man)
co-loayrtys - conversation
colught - company; colughtyn - compamies
conaant - covenant, contract, treaty
conaantyn - covenants, contracts, treaties
conrieugh - imaginary
cooid - part, portion; y chooid smoo - the most part
cooidjagh - together
cooie - fitting, appropriate
cooish - affair, matter; subject; a chat
cooishyn - affairs, matters; subjects; chats
cooish-ynsee - am academic subject
coon - narrow
cooney - help; helping
coontey - counting; reckoning; an account, a bill
coontey-gas - gas bill
coontey-lectraghys - electricity bill
coontey-scoill - school report
coontey-tashtee - deposit account
coontysseyr - accountant; coontysseyryn - accountants
coontysseyraght - accountancy
coorse - course; coorseyn - courses
coorse-kiartey - career; coorseyn-kiartey - careers
cooyl - back
coraa - voice; coraaghyn - voices
corpagh - physical
corpoil - physical
corree - angry; anger
cosney - gaining, winning; earning
cosh: fo cosh - under foot; currit fo cosh - subdued
coshey - of foot
cosoylagh - likely
cossyn! - gain! win! earn!
costal - costing; expensive
cowag - a chat; cowagyn - chats
cowrey - a mark; cowraghyn - marks
coyrle - advice
c’raad? - where?
crackan - skin
craidey - mocking
crank! - knock!
crankal - knocking
craue - bone; craueyn - bones
craue-drommey - backbone
cre? - what? which?
cre cho ...? - how ... ?
creck! - sell!
creck - selling
creckeyder - seller, sales person; creckeyderyn - sellers, sales persons
credjal - believing
creeney - wise
Creest - Christ
Creestiaght - Christianity
cre’n...? - what...? which ...?
creoi - hard
cretoor - creature; cretooryn - creatures
criggad - cricket
crink - hills
crogh! - hang! crogh er! - depend on!
croghey - hanging
croghey er - depending on
cronk - a hill
Cronk Keeill Eoin - Tynwald Hill
cronnal - clear, obvious
cruinnag - light bulb; cruinnagyn - light bulbs
cuin? - when?
cuirrey - invitation
cuirraghyn - invitations
cuirrey-kiaullee- concert; cuirraghyn-kiaullee - concerts
cum! - hold! keep!
cumir - compact; concise
cummal - living (dwelling); holding, retaining
cummal rea - a flat
cummaltagh - inhabitant; cummaltee - inhabitants
cummey - appearance; cummaghyn - appearances
cur! - give! put!
cur bree da - switch on
cur - giving; putting
cur lesh - bringing
cur my ner - noticing
curragh - a bog, a marsh; curreeyn - bogs, marshes
curriglym - curriculum
currit - given; put
da - to, to him, to it; for, for him, for it
daah - colour; colours - daahghyn
daaney - bold, daring; rude
daaue: t’ad nyn daaue - they are retired
daayt - date; daaytyn - dates
daeed - forty
dagh - each, every
daink: cha daink eh - he didn’t come
danjeyragh - dangerous
daue - to them
daunsin - dancing
dean - goal; deanyn - goals
debejagh - desperate
deiney - men
dellal - dealing, doing business
dendeysagh - delicate
derrey - until
deyr - dear
dhone - brown
dhyt - to you; for you
disco - disco; discoghyn - discos
dinsh - told
Divlyn - Dublin
doillee - difficult
doilleeid - difficulty
doo - black
dooar: ..dy dooar ee - ..that she found
dooghyssagh - natural
dooin! - close! shut!
dooinney - a man; deiney - men
dooinney seyr - gentleman; deiney seyrey - gentlemen
dooisht! - wake up!
dooisht - awake
Doolish - Douglas
dooney - closing, shutting
doostey - waking
dorrys - door; dorrysyn - doors
dorrys-toshee - front door
dowin - deep
dree - tedious, boring
drogh - bad
drogh-ourys - suspicion
dty - your
dunnal - bold, brave
dy - of; to
dyn - without
dyn-yss - not known
dys - to
dy ve - to be
eaddagh - clothes
eaddagh-oie - pyjamas/nightie
eaddagh-snaue - swimming costume
eaisht! - listen!
eaishtagh - listening
earish - weather
earisheyr - journalist; earisheyryn - journalists
earishlioar - magazine; earishlioaryn - magazines
earroo - number; earrooyn - numbers
earroo-çhellvane - telephone number
eash - age
ec - at
echey - at him, at it
eck - at her, at it
eddin - face; eddinyn - faces
eddyr - between
eddyrashoonagh - international
Eddyr-Voggyl - Internet
eddrym - light
ee! - eat! ee - eating
ee- she, her; it
eeasaght - a loan
eeast - fish; eeastyn - fish (plural)
eeastagh - fishing
eeasteyr - fisherman; easteyryn - fishermen
eeck! - pay!
eeck - paying
eer - even
egin - compulsion
eginit - compelled, forced
eh - he, him; it
eie - idea; eieyn - ideas
eiraght - inheritance; heritage
eirinagh - farmer; eirinee - farmers
eirinys - farming
eisht - then; eishtagh - then
eiyr! - follow!
eiyrt - following
eiyrtys - outcome
ellan - island; ellanyn - islands
elley - other
ellyn - art
ellynagh - refined
emshyr - weather
enmyn - names
enmys - address; enmyssyn - addresses
enmys-baghee - permanent address
enmyssit - named
ennagh - some
ennal - breath
ennym - name; enmyn - names
er - on, on him, on it
erash - back
er baghtal, er bashtal - excellent
erbee - at all
er-çhee - about to, on the point of
er chor erbee - at all
er-lheh - special
er lhiam - I think
erreish - after
erriu - on you
erskyn - above
ersooyl - away
er y chlag - o’clock
er y fa - because
er yn oyr - because
etlagh - flying
etlan - aeroplane; etlanyn - aeroplanes
etlan skiootagh - jet plane
etlee! ettyl! - fly
eu - at you
faag! - leave!
faagail - leaving
faaie - pitch, green, flat field; pitches, greens, flat fields - faaieaghyn
faase - weak
faggys da - near to
faill - pay, salary
failleil - failing
faiileydagh - employee; failleydee - employees
failt - welcome
faitagh - shy
fakin - seeing
far-rollage - satellite; far-rollageyn - satellites
far-skeealaght - fiction
fassan - fashion
fassanagh - fashionable
fastagh - serious, pensive
fastyr - afternoon; evening
fea - a rest
feanish - witness; feanishyn - witnesses
feddan - a whistle; feddanyn - whistles
feddan mooar - flute; feddanyn mooar(ey) - flutes
feddyn - finding, getting
feeackle - tooth; feeacklyn - teeth
feeackleyr - dentist; feeackleyryn - dentists
feed - twenty
feedoo - twentieth
feer - very; true
feeshan - video; feeshanyn - videos
feeyn - vine
fegooish - without
feme - need
feoilt - generous
fer - one, a man; plural - fir
fer aasit - adult (male)
fer-lhee - doctor (male)
fer-mooinjerey - cousin (male)
fer-oik - official (male); fir-oik - ofiicials (males)
ferrish - fairy; ferrishyn - fairies
ferrym - a form
fer-toshee - leader; fir-toshee - leaders
fer-ynsee - teacher (male)
feysht - a question; feyshtyn - questions
feyshtey - questioning
fillym - film; filmyn - films
filmey - filming
fir - ones; men
fir aasit - adults (males)
firrinagh - true, faithful
fishig - physics
fliaghey - rain
fliugh - wet
fo - under
foalsaght - falsehood
foalsey - false
foardrail - affording
foast - still, yet
foastagh - still, yet
foays - benefit, good
foaysagh - beneficial
fo chay - misty, foggy
fo c(h)osh - under foot
fockle - word; focklyn - words
fockley - uttering
foddee - perhaps, maybe
foddee oo - you can
foddym - I can
fodmayd - we can
fogrey - notice
foddey - long
foddid - distance
fo-hroosyn - underpants
fo-linney - extension (phone)
follit - secret
follym - empty
folt - hair
folteyr - hairdresser; folteyryn - hairdressers
fo my laue - signature
fo ‘niaghtey - under snow
formoil - formal
foshil! - open!
foshlit - open(ed)
fosley - opening
fo smaght - under control
fo-valley - suburb; fo-valjyn - suburbs
fow! - find! get!
Frangagh - French, French person
Frangee - French people
Frangish - French language
freggyr! - answer!
freggyrt - answering; an answer
fuinneyder - baker; fuinneyderyn - bakers
fuirree! - wait!
fuirraghtyn - waiting
fynn - fair
fys - knowledge: ta fys aym - I know
fysseree - data. information
fy-yerrey - at last
fy-yerrey hoal - at long last
ga (dy) - although
gaarlaghey - preparing; cooking
gaase - growing
gaccan - complaining, grumbling
Gaelg, Gailck - Manx language
Gaeltaght - Gaelic speaking area
gaggyrt - demanding
gagh - each, every
gamman - game; gammanyn - games
garaghyn - gardens
garey - a garden; garaghyn - gardens
garreish - garage; garreishyn - garages
gas - gas
gaue - danger
gaueagh - dangerous
geaishtagh - listening
gearey - laughing
geay - wind
geayagh - windy
geayl - coal
geayney - green
geayshteenagh - hairy
gee - eating
geeck - paying
geill - consideration, heed, notice
geinnagh -sand; geinnee - of sand
geiyrt - following
gennaghtyn - feeling
gennal - cheerful
Germaanagh - German, German person
Germaanee - German people
Germaanish - German language
getlagh - flying
geuree - of winter
geurey - winter; geuree - of winter
gial - bright
giare - short
giarr! - cut!
giarrey - cutting
Giat y Clieau - Mountain Road
gimman - driving
ginsh - telling
gioot - gift, present; giootyn - gifts, presents
girree - rising
giu - drinking
giyn: er giyn - following
glackan - a brake; glackanyn - brakes
glackey - seizing, getting hold of
Glaschu - Glasgow
glass - green; plural form glassey
gleashtan - car; gleashtanyn - cars
glen - clean; thie glen - a clean house
glen! - clean!
glenney - cleaning
glion - glen; glionteeyn - glens
gloyr - glory
goaill - taking
goaill aggle - being afraid
goaill cowag - chatting
goaill fea - resting
goaill seose - arresting
goaill soylley - enjoying
goaill toshiaght - starting, beginning
Goaldagh - British, a British person; Goaldee - British people
goaldagh - a guest; goaldee - guests
goan - rare
gobbag - dogfish; plural - gobbagyn
gobbal - denying
gobbraghey - working
goit - taken
goll - going
goll er - continuing
goltaghey - greeting, welcoming
gonnagh - painful
goonlaghey - washing (person)
gorrym - blue
gortaghey - hurting
gow! - take! go!
gow er! - continue!
gow my leshtal - excuse me
gowaltys - a farm; gowaltyssyn - farms
gow toshiaght! - start! begin!
gra - saying
graih - love
graihagh - loving, lovesome
Graih Veen! - Dear Love!
graney - ugly
grayse - grace
greddan - a grill
greeishyn - stairs, steps
greesaghey - exciting, inciting\
greie - instrument, tool; greieyn - instruments, tools
greim - a grip, a bite
grian - sun; greiney - of sun
grinenyn - cereal
guee! - pray! beseech!
guee - praying, beseeching
guilley - boy; guillyn - boys
gummey: nagh gummey - never mind
gunn - gun; gunnyn - guns
gura mie ayd, gura mie eu - thank you
gy baase - to death
gy kione - to an end
gyllagh - calling out
gyn - without
gynsaghey - learning; teaching
gys - to
haaue: ta mee my haaue - I am retired
haink - came
halley - hall; hallaghyn - halls
hannah - already
heese - down (below)
heiss - a lift (in a car); heissyn - lifts
henney: er dy henney - ago
heose - up (above)
hene - self
hoal - over there
hockee - hockey
hoght - eight
hoghtoo - eighth
hooar - got; found
hooin - towards us
hooin roin! - let’s go!
hoshiaght - first
iençhyssagh - convenient
imman! - drive!
imman - driving
immanagh - driver; immanee - drivers
immee! - go (off)!
immeeaght - event; immeeaghtyn - events
imnea - anxiety
injil - low
inneen - daughter; girl
inneenyn - daughters; girls
inney-veyl - maid
insh - tell! telling
irree! - rise! get up!
irree - rising
iu! - drink!
iu - drinking
jaagh - smoke
jaaghag - cigarette; jaaghagyn - cigarettes
jaggad - jacket; jaggadyn - jackets
jalloo - picture, image; jallooyn - pictures, images
jalloo-soilshee - diagram; jallooyn-soilshee - diagrams
jannoo - doing; making
jannoo studeyrys - studying
jarroo: dy jarroo - indeed
jarrooagh - positive
jea - yesterday
jean! - do! make!
jean studeyrys! - study!
jeant - made; done
Jecrean - Wednesday
Jedoonee - Sunday
Jee - God
jee - of her
jeeagh! - look! watch!
jeeaghyn - looking, watching
jeean - earnest, keen
jeeragh - direct, immediate
jees - two
jeh - of, of him, of it
Jeheiney - Friday
jeigh! - shut!
jeigh - shutting
jeih - ten
jeihoo - tenth
Jelune - Monday
Jemayrt - Tuesday
Jerdein - Thursday
jerkal - hoping
jerrey - end
Jerrey Fouyir - October
Jerrey Geuree - January
jerrey-shiaghtin - weekend
Jerrey Souree - July
Jesarn - Saturday
jesh - nice; right (hand)
jeshaghey - servicing
jeshaght - engine; jeshaghtyn - engines
jeu - of them
jiarg - red
jiarg-chorree - livid
jinnair - dinner; jinnairyn - dinners
jiooldagh - negative
jishag - dad, daddy
jishag vooar - grandad
jiu - today
joarree - foreign; a foreigner; joarreeyn - foreigners
joggal - jogging
jough - a drink
jummal - wasting
jysk - disk; jyskyn - disks
jysk cumir - compact disk
jyst - dish; jystyn - dishes
kaart - card; kaartyn - cards
kaart-daill - credit card; kaartyn-daill - credit cards
karracteyr - character; karracteyryn - characters
kay - mist, fog
kayt - cat; kiyt - cats
kayt-marrey - sea-cat
keayn - sea
keayrt - once, one time; keayrt ny ghaa - once or twice, many a time
keayrtyn: ny keayrtyn - sometimes
keead - hundred
keeall - sense
keeall chionnit - experience
keeill - church
keesh - a tax; keeshyn - taxes
kegeesh - fortnight
keird - occupation, trade
keim - degree; keimyn - degrees
kemmig - chemistry
kenjal - kind
keoie - crazy
kerroo - quarter
kerroo-argidys - finance sector
kevys: kevys dooin? - how do we know?
keyrrey - a sheep; kirree - sheep (plural)
kialg - deception, trickery
kialteenyn - churches
kianglaghyn - contacts
kiarail - care; purpose; caring; intending
kiarailagh - careful
kiare - four
kiarit - intended
kiart - correct, right
kiartey - job; kiartaghyn - jobs
kiaull - music
kiaulleeaght - music
kiaulley - making music
kiaull-pop - pop music
kiaull y theay - folk music
kied - leave; licence
kied-çhellveeish - television licence
kied-troailt - passport
kilomeadar - kilometre
kimmagh - criminal
kimmee - criminals
king - heads; ends
kinjagh - always
kione - a head; an end king - heads
Kione Droghad - Onchan
kione-shiaghtin - weekend
kionfenish - present; in the presence of
kionnee! - buy!
kionnaghey - buying
kirbyl - lunch; kirbil - lunches
kishteen - cassette; kishteenyn - cassettes
kishtey - box; kishtaghyn - boxes
kishtey-pooar - battery; kishtaghyn-pooar - batteries
kiunaghey - calming
kiune - calm, tranquil
kuse - some
kys? - how?
laa - day; laghyn - days
laad - a load; laadyn - loads
laaoil - daily
laare - a floor, a centre; laareyn - floors, centres
laare-spoyrt - sports centre
laa-ruggyree - birthday
laa seyr - holiday
laggan - a hollow
laghyn - days
laghyn seyrey - holidays
lajer - strong
Laksaa - Laxey
lane - full
lane-emshyragh - full time
laue - hand; laueyn - hands
leac - slab
leaght - a lecture; leaghtyn - lectures
leah - soon, early
lectragh - electric
lectraghys - electricity
lectreyr - electrician; lectreyryn - electricians
leeideil - leading
leeideilagh - leader; leeideilee - leaders
leigh - law
leighder - lawyer; leighderyn - lawyers
Lerpoyll - Liverpool
lesh - with, with him, with it
lessoon - lesson; lessoonyn - lessons
lettyr - letter; lettyryn - letters
leval - level; levallyn - levels
lhag-chreeagh - downhearted
lhaggaghey - relaxing
lhaih! - read!
lhaih - reading
lhee - with her
lheead - width
lheid: y lheid - the like
lheihys - medicine (subject)
lheiltys - physical exercise
lheiney - a shirt; lheintyn - shirts
lhiabbagh - of bed
lhiabbaghyn - beds
lhiabbee - bed
lhiam - w ith me
lhiantyn rish - sticking to
lhiass: cha lhiass dhyt - you need not
lhiat - w ith you
lhiattee - side
lhean - wide, broad
lheiean - a fuse; lheieanyn - fuses
lheihys - curing
lhic - slabs
lhie! - lie!
lhie - lying
lhieen! - fill!
lhieeney - filling
lhieggan - version
lhieggit - knocked (demolished)
lhien - with us
lhieu - with them
lhig: Nar lhig eh Jee! - God forbid!
lhig! - let!
lhig er! - pretend!
lhiggey - letting
lhiggey er - pretending
lhimmey: er lhimmey jeh - except for
lhisagh - ought, should
lhisin - I ought, I should
lhome - bare
lhong - a ship; lhongyn - ships
lhong-chaggee - warship; lhongyn-caggee - warships
lhongey - a meal; meals - lhongaghyn
lhongey-mooie - a picnic
lhottey - injuring, wounding
lhiu - with you
lhiurid - length
liargagh - slope (going down); slopes - liargeeyn
liauyr - long plursal form - liauyrey
lieh - half; dy lieh - and a half
lieh-oor - half an hour
liklee: s’liklee - it’s likely
linney - line; linnaghyn - lines
lioar - a book; lioaryn - books
lioarlagh - library
lioar-shennaghys - history book
liooar: dy liooar - enough
liorish - by
liurid - length
livrey - delivering
loau - bad, rotten
loayr! - speak!
loayreyder - speaker; loayreyderyn - speakers
loayrt - speaking
loayrtagh - speaker; loayrtee - speakers
loghan-snaue - swimming pool; loghanyn-snaue - swimming pools
Loghlinagh - Scandinavian; Scandinavian person
Loghlinee - Scandinavian people
loght - crime; loghtyn - crimes
lomarcan - alone
lossreeyn - vegetables
lostey - burning
lowal (da) - allowing
lowit - allowed
lught - group of people with common interest
lught-reill - authority
lught-thie - family
Lunnin - London
lurg - after
lussagh - herbal
Maayl - Michael
mac - son
maddaght - mathematics
magh - out (motion)
Maghal - Maughold
maidyn-hockee - hockey sticks
mairagh - tomorrow
Manchuin - Manchester
Manninagh - Manx; Manx person
Manninee - Manx people
marish - with, with him, with it
markiagh - rider; markee - riders
markiaghey - riding
marran - mistake; marranyn - mistakes
marrey - of sea
marroo - dead
marrooit - killed
marym - with me
mastey - among
mayl - rent; er mayl - rented
mean - middle
meanagh - middle
Mean Fouyir - September
Mean Souree - June
mec - sons
medshin - medicine
mee - I, me
mee- month; meeghyn - months
Mee Averil - April
Mee Boaldyn - May
meegherjoilagh - uncomfortable
Mee Houney - November
meeilaghyn - miles
meeiley - mile
meeiteil - meeting
Mee Luanistyn - August
Mee ny Nollick - December
meer - piece; meeryn - pieces
mee-startaght - unemployment
Mee Vayrnt - March
mennick - often
meoir-shee - policeman/woman; meoiryn-shee - policemen/women
meshtallagh - intoxicating
mess - fruit
mestey - mixture
mie - good
milleen - a pill; milleenyn - pills
minnid - a minute; minnidyn - minutes
mish - I, me
moain - peat. moaney - of peat
moal - slow; miserable
moggyl - a mesh, a grid; moggylyn - meshes, grids
moghey - early
moghrey - morning
moir - mother
mollagh - rough
mollaght - a curse
mollaghtagh - damned
mollee - eyebrow; molleeyn - eyebrows
mollit - disappointed
mooadys - amount
mooar - big
mooarane - lots of, many
moogh! - extinguish! switch off!
mooghey - extinguishing, putting out
mooghit - extinguished, put out
mooie - out (no motion out)
moom - about me
mooinjer - folk
mooinjer veggey - little folk
mooir, muir - sea
Mooir Vannin - Irish Sea
mow: currit mow - destroyed
mraane - women
mraane-treoghe - widows
muc - pig; muic, muccyn - pigs
mullagh - summit; mulleeyn - summits
mummig - mum, mummy
mun-laa - midday
murran - flu, heavy cold
mwarree - grandmother
mwyllin - a mill
Mwyllin Doo Aah - Union Mills
my - my; if; before
mychione - about (concerning)
mygeayrt - around, about
my-hoshtal - to the left
mynjeig - a parcel; mynjeigyn - a parcels
my sailliu - please (if you please) (polite, one person; more than one person)
my sailt - please (if you please) (familiar, one person)
my-heear - westwards
my-hiar - eastwards
my-hoshtal - to the left
my-hwoaie - northwards
my-dty-chione - about you
my-yiass - southwards
mysh - about
my-yesh - to the right
naboo - neighbour; nabooyn - neighbours
nagh: nagh vel oo skee? - aren’t you tired?
naight, naightyn - news
nah - second
naim - uncle; naimyn - uncles
nane - one
nastee - free, gratis
naunt - aunt; nauntyn - aunts
neayr’s - since
nee? - is it?
nee - will do, will make
nee’m - I will do, I will make
neese - up (from below)
neesht - also, as well
neose - down (from above)
ner: cur my ner - noticing
neu-chiart - incorrect
neuchooie - unsuitable
neu-far-skeealaght - non-fiction
neu-feeu - worthless
neugheyr - cheap
neu-haitnyssagh - unpleasant
neu-nhee - nothing, nought, zero
neuvondeish - disadvantage; neuvondeishyn - disadvantages
nhare: dy nhare lhiat - that you prefer
nhee- thing; nheeghyn - things
niart - strength
niartaghey - strengthening
niartal - strong, potent
niee! - wash! washing (things)
nish - now
noa - new
noadyr - neither
nod: nod oo? - can you?
noddin? - could I?
noi - against; against him, against it
noid - enemy; noidyn - enemies
Nollick - Christmas
noo - saint; nooghyn - saints
note - a note; notyn - notes
nurree - last year
nuy - nine
nuyoo - ninth
ny - the; or
ny bee..! - don’t be...!
ny dyn - or not
oardagh - an order; oardaghyn - orders
oayllagh - guide; oayllee - guides
obbraghey - working
obbrinagh - mechanic; obbrinee - mechanics
obbyr - work
obbyr-phabyr - paperwork
obbyr-shayll - shift work
oddin - I could
oe - grandchild
oeghyn - grandchildren
oe inneen - grand-daughter
oe mac - grandson
offish - office
oie - night; oieghyn - nights
oik - office; oikyn - offices
oik postagh - post office
oikoil - official
olk - bad, evil
ollooscoill - university; ollooscoillyn - universities
oltaghey - greeting, welcoming
oltagher - receptionist; oltagheryn - receptionists
oltey - member; olteynyn - members
ommidjagh - foolish, ridiculous
ooashley - worship
ooh - an egg; oohyn - eggs
ooill - oil
ooilley, ooilliu - all
oor - fresh
oor - hour; ooryn -hours
oorskeeal - a novel; oorskeealyn - novels
ooyl - an apple; ooylyn - apples
orrin - on us
orrym - on me
ort - on you
ourys - doubt
ouryssagh - doubtful
oyr - reason; oyryn - reasons
paart - some
paart-emshyragh - part time
pabyr - paper
pabyr-enney - identification (document)
pabyr-naight - newspaper; pabyryn-naight - newspapers
pairk - a park; pairkyn - parks
pairkagh - parking
pairkal - parking
paitçhey - child
paitçhyn - chlidren
peajogagh - mean; miserly
pedryl - petrol
peesh - piece; peeshyn - pieces
peiagh - person
pene - self (after ‘m’)
Perick - Patrick
persoon - person
persoonagh - personal
pian - pain
piandagh - painful
pianney - piano; piannaghyn - pianos
pointit - appointed
politickagh - political
polt - bang
poos! - marry!
poosey - marrying
pootçhagh - sulky; sullen
possan - a group; possanyn - groups
postagh - postal
post-lectraneagh - e-mail
postys - postage
poynt - a point; poyntyn - points
praase - a potato; praaseyn - potatoes
preevaadjagh - private
prios - a price; priosyn - prices
pronney - stuffing, filling
prow! - try!
prowal - trying
puint - pounds
punt - a pound; puint, puntyn - pounds
purt - port; puirt, purtyn - ports
purt-aer - airport; puirt-aer, purtyn-aer - airports
Purt Çhiarn - Port Erin
Purt le Moirrey - Port St Mary
Purt ny h-Inshey - Peel
premmee - toilet; premmeeyn - toilets
quaagh - strange
quail - meeting: çheet dty whail - meeting you
quaillag - a fly; quaillagyn - flies
qualleeaght - qualification; qualleeaghtyn - qualifications
qualleeaght-ynsee - teaching qualification
queeyl - a wheel; queeylyn - wheels
queig - five
queiggoo - fifth
quoi? - who?
quoid? - how many? how much?
raad - road; raaidyn - roads
raad-yiarn - railway; raaidyn-yiarn - railways
radio - radio
ram - lots of, many, much
Rank: y Rank - France
rass - a seed; rassyn - seeds
rastagh - squally
ratçh - a race; ratçhyn - races
ratçhal - racing
rea - level, flat
reagh! - arrange!
reaghey - arranging
reaghit - arranged
reamys - room
reayrt - a view; reayrtyn - views
recortys - a record , a recording; recortyssyn - records, recording
red - thing; reddyn - things
ree - king; reeghyn - kings
reeoil - royal
reeoilagh - royalist; reeoilee - royalists
reeriaght - kingdom
Reeriagh Unnaneyssit - United Kingdom
reesht - again
reeshtagh - again
reih! - choose!
reih - choosing; choice
reiltagh - regular
reiltys - government; reiltysyn - government
reirey - managing
reireyder - manager; reireyderyn - managers
ren - did, made
rere - according to
resoon - reason; resoonyn - reasons
resoonagh - reasonable
resowr - receiver
Rhumsaa - Ramsey
rhymboo - before them
rieau - ever
rieugh - real
rick - watch
rish - for, to; to him, to it
ro - too
roar - bicycle; roaryn - bicycles
roar-bree - motorbike; roaryn-bree - motorbikes
roarey - cycling
roauyr - fat
roie! - run!
roie - running
roïe - previously
roin - before us
roish - before
ronsagh - research
Roonysvaie - Ronaldsway
roortys - activity; roortyssyn
Rooshagh - Russian, Russian person
Rooshee - Russian people
Rooshish - Russian language
roshtyn - reaching
rouyr - too many, too much
row..? - was...?
ruggit - born
ruggyr - was born; rugby
rumbyl - a skirt; rumbylyn - skirts
ry-akin - to be seen
ry-cheilley - together
ry-chlashtyn - to be had
ry-gheddyn - to be got, to be had
ry-yannoo - to be done
saa - younger, youngest
saagh - veesel; siyn - vessels
sambyl - example, sample; sambil - examples, samples
sampleyr - example, sample; sampleyryn - examples, samples
sannish - a whisper, a hint; sannishyn - whispers, hints
sansheraght - whispering
sauail - saving
sauçhey - safe
saue! - save!
saveen - a nap, slumber; saveenyn - naps
scammyltagh - scandalous
scansh - importance
scanshoil - important
scapail - escaping
scarrit - separated
scoill - school; scoillyn - schools
scoill-ard - high school; scoillyn-ard - high schools
scooyr - drunkenness
screeu! - write!
screeu - writing
screeut - written
screeuyn - a letter; screeunyn - letters
scrutaght - an exam; scrutaghtyn - exams
scruteyr - inspector
scudlagh - luggage
scugh! - shift! remove!
scughey - shifting; removing
scuirr! - stop!
scuirr - stopping
scuirr-lectraghys - power cut
seihll - world
seose - up(wards)
seyr - free; plural form - seyrey
seyraaidyn - facilities
seyraaidyn-soccar - leisure facilities
seyrsnys - freedom
shamyr - a room; shamyryn - rooms
shamyr-aarlee - kitchen
shamyr-lhiabbagh - bedroom
shamyr-oonlee - bathroom
shamyr-soie - sitting room
shaner - grandfather
shang - thin
shapp - a shop; shappyn - shops
shappal - shopping
shapp-lioaragh - bookshop; shappyn-lioaragh - bookshops
shapp-spoyrt - sports shop; shappyn-spoyrt - sports shops
sharaghey - improving
share - better; best
sharroo - bitter
shass! - stand!
shassoo - standing
she - it is
sheanse - science
sheck - cheque; sheckyn - cheques
shee - peace
sheeabin - soap
sheeal - skiing
sheeal-ushtey - water skiing
sheeanagh - noisy
sheear - west(wards)
sheeoil - peaceful
sheese - down(wards)
shegin: shegin dou goll - I must go
sheidit - blown
shen - that: y ven shen - that woman
shen... - there is..., that is ....
shenn - old
shennaghys - history
shennayraghyn - ancestors
shenndaaleeaght - archeology
sheshaght - a society; sheshaghtyn - societies
sheshey - companion; sheshaghyn - companions
shey - s ix
sheyoo - sixth
shiaght - seven
shiaghtoo - seventh
shiar - east
shiartanse - some
shiauill! - sail!
shiaulley - sailing
shickyr - sure, certain
shickyraghey - ensuring, making sure
shickyrys - certainty
shilley - sight; cur shilley er - visiting
shimmey - (is) many
shinney - older, oldest
shione - is known; shione dooin - we know
shirr! - look for!
shirrey - looking for
shirveish - service; shirveishyn - services
shirveishyn-insh - communications services
shoh - this: y ferrym shoh - this form
shoh... - here is..., this is ...
shooill! - walk!
shooyl - walking
shooylagh - mobile; peripatetic
shooylaghan - promenade
shuyr - sister
shuyraghyn - sisters
s’jerree - last
skeab - a brush; skeabyn - brushes
skee - tired
skeeal - story; skeealyn - stories
skian - a wing; skianyn - wings
Skianyn Vannin - Manx Airlines
skibbyltagh (jocular) - tourist
skibbyltee (jocular) - tourists
skimmee - team; crew skimmeeyn - teams, crews
skiootagh - jet-like
skirraghtyn - sliding, slipping; skating
skyll, skylley - parish
Skyll Lonan - Lonan
Skylley Chreest - Lezayre
Skylley Maayl - Michael
slane - whole
slane lhiat - goodbye (familiar, one person)
slane lhiu - goodbye (polite, one person; more than one person)
slat - a rod
slat-eeastee - fishing rod
slaynt - health
slayntoil - healthy
sleetçhal - sneaking
sleih - people
sleih aasit - adults
sleih-mooinjerey - relatives
sleitagh - mountainous
sleityn - mountains
slieau - mountain
sliennoo - surname
sloo - lesser, least
sluggit - swallowed
smaght - correction, discipline
smelley - slower, slowest
smessey - worse, worst
s’mie lhiam - I like
smoo - more, most
smooinee! - think! thought
smooinaghtyn - thinking
smookal - smoking
snaue! - swim! crawl!
snaue - swimming; crawling
sniaghtey - snow
Sniaul - Snaefell
sniessey - nearer, nearest
soccar - leisure
soiag - a seat; soiagyn - seats
soie! - sit!
soie - sitting
soieaghey jeh - esteeming
soie er - attacking
soiet, soit - set
soilshaghey - showing, enlightening
soilshean - shining
soilshee! - show! enlighten!
soilshey - a light; lights - soilshaghyn
so-loobey - flexible
sollagh - dirty
son - for
sooill - eye; sooillyn - eyes
sorçh - a sort, a kind; sorçhyn - sorts, kinds
Sostnagh - English, English person
Sostnee - English people
souree - of summer
sourey - summer; souree - of summer
soylley - enjoyment
Spaainagh - Spanish; Spanish person
Spaainee - Spanish people
Spaainey: y Spaainey - Spain
Spaainish - Spanish language
spotçh - a joke; spotçhyn - jokes
spotçhal - joking
spoyrt - sport
spoyrtoil - sporty
spoyrtyn-marrey - sea sports
s’taittin lhiam - I like
startey - a job; startaghyn - jobs
stashoon - station; stashoonyn - stations
stashoon-barroose - bus station
stashoon-radio - radio station
stashoon-shirveish - service station
stayd - state; staydyn - states
sthie - in, inside (no motion in)
stiagh - in (motion)
stiurey - steering, directing
straid - street
strane - a file (line), a terrace, a series; straneyn - files, terraces, series
streighyrnee - sneezing
strinnoogh - snoring
stroin - nose; noses - stroinyn, strointeeyn
strooan - a stream; strooanyn - streams
studeyr - student; studeyryn - students
studeyrys - study
sy - in the
sym - interest
syrjey - higher, highest
ta - am, is, are; ther is, there are
taaue - idle
taggloo - talking
taghyrt - happening; an incident
tailley - fare; taillaghyn -fares
tailley-stiagh - entrance fee
taitnys - pleasure
taitnyssagh - pleasant
taittin: s’taittin lhiam - I like
tammylt - a while
tannaghtyn - staying
tannee! - stay!
tappee - fast, quick
tar! - come!
tarrar - a drill; tarraryn - drills
tarroogh - busy
tayrn! - draw! pull!
tayrn - drawing, pulling
tayrn ennal - breathing
tead - a rope; teaddyn - ropes
t’ee - she is
t’eh - he is; it is
teisht - certificate
tempreilys - temperature
tey - tea
thalloo - land
theay: y theay - the public
theayagh - public
thie - house; thieyn - houses
thie-bee - café; thieyn-bee - cafés
thie-cloie - theatre; thieyn-cloie - theatres
thie-fillym - cinema; thieyn-fillym - cinemas
thie-jannoo - factory; thieyn-jannoo - factories
thie-lheihys - hospital; thieyn-lheihys - hospitals
thie-lhionney - pub; thieyn-lhionney - pubs
thie-tashtee - museum; thieyn-tashtee - museums
thousane - thousand
tiggad - ticket; tiggadyn - tickets
tilgey - vomiting, throwing up
toallee - tall
tobbyr-oonlee - a bath; tobbyryn-oonlee - baths
toig! - understand!
toiggal - understanding
tooilley - more
toor lectragh - electric pylon; tooryn lectragh - electric pylons
torragh - pregnant
toshiaght - a beginning, a start
Toshiaght Arree - February
toshtal - left
tostid - silence
t’ou - you are
towl - hole; tuill - holes
towl sy woalley - hole in the wall
towse - measure, measuring
towse-barel - opinion poll
toyrtysagh-argid - cash dispenser
traa - time; traaghyn - times
traastey - pressure
traen- a train; traenyn - trains
traenal - training
traen-bree - steam train; traenyn-bree - steam trains
traen lectragh - electric train; traenyn lectragh - electric trains
traidoor - traitor; traidooryn - traitors
traie - shore, beach
trainal - training
trass - third
tree - three
treeoo - third
treih - wretched, miserable; s’teih shen - that’s a pity
treisht - hope; trust
trimshagh - sad
troailt - travelling
troailtagh - traveller, passenger; troailtee - travellers, passengers
trog! - lift! raise! build!
troggal - lifting, raising; building; a building
trome - heavy
trome-chooishagh - serious
trooid - through
troosyn - trousers
turrys - trip, journey
turrysagh - tourist
turrysee - tourists
turrysid - tourism
tushtagh - intelligent
ughtagh - incline (going up); ughteeyn - inclines
ughtar - author; ughtaryn - authors
uinnag - window; uinnagyn - windows
un - one
unnane - one
unnaneyssit - united
urrysaght - insurance
use - interest (money)
ushtey - water
va - was, were
valley: goll dy valley - going home
veagh - would be
veg - nothing; any
veign - I would be
veih - from
viol - violin; violyn - violins
vod: cha vod oo - you cannot
voish - from
vondeish - advantage; vondeishyn - advantages
voyd - from you
wheesh - as much, so much
wheiggoo: yn wheiggoo - the fifth
whilleen - as many, so many
woish - from
yeearreyder - applicant; yeearreyderyn - applicants
Yernagh - Irish, Irish person
Yernee - Irish people
Yernish - Irish language
yindys - wonder
yindyssagh - wonderful
yinnagh - would do/make
yinnin - I would do/make
yll! - call out!
yllagh - calling out
ymlaaragh - multi-storey
ymmodee - many, lots of
ymmyd - use
ymmydey - using
ymmyrçhagh - necessary
ym-ysseraght - media
ynnyd - centre, place; stead
ynnydagh - local
ynnyd-chloie - playground; ynnydyn-cloie - playgrounds
yn, y, ny - the
ynsagh - education
ynsagh corpoil - physical education
ynsaghey - learning; teaching
ynsee! - learn! teach!
ynseydagh - pupil; ynseydee - pupils
ynseyder - teacher; ynseyderyn - teachers
yrjit - raised
y ve - to be