Quoi shoh?
Who’s this?
Quoi shoh?
Who’s this?
ayr father
moir mother
inneen girl / daughter
mac son
shuyr sister
braar brother
naunt aunt
naim uncle
mwarree grandmother
shaner grandfather
carrey friend
• Introduce your friend or relation.
Quoi shoh?
Who is this?
carrey / charrey. - Shoh Catreeney.
braar / vraar. - Shoh Orree.
shuyr / huyr. - Shoh Ealee.
moir / voir. - Shoh Moirrey.
ayr. - Shoh Illiam.
- Shoh my charrey. - Shoh Catreeney my charrey.
- Shoh my vraar. - Shoh Orree my vraar.
- Shoh my huyr. - Shoh Ealee my huyr.
- Shoh my voir. - Shoh Moirrey my voir.
- Shoh my ayr. - Shoh Illiam my ayr.
Moirrey Illiam
Orree Ealee
Vel shuyr ayd?
Do you have a sister?
• Ask about family and reply
Vel shuyr ayd?
- Ta. Ta shuyr aym. Quoid?
- Cha nel. Cha nel shuyr aym. - Un shuyr
- Cha nel. Ta braar aym. - Daa huyr
Ta un shuyr aym.
Vel braar ayd?
- Ta. Ta braar aym. Quoid?
- Cha nel. Cha nel braar aym. - Un vraar, Daa vraar
- Cha nel. Ta shuyr aym. - Un shuyr, Daa huyr
Quoi uss?
Who are you?
• Ask who someone is, and reply.
Quoi uss?
Who are you?
Quoi eshyn? Quoi ish?
Who is he? Who is she?
Shen Jamys. Shen Kirree.
That's James. That's Kirree.
• Introduce someone else.
Shoh Orree. Shoh Moirrey.
This is Orree. This is Mary.
Cha nee Illiam eshyn. Cha nee Catreeney ish.
He isn't William. She isn't Catreeney.
• Ask what someone is like, and describe them.
Vel Illiam jesh? Vel Orree mie?
- Ta. T'eh jesh. - Ta. T'eh mie.
- Cha nel. Cha nel eh jesh. - Cha nel. Cha nel eh mie.
- Cha nel. T'eh olk. - Cha nel eh mie. T'eh yindyssagh.
Cre gollrish ta dty vraar? Cre gollrish ta dty huyr?
- Ta my vraar mie. - Ta my huyr yindyssagh
Vel biggin ayd?
Do you have a pet?
Biggin Bigginyn
ardnieu snake ardnieuyn
budjee budgerigar budjeeyn
cabbyl horse cabbil
conning rabbit conneeyn
eeast fish eeastyn
jiolgane leaghyr lizard jiolganyn leaghyr
kayt cat kiyt
lugh mouse lughee
moddey dog moddee
muc rangagh guinea-pig muick rangagh
roddan rat roddanyn
roddan puissagh hamster roddanyn puissagh
shligganagh tortoise shligganee
ushag bird ushagyn
• Describe pet, ask what someone’s pet is like, and reply
Cre gollrish ta’n biggin ayd? Cre gollrish ta ny bigginyn ayd?
- T'ee beg. - T'ad aeg.
- Cha nel ee mooar t'ee beg. - Cha nel ad shenn t'ad aeg
bane white
bwee yellow
dhone brown
doo black
glass green
gorrym blue
jiarg red
jiarg-bane pink
jiarg-bwee orange
lheeah grey
jiarg-gorrym purple
doo - dark bane - light
doo bwee bane bwee
dark yellow light yellow
• Describe characteristics.
mooar big
beg little
thanney thin
roauyr fat
liauyr long
giare short
moal slow
tappee fast
braew fine
graney ugly
Family
Lught-thie
Have you got any sisters? = Vel shuyraghyn ayd?
Yes, two = Ta, jees.
How many brothers has she got? = Quoid braar t’eck?
One = Nane.
What age is their mother = Cre’n eash ta’n voir oc?
I don’t know = Cha s’aym.
What’s his father like? = Cre goll rish ta’n ayr echey?
A big man, with dark hair and brown eyes = Dooinney mooar, lesh
folt doo as sooillyn dhoney.
What was her mum like? = Cre goll rish va’n vummig eck?
A small, lively woman. Very intelligent = Ben veg vioyr. Feer hushtagh.
Is your dad thin? = Vel y jishag ayd shang?
No, he’s rather fat = Cha nel, t’eh beggan roauyr.
Did your son have fair hair? = Row folt fynn ec y vac ayd?
Yes, but it’s brown now = Va, agh t’eh dhone nish.
What sort of a person is the daughter? = Cre’n sorçh dy pheiagh
ta’n inneen?
Kind and generous = Kenjal as feoilt.
The grandmother’s big and the grandfather’s small = Ta’n warree mooar
as ta’n shaner beg.
They’re a bit rough but they’re very agreeable = T’ad beggan mollagh
agh t’ad feer choar.
Has your grandad got blue eyes? = Vel sooillyn gorrym ec dty yishag
vooar?
No, he’s got green eyes like my granny = Cha nel, ta sooillyn glassey
echey goll rish my warree.
Their grandson is terribly mean = Ta’n oe mac oc peajogagh agglagh.
But the grand-daughter is generous = Agh ta’n oe ‘neen feoilt.
Cur Baarle orroo shoh.
Cur Gaelg orroo shoh.