Douglas is the capital of the Isle of Man = She Doolish ard-valley Vannin.

Wasn’t Castletown the capital previously? Yes. = Nagh row Balley Chashtal yn ard-valley roie? Va.

Two rivers run into Douglas = Ta daa awin roie stiagh ayns Doolish.

There are lots of glens and streams in Mann = Shimmey glion as strooan t’ayns Mannin.

There are lots of hills and mountains in Mann = Ta ymmodee crink as sleityn ayns Mannin.

The country is mountainous = Ta’n çheer sleitagh.

Mann has a ‘backbone’ of hills and mountains = Ta ‘craue-drommey’ dy chrink as sleityn ec Mannin.

They used to call one side of this backbone ‘the North’ and the other side ‘the South’ = V’ad cliaghtey gra ‘y Twoaie’ rish yn derrey heu jeh’n chraue-drommey shoh as ‘y Jiass’ rish y jeh elley.

There’s a valley between Peel and Douglas = Ta coan eddyr Purt ny h-Inshey as Doolish.

Snaefell is the highest mountain = She Sniaul y slieau syrjey.

Ramsey is the capital of the north = She Rhumsaa ard-valley y twoaie.

The Calf is off the south of the Island = Ta’n Cholloo magh ass jiass yn Ellan.

The airport is at Ronaldsway, near to Castletown = Ta’n purt-aer ec Roonysvaie, faggys da Balley Chashtal.

Most boats sail from Douglas, but some sail from Ramsey = Ta’n chooid smoo jeh ny baatyn shiaulley veih Doolish, agh ta kuse jeu shiaulley veih Rhumsaa.

The population of the Island is about 70,000 = Ta mysh jeih as tree feed thousane dy chummaltee ayns Mannin.

Lots of people live in Douglas and Onchan = Ta ymmodee sleih cummal ayns Doolish as Kione Droghad.