goll (gull) - going
dy valley (tha-VAL-ya) - home(wards)

aght (akh) - way (manner)
cre’n aght? (krinn-AKH) - how?

Cre’n aght t’ou goll dy valley? (krinn-AKH-tow-GULL-tha-VAL-ya)
- How are you going home?

shooyl (SHOO-al) - walking
gleashtan (GLAYSH-chan) - car, a car

As with many other languages, Manx does not have a word for ‘an’
or ‘a’, so (for example) ‘gleashtan’ means ‘car’ or ‘a car’.
 

baatey (BAAD-a) - boat, a boat
etlan (ETT-lan) - plane, a plane
barroose (barr-OOSS) - bus, a bus

er y vaatey (ERR-a-VAAD-a) - on the boat
er yn etlan (ERR-an-ETT-lan) - on the plane
er y varroose (ERR-a-varr-OOSS) - on the bus

gys (guss) - to (towards)

beeym (BEE-um) - I’ll be
 
 

Co-loayrtys

Juan: Ta mee goll dy valley nish.
Finlo: C’raad t’ou cummal? Ayns Purt ny Hinshey?
Juan: Shen eh. Ta mee goll nish.
Finlo: Cre’n aght t’ou goll? Cha nel oo shooyl, vel?
Juan: Cha nel, dy jarroo. Ta mee goll ayns gleashtan.
Finlo: Vel fys ayd dy beeym goll dys Nerin Jelune?
Juan: Cha nel. Cre’n aght t’ou goll dys shen?
Finlo: Er yn etlan. Oie vie as slane lhiat nish.
Juan: Slane lhiat.

Cur Gaelg orroo shoh:

1. Are you going home?
2. boat, a boat
3. bus, a bus
4. car, a car
5. going
6. home(wards)
7. How are you going home?
8. how?
9. I’ll be







 
 
 

10. on the boat
11. on the bus
12. on the plane
13. plane, a plane
14. to (towards)
15. walking
16. way (manner)

From the co-loayrtys answer these in Manx
 

1. What time of day is it?
2. Where does Juan live?
3. When is Juan going home?
4. How is Juan going home?
5. Where will Finlo be on Monday?

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Cur Baarle orroo shoh:
 

1. Ayns Purt ny Hinshey.
2. C’raad t’ou cummal?
3. Cha nel oo shooyl, vel?
4. Cha nel, dy jarroo.
5. Cre’n aght t’ou goll dys shen?
6. Cre’n aght ta Juan goll?
7. Er yn etlan.
8. Oie vie as slane lhiat nish.
9. Shen eh.
10. Slane lhiat.
11. Ta mee goll ayns gleashtan.
12. Ta mee goll dy valley nish.
13. Ta mee goll er yn etlan.
14. Vel fys ayd dy beeym goll dys Nerin?

Vel fys ayd?

1. As with many other languages, what does Manx not have a word for?
 
 
 
 
 

e - - - -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

b - - - - - g - - - - - - - -

gimman (GIMM-an) - driving
mygeayrt (ma-GEERT) - around

Co-loayrtys

Ealish: Beeym goll dys Roonysvaie fastyr jiu.
Juan: Cre'n fa?
Ealish: Bee Catreeney çheet er yn etlan.
Juan: Shen eh. Cre'n traa vees yn etlan çheet?
Ealish: Kiare er y chlag. Ta traa dy-liooar aym. Vel pedryl ayns y ghleashtan?
Juan: Cha nel pedryl dy-liooar ayn. Vel argid ayd?
Ealish: Ta. Ta argid dy-liooar aym. Feed punt.
Juan: Feer vie. Gow kiarail as uss gimman. Ta deiney keoi er raad Valley Chashtal!
Ealish: Ta fys aym. Beeym mie dy-liooar.
 

beeym goll (BEE-um-GULL) - I'll be going
dys Roonysvaie (duss-roon-iss-VY) - to Ronaldsway
 

fastyr (FASS-ter) - afternoon
jiu (joo) - today

We say 'Fastyr jiu' (afternoon today) for 'This afternoon'.

cre'n fa? (krinn-FAA) - why?
Bee Catreeney çheet (bee-kat-REEN-a-CHITT) - Catreeney will be coming.

'Vees', meaning 'will be', is used after question words like 'what?'

pedryl (PEDD-ral) - petrol
ayns y ghleashtan (UNNSS-a-GHLAYSH-chan) - in the car
ayn (awn) - in, in it
gow kiarail (GOW-kar-AYL) - take care
as uss gimman (azz-USSGIMM-an) - and you driving

In standard English, 'Gow kiarail as uss gimman' means 'Take care when you're driving'. 'Uss' is an emphatic form of 'oo' ('you').

deiney (DAYN-ya) - men
keoi (ky) - mad
deiney keoi (DAYN-ya-KY) - madmen
raad Valley Chashtal (RAAD-vall-ya-KHASH-chal) - the Castletown road
ta fys aym (ta-fiss-EMM) - I know
 

Vocabulary:

1. afternoon - fastyr
2. and you driving - as uss gimman
3. around - mygeayrt
4. driving - gimman
5. I'll be going - beeym goll
6. in the car - ayns y ghleashtan
7. in, in it - ayn
8. mad - keoi

 
9. men - deiney
10. petrol - pedryl
11. take care - gow kiarail
12. to Ronaldsway - dys Roonysvaie
13. today - jiu
14. twenty - feed
15. why? - cre'n fa?

1. Bee Juan çheet.
2. Bee Catreeney çheet er yn etlan.
3. Beeym goll dys Roonysvaie fastyr jiu.
4. Beeym mie dy-liooar.
5. Cha nel pedryl dy-liooar ayn.
6. Cha nel eh kiare er y chlag.
7. Cre'n fa?
8. Cre'n traa vees yn etlan cheet?
9. Cre'n traa vees Ealish goll?
10. Feer vie.
11. Gow kiarail as uss gimman.
12. Gow feed punt.
13. Raad Valley Chashtal
14. Shen eh.
15. Ta argid dy-liooar aym.
16. Ta deiney keoi er yn etlan.
17. Ta fys aym er raad Valley Chashtal
18. Ta traa dy-liooar aym fastyr jiu.
19. Vel argid ayd?
20. Vel pedryl ayns y ghleashtan?
21. Vel pedryl dy-liooar ayn?

Using the co-loayrtys answer these in Manx.
 
 

1. How much money does Ealish have?
2. What sort of drivers are on the Castletown Road?
3. What time is the plane arriving?
4. Who is coming on the plane?
5. When will Ealish be going to Ronaldsway?
6. Is there enough petrol in the car?
7. Why is Ealish going to the airport?

1. Very good.
2. What time will Alice be going?
3. Is there petrol in the car?
4. I have plenty of time this afternoon.
5. There isn't enough petrol.
6. It isn't four o'clock.
7. I have enough money.
8. The Castletown road
9. Take twenty pounds.
10. Is there enough petrol?
11. That's it.
12. There are madmen on the plane.
13. Why?
14. Catherine will be coming on the plane.
15. What time will the plane be coming?
16. Take care when you are driving.
17. Juan will be coming.
18. Do you have money?
19. I know Castletown Road
20. I'll be good enough.
21. I'll be going to Ronaldsway this afternoon.

 

Vel fys ayd?

1. We say 'Fastyr jiu' for 'This afternoon'. What does it literally mean?

2. What word is used for 'will be' after question words like 'what?'

3. What does 'Gow kiarail as uss gimman' literally mean?

4. What is the emphatic form of 'oo' ('you')?

foast (fohss) - still, yet

Co-loayrtys

Juan: Ren Catreeney çheet er yn etlan?
Ealish: Ren. V'ee mie dy-liooar.
Juan: Row yn etlan anmagh?
Ealish: Cha row. Ren eh çheet ec y traa kiart.
Juan: Feer vie. As dooar oo pedryl?
Ealish: Hooar, son shickyrys.
Juan: Quoid hooar oo?
Ealish: Hooar mee queig galloonyn.

ren (renn) - did, made
çheet (chitt) - coming
Ren Catreeney çheet? (renn-kat-REEN-a-CHITT) - Did Catreeney come?

One way of talking about the past in Manx is to use 'ren' with words like 'çheet' - such words all end in '-ing' in English. Another example is :

Ren mee goll (renn-mee-GULL) - I went (I did going)

Notice how Catreeney answers Juan in the conversation above. She answers the question 'Ren Catreeney çheet er yn etlan?'

(Did Catreeney come on the plane?) by saying 'Ren' which means 'Did'. In English, she would obviously say 'Yes'.

This is another example of how questions are answered in Celtic languages. There are no words for 'Yes' and 'No', so it is like that game in English where you have to avoid saying 'Yes' and 'No':
'Did you see her?' - 'I did': 'Have you got a book?' - 'I have not'.

feer vie (fee-VY) - very good
dooar oo? (DOOR-oo) - did you get?
hooar (hoor) - got (This means 'Yes' here)
Quoid hooar oo? (kwudd-HOOR-oo) - How much did you get?
Hooar mee queig galloonyn (HOOR-mee-KWEGG-gall-OON-an) - I got five gallons.
 

Cur Baarle orroo shoh:

1. anmagh
2. Cha row
3. çheet
4. dooar oo?
5. feer vie
6. foast

 
7. Hooar mee
8. Quoid?
9. ren
10. Row?
11. v'ee



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1. Did (yes)
2. Did Catherine come on the plane?
3. Did Ealish come late?
4. Did it come at the correct time?
5. Did you get petrol?
6. For sure
7. Got (yes)
8. He got twenty-five.
9. How much did you get?
10. How much did Juan get?
11. I got enough petrol.
12. I got five gallons.
13. I drove the car.
14. Juan got five pounds.
15. Juan went (did go) late.
16. She was good enough.
17. She was still driving about.
18. Very good.
19. Was?
20. Was not (no)
21. Was the plane late?
22. Was the petrol good enough?

+ ? -
did Ren Ren Cha ren
got Hooar Dooar Cha dooar
 

Vel fys ayd?
 

1. To talk about the past of all words ending in '-ing' in English, what Manx word is used?

 
2. How would you answer the question 'Ren Catreeney cheet er yn etlan?'

 
3. How would you answer the question 'Did you drive?' and answer 'Yes'.

 
4. How would you answer the question 'Have you got a car?' and answer 'I have not' 

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ny traenyn (na-TRAYN-an) - the trains

Traenyn Vannin

Ta shenn traenyn dy liooar ayns Mannin. Va bunnys ooilley ny traenyn shoh jeant sy nuyoo cheead jeig. Ayns ny shenn laghyn, va ny traenyn-bree goll voish Doolish dys Purt Chiarn sy jiass, dys Purt ny hInshey, as dys Rhumsaa er y twoaie.

Chammah as shen, va traenyn-bree goll dys Forsdal, kyndagh rish ny meainyn ayns shen. Ayns y vlein hoght cheead jeig tree-jeig as kiare feed, hie yn chied traen lectragh eddyr Doolish as Laksaa.

Lurg shen, va traenyn lectragh goll eddyr Rhumsaa as Doolish as veih Laksaa seose dys mullagh Sniaul.
 

Traenyn Vannin (TRAYN-an-VANN-in) The Trains of Mann.
shenn traenyn (shan-TRAYN-an) old trains
bunnys ooilley (BUNN-us-ULL-ya) almost all
jeant (jinnt) made; done
sy nuyoo cheead jeig (sa-NEE-oo-KHEE-ad-JEGG) in the nineteenth century

To express the order of something in a sequence, we often put '-oo' after a number:

nuy (nee) nine nuyoo (NEE-oo) ninth

keead (KEE-ad) hundred, century

nuyoo cheead jeig (NEE-oo-KHEE-ad-JEGG) nineteenth century

Notice how the word for 'century' is sandwiched between 'nuy' and 'jeig'. Also, 'keead' becomes 'cheead' here. 

Cur Gaelg orroo shoh:
 

1. between
2. the trains
3. up
4. the south
5. made; done
6. in the nineteenth century
7. the mines
8. in the year
9. the north
10. the old days
11. The Trains of Mann.
12. hundred, century
13. cas well as that
14. because of
15. nineteenth century
16. steam trains
17. the first
18. almost all
19. electric
20. old trains
21. the summit of Snaefell

1. Traenyn Vannin
2. Ta shenn traenyn dy liooar ayns Mannin.
3. Va bunnys ooilley ny traenyn shoh jeant sy nuyoo cheead jeig.
4. Va traenyn dy liooar ayns Mannin ayns ny shenn laghyn
5. Va ny traenyn-bree goll voish Doolish dys Purt Chiarn sy jiass,
6. Va ny traenyn-bree goll voish Doolish dys Purt ny hInshey,
7. Va ny traenyn-bree goll voish Purt ny hInshey dys Rhumsaa er y twoaie.
8. Chammah as shen va traenyn lectragh goll veih Laksaa dys Rhumsaa.
9. Kyndagh rish ny meainyn ayns shen va traenyn-bree goll dys Forsdal.
10. Ayns y vlein hoght cheead jeig tree-jeig as kiare feed,
11. Hie yn chied traen lectragh eddyr Doolish as Laksaa.
12. Lurg shen, va traenyn lectragh goll eddyr Rhumsaa as Doolish
13. Va traenyn lectragh goll veih Laksaa seose dys mullagh Sniaul.

 

 

1. To express order in a sequence, what do we often put after a number?

 
2. Where is the word for 'century'placed in a number?

 
3. After 'the' what does the 'k' of 'keead' become changed to?

 

Answer these questions in Manx.
 

1. When were nearly all the trains made?
2. Where do the trains go to in the south?
3. Why did the trains go to Foxdale?
4. When did the first electric train go between Douglas and Laxey?
5. Where do the electric trains go to from Snaefell?

What time will the last bus be going? = Cre’n traa vees y barroose s’jerree goll?

What time is the Castletown bus? = Cre’n traa nee’n barroose goll gys Balley Chashtal?

Where is the bus station? = C’raad ta’n stashoon-barroose?

How can I get to Ramsey from here? = Cre’n aght foddym goll dys Rhumsaa voish shoh?

Buses run regularly to the airport = Ta barrooseyn goll dy reiltagh gys y phurt-aer.

Is public transport adequate? = Vel arraghey theayagh mie dy liooar?

They have to rely on private transport = Shegin daue croghey er arraghey preevaadjagh.

I like the smaller buses = S’mie lhiam ny barrooseyn sloo.

Do you think public transport should be free? = Vel oo smooinaghtyn dy lhisagh yn arraghey theayagh ve nastee?

I have to go to the garage = Shegin dou goll dys y garreish.

They’ll look at the engine and brakes = Nee ad jeeaghyn er y jeshaght as ny glackanyn.

The battery’s dead = Ta’n kishtey-pooar marroo.

They didn’t service the car very well = Cha ren ad jeshaghey’n gleashtan feer vie.
 

Where’s the nearest service station? C’raad ta’n stashoon-shirveish sniessey?
 

I need some petrol = Ta mee ayns feme jeh pedryl.
 
 

Fill it up = Lhieen seose eh.

1. S’mie lhiam ny barrooseyn sloo.
2. Ta mee ayns feme jeh pedryl.
3. Cre’n aght foddym goll dys Rhumsaa voish shoh?
4. Lhieen seose eh.
5. Vel arraghey theayagh mie dy liooar?
6. Ta barrooseyn goll dy reiltagh gys y phurt-aer.
7. Cre’n traa vees y barroose s’jerree goll?
8. Nee ad jeeaghyn er y jeshaght as ny glackanyn.
9. C’raad ta’n stashoon-shirveish sniessey?
10. C’raad ta’n stashoon-barroose?
11. Cha ren ad jeshaghey’n gleashtan feer vie.
12. Cha jean my ghleashtan goll.
13. Ta’n kishtey-pooar marroo.
14. Cre’n traa nee’n barroose goll gys Balley Chashtal?
15. Vel oo smooinaghtyn dy lhisagh yn arraghey theayagh ve nastee?
16. Shegin daue croghey er arraghey preevaadjagh.
17. Shegin dou goll dys y garreish.

Cur Gaelg orroo shoh.
 

1. Buses run regularly to the airport
2. Do you think public transport should be free?
3. Fill it up
4. How can I get to Ramsey from here?
5. I like the smaller buses
6. Is public transport adequate?
7. My car won’t go.
8. I have to go to the garage
9. The battery’s dead
10. They didn’t service the car very well
11. They have to rely on private transport
12. They’ll look at the engine and brakes
13. What time is the Castletown bus?
14. What time will the last bus be going?
15. Where is the bus station?
16. Where’s the nearest service station?
17. I need some petrol 

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