Part 10.6: School/College/University & Workplace
Ayrn 10.6: Scoill/Colleish/Ollooscoill
& Boayl-Obbyr

Where is the college? Outside the town = C'raad ta'n cholleish? Çheu- mooie jeh'n valley.

The university is in the city centre=Ta'n ollooscoill ayns mean yn ard-valley.

You go up the hill, turn right and take the third turning on the left = T'ou goll seose yn ughtagh, çhyndaa my-yesh as gow sheese y treeoo raad er y laue hoshtal.

How big is the school? There are three hundred and sixty-two pupils in it =
Cre cho mooar as ta'n scoill? Ta tree cheead, jees as tree feed dy ynseydee aynjee.

This is a university building and that's another one = Shoh troggal-ollooscoill as shen fer elley.

How many students are there? Fifteen thousand, seven hundred and eighty-four = Quoid studeyr t'ayn? Queig thousane jeig, shiaght cheead as kiare as kiare feed.

There are buildings everywhere. Some are one storey and some are two storeys =
Ta troggalyn dy chooilley voayl. Ta un laare ec kuse jeu as daa laare ec kuse elley.

When do the lessons/lectures start? = Cuin ta ny lessoonyn/leaghtyn goaill toshiaght?

Lessons start at quarter past nine. There's a break at half-past ten = Ta ny lessoonyn goaill toshiaght ec kerroo lurg nuy. Ta brishey ec lieh-oor lurg jeih.

How do you get to school? = Cre'n aght t'ou goll dys scoill?

I walk / go on the bus / get a lift = Ta mee shooyl / goll er y varroose / geddyn heiss.

How long are the lectures? Forty minutes = Cre cho foddey as ta ny leaghtyn? Daeed minnid.

Where do you work? In a factory in the town = C'raad t'ou gobbraghey?
Ayns thie-jannoo ayns y valley.


How do you get to work? By motorbike = Cre'n aght t'ou goll dys yn obbyr?
Er roar-bree.

They will be working in new offices = Bee ad gobbraghey ayns offishyn noa.

There are lots of banks and offices in Athol Street = Shimmey banc as offish t'ayns Straid Athol.

This office is big, bright and airy = Ta'n offish shoh mooar, gial as aeragh.

They worked in a bookshop = V'ad gobbraghey ayns shapp-lioaragh.

The office is in a multi-storey building = Ta'n offish ayns troggal ymlaaragh.

She will go to work at eight-thirty, have a break at eleven o'clock, lunch at twelve- thirty and finish at five-twenty = Nee ish goll dys yn obbyr ec lieh-oor lurg hoght, bee brishey eck ec nane-jeig, kirbyl ec lieh-oor lurg daa-yeig, as bee ish jeant ec lieh-oor lurg queig.

I think the lessons are too long = Ta mee smooinaghtyn dy vel ny lessoonyn ro foddey.

He thought the lectures were far too short = Ren eh smooinaghtyn dy row ny leaghtyn foddey ro ghiare.

I don't think we have enough breaks = Cha nel mee smooinaghtyn dy vel brishaghyn dy liooar ain.

I don't think anyone should go out at lunchtime = Cha nel mee smooinaghtyn dy lhisagh peiagh erbee goll magh ec traa-kirbyl.

He thinks people waste too much time at meetings = T'eh smooinaghtyn dy vel sleih jummal rouyr traa ec çhaglymyn.

What time does the college shut each day? = Cre'n traa ta'n cholleish goll er dooney gagh laa?

I prefer walking to work = Share lhiam shooyl gys yn obbyr.

I would prefer to work outside = Bare lhiam gobbraghey çheu-mooie.

I'd prefer to finish work at five o'clock = Bare lhiam cur kione er yn obbyr ec queig er y chlag.

She likes to eat sandwiches in the office = S'mie lhee gee braghtanyn syn offish.