Y Scoill Module 4 The School

Er-ash dys Scoill



Back to School

er-ash (err-ASH) - back
dys scoill (duss-SKOLL) - to school


Co-loayrtys

Catreeney: Bee ny paitchyn goll er-ash dys scoill Jemayrt.
Ealish: Bee, dy jarroo. Vel Breeshey trimshagh?
Catreeney: Cha nel. S'mie lhee yn scoill.
Ealish: S'mie shen. Cha row mish coontey monney jeh'n scoill!
Catreeney: Mish noadyr. Agh ta Breeshey jeeaghyn roee lesh y vrastyl noa.


Catreeney (kat-REEN-a) - Catherine
ny paitchyn (na-PAACH-un) - the children


The singular of 'paitchyn' is 'paitchey' (PAACH-a), 'a child'.
It is more usual for nouns ending in '-ey' to have plurals ending in '-aghyn':

shilley (SHILL-ya) - sight
shillaghyn (SHILL-yakh-un) - sights

Ealish (AYL-ish) - Alice; Elizabeth
Breeshey (BREEZH-a) - Brigid, Bridget

1. brastyl
   
2. Breeshey
   
3. Catreeney
   
4. cha row mish
   
5. coontey
   
6. dys scoill
   
7. Ealish
   
8. er-ash
   
9. jeeaghyn
   
10. monney
    
11. noadyr
    
12. ny paitchyn
    
13. roee
    
14. s'mie lhee
    
15. s'mie shen
    
16. trimshagh

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1. class
   
2. sad
   
3. neither
   
4. Brigid, Bridget
   
5. to school
   
6. counting, reckoning
   
7. the children
   
8. I wasn't
   
9. back
   
10. before her
    
11. much
    
12. Alice; Elizabeth
    
13. looking
    
14. that's good
    
15. Catherine
    
16. she likes
    

1. What day will the children return to school?
   
2. What did Ealish think of school?
   
3. What did Catreeney think of school?
   
4. Does Breeshey like school?
   

Yn Imbagh Noa



The New Term

yn imbagh (in-IMB-akh) - the term; the season


Co-loayrtys

Ealish: C'red va Breeshey coontey jeh'n chied laa ec y scoill?
Catreeney: Feer vie. Cha nel fys ain er y nah laa, y treeoo laa as y chiarroo laa! Agh bee ish mie dy liooar.
Ealish: C'red t'ee coontey jeh'n ynseyder noa?
Catreeney: S'mie lesh Breeshey ee.

c'red? (KERR-id) - what?
va (vaa) - was, were
yn chied (in-H'YIDD) - the first
laa (laa) - day
ec y scoill (EGG-a-SKOLL) - at the school
feer vie (feer-VY) - very good
Cha nel fys ain (ha-NELL-fiss-INE) - We don't know
y nah (a-NAH) - the second

Literally, 'Cha nel fys ain' means 'There is not knowledge at us'.
In Manx, if we know about something, we have knowledge on it:

Cha nel fys ain er y nah laa (ha-NELL-fiss-INE-err-a-NAA-laa) - We don't know about the second day ('We haven't knowledge on the second day')

y treeoo (a-TREE-oo) - the third

y chiarroo (a-H'YERR-oo) - the fourth

Note the following:

queigoo (KWEGG-oo) - fifth
sheyoo (SHAY-oo) - sixth
shiaghtoo (SHAKHT-oo) - seventh
hoghtoo (HAWKHT-oo) - eighth
nuyoo (NEE-oo) - nineth
jeihoo (JY-oo) - tenthSo, to get the 'ordinals' 5th to 10th, we simply add '-oo' to the number.

bee ish (bee-ish) - she will be
ynseyder (INNZ-a-der) - teacher

Answer these in Manx.

1. What does Breeshey think of the new teacher?
   
2. What did Breeshey think of the first day at school?
   
3. What did she think of the second day?
   

Ec y Scoill



At School

Co-loayrtys

Ealish: Cre ny cooishyn-scoill s'mie lesh Breeshey?
Catreeney: S'mie lhee y chooid smoo jeu. Agh cha mie lhee goll snaue.
Ealish: S'mie lhee Baarle, maddaght as sheanse?
Catreeney: S'mie lhee. S'mie lhee Gaelg neesht.

cooish (koosh) - case, cause; subject
cooishyn-scoill (KOOSH-un-SKOLL) - school subjects

The word 'cooish') will be more familiar to some people in the context of having 'tey as cooish' ('tea and a gossip').

Note that 'Cre ny cooishyn-scoill?' (KRA-na-KOOSH-un-SKOLL) means 'Which school subjects?'

lhee (l'yee) - with her
s'mie lhee (smy-l'yee) - she likes ('is good with her')
cha mie lhee (ha-MY-l'yee) - she doesn't like ('not good with her')
cooid (koodj) - goods, merchandise
smoo (smoo) - more, most
jeu (ja-oo/jow) - of them

maddaght (MATH-akht) - mathematics

sheanse (SHEE-anss) - science


Gaelg (gillg) - Manx language
neesht (n'yiss) - also

As in other Celtic languages, one word forms of prepositions plus personal pronouns are a central feature of Manx. These are used in idioms, such as:

lhiam (l'yamm) - with-me: s'mie lhiam - I like ('is good with-me')
lesh (lesh) - with-him: s'mie lesh - he likes ('is good with-him')
lhien (l'yinn) - with-us: s'mie lhien - we like ('is good with-us')
lhieu (L'YAA-oo)-with-them: s'mie lhieu - they like ('is good with-them')

Troailt dys y Scoill



Travelling to School

troailt (TROH-ilt) - travelling


Co-loayrtys

Ealish: Cre'n aght ta Breeshey goll dys y scoill?
Catreeney: T'ee shooyl. My t'eh ceau, ta mee cur markiaght jee.
Ealish: Cha nel shiu cummal feer foddey veih'n scoill.
Catreeney: Cha nel. Dy beagh shin cummal boayl ennagh elley, veagh eh beggan doillee.

shooyl (SHOO-ul) - walking
my (ma) - if

'My' (pronounced 'ma' where the 'a' has a vague sound: 'muh') can mean various things in Manx: 'if', 'my' and 'before'.

The meaning is clear from the context.

t'eh ceau (tay-K'YOW) - it's raining
ta mee cur (tamm-ee-KURR) - I give

Remember that Manx has only one form of the present tense, so
'ta mee cur' means 'I give', 'I am giving' or 'I do give'.

1. How does Breeshey go to school?
   
2. What does she do if it rains?
   
3. Does catreeney live far from school?
   
4. What would be a bit difficult?
   

School


Scoill

Lessons start at ten past nine = Ta ny lessoonyn goaill toshiaght ec jeih minnid lurg nuy.

On Mondays, we study English, Manx and mathematics = Gagh Jelune, ta shin jannoo studeyrys er Baarle, Gaelg as maddaght.

They have a break at half past ten = Ta brishey oc ec lieh-oor lurg jeih.

They have lunch at one o’clock = Ta kirbyl oc ec nane er y chlag.

Lessons start again at two o’clock = Ta ny lessoonyn goaill toshiaght reesht ec jees er y chlag.

How many students are there? Seven hundred and eighty-four = Quoid studeyr t’ayn? Shiaght cheead as kiare feed as kiare.

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.

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

They go home by bike = T’ad goll dy valley er roar.

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

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

He thought the lessons 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.

We’ll do these subjects today: maths, French, English and history = Neemayd ny cooishyn shoh jiu: maddaght, Frangish, Baarle as shennaghys.


We did these subjects yesterday: geography, Manx, physical education, German and music = Ren shin ny cooishyn shoh jea: çheer-oaylleeaght, Gaelg, ynsagh corpoil, Germaanish as kiaull.
ynsagh corpoil

In science, we studied physics, chemistry and biology = Ayns sheanse, va shin jannoo studeyrys er fishig, kemmig as bea-oaylleeaght.

fishig kemmig

When will the Spanish lesson start? = Cuin vees y lessoon Spaainish goaill toshiaght?

I thought the teaching was excellent = Smooinee mee dy row yn ynsagh mie er bashtal.


He thinks the teaching was terrible = T’eh smooinaghtyn dy row yn ynsagh agglagh.

They couldn’t hear the teacher = Cha dod ad clashtyn yn ynseyder.

The students couldn’t read the material on the board =

Cha dod ny studeyryn lhaih’n stoo v’er y voayrd.