Adrian Cain's Manx Language Podcast

Ren = Did Cha ren = Did not Shappal = shopping

Ren ad goll = They went er y varroose = On the bus Ren oo goll? = Did you go? Ren oo goll dys Doolish er y varroose? = Did you go to Douglas on the bus?

Ren shin goll - We went Ren shin goll dys Sulby ayns y ghleashtan - We went to Sulby in the car Gow my leshtal - I'm sorry My ta - Though

Ren ee goll - She went / did go Ren ee cloie twister eisht - She played Twister then Ren ee giu yn jough aym - She drank my drink

Ren oo cloie Twister? - Did you play Twister? ayns yn thie aym - In my house Ren eh goll - He went Lhune - Beer Cha ren eh fakin mee - He didn't see me

Cha ren mee goll - I didn't go Cha ren mee goll moghrey jiu - I didn't go this morning Ren oo goll - you went

Ren mee gee - I ate Ren mee goll dys Purt Çhiarn - I went to Port Erin Ren mee shen - I did that Ren mee fakin Bob - I saw Bob

Va mee shooyl dys Doolish = I was walking to Douglas As va mee skee = And I was tired

C'raad va'n moddey? - Where was the dog? Er-lhiam dy row oo skee - I reckon that you were tired Keoie - Crazy Er-lhiam nagh row eh skee - I reckon that he wasn't tired Er-lhiam nagh row oo ayns Rhumsaa - I reckon that you weren't in Ramsey

Nagh row oo ayns Doolish? - Weren't you in Douglas? Va / cha row - was / wasn't Kys v'ou? - How were you?

Row eh feayr? - was it cold? Row yn moddey ayns y thie? - was the dog in the house? Cha row yn thie ayns Colby - the house wasn't in Colby Va'n thie ayns Surby - the house was in Surby

Some revision Row? - Were?/was? Row oo ayns y thie jiu? - Were you in the house today? Row eh? - Was he/it?

Cha row mee feer vie - I wasn't very good Agglagh - terrible V'eh agglagh - he was awful Cha row oo agglagh - you weren't awful

Va Dollyn ayns Purt le Moirrey -Dollyn was in Port st Mary Fastyr jiu - this afternoon Cha row mee - I wasn't Cha row mee ayns yn thie-lhionney jea - I wasn't in the pub yesterday

Moghrey jiu - this morning Va shiu - you (plural) were Va'd - they were Va'd ayns y thie doo as bane moghrey jiu They were in the black and white house this morning

V'ee skee - she was tired Va shin - we were

V'ou skee = you were tired V'ou ayns Doolish jea = you were in Douglas yesterday Va mee ayns Purt ny h-Inshey = I was in Peel Kiondroghad = Onchan V'eh skee = he was tired Thie-lhionney = pub

Va mee - I was Va mee ayns yn thie aym - I was in my house Jea - yesterday

Vel oo gee yn pizza aym reesht? - Are you eating my pizza again? S'liklee dy vel eh giu yn ushtey ayns y thie aym It's probable / likely that he's drinking the water in my house

Kys ta'n moddey? - How is the dog? Kys ta'n cabbyl echey? - How is his horse? C'raad ta'n Rhino? - Where is the Rhino?