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Dictionary: English to Manx Gaelic

English to Manx Dictionary


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A

about (ma-H'YOWN) mychione
about to (er-CHEE) er-çhee
about us (moon) mooin
about you (mood) mood
above all (er-BASH-tal) er bashtal
accident (drawkh-HAGH- ert) drogh-haghyrt
accountant (koon-diss-AYR) coontysseyr
accountants (koon-diss-AYR- un) coontysseyryn
acts (SLATH-iss-un) slattyssyn
aeroplane (ETT-lan) etlan
affair; subject (koosh) cooish
affairs; subjects (KOOSH-un) cooishyn
after (lurg) lurg
afternoon, evening (FASS-ter) fastyr
again (reesh) reesht
against (na-ee) noi
agile (SKIBB-ilt) skibbylt
ago (er-the-HINN-ya) er dy henney
ago (er-the- HINN-ya) henney: er dy henney
ale houses/pubs (Ty-un- L'YONN- a) thieyn-lhionney
Alice, Elizabeth (AYL-ish) Ealish
all (ULL-ya) ooilley
allowing (LOW-al) lowal
already (HANN-a) hannah
also (n'yiss) neesht
am not, is not, are not; there is not, there are not (ha-NELL) cha nel
am, is, are; there is, there are (taa) ta
am? is? are? is there? are there? (vell) vel?
an act, a statute (SLATH--iss) slattys
and (azz) as
anything (ridd-er-BEE) red erbee
anyway (ANSH-er-BEE) ansherbee
appendicitis (ARR-ad-uss) arratys
April (AA-va-ril) Averil
aren't you? (nakh-VELL-oo) nagh vel oo?
around us (ma-GEERT-a- MOON) mygeayrt-y-mooin
around, about (ma-GEERT) mygeayrt
art (ELL-in) ellyn
as (mar) myr
as well as (HOMM-a) chammah
as; so (ho) cho
asking (BRY-akht) briaght
at (eck) ec
at all (er-BEE) erbee
at her, at it (eck) eck
at him, at it (EGG-a) echey
at least (err-a- khoodj-sloo) er y chooid sloo
at me (imm) aym
at them (ock) oc
at us (ine) ain
at you (aa-oo) eu
at you (edd) ayd
August (LOON-ist-in) Luanistyn
Autumn; (fowr) Fouyr
away (er-SOOL) ersooyl
awful (AGG-lakh) agglagh

B

back (err-ASH) er-ash
bad (drawkh) drogh
bad (ulk) olk
ball (BLUGG-an) bluckan
Ballaugh (bal-LA) Balley ny Loghey
base; meaning (bun) bun
basic course (bun-khoors) bun-choorse
bath (TOBB-er-OON- lee) tobbyr-oonlee
bathroom (SHAAM-er-OON- lee) shamyr-oonlee
Bay ny Carrickey (BAA-ee-na- KARR-ick-a) Baie ny Carrickey
be! (bee) bee!
because of (KINN-dakh-RISH) kyndagh rish
bedroom (SHAAM-er- L'YAVV-akh) shamyr-lhiabbagh
bedrooms (SHAAM-er- un-L'YAVV-akh) shamyryn-lhiabbagh
beer (l'yoon) lhune
before (rohsh) roish
before her (RO-ee) roee
beginning (TOZH-akht) toshiaght
believing (KREDJ-al) credjal
belt (kriss) cryss
berries (BERR-ish-an) berrishyn
better, best (share) share
between (EDD-ur) eddyr
bicycle (rawr) roar
bicycles (RAWR-un) roaryn
big (MOO-ar) mooar
biscuits (BRISH-chag-an) brishtagyn
bitter (SHARR-oo) sharroo
black (doo) doo
blue (GORR-um) gorrym
boat (BAAD-a) baatey
boiled (bryt) broiet
boiled potatoes (PRAAZ-un- BRYT) praaseyn broiet
book (l'yawr) lioar
books (L'YAWR-un) lioaryn
boundary, limit (KAGG-lee-ukh) cagliagh
bread (ARR-an) arran
Breton language (britt-AAN-ish) Britaanish
Brigid (BREEZH-a) Breeshey
Brittany (a-vritt-AAN) Britaan: Y Vritaan
brown (dohn) dhone
bus (barr-OOSS) barroose
buying (K'YONN-akh-a) kionnaghey
by (L'YAW-rish) liorish

C

calling (GILL-akh) gyllagh
calm (k'yoon) kiune
car (GLAYSH-chan) gleashtan
Casteltown (BAL-ya-KHASH- chal) Balley Chashtal
castle (KASH-chal) cashtal
Catherine (kat-REEN-a) Catreeney
Celtic (KELL-chakh) Celtiagh
ceremony (SHARM-an-iss) sharmanys
certainty (SHIGG-er-us) shickyrys
change! changing (kakh-LAA) caghlaa
changed (kakh-LAA-it) caghlaait
cheerful (GENN-al) gennal
cheque (sheck) sheck
chips (SPOLL-yag-un) spollagyn
Christmas (NULL-ick) Nollick
Christmas Day (LAA-na-NULL-ick) Laa ny Nollick
class (brasstl) brastyl
clever (AKHT-al) aghtal
clock: er y chlag (klagg) clag
clothes (ETH-akh) eaddagh
coat (KOO-at) cooat
cock (KELL-yakh) kellagh
coffee (KAFF-ee) caffee
cold (foor/feer) feayr
colour (daa) daah
coming (chitt) çheet
compelled (AYG-nit) eginit
competition (ko-HIRR-a) - co-hirrey
competitions (ko-HIRR-akh-un) co-hirraghyn
computer (ko-IRR-ood-er) co-earrooder
concerned with Manx language (GILG-akh) Gaelgagh
concerning (BENT-in-rish) bentyn rish
control; correction (smakht) smaght
conversation (ko-LAWRT-us) co-loayrtys
cooking (KAWG-a-ra) coagyrey
corner (korn-AYL) corneil
costing; dear (KAWS-tal) costal
counting; reckoning (KOON-da) coontey
country (cheer) çheer
course (koorss) coorse
credit (daal) daill
Cregneash (kren-AYSH) Creneash
Cronk na Mona (KRONK-na- MAWN-a) Cronk ny Moaney
cutting (G'YARR-a) giarrey
cyberspace (spawr-SCHOOR- ee) spoar-stiuree

D

day (laa) laa
days (LAA-un) laghyn
dear (dayr) deyr
dear love! (GRA-ee-VEEN) graih veen!
December (MEE-na-NULL- ick) Mee ny Nollick
did you get? (DOOR-oo) dooar oo?
did you go? (JAKH-shoo) jagh shiu?
did, made (renn) ren
difficult (DOLE-ee) doillee
difficulty (DOLE-ee-idd) doilleeid
digging (RA-oo-ra) reurey
dinner (jinn-AYR) jinnair
dirty (SOLL-akh) sollagh
dispute, an argument (arg-AAN) argane
doctor (ferr-l'yee) fer-lhee
doctor (ben-l'yee) ben-lhee
dog (MAWTH-a) moddey
doing; making (JINN-oo) jannoo
don't know (ha-SIMM-uss) cha s'ayms
don't you like? (nakh-MY-l'yatt) nagh mie lhiat?
doubt (OW-russ) ourys
Douglas (DOO-lish) Doolish
down (sheess) sheese
down (heess) heese
drink (jawkh) jough
drink! (yoo) iu!
drinking (g'yoo) giu
driving (GIMM-an) gimman
drunkenness (MESH-chall-iss) meshtallys
dry (CHIRR-um) çhirrym

E

each, every (dakh) dagh
each, every (the- KHULL-ya) chooilley: dy chooilley
earning; gaining (KAWZ-na) cosney
eat! (ee) ee!
eating (gee) gee
ecumenical (EDD-ur-AGG- lish-akh) eddyr-agglishagh
eight (hawkh) hoght
eighteen (HAWKH-jegg) hoght-jeig
eighth (HAWKHT-oo) hoghtoo
electric (LECK-trakh) lectragh
electronic (leck-TRAAN-akh) lectraneagh
electronic mail (POST-leck- TRAAN-akh) post lectraneagh
eleven (NAAN-jegg) nane-jeig
end (JERR-a) jerrey
energy; steam (bree) bree
England (SAWSS-tun) Sostyn
English language (berl) Baarle
English; English person (SAWSS-nakh) Sostnagh
enjoyment (SOLE-ya) soylley
enough (the-L'YOOR) dy liooar
escaping (skayp-AYL) scapail
estate; state (stayt) steat
esteeming (SY-akh-a-jay) soiaghey jeh
ever (the-BRAAKH, the-BRAA) bragh: dy bragh
ever (the-BRAAKH) dy bragh
ever (r'yoo) rieau
excuse (LESH-chal) leshtal
exhibition (TASH-bin-iss) taishbynys

F

farmer (AY-rinn-yakh) eirinagh
fast (TAVV-ee) tappee
fear (aggl) aggle
February (TOZH-akht- ARR-ee) Toshiaght-arree
feet (KAZZ-an) cassyn
fifteen (KWEGG-jegg) queig-jeig
fifth (KWEGG-oo) queigoo
film (FILL-um) fillym
fine (brow) braew
fish (yeest) eeast
fish soup (OW-ree-YEEST- ee) awree-eeastee
five (kwegg) queig
flying (GETT-lakh) getlagh
food (bee) bee
foot (kass) cass
football (BLUGG-an- KAWZH-a) bluckan-coshey
for (sonn) son
forget! (jarr-OOD) jarrood!
forgetting (jarr-OOD) jarrood
forgot (yarr-OOD) yarrood
fortnight (kegg-EESH) kegeesh
forty (DY-eed) daeed
four (kayr) kiare
fourteen (KAYR-jegg) kiare-jeig
France (a-RANK) Rank: y Rank
France (a-RANK) y Rank
free (sayr/sur) seyr
free (SAYR-a/ SUR-a) seyrey
Friday (ja-HAYN-ya) Jeheiney
friend (KARR-a) carrey
friends (KER-jan) caarjyn
frocks (GOON-un) goonyn
from (vush) voish
from (va-ee) veih
fruit juice (soo-mess) soo-mess
full up (lung-LEDD'N) lung-lane

G

gallons (gall-OON-an) galloonyn
garden (GAA-ra) garey
gardening (GAA-ra-diss) gareydys
gate (g'yatt) giat
getting, finding (GETH-un) geddyn
girl (DOOTH-ee) doodee
girls (DOOTH-ee-un) doodeeyn
give! giving: put! putting (kur) cur
glen (gl'yonn) glion
Glenmaye (gl'yonn-MAY) Glion Meay
glens (GL'YONN-tee-un) glionteeyn
globe, Earth (KROON-ya) cruinney
going (gull) goll
good (my) mie
good luck, abundance (SONN-us) sonnys
goodbye (slenn-L'YOO) slane lhiu
goodbye (slenn-L'YATT) slane lhiat
goods, merchandise (koodj) cooid
grapes (BERR-ish-an- FEE-a-na) berrishyn-feeyney
grass (fayr) faiyr
green (glass) glass

H

hair (folt) folt
half (l'yay) lieh
half an hour (l'yay-oor) lieh-oor
happening (TAGH-ert) taghyrt
happy (BWEE-akh) bwooiagh
Happy New Year (blayn-vy no) Blein Vie Noa
hard (KRA-ee) creoi
hardware (koodj-KHRA-ee) cooid chreoi
he is, it is (tay) t'eh
he will be, it will be (BEE-a) bee eh
he will do/make (NEE-a) nee eh
he, him (EZH-un) eshyn
he, him, it (ay, a) eh
he/it will come (HIGG-a) hig eh
he/it will go (HEDD-a) hed eh
health (slentch) slaynt
healthy (slenn-TOLE) slayntoil
hearing (KLASH-chin) clashtyn
heart: my chree (kree) cree
heat (chass) çhiass
here (unnss-SHAW) ayns shoh
herring (SKATH-un) skeddan
high; chief (erd) ard
hill (kronk) cronk
history (SHAN-akh-ass) shennaghys
holiday (FAIL-ya) feailley
holidays (LAA-un-SUR-a) laghyn seyrey
home(wards) (the-VAL-ya) dy valley
hope; trust (traysht) treisht
hospital (TY-L'YEE-uss) thie-lheihys
hot (chay) çheh
hour (oor) oor
house (ty) thie
houses (TY-un) thieyn
how are you? (kiss-TOW) kys t'ou?
how are you? (kiss-ta-SHOO) kys ta shiu?
how do you know? (KEVV-iss-DUT) kevys dhyt?
how much? (kwud) quoid?
how? (kiss) kys?
how? what way? (krinn-AKHT) cre'n aght?
hundred (KEE-ud) keead

I

I came (henk-mee) haink mee
I don't like (ha-MY-l'yamm) cha mie lhiam
I know (ta-fiss-IMM) ta fys aym
I like (SMY-l'yamm) s'mie lhiam
I must (SHY-in-dow) shegin dou
I think (err-L'YAMM) er-lhiam
I thought (heel-mish) heill mish
I went (hy-mee) hie mee
I would like (ba-VY-l'yamm) by vie lhiam
I would prefer (bare-l'yamm) bare lhiam
I'll be (BEE-um) beeym, bee'm
I'll do/make (NEE-um) nee'm
I'll not do/make (ha-JINN- um) jeanym: cha jeanym
I'll write (SKR'YOO-um) screeuym
I'm sorry (STRY-l'yamm) s'treih lhiam
I, me (mish) mish
I, me: month (mee) mee
if ...not (MANN-akh) mannagh
if there is not (MANN-akh-VELL) mannagh vel
if will be (ma-VISS) my vees
important (skansh-OLE) scanshoil
in (schakh) stiagh
in (unnss) ayns
in the town (UNNSS-a-VAL-ya) ayns y valley
in the; sy valley (sa) sy
in, in it, in him (awn) ayn
inactive person (droll-AAN) drollane
indeed (the-JARR-oo) jarroo: dy jarroo
indeed (the-JARR-oo) dy jarroo
index (AWN-dakh) ayndagh
information; data (FIZZ-er-ee; FITH-er-ee) fysseree
Internet (EDD-ur-VOGG-ul) Eddyr-Voggyl
Ireland (N'YAY-rin) Nerin
is it? (n'yay) nee?
is not, are not (ha-N'YAY) cha nee
island (ELL-yan) ellan
Isle of Man (ELL-yan-VANN-in) Ellan Vannin
it doesn't matter (SKUMM-a) s'cummey
it is (shay) she

J

January (JERR-a-G'YOW- ree) Jerrey-geuree
job (K'YART-a) kiartey
jobs (K'YART-akh-un) kiartaghyn
John (EE-an) Ean
joking (SPOTCH-al) spotçhal
judge (broo) briw
juice (soo) soo
July (JERR-a-SOW- ree) Jerrey-souree
jump! (l'yimm) lheim!
jumping (l'yimm) lheim
June (mayn-SOW-ree) Mean-souree

K

killed (MARR-oo-it) marrooit
killing; dead (MARR-oo) marroo
knife (skin) skynn
knowledge; (fiss) fys

L

Ladies and Gentlemen! (VRAAN-azz-GHAYN-ya- SUR-a) Vraane as Gheiney Seyrey
land (TOLL-oo) thalloo
last year (NURR-ee) nurree
late (ANN-makh) anmagh
law (LAY-ee) - leigh
Laxey (LAX-a) Laksaa
leaf; page (DULL-yag) duillag
lemonade (limm-on-AAD) limonaid
lesson (lezz-OON) lessoon
let, allow (l'yigg-daa) lhig da
letters (SKR'YOON-un) screeunyn
letting, allowing (L'YIGG-a-DAA) lhiggey da
licensing hours (OOR-un-AWSST- iss) ooryn-oastys
lift (MARK-yakht) markiaght
line (LINN-ya) linney
lino (lyn-OLE) lainoil
listening (GAYSH-chakh) geaishtagh
little (BEGG-an) beggan
Liverpool (LERR-pull) Lerpoyll
living (KUMM-al) cummal
loaf (bwill-YEEN) bwilleen
long (l'yowr) liauyr
long (FAWTH-a) foddey
longer, longest (SUDJ-a) sodjey
looking (JEEKH-in) jeeaghyn
looking for (SHIRR-a) shirrey
love (GRA-ee) graih
luck (aykh) aigh
lucky (aykh-OLE) aighoil

M

mad (ky) keoi
making a noise (FIRE-al) feiyral
man (DUNN-ya) dooinney
man! (WUNN-ya) ghooinney!
Mann (MANN-in) Mannin
Manx Airlines (SKEE-an- un-VANN-in) Skianyn Vannin
Manx language (gilg) Gaelg
Manx people (MANN-in-ee) Manninee
Manx Telecom (chell-INSH- VANN-in) Çhellinsh Vannin
Manx; a Manx person (MANN-in-akh) Manninagh
many, much (MONN-a) monney
March (marnt) Mayrnt
Mark (MARK-us) Markys
market (MARG-a) margey
mathematics (MATH-akht) maddaght
May (BAWL-dun) Boaldyn
measure (towss) towse
mechanic (OBB-rinn-akh) obbrinagh
member (OLT-a) oltey
men (DAYN-ya) deiney
Merry Christmas (NULL-ick-YENN- al) Nollick Ghennal
messages (CHAKH-ter- akht-un) çhaghteraghtyn
Michael (maal) Mayl
Michael Village (BAL-ya-keel- VAAL) Balley Keeill Vayl
middle (mayn) mean
middling (KASS-tra-KAYR) castreycair
midnight (mayn-EE) mean-oie
midnight (munn-LAA) munlaa
mile (MEEL-ya) meeiley
milk (BANN-ya) bainney
mines (MAYN-an) meainyn
Monday (ja-LOON) Jelune
money (ERG-id) argid
months (MEE-un) meeghyn
more (na-SMOO) ny smoo
more (TULL-ya) tooilley
more, most (smoo) smoo
morning (MORR-a) moghrey
motorbike (rawr-BREE) roar-bree
motorbikes (RAWR-un-BREE) roaryn-bree
mountain (kl'yoo) clieau
mountains (SLAY-jun) sleityn
much, many, lots of (ram) ram
music (K'YAWLL-ee-akht) kiaulleeaght
music session (sezh-OON- K'YAWLL-ee) seshoon-kiaullee
my: if (ma) my

N

name (ENN-um) ennym
near (FAHG-us) faggys
nearly (BUNN-uss) bunnys
neighbourhood (NAAB-oo-us) nabooys
neither (NAWTH-er) noadyr
network (MOGG-ul) moggyl
network society (SHEZH-akht- VOGG-ul) sheshaght-voggyl
new (no) noa
New Year's Day (LAA-na- NULL-ick-BEGG) Laa ny Nollick Beg
nice (jesh) jesh
night (ee) oie
nine (nee, na-ee) nuy
nineteen (NEE-jegg, NA-ee-jegg) nuy-jeig
ninth (NEE-oo/NA-ee-oo) nuyoo
no wonder (ha-N'YIRR-us) nyrrys: cha nyrrys
no wonder (ha-N'YIRR-us) cha nyrrys
noise (fire) feiyr
north (TOO-ee) twoaie
not (ha) cha
nothing (vegg) veg
November (mee-HOWN-a) Mee Houney
now (nish) nish

O

October (JERR-a-FOWR) Jerrey-fouyir
of (jay) jeh
of a cow (baa) baa
of beer (L'YONN-a) lhionney
of foot (KAWZH-a) coshey
of sand (GENN-ee) geinnee
of sea (MARR-a) marrey
of steering (SCHOOR-ee) stiuree
of Summer (SOW-ree) souree
of them (ja-oo/jow) jeu
of wine (FEE-un-a) feeyney
offices (OFF-ish-un) offishyn
old (shann/sheddn) shenn
on her, on it (URR-ee) urree
on the boat (err-a-VAAD-a) er y vaatey
on you (ort) ort
on you (ERR-oo) erriu
on, on him, on it; (err) er
once (keert) keayrt
once upon a time (KEERT-the-ROW) keayrt dy row
one (naan) nane
one (unn) un
one; man (ferr) fer
open (FAWZH-lit) foshlit
opening (FAWZ-la) fosley
or not (na-DINN) ny dyn
other (ELL-ya) elley
out (makh) magh
out of (ass) ass
outside (CHAA-oo-MOO-ee) çheu-mooie
over (nawl) noal
over (noon) noon

P

packet (PAGG-ad) paggad
pages (DULL-yag-un) duillagyn
pain (PEE-an) pian
painful (GONN-akh) gonnagh
painter; decorator (SLAAD-er) slaader
painting (SLAA-daa) slaadaah
painting; smearing (slaa) slaa
parking disc (klagg-PERK-al) - clag-pairkal
party (g'yinnss) giense
past (shah) shaghey
peaceful (shee-OLE) sheeoil
Peel (purt-na-HINZH- a) Purt ny hInshey
penny (ping) ping
people (sly) sleih
perhaps (FUTH-ee) foddee
person (PY-akh) peiagh
personal (per-ZOON-akh) persoonagh
Peter (PEDD-ur) Peddyr
petrol (PEDD-ral) pedryl
picture (JOLL-oo) jalloo
pictures (JOLL-oo-un) jallooyn
pint (pinnt) pynt
place (bawl) boayl
place, stead (INN-id) ynnyd
please (ma-SYLCH) my sailt
please (ma-SELL-yoo) my sailliu
pockets (pogg-AAD-un) poggaidyn
poor (bawkh) boght
port (purt) purt
Port Erin (purt-CHARN) Purt Çhiarn
Port St Mary (purt-la-MURR-a) Purt le Moirrey
potatoes (PRAAZ-un) praaseyn
pound (punt) punt
power (poor) pooar
present (NAST-a) nastey
presents (NAST-akh-un) nastaghyn
price (LEE-akh) leagh
pride (mohrn) moyrn
prizes (OWN-da-rin) aundyryn
promenade (SHOOL-akh-an) shooylaghan
public houses (TY-un-AWSST) thieyn-oast
publicans (AWSST-ad-er-un) oasteyderyn
pushing (SAA-ee) seiy
put on (KURR-it-err) currit er

Q

quarter (KERR-oo) kerroo
question (faysht) feysht
quiet (fay) fea
quiet (FEE-akh) feagh

R

race (ratch) ratçh
races (RATCH-un) ratçhyn
rain (fl'ya) fliaghey
Ramsey (rum-SAA) Rhumsaa
reaching (RAWSH-chun) roshtyn
ready (ERR-loo) aarloo
reason (faa) fa
red (jarg/jerg) jiarg
rent (maal) mayl
resembling (GORR-ish) goll rish
riders (MARK-ee) markee
right, correct (k'yart) kiart
river (OW-in) awin
rivers (OW-iin-un) awinyn
road (raad) raad
roads (RAAJ-un) raaidyn
rock (kregg) creg
rocks (KREGG-un) creggyn
Ronaldsway (roon-iss-VY) Roonysvaie
room (SHAAM-er) shamyr

S

Sabbath (DOON-akht) Doonaght
sad (TRIM-zhakh) trimshagh
safe (SOW-cha) sauçhey
safety belt (kriss-SOW-chas) cryss-sauçhys
said (doort) dooyrt
sailing (SHAWL-a) shiaulley
sand (GENN-yakh) geinnagh
sandwiches (BRAKH-tan-an) braghtanyn
Saturday (ja-SARN) Jesarn
saying (graa) gra
Scandinavians (LAWKH-linn-ee) Loghlynnee
school (skoll) scoill
school subjects (KOOSH-un- SKOLL) cooishyn-scoill
school dinners (jinn-AYR-un- SKOLL) jinnairyn-scoill
science (SHEE-anss) sheanse
Scotland (NOLB-in) Nalbin
seagull (FOAL-yun) foillan
sell! selling (kreck) creck
September (mayn-FOWR) Mean-fouyir
session (sezh-OON) seshoon
seven (shakh) shiaght
seventeen (SHAKH-jegg) shiaght-jeig
seventh (SHAKHT-oo) shiaghtoo
she is, it is (tee/ta-ee) t'ee
she will be it will be (BEE-ee) bee ee
she will be, it will be (BEE-ish) bee ish
she wouldn't like (ha-ba-VY-l'yee) cha by vie lhee
she, her, it (ee) ee
shop (shapp) shapp
shopkeeper (SHAPP-a-der) shappeyder
shopping (SHAPP-al) shappal
shops (SHAPP-un) shappyn
should (L'YITH-akh) lhisagh
sick, ill (ching) çhing
sight (SHILL-ya) shilley
sit! (SA-ee) soie!
sitting (SA-ee) soie
six (shay) shey
sixteen (SHAY-jegg) shey-jeig
sixth (SHAY-oo) sheyoo
skirts (RUM-bull-un) rumbylyn
sliced (SL'YITH-it) slissit
small, little (beg) beg
Snaefell (snaal) Sniaul
sneaky person; gossip (skeet) skeet
society (SHEZH-akht) sheshaght
software (koodj-vugg) cooid vog
sold (KRECK-it) creckit
some (enn-YAKH) ennagh
song (arr-AAN) arrane
sort (surch) sorçh
soup (OW-ree) awree
south (jass) jiass
South Barrule (barr-OOL-JASS) Barroole Jiass
space (spawr) spoar
Spain (a-SPAAN- ya) Spaainey: y Spaainey
Spain (a-SPAAN-ya) y Spaainey
speaking (lawrt) loayrt
sport (spohrt) spoyrt
Spring (ARR-akh) Arragh
state (stayd) stayd
staying (TANN-akht-un) tannaghtyn
Steam Packet (PAGG-ad-BREE) Paggad Bree
steam trains (TRAYN-un-BREE) traenyn-bree
steering (SCHOOR-a) stiurey
Stephen (ST'YOH-in) Steoin
straight (JEE-rakh) jeeragh
strange (kwaakh) quaagh
street (straydj) straid
strength (n'yart) niart
stuff (stoo) stoo
suffering (SURR-anss) surranse
sugar (SHOO-gar) shugyr
Summer; y Sourey (SOW-ra) Sourey
summit (MULL-akh) mullagh
Sunday (ja-DOON-ee) Jedoonee
super highway (ERD-raad- MOOR) ard-raad mooar
sure, certain (SHIGG-er) shickyr
sweets (MILL-jin) miljyn
swimming; crawling (SNAA-oo) snaue

T

table tennis (BAZZ-ag-BORD) bassag-boayrd
take! (gow) gow!
taking (GAW-il/goyl) goaill
tea (tay) tey
teacher (INNZ-a-der) ynseyder
technical (CHAKH-nizz-akh) çhaghnyssagh
telephone (chell-VAAN) çhellvane
telephone line (LINN-ya-chell- VAAN) linney-çhellvane
telephoning (chell-VAAN-a) çhellvaney
ten (jy) jeih
tennis (BAZZ-ag) bassag
tent (PAAL-an) paalan
tenth (JY-oo) jeihoo
term (IMB-akh) imbagh
termagant (JOWSH-ag) joushag
thank you (gurr-a-MY-edd) gura mie ayd
thank you (gurr-a-MY-aa-oo) gura mie eu
thanks (bweess) bwooise
that didn't matter (ba-KHUMM- a-SHEN) by chummey shen
that doesn't matter (SKUMM-a-SHEN) cummey: s'cummey shen
that's it (shen-AY) shen eh
that; there is (shen) shen
the (an, in) yn
the (a) y
the Autumn (a-FOWR) y Fouyr
The Chasms (na-SKAW- run) Skauryn: Ny Skauryn
The Courthouse (TY-na- KOORT- a) Thie ny Cooyrtey
the first (in-H'YIDD)
the fourth (a-H'YERR-oo) chiarroo
the like (a-L'YIDD) lhied: y lhied
The Mountain Road (G'YATT-a-KL'YOO) Giat y Clieau
the second (a-NAH) nah: y nah
the shop (in-CHAP) çhapp: yn çhapp
The Sound (a-KHEEL- uss) Cheyllys: Y Cheyllys
the Spring (an-Yarr-akh) yn Arragh
the Winter (a-G'YOW-ra) y Geurey
the; or (na) ny
then (esh) eisht
there (unnss-SHEN) ayns shen
these (add-SHAW) ad shoh
they are (tadd) t'ad
they, them (add) ad
thing (ridd) red
thinking (SMUNN-yakht-in) smooinaghtyn
thirteen (TREE-jegg) tree-jeig
this year (MLEE-an-a) myleeaney
this; here is (shaw) shoh
those (add-SHEN) ad shen
thousand (tow-ZAAN) thousane
three (tree) tree
through (trood) trooid
throwing, wearing, spending (k'yow) ceau
Thursday (jer-DAYN) Jerdein
time (traa) traa
time enough (TRAA-tha-L'YOOR) traa dy liooar
tired (skee) skee
to (guss) gys
to (duss) dys
to and fro (NOON-azz-NAWL) noon as noal
to be (a-VAY); dy ve (vay); y ve
to be done (ra-YINN-oo) ry-yannoo
to her; for her (jee) jee
to him (HUGG-a) huggey
to the right (ma-YESH) my-yesh
to the south, southwards (ma-YASS) my-yiass
to us, for us (dun) dooin
to, of (the) dy
to, to him, to it (daa) da
to, to him, to it (rish) rish
today (joo) jiu
together (KOOD-jakh) cooidjagh
toilet (PREMM-ee) premmee
tomorrow (MAA-rakh) mairagh
tomorrow night (EE-na-VAAR-akh) oie ny vairagh
tomorrow night (EE-na- VAAR-akh) vairagh: oie ny vairagh
tonight (nawkh) noght
too (raw) ro
tourist (TURR-izz-akh) turrysagh
town (BAL-ya) balley
towns (BAL-jun) baljyn
train (trayn) traen
travelling (trawlt) troailt
tree (BILL-ya) billey
trees (BILL-jin) biljyn
trip (TURR-us) thurrys
true (FIRR-in-yakh) firrinagh
true (DOO-ee) dooie
trying (PROW-al) prowal
Tuesday (ja-MERT) Jemayrt
turkey (KELL-yakh- FRANG-akh) kellagh-frangagh
turn! turning (chin-DAA) çhyndaa
twelve (DAA-yegg) daa-yeig
twenty (feed) feed
two (ghaa) ghaa
two (jeess) jees
two (daa) daa
Tynwald (tin-VAAL) Tinvaal
Tynwald Day (LAA-tin-VAAL) Laa Tinvaal
Tynwald Hill (KRONK-keel- OWEN) Cronk Keeill Eoin

U

under (foh) fo
understanding (TIGG-al) toiggal
Union Mills (MULL-yin-DOO- a) Mwyllin Doo Aah
universities (OLL-oo-SKOLL- yun) ollooscoillyn
until (DERR-a) derrey
up (sooss/sohss) seose
use (IMM-ud) ymmyd
used (IMM-ud-it) ymmydit
useful (imm-ud-OLE) ymmydoil
using (IMM-ud-a) ymmydey

V

very: feer vie (feer) feer

W

waht? (kra) cre?
wait! (FURR-ee) fuirree!
Wales (a-TOLL-oo- BRETT-nakh) y Thalloo Bretnagh
Wales (BRETT-in) Bretin
walking (SHOO-al) shooyl
wanting (lall) laccal
warm! warming (chow) çhiow
was not, were not; there was not, there were not (ha-ROW) cha row
was, were; there was, there were (vaa) va
was? were? was there? were there? (row) row?
water (USH-cha) ushtey
way, manner (akh, akht) aght
we prefer (SHARE-l'yinn) share lhien
we will be (B'YIMM-udj) beemayd
we'll do/make (N'YIMM-udj) neemayd
we'll find; we'll get (YOW-mudj) yiowmayd
we'll see (HEE-mudj) heemayd
we, us (shin) shin
weather (EMM-sher) emshyr
Wednesday (ja-KRAYN) Jecrean
week (SHAKHT-in) shiaghtin
welcome (fylt) failt
Welsh (BRETT-nakh) Bretnagh
wet (fl'yukh) fliugh
what...? (krinn) cre'n...?
what? (KERR-id) c'red?
when (traa) tra
when? (kwunn) cuin?
where? (kraad) c'raad?
while (TAMM-ilt) tammylt
who? (kwoy) quoi?
whole, full (leddn) lane
why? (krinn-FAA) cre'n fa?
will be (bee) bee
will be (viss) vees
will do; will make (nee) nee
will it be? (BEE-a) bee eh?
will not be; there will not be (ha-BEE) cha bee
William (ILL-yum) Illiam
windy (GAY-ee-akh) geayeeagh
wine (FEE-un) feeyn
Winter: (G'YOW-ra) Geurey
with her (l'yee) lhee
with me (l'yamm) lhiam
with them (L'YAA-oo) lhieu
with us (l'yin) lhien
with you (l'yatt) lhiat
with you (mert) mayrt
with you plural/polite) (l'yoo) lhiu
without (ginn) gyn
without (dinn) dyn
woman (ben, beddn) ben
wonder (YIND-iss) yindys
wonderful (YIND-iss-akh) yindyssagh
word (fawg'l) fockle
work (OBB-er) obbyr
working (GOBB-rakh-a) gobbraghey
worried (BURR-it) boirit
worse, worst (SMETH-a) smessey
worthwhile (f'yoo) feeu
would be (ba) by
would be (VEE-ukh) veagh
would be better (bare) bare
would you be? (BEE-ukh-oo) beagh oo?
wretched, miserable (try) treih
write! (skr'yoo) screeu!
writing (skr'yoo) screeu

Y

year (blayn) blein
yesterday (jay) jea
yet, still (fohss) foast
you (shoo) shiu
you (uss) uss
you (oo) oo
you are (tow) t'ou
you can (FOTH-ee-oo) foddee oo
you got (HOOR-oo) hooar oo
you had to (bine-dut) begin dhyt
you like (SMY-l'yatt) s'mie lhiat
you would like (ba-VY-l'yatt) by vie lhiat
you'll not do/make (ha-JINN-oo) jean: cha jean oo
young (aag) aeg
your (the) dty

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