S'liklee dy nee Manninagh eh - It's probable that he's a Manx person Skeddan - Herring T'eh gee shocklaid er y fa dy nee Lugh Gerry He eats chocolate because Gerry is a mouse She lugh t'ayn - it's a mouse Cha nee moddey t'ayn - it's not a dog

Er-lhiam dy nee dooinney eh - I reckon he is a man Er-lhiam nagh nee Butty eh - I don't think he is a Butty

She Yernagh yn dooinney shen - That man is an Irish person Nee meshtallagh yn dooinney shen? - Is that man a drunkard? She Gobbaghyn shin - We are Govvags Nee Butteeyn ad? - Are they (Douglas) butties?

Yernagh - Irish person Nee yernagh yn dooinney ayd? - Is your man Irish?

She meshtallagh yn dooinney shoh - this man is a drunkard She Gobbag yn dooinney - the man is a Govvag She Butty yn dooinney aym - my man is a Butty

Nagh nee meshtallagh oo? - Aren't you a drunkard? She lugh Joan - Joan is a mouse

Meshtallagh - Drunkard

She Butty oo - You're a Douglas Butty Cha nee Butty oo - You're not a Douglas Butty She Butty eh - He's a Douglas Butty Nee Manninagh eh? - Is he a Manx person?

Manninagh - Manx person Gobbag - Inhabitant of Peel Cha nee Gobbag mee - I'm not an inhabitant of Peel Nee Butty oo? - Are you a Douglas Butty?

She moddey mee - I am a dog ben - woman dooinney - man

S'liklee dy nhare lesh goll dys yn thie-fillym It's probable that he prefers going to the cinema Cre'n fa share lhiat yn fer shoh? Why do you prefer this one?

Vel fys ayd kys share lhee jannoo eh? Do you know how she prefers doing it? Er-lhiam dy nhare lhee jannoo eh lesh ooylyn I think she prefers doing it with apples Er-lhiam nagh mie lhiam yn fer shoh I reckon I don't like this one Foddee, nagh nhare lhee goll magh Maybe, she doesn't like going out

C'red share lhiat gee? - What do you prefer eating? Nhare lhee snaue? - Does she prefer swimming? Vel fys ayd c'raad share lesh gee? - Do you know where he prefers eating?

Nagh nhare lhiat? - Don't you prefer? er-lhiam dy nhare lesh - I reckon that he prefers er-lhiam dy nhare lhiam yn thie shoh - I reckon I prefer this house

C'raad share lhee goll? - Where does she prefer going? traie - beach yn traie - the beach Cre share lhee gee? - What does she prefer eating? Nhare lesh yn moddey ayd? - Does he prefer your dog?

Share lhee yn fer shoh - she prefers this one Nhare lhee? - Does she prefer?

Share lesh ooyllyn - He prefers apples Nhare lesh? - Does he prefer? Thieyn-lhionney - pubs

Ooyl = apple Ooyllyn = apples gleashtan = car gleashtanyn = cars

tra = when (in middle of sentence) Ta mee çhing tra ta mee gee ayns...- I am ill when I eat in...

C'raad share lhiat snaue? - Where do you prefer swimming? C'raad share lhiat gobbragh? - Where do you prefer working?

Mie lhiat snaue ayns y logh shoh? - Do you like swimming in this lake? Nhare lhiat yn cabbyl shoh? - Do you prefer this horse?

yn thie shen - that house share lhiam yn fer shen - I prefer that one S'mie lhiam shoh - I like this Share lhiam yn thie shoh er y fa dy vel eh mooar I prefer this house because it is big

Nhare lhiat? - Do you prefer? Nhare lhiat yn moddey ny yn kayt? - Do you prefer the dog or the cat? Snaaue - swimming

Share lhiam pasta - I prefer pasta yn fer bane - the white one

Foddee dy mie lhee Museli - Maybe she likes Museli Ta mee beaghey ayns Purt le Moirrey er y fa dy mie lhiam PLM I am living in PSM because I like PSM Cre'n fa s'mie lhiat goll dys y thie-fillym? Why do you like going to the cinema?

Er-lhiam dy mie lhiam Museli - I reckon that I like Museli Er-lhiam nagh mie lhiam Museli - I don't reckon that I like Museli

S'mie lesh Tom

S'mie lhee = She likes Mie lhee? = Does she like?

Mie lesh? - Does he like? S'mie lesh giu ayns y Thie-bane dagh laa - He likes drinking in the White-House every day

Nagh mie lhiat? - Don't you like? Mie lhiam? - Do I like? S'mie lesh - he/it likes

C'red s'mie lhiat gee? - What do you like eating?

C'raad s'mie lhiat gee Museli? - Where do you like eating Museli? C'raad s'mie lhiat jannoo shen? - Where do you like doing that?

Edyr - At all Mie lhiat shen? - Do you like that? S'mie lhiat - You like

Mie lhiat? - Do you like? S'mie - Yes Cha mie - No

S'mie lhiam - I like S'mie lhiam yn thie ayd - I like your house

Goll magh - going out Cha mie lhiam - I don't like Shen - that

Garaghtee - laughing Er-lhiam nagh ren Juan - I reckon Juan didn't

Er-lhiam dy ren mee - I reckon that I did Er-lhiam dy ren ee fakin - I reckon that she saw

Quoi ren gee yn pizza? - Who ate the pizza? Marroo - killing

C'raad ren oo goll? = Where did you go? Thie-bee = restaurant Cre'd ren oo gee? = What did you eat? Cre'd ren oo fakin? = What did you see? Cre'd ren oo jannoo? = What did you do?

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?