Adrian Cain's Manx Language Podcast

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