Adrian Cain's Manx Language Podcast

er y fa dy vel mee geearree cloie =

On the reason that I want to play/because I want to

C'raad? = Where?

Kys? = How?

C'red? = What?

Cre'n fa t'ou cloie? = Why are you playing?

er y fa = because (on the reason)

er y fa dy vel eh = because it is

S'liklee = probably

Nagh vel Illiam beaghey ayns Purt ny h-Inshey?

Doesn't Illiam live in Peel?

Jiu = today

Foddee nagh vel oo skee - Perhaps you are not tired?

Mooar = big

Foddee nagh vel eh geearree goll - perhaps he doesn't want to go

Foddee - Maybe

Foddee dy vel eh feayr - maybe it is cold

Purt ny h-Inshey - Peel

C'red t'ou jannoo? - What are you doing?

Craad t'ad cloie Cammag? - Where are they playing Cammag?

Er-lhiam nagh? - I reckon not...

Er-lhiam nagh vel eh feayr - I reckon that it's not cold

C'red t'ad jannoo ayns Balley Keeill Eoin? -

What are they doing in St Johns?

Er-lhiam nagh vel ad ayns Balley Keeill Eoin -

I reckon that they are not in St Johns

Er-lhiam dy vel eh gobbragh agh cha nel mee shickyr

I reckon that he's working but I'm not sure

Ta mee shickyr dy vel ad = I am certain that they are

Ansherbee = anyway

er-lhiam = I reckon

er lhiam dy vel mee ayns Doolish = I reckon that I'm in Douglas

er lhiam dy vel ad cloie = I reckon that they are are playing

C'red t'ou geearree jannoo? - What do you want to do?

Eisht - then

Goll dys - going to

Ta mee goll dys Doolish - I am going to Douglas

Craad t'ou goll? - Where are you going?