Lesson 6

ÉIST LEIS ANSEO

1. Va mee ayns Doolish jea. row shiuish ayns shen?

Bha mi anns Dubhghlais dé. Robh siú-is anns sein?

I was in Douglas yesterday, were you there?

2. Cha row, cha jagh mee foddey voish y thie.

Cha robh, cha deach mi fada bhois a’ taigh.

No, I didn't go far from home. (from the house).

3. Hie mee choud as Purl Chiarn.

Chaidh mi chomh fada is Purt Tiarn’.

I went as far as Port Erin.

4. Naik shiu Paaie 'sy phurt?

An fhaic siú Paaie sa phurt?

Did you see Peggy in the Port?

5. Honnick, agh cha row mee loayrt r'ee.

Chonnaic, ach cha robh mi labhairt rí.

Yes, but I wasn't speaking to her.

6. Cheayll mee dy vel ee sooree.

Chual’ mi da bheil í suirí.

I heard that she is courting.

7. S firrinagh dy liooar shen.

‘S fírinneach da leór sein.

That's true enough.

8. Ta dooinney eck fy-yerrey hoal!

Ta duine aic fo-dheireadh thall!

She has a man at long last!

9. Quoi eshyn? Nee Manninagh eh?

Caé eisean? An í Manannach e?

Who is he? Is he a Manxman?

10. She, Manninagh dooie veih Skylley Vride.

Is e, Manannach dúchaí bhé  Skylley Vride.

Yes, a native Manxman from Bride Parish.

11. Cha nel mee er n'akin Paaie rish ymmodee bleeantyn.

Chan eil mi air n'fhaicin Paaie ris an iomadaí bliantan.

 I haven't seen Peggy for many years.

12. Insh dou, vel ee jeeaghyn dy mie?

Inis domh, bheil í déachainn da maith?

Tell me, does she look well?

13. Cho aeg as bwaagh as v'ee rieau.

Cho éag[1] as baech[2] as bh’í riamh.

As young and pretty as ever she was.

  

14. As y dooinney eck, c'red t'eh jannoo?

As a’ duine aic, C’réad t'e déanamh?

And her man, what does he do?

15. Cha 'sayms, s'likly t'eh gobbragh er y thalloo.

Cha fhios aghams, s' lidhce[3] t'e ag obrach air a’ talamh.

I don't know, but it's likely he works on the land.

16. S'mie shen. shoh slaynt as. aigh vie orroo. 

‘S maith sein. seo slant[4] as áidh mhaith orru.

That's fine, here's health and /good luck to them.

17. Eaisht! Vel oo clashtyn red erbee?

Éist! Bheil thú claistinn réad air bith?

Listen! Do you hear anything?

18. Nagh row crank er y dorrys?

 Nach robh cranc air a’ doras?

Wasn't there a knock on the door?

19. Immee as jeeagh quoi t ayn.

Imigh a’s déach caé t ann.

Go and look who it is.

20. Cha nel pelagh erbee ayns shoh.

Chan eil péachach air bith anns seo.

There's no one at all here. 

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[1] <óg

[2] Níl mé cinnte faoin sanasaíocht. Cuireann an fuaimiú /bʷaex/ Gaeilge Ó Méith i gcuimhne dom.

[3] < Eng. Like

[4] < sláinte

Lesson 5

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1. C'raad ta Juan? Cha 'sayms edyr. 

C’rád ta Juan? Cha fhios aghams idir.

Where's John? I don't know at all. 

2. Nagh vel eh 'sy thie? 

Nach bheil e sa taigh?

Isn't he in the house? (at home) 

3. Cha nel mee fakin eh. 

Chan eil mi faicinn e.

I don't see him.

4. Jeeagh er shen! C'red t'ou fakin? 

Déach air sein! C’réad ta thú faicinn?

Look at that! What art thou seeing? 

5. Ta Juan er y clieau. 

Ta Juan air a’ tsliabh.

John is on the mountain

6. C'red t'eh jannoo? Fow magh! 

C’réad t'e déanamh? Fogh ‘mach!

What's he doing? Find out! 

7. Moghrey mie, c'red ta jannoo ort? 

Móra maith, C’réad ta déanamh ort?

Good morning, what's the matter?

8. Ta'n cabbyl glass ersooyl. 

Ta'n caball glas air siúil.

The grey horse is gone. (away) 

9. Nagh vel eh 'sy vagher shid? 

Nach bheil e sa mhachair si(ú)d?

Isn't he in yonder field? 

10. Cha row eh ayns shen moghrey jiu. 

Cha robh e anns sein móra diúgh.

He wasn't there this morning. 

11. T'eh kiart dy-liooar nish. 

 T'e ceart da leor ‘nois.

He's right enough now. 

12. Ta mee clashtyn oo feer vie. 

Ta mi claistinn thú fíor mhaith.

I hear you very well. 

13. Vel oo goll thie reesht? 

Bheil thú gol taigh ‘ríst?

Are you going home again? 

14. Cha nel foast. cre'n driss t'ort? 

Chan eil fós'. cré'n drios t'ort?

Not yet. what rush is on thee? 

15. Ta mee goll dy Colby, vel oo cheet? 

Ta mi gol da Colby, bheil thú tíot?

I'm going to Colby, art thou coming? 

16. Trooid eisht, Ihig dooin goll. 

Trobhad[1] eist, lig dúinn gol.

Come then, let's go. 

17. Jeeagh auoi ta cheet! 

Déach caé ta tíot!

Look who's coming! 

18.She Billy t'ayn, as y moddey echey.

Is e Billy t'ann, as a’ madadh aige.

It's Billy and his dog 

19. Ta moddey mie ayd, vel Gailck echey?

Ta madadh maith aghad, bheil Gaelg aige?

There's a good dog at thee, has he Manx? 

20. Cha nel Gailck erbee echey.

Chan eil Gaelg air bith aige.

He has 'no Manx at all. 

21. Cre voish t'eh? Voish Sostyn. 

Cré bhois t'e? Bhois Sostan.

Where's he from? From England. 

22. Cha row mee rieau ayns shen. 

Cha robh mi riamh anns sein.

I was never there. 

23, Row uss rieau ayns Rhumsaa? 

Robh thus’ riamh anns Rhumsaa?

Wast thou ever in Ramsey. 

24. Va, dy jarroo, keayrt ny ghaa. 

Bha, da dearbh, ciart[2] no dhá.

Yes indeed. many a time. 

25. Hie mee dysen 'sy vaatey. 

Chaidh mi du-sein sa bháta.

I went there in the boat.

26. Ta laa braew ayn jiu. 

Ta lá bréagha ann diúgh.

There's a fine in. 

27. Laa braew grianagh dy jarroo. 

Lá bréagha grianach da dearbh.

A fine sunny day indeed. 

28. Cha nel eh feayr edyr.

Chan eil e fuar idir.

 Its not cold at all. 

29. Vel oo clashtyn red erbee? 

Bheil thú claistinn réad air bith?

Dost thou hear 

30. Cha nel mee clashtyn veg

Chan eil mi claistinn bheag

I hear nothing. 

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[1] * Luaite liom ag Dennis King ar Twitter, McBain "trobhad, come thou hither to me; opposite of thugad: *to-ro'-ad, *to-romh-t, "to before you"?

[2] < Sean-Ghaeilge ‘cúairt’

Lesson 4

ÉIST LEIS ANSEO!

Vel peiagh erbee sthie?

Bheil pèachach ar bith astoigh?

Is there anyone in? (at home.)

Ta, nee uss t'ayn, Yamys?

Tà, an è thus' t'ann, Jhamus?

Yes. it is thou (that's in) Jim?

3. Trooid stiagh as jeigh yn dorrys.

Trobhad* isteach as déidh** an doras 

Come in and shut the door.

4. Satchimagh ta'n oie, vel oo feayr?

Is aiteamach ta'n oíche, bheil thu fuar?

It's a terrible night, art thou cold?

5. Cha nel mee feayr edyr, agh ta mee skee.

Chan eil mi fuair idir, ach ta mi sgìth

I'm not cold at all. but I'm tired.

6. Soie sheese eisht, as gow aash.

Suigh sìos eist, a's gabh èis 

Sit down then, and take rest (ease.)

7. Daink shiu veih Balleychashtal noght?

dtainc[i] siù vè Baile Chaistil nocht? 

Did you come from Castletown to-night?

8. Cha daink, va mee ec y thie Hom Dan.

Cha dtainc, bha mi eic a' taigh Thom

No. I was at Tom Dan's house.

9. Dy jarroo, as kys ta'n dooinneyhene?

Da dearbh, a's cio'as ta'n duine fhèin?

Indeed, and how's the man himself?

10. S'foddey nish neayr's honnick mee eshyn.

Is fada 'nois 'niar[ii] 's chonaic mi eisean

It's a long time now since I saw him.

11. T'eh-hene goll dy-dunnal, agh cha nel y ven echey agh moal.

T'e fhèin gol da-dunnal[iii], ach chan eile a' bhean aige ach modhail

Himself is going bravely, but his wife is only 'moal.' (in poor health.)

12. Moal dy liooar. er-lhiams, agh ta cree vie eck.

modhail da leor. Ar-leams, ach ta croì mhaith eic

Poorly enough, I'm thinking, but she has a good heart. 

13. Cha geayll mee rieau accan[iv]  assjee.

Cha gcual' mi riamh acaín aisdi 

I never heard a grumble out  of her. 

14. Cha naik mee rieau e Iheid roie.

Chan fhaic mi riamh a leithid roimhe

I never saw her like before. 

15. As cre'n aght ta'n guilley beg?

A's cre'n acht ta'n giolla beag? 

 And how is the little boy? 

16. V'eh trome ching Jesarn, agh lane dy vree laa ny vairagh.

Bh'e (< bha e) trom tinn Dè Sathairn, ach làn de bhrì là na mhaireach

He was very ill on Saturday,  but full of energy next day.  (day of the morrow.)  

17. Shen yn aght lesh paitchyn.

Sein an acht leis pàitean

That's the way with children. 

18. Yn derrey 'laa ching. as yn laa elley lane vie reesht.

An deireadh là tinn, a's an  là eile làn mhaith 'rìst

One day sick and another day  quite well again. 

19. Jeeagh er y chlag! Te traa goll thie.

 Dèach eir a' chlag! T'e tràth gol taigh.

Look at the clock! It's time to  go home. 

20. Oie vie eisht, gow kiarail jeedhene ayns y dorraghys.

Oíche mhaith eist, gabh ciarail dìod fhèin anns a dorcachas

Good night then, take care of thyself in the darkness. 

* Luaite liom ag Dennis King ar Twitter, McBain "trobhad, come thou hither to me; opposite of thugad: *to-ro'-ad, *to-romh-t, "to before you"?

** arís, ó Dennis King - < (d')iadh; íadaid in iDIL (SeanGhaeilge)

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[i] Litriú úsáidte ar dtús ag Mac Ruairí, Seoras

[ii] Idir dhá chomhairle maidir leis an cheann seo

[iii] Idir dhá chomhairle maidir leis an cheann seo

[iv] As an tSean-ghaeilge ‘accaíne’?

Lesson 3

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Vel naight erbee eu?
Bheil naidheacht ar bith aiù?
Have you any news ?

Cha nel. Vel red erbee noa euish?
Chan fheil, bheil rèad ar bith noa aiù-se?
No. Have you anything new?

Cha nel veg noa aym.
Chan fheil bheag noa agham.
I have nolhing new.

Vel argid erbee euish, eisht?
Bheil airgead ar bith aiù-se, eist?
Have you any money, then?

Cha nel ping aym.
Chan fheil pingin agham
I haven't a penny.

T'ou 'cho boght as lugh killagh', eisht ?
Tà thù 'cho bocht is luch Cilleach', eist?
Thou're as poor as a church mouse then?

Cha s'ayms, 'cha nee eshyn ta red beg echey ta boght, agh eshyn ta geeariee ny smoo.'
Chan fheil a fhios aghams, 'chan è tà rèad beag aige tà bocht, ach eisean tà 'g iarraidh nas mò.' I don't know. 'tis not he who has little who is poor. but he who desires more.'

Va shen grait dy-mie, bhoy.
Bha sein gràit' da maith, boy.
That was well said. boy.

Cha nel argid dy chooilley nhee.
Chan fheil airgead dach uile nì.
Money is not everything.

Ta palchey argid ec Juan Thom, as jeeagh cho treih as t'eshyn.
Tà pailte airgead aig Juan Tom, is dèach cho (treih) is tà eisean. John Tom has plenty of money and look how miserable he is.

Row shiu rieau ayns y thie echey?
Robh siù riamh anns a' taigh aige?
Were you ever in his house?

Cha row, agh ta mee chashtyn dy vel eh baghey gollrish muc.
Cha robh, ach ta mi claistinn da bheil e beatha goll ris* muc 
No, but I hear that he is living like a pig.

Ta, gollrish muc ayns muclagh
Ta, gollris muc anns muclach.
Yes. like a pig in a pigsty.

Row Chalse 'sy thie euish moghrey jiu ?
Robh Teàrls sa taigh aiù-se mòra diù
Was Charlie in your house this morning?

Cha row, t'eh ayns Rhumsaa.
Cha robh, t'e anns Rumsà.
No. he is in Ramsey.

Nagh vel y ven echey ayns Doolish?
Nach bheil a' bhean aige anns Dubh-Lis?
Isn't his wife in Douglas?

Ta mee credjal dy vel.
Ta mi creideal da bheil
I believe so.

Row fys eu dy vel Gailek vie eck?
Robh fios aiù da bheil Gaelg mhaith aic'
Did you know that she has good Manx?

Cha row fys aym er shen.
Cha robh fios agham air sein
I didn't know that.

Cre voish hooar ish y Ghailck?
Crè bhois fhuair is' a' Ghaelg?
Where did she get the Manx from?

* Tá sé luaite ag Dennis King (comhrá ar Twitter) gurb fhéidir gur as 'coltach ris' é 'gollrish'. i. gollrish > goll ris < collach ris < Scot.Gaelic. cotlach ris )

Vel oo goll gus Doolish

http://cowag.wordpress.com/2010/06/16/hie-mee-dys-doolish/

Cowag has put up an interesting note - lets see if the Gaelic spelling can give some of us a hand!

Hie mee dys Doolish = Chaidh mi gus Dúilís
Cha jagh mee dys Doolish = Cha deach mi gus Dúilís
Jagh oo dys Doolish? = Deach thú gus Dúilis?
Nagh jagh oo dys Doolish? = Nach deach thú gus Dúilís
Craad hie oo? = Cá rád a chaidh thú?
Cren traa hie oo? = Crén tráth chaidh thú?

I hope no one minds - It is just about making sense of it all.

Lesson 2

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Fastyr mie eu, Vainshter Quilliam
Feastar maith aiú, Mainistir 'C Uilliam
God afternoon, Mr Quilliam

Fastyr mie, Yuan Bhoy, nagh vel oo goll dy scoill
Feastar maith, Jhuan Boy, nach bheil thú gol da scoil
Good afternoon, John Boy, aren't you going to school?

Cha nel, ta laa feilley ain
Chan eil, tá lá féile aghainn
No, we have a holiday.

S'mie shen, as ta laa braew ayn
Is maith sein, is tá lá breagha ann
That's good, and there's a fine day in it.

Ta, laa braew grianagh
Tá, lá breagha grianach
Yes, a fine sunny day.

Cre shen t'ou gra? Cha nel mee clashtyn feel' vie.
Cré sin atá thú ag rá? Chan fheil mi claisteain fíor mhaith.
What is this you are saying? I cannot hear very well.

Ta mee gra dy vel laa braew grianagh ayn.
Tá mi ag rá da bheil lá breagha grianach aghainn.
I am saying that we have a fine sunny day.

Ta dy jarroo, agh te feayr.
Tá da dearbh, ach tá é fuar*.
Yes indeed, but it is cold.


C'raad ta'n jishag ayd. Yuan ?
Cá rathad tá an deaiseag** aghad (a) Jhuan? (not sure of the etymology)
Where is your dad Juan?


T'eh ersooyl ayns Liverpool
T'é air siúil anns Liverpool
He is away in Liverpool


C'red t'eh jannoo ayns shen?
Créad t'é deanamh anns sein?
What is he doing there?


T'eh kionnaghey cabbyl.
T'é cionneachadh cabal.He is buying a horse.


Agh nagh vel daa chabbyl echey?
Ach nach bheil dá chabal aice?
But does he not have two horses?

Ta, agh ta'n cabbyl dhoo g'aase shenn.
Tá, ach tá'n cabal dubh ag fhás séan.Yes, but the black horse is growing
old.


Ta mee clashtyn dy vel cabbyl noa ec y Valleyskeag neestht.
Tá mi claistain da bheil cabal noa aic a' Bhailescéag* nís*. (*need to investigate further)
I hear that there's a new horse at the Ballaskeg too.


Va mee clashtyn jea dy row cabbyl mooar glass echey.
Bha mi claistain deagh da robh cabal mór glas aige.
I was hearing yesterday that he had a big grey horse.

Jeeagh! Quoi shen er y clieau?
Déach, caé sein ar a' tsliabh
Look! Who's that on the mountain?


She Thom Pheric t'ou fakin, t'eh cur shilley er ny kirree echey.
Is é Tom Phéaraic tá thú faicinn, t'é cur siolladh* ar na caoraigh aige.
It's Tom Pheric you're seeing, he's putting a sight on his sheep.

*similar pronouncation to North Donegal

** jishag < deaiseag (?). arbh fhéidir gurb as an tSeanGhaeilge dait 'father/foster father' é? dait+eag? 

*shilley < siolladh < sealladh  (Scot. Gaelic "1 scene(ry), sight, view, vista 2 show, spectacle 3 perspective, point of view, standpoint 4 appearance, aspect 5 outlook", ó Am Faclair Beag. Eoin P. Ó Murchú a luaigh sé seo liom.

Lesson 1

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Moghrey mie, Ned, cre'naght ta shiu?
Mora maith, Ned, crén acht ta siú?
Good morning Ned, how are you?

Lane vie, gur eh mie eu
Lán mhaith, go robh maith aiú*
Fairly well, thank you.

Kys ta shiu hene?
Cionnas ta siú fhéin?
How are you yourself?

Cha nel mee g'accan
Chan eil mi ag acain
I am not complaining

Ta mee clashtyn dy vel Thom ching
Tá mi claistean da** bheil Tom tinn
I hear Tom is sick

O' dy jarroo, c'red ta jannoo er?
O' da dearbh, c'réad tá déanamh air?
Oh indeed, what ails him?

Cha 'sayms, agh cha nel eh g'obbragh
Cha fhios aghams, ach chan eile e ag obrach
I don't know but he is not working

V'eh g'obbragh jea
Bha e 'g obrach dé
He was working yesterday

Va, agh cha row ej jeeaghyn ro vie
Bha, ach cha robh e deachainn* ro-mhaith
Yes, but he was not looking too well

Vell oo goll thie nish?
Bheil thú gol taigh 'nois?
Are you going home now?

Cha nel, ta mee goll gys Doolish
Chan eil, tá mi gol gos Dubhghlais
No, I am going to Douglas

Jean siyr eisht ta'n barroose cheet
Déan siar eist*, tá an barrús tíot
Make haste then, the bus is coming

Bannaght lhiat, Yuan. Slane lhiat, Ned.
Beannacht leat, Jhuan. Slán leat Ned.
Goodbye Johnnie. Farewell Ned.

Jeeagh quoi ta cheet nish?
Déach caé tá tíot 'nois?
Look who's coming now

She Illiam t'ayn
Is e Illiam t'ann
Its William (that's in)

Moghrey mie, Illiam, cre'n driss t'ort?
Móra maith, Illiam, cré'n drios* t'ort?
Good morning, William, what rush is on thee?

Ta mee goll gys Purt le Moirey
Tá mi gol gos Port le Muire
I am going to Port St. Mary

Vell oo goll eastagh?
Bheil thú gol iastach?
Are you going fishing?

Ta, vel oo cheet marym?
Tá, bheil thú tíot maram***?
Yes, are you coming with me?

Cha nel jiu edyr, ta mee ersooyl dy-valley.
Chan eil diugh eadar, tá mi ar súil da-bhaile.
Not today at all, I'm away home.

Tá mi ag obrach air seo fóst!

* Eisht < ar éis de dar le Caoimhín Ó Donnaile.
** dy (gu, go)
*** níl mé lán-chinnte

aiú < aghaiú < agaibh?