Unnid 2. My Lught-Thie. 1. Jobs and Temporary States. Flashcards
fer-post
postman
T’eh ny ‘er-post.
He’s a postman.
V’eh ny ‘er-post.
He was a postman.
Cha nel ee ny ben-phost.
She isn’t a postwoman.
Cha row ee ny boandyr.
She wasn’t a nurse.
Cha bee eh ny voandyr.
He won’t be a nurse.
Should you lenite after;
T’eh ny …
V’eh ny …
Cha bee eh ny …
etc.?
Yes
After the pattern … eh ny … you should lenite where possible.
example:
Cha row eh ny veoir-shee. - He wasn’t a police officer.
Should you lenite after;
T’ee ny …
V’ee ny …
Cha bee ee ny …
etc.?
No
After the pattern … ee ny … you shouldn’t lenite, but you should pre-fix h- to a following vowel.
examples:
V’ee ny veoir-shee. - She was a police officer.
Cha row ee ny h-ynseyder. - She wasn’t a teacher.
Is there a difference between:
T’eh ny ghooinney mie.
He’s a good man.
and:
She dooinney mie eh.
He’s a good man.
?
Yes
Using t’eh ny …, in the sentence “T’eh ny ghooinney mie” implies that the state of being ‘a good man’ may change. This change doesn’t have to be imminent, so you can use variations of the t’eh ny… pattern for jobs and long-term conditions.
Using she … eh, in the sentence “She dooinney mie eh” implies that the state of being ‘a good man’ is permanent and cannot change. You can still use it for jobs and long-term conditions, but it implies permanency.
Tra v’ee ny h-inneen aeg.
When she was
a young girl.
Tra va mee my yuilley aeg.
When I was a young boy.
Vel oo dty veoir-shee?
Are you a police officer?
T’eh ny eirinagh.
He’s a farmer.
V’ee ny benrein.
She was a queen.
Cha nel eh ny ree nish.
He’s not a king now.
Vel ee ny leighder?
Is she a lawyer?
Ta mee my ven-lhee.
I’m a doctor (female).
T’ee ny ben-lhee neesht.
She’s a doctor (female) too.
Tra v’eh ny studeyr …
When he was a student …
T’ee ny reireyder-shapp.
She’s a shop manager.
Vel eh ny vanceyr?
Is he a banker?
Row ee ny h-immanagh?
Was she a driver?
Row ee ny
h-obbree shapp?
Was she a shop worker?
Tra v’eh ny obbree-offish v’eh gobbragh ayns Doolish.
When he was an office-worker he worked in Douglas.
Is she a queen?
Vel ee ny benrein?
Will she be a doctor?
Bee ee ny ben-lhee?
Are you a driver?
Vel oo dty immanagh?
Isn’t he a nurse?
Nagh vel eh ny voandyr?
She wasn’t a farmer.
Cha row ee ny h-eirinagh.
You’re not a young man now.
Cha nel oo dty ghooinney aeg nish.
Were you a shop-manager?
R’ou dty reireyder shapp?
He isn’t a lawyer.
Is he a banker?
Cha nel eh ny leighder.
Vel eh ny vanceyr?
Weren’t you
a doctor (male)?
Nagh r’ou dty ‘er-lhee?
She is a soldier.
T’ee ny sidoor
I wasn’t a soldier.
Cha row mee my hidoor.
Aren’t you a teacher?
Nagh vel oo dty ynseyder?
She’ll be an officer soon.
Bee ee ny h-offishear
dy gerrid.
She isn’t a joiner.
Cha nel ee ny seyr.
Are you a plumber?
Vel oo dty phlumeyr?
She’s an artist.
T’ee ny h-ellyneyr.
Ta my ayr gobbragh ayns shapp.
My father works in a shop.
Ta my huyr gobbragh ayns banc.
My sister works in a bank.
Ta my vraar shinney gobbragh er lhong.
My older brother works on a ship.
Cha nel my vraar saa gobbragh, t’eh ny studeyr.
My younger brother doesn’t work, he’s a student.
Cha nel my naunt ny ben-thie.
My aunt isn’t a homemaker.
Cha nel my naunt ny moir.
My aunt isn’t a mother.
Tra va mee my ghooinney aeg va mee my phlumeyr.
When I was a young man I was a plumber
T’ee gobbragh er gowaltys ny laghyn t’ayn jiu.
She works on a farm these days.
Ayns ny shenn laghyn,
va ram sleih gobbragh er y cheayn.
In the old days,
a lot of people were working on the sea.
Vel oo gobbragh er y cheayn?
Do you work on the sea?
Vel oo gobbragh er y çheer?
Do you work in the countryside?
Vel oo gobbragh sy valley?
Do you work in the town?
Vel oo gobbragh sy valley?
Do you work in the town?
