Unnid 6. Ceau Traa. Fronting.

Question 1

S’mie shen!

or;

Ta shen mie.

Answer 1

S’mie shen.

Both S’mie shen! and Ta shen mie mean ‘That is good.’

S’mie shen! is stronger, and could also mean

‘How good is that!’ or ‘Wow, that’s good!’

Question 2

S’trieh yn skeeal shen!

Answer 2

(Wow) That’s a sad story!

or

How sad is that story!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Question 3

S’feayr yn laa t’ayn jiu!

Answer 3

How cold is it today!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Question 4

S’goan shen! Dy jarroo.

Answer 4

How rare is that! Indeed.

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Question 5

S’doillee yn obbyr shoh!

Answer 5

How difficult is this job!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Question 6

S’millish yn jalloo shoh!

Answer 6

How sweet is this picture!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Question 7

S’bastagh shen!

Answer 7

How pitiful is that!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Question 8

S’cummey shen!

Answer 8

That doesn’t matter!

Question 9

S’cummey lhiam shen!

Answer 9

That doesn’t matter to me.

Question 10

S’lhiam shen!

Answer 10

I own that!

(Conjugations of ‘Lesh’ are the only prepositions that can be ‘fronted’)

Question 11

S’olk shen!

Answer 11

How bad is that!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Question 12

S’beg yn moddey shen!

Answer 12

How small is that dog!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Question 13

S’doghanagh yn thie ayds.

Answer 13

How untidy is your house!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Question 14

S’daaney yn

meoir-shee shen!

Answer 14

How brave is that

police-officer!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Question 15

S’debejagh shinyn!

Answer 15

How desperate are we!

Question 16

S’dree yn lessoon echeysyn!

Answer 16

How boring is his lesson!

Question 17

S’lhiats yn varriaght!

Answer 17

You have (own) the victory!

(Conjugations of ‘Lesh’ are the only prepositions that can be ‘fronted’)

Question 18

S’eddrym yn roar ayd!

Answer 18

How light is your bicycle!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Question 19

S’mooar ny seaghyn aym!

Answer 19

How great are my troubles!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Question 20

S’anchasley eh

rish yn vraar echey!

Answer 20

How different he is

to his brother!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Question 21

Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S’.)

(Wow) That’s a sad story!

or

How sad is that story!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Answer 21

S’trieh yn skeeal shen!

Question 22

Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S’.)

How cold is it today!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Answer 22

S’feayr yn laa t’ayn jiu!

Question 23

Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S’.)

How rare is that! Indeed.

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Answer 23

S’goan shen! Dy jarroo.

Question 24

Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S’.)

How difficult is this job!

(An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Answer 24

S’doillee yn obbyr shoh!

Question 25

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) How sweet is this picture! ## Footnote (An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Answer 25

S'millish yn jalloo shoh!

Question 26

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) How pitiful is that! ## Footnote (An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Answer 26

S'bastagh shen!

Question 27

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) That doesn't matter!

Answer 27

S'cummey shen!

Question 28

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) That doesn't matter to me.

Answer 28

S'cummey lhiam shen!

Question 29

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) I own that! ## Footnote (Conjugations of 'Lesh' are the only prepositions that can be 'fronted')

Answer 29

S'lhiam shen!

Question 30

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) How bad is that! ## Footnote (An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Answer 30

S'olk shen!

Question 31

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) How small is that dog! ## Footnote (An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Answer 31

S'beg yn moddey shen!

Question 32

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) How untidy is *your* house! ## Footnote (An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Answer 32

S'doghanagh yn thie ayds.

Question 33

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) How brave is that police-officer! (An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Answer 33

S'daaney yn meoir-shee shen!

Question 34

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) How desperate are *we*!

Answer 34

S'debejagh shinyn!

Question 35

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) How boring is *his* lesson!

Answer 35

S'dree yn lessoon echeysyn!

Question 36

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) *You* have (own) the victory! ## Footnote (Conjugations of 'Lesh' are the only prepositions that can be 'fronted')

Answer 36

S'lhiats yn varriaght!

Question 37

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) How light is your bicycle! ## Footnote (An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Answer 37

S'eddrym yn roar ayd!

Question 38

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) How great are my troubles! ## Footnote (An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Answer 38

S'mooar ny seaghyn aym!

Question 39

# Translate into Manx (start the phrase with S'.) How different he is to his brother! (An emphatic statement; not a question.)

Answer 39

S'anchasley eh rish yn vraar echey!