Unnid 6. Ceau Traa. Fronting. Flashcards
S’mie shen!
or;
Ta shen mie.
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!’
S’trieh yn skeeal shen!
(Wow) That’s a sad story!
or
How sad is that story!
(An emphatic statement; not a question.)
S’feayr yn laa t’ayn jiu!
How cold is it today!
(An emphatic statement; not a question.)
S’goan shen! Dy jarroo.
How rare is that! Indeed.
(An emphatic statement; not a question.)
S’doillee yn obbyr shoh!
How difficult is this job!
(An emphatic statement; not a question.)
S’millish yn jalloo shoh!
How sweet is this picture!
(An emphatic statement; not a question.)
S’bastagh shen!
How pitiful is that!
(An emphatic statement; not a question.)
S’cummey shen!
That doesn’t matter!
S’cummey lhiam shen!
That doesn’t matter to me.
S’lhiam shen!
I own that!
(Conjugations of ‘Lesh’ are the only prepositions that can be ‘fronted’)
S’olk shen!
How bad is that!
(An emphatic statement; not a question.)
S’beg yn moddey shen!
How small is that dog!
(An emphatic statement; not a question.)
S’doghanagh yn thie ayds.
How untidy is your house!
(An emphatic statement; not a question.)
S’daaney yn
meoir-shee shen!
How brave is that
police-officer!
(An emphatic statement; not a question.)
S’debejagh shinyn!
How desperate are we!
