Why? Flashcards
Learn how to ask 'why?'
Cre’n fa t’ou corree?
Why are you angry?
Cre’n fa t’ee skee?
Why is she tired?
Cre’n fa t’ad gynsagh?
Why are they learning?
shen
that
yn moddey shen
that dog
Cre’n fa ta’n moddey shen corree?
Why is that dog angry?
Cre’n fa t’an moddey gee shen?
Why is the dog eating that?
Cre’n fa t’ee shooyl dys Laksaa?
Why is she working to Laxey?
Cre’n fa ta skynn ayd?
Why do you have a knife?
Cre’n fa t’ad feayr?
Why are they cold?
T’ad feayr son cha nel cooatyn oc.
They’re cold because they don’t have coats.
Cre’n fa nagh vel eh gobbragh jiu?
Why isn’t he working today?
Cre’n fa t’ee ayns Chester?
Why is she in Chester?
Cre’n fa ta shiu cloie bluckan coshey ayns y halley?
Why are you playing football in the hall?
Cre’n fa t’ad snaue ayns yn awin shen?
Why are they swimming in that river?
ayns shen
there
Quoi ta cummal aynshen?
Who lives there?
Nagh vel oo gobbragh aynshen?
Don’t you work there?
Nagh vel ee cummal ayns y thie shen?
Doesn’t she live in that house?
Cre’n fa ta shiu ayns shen?
Why are you there?
dys shen
(to) there
Cre’n fa t’ou geearree
goll dys shen?
Why do you want
to go there?
Ta mee geearree goll dys shen son ta daa-wheeyl noa aym.
I want to go there because I have a new bicycle.
shoh
this
Ta’n daa-wheeyl shoh noa.
This bicycle is new.
Cre’n fa ta shin jannoo shoh?
Why are we doing this?
ayns shoh
here
Vel shiu cummal ayns shoh?
Do you live here?
Nagh vel eh cummal aynshoh?
Doesn’t he live here?
Vel carrey ayd aynshoh?
Do you have a friend here?