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Learn the difference between 'lesh' and 'marish'.
marish
(together) with
When you are doing something together with another person, or with other people.
lesh
with
tey lesh bainney
tea with milk
shooyl marish carrey
walking with a friend
screeu lesh penn
writing with a pen
gee lesh spein
eating with a spoon
gee marish caarjyn
eating with friends
gynsagh marish caarjyn
studying with friends
gynsagh lesh iPad
studying with an iPad
gobbragh marish Juan
working with Juan
gobbragh lesh kibbey
working with a spade
giarrey lesh skynn
cutting with a knife
giu marish carrey
drinking with a friend
Ta’n moddey cloie
lesh bluckan.
The dog is playing
with a ball.
Ta’n guilley cloie marish caarjyn fastyr jiu.
The boy is playing with friends this afternoon.
Translate to Manx.
Are you (p) studying with
Mr Quayle today?
Vel shiu gynsagh marish
Mnr Quayle jiu?
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Why are you doing that
with a knife?
Cre’n fa t’ou jannoo shen lesh skynn?
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Why aren’t you working
with a friend?
Cre’n fa nagh vel oo gobbragh marish carrey?
The cat is playing
with a mouse.
Ta’n kayt cloie lesh lugh.
We use lesh here because the cat and mouse aren’t playing together.
Why is he doing that
with a spade?
Cre’n fa t’eh jannoo shen lesh kibbey?
