Learning Manx: Lessoon Nane / Lesson 1

Learning Manx

This blog is for learners of Manx Gaelic. Manx is one of the oldest languages in Europe. It has survived against the odds because those who know it love it. These lessons are supplied for free. All the images on this blog are taken from Google and assumed to be free to use. If you know different let me know. Scroll down to the first entry for the first lesson. Click on the phrases to hear them. The soundfiles should be downloadable. Submit exercises to manxjp@yahoo.com

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Lessoon Nane / Lesson 1

Notes:
Oie is a feminine noun, so the word for 'good', mie, changes to vie after it.
Fastyr mie can be used as a greeting anytime from noon onwards.
Moghrey is pronounced as 'morra' in the phrase moghrey mie. People unfamiliar with Manx sometimes think this word comes from the English 'morrow'. Actually it comes from moghey the Manx for 'early'.