Saturday, April 08, 2006
Lessoon Shiaght / Lesson Seven
T'eh ceau fliagheyT'eh = It's (Ta = Is, eh = it/he, Ta + eh = T'eh)
ceau = casting
fliaghey = rain
Ta ram fliaghey er ve jeant jiuTa = Is
ram = a lot of
fliaghey = rain
er ve = after being
jeant = made / done
jiu = today
She laa feayr t'ayn She = It is
laa = day
feayr = cold
t'ayn = is in
As you can see, both two ways of saying 'it's' in Manx are used in this lesson. She is used mostly with nouns (eg laa feayr) and T'eh mostly with verbs (eg ceau fliaghey).
