Lesson 1 - Greetings and Welcome

a. Some simple greetings
Moghrey mie – good morning
Fastyr mie – good afternoon / evening
Failt ort – welcome
Bannaghtyn – blessings / greetings

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b. How are you?
Kys t’ou - How are you doing
Kys t’ou whooinney – How are you doing yessir?

Ta mee braew – I am fine
Ta mee braew gura mie ayd - I’m fine thanks
Ta mee braew gura mie ayd, as uss hene – I’m fine thanks and yourself.

Ta mee skee whooinney – I am tired yessir.

Ta mee mie dy liooar whooinney – I’m well enough yessir.

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c. I don’t know you – who are you?
Quoi uss? – Who are you?

Mish Terry – I am Terry

Quoi shoh – Who is this?

Shoh my charrey Bob – This is my friend Bob

Shoh my voddey Juan – This is my dog – Juan

Cre’n ennym t’ort – What’s your name?

Ta’n ennym orrym Graham – My name is Graham

Ta’n ennym orrym Graham as shoh my voddey Terry – My name is Graham and this is my dog Terry.

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Some points to remember
Ennym means name and in Manx what are saying what is the name on you. Orrym = on me; ort = on you.

First letters of words change for a variety of reasons in Manx. So moddey = dog but when we say my dog we say my voddey. M becomes a V. This helps pronunciation. Don’t worry too much about this: it is something you pick up gradually.