Lesson 11 - Some pets

Some animals
Moddey – Dog
Kayt- Cat
Ushag – Bird
Muc – Pig
Stubbin – Manx cat
Lugh- Mouse
Roddan – Long tail

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Do you have a pet?
Vel biggin ayd? – Do you have a pet?

Ta moddey aym – I have a dog

Ta kayt aym – I have a cat

Ta moddey mooar aym – I have a large dog

Ta stubbin beg aym – I have a small Manx cat

Ta kayt feer vooar as corree aym – I have a very large angry cat

Ta kayt aym as t’eh scriddey – I have a cat and he scratches

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A pig as a pet!
Vel biggin ayd? – Do you have a pet?

Ta, ta muc aym – Yes, I have a pig

Shen quaagh whooinney – That’s strange yessir

Beggan quaagh – A little strange

C’raad t’eh cummal? – Where does he live?

Ayns muclagh – In a pigsty

Ta mee toiggal: cho maynrey as muc ayns muclagh – I understand: as happy as a pig in a pigsty

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Some points to remember
Mooar = big and beg = small
Feer vooar = very big and feer veg = very small