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Bunneydys

Bunneydys

Lessoon Jeih as Daeed

brisht
dy vel eh brisht

ta mee fakin
vel oo fakin ?
nagh vel oo fakin ?
cha nel mee fakin

ta mee smooinaghtyn
ta mee credjal
ta mee toiggal

brisht
jeant
ersooyl
ceaut
eeit
iuit

Ta mee fakin dy vel eh brisht
Ta mee fakin dy vel eh jeant
Ta mee fakin dy vel eh ersooyl
Ta mee fakin dy vel eh ceaut
Ta mee fakin dy vel eh eeit
Ta mee fakin dy vel eh iuit

Ta mee smooinaghtyn dy vel ny paitchyn ersooyl nish
Ta mee credjal dy vel dagh ooilley red eeit
Ta mee toiggal dy vel yn fer shen ceaut
Cha nel mee credjal dy vel ad jeant
Vel oo credjal dy vel ad ooilley ersooyl ?
Nagh vel oo fakin dy vel shen jeant aym ?

paa
cubbyl
cubbyl dy chostrayl
cubbyl oc
lhune
boayl ennagh
my
dy gheddyn
nagh abbyr
lhune erbee


ORREE Ta mee paa; vel lhune erbee 'sy thie.
EALISH Va cubbyl dy chostrayl ayn,
agh ta mee smooinaghtyn dy vel ad iuit nish.
ORREE Shoh feed ping, abbyr rish Juan dy gheddyn
cubbyl oc.
EALISH Ta mee credjal dy vel Juan ersooyl boayl
ennagh.
ORREE Olk dy-liooar. Vod Moirrey jannoo eh ?
EALISH Shegin jee, my t'ee ayn.
ORREE Nagh abbyr dy vel ish ersooyl neesht.
broken
that it's broken

I see
do you see ?
don't you see ?
I don't see

I think
I believe
I understand

broken
made, one
gone (away)
spent
eaten
drunk

I see that it is broken.
I see that it is done.
I see that it is gone.
I see that it is spent.
I see that it is eaten (that it has been eaten)
I see that it is drunk (that it has been drunk)

I think that the children are (have) gone now.

I believe everything is (has been) eaten.
I under stand that-that one is spent.
I don't believe that they are done.
Do you believe that they are all gone ?
Don't you see that I have that done?

thirsty
a couple
a couple of bottles
a couple of them
ale
some place
if
to get
don't say
any ale


I'm thirsty; is there any ale in the house ?
There were a couple of bottles in,
but I think they've been drunk now.
Here's twenty pence, tell Juan to get couple of them.
I believe Juan is away some place

Bad enough. Can Moirrey do it ?
She'll have to, if she's there.
Don't say she's gone as well.


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