English–Manx Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	mee	I am here now. Ta mee ayns shoh nish.
you	pronoun	oo	You are very kind. Ta oo feer cairal.
he	pronoun	eh	He is at home. Ta eh ec y thie.
she	pronoun	ee	She is my friend. Shegin dou cur ayns follit.
we	pronoun	shin	We are ready now. Ta shin aarloo nish.
they	pronoun	ad	They are in school. Ta ad ayns y scoill.
what	pronoun	cre	What is that thing? Cre ta'n red shen?
where	adverb	c'raad	Where are you going? C'raad ta oo goll?
when	adverb	cathain	When will they come? Cathain hed ad cheet?
who	pronoun	quoi	Who is at the door? Quoi ta ec yn dorrys?
why	adverb	cre'n-fa	Why are you sad? Cre'n-fa ta oo trimshagh?
how	adverb	kys	How do you know? Kys ta fys ayd?
to be	verb	ve	They will be here soon. Bee ad ayns shoh dy-liooar.
to have	verb	echey
to do	verb	jannoo	I do my work daily. Ta mee jannoo my obbyr dy chooilley laa.
to go	verb	goll	We go to town today. Ta shin goll gys y valley jiu.
to come	verb	cheet	They come every morning. Ta ad cheet dy chooilley voghrey.
to see	verb	akin	I see the moon tonight. Ta mee fakin yn eayst tonight.
to know	verb	fys ve ec	I know the answer now. Ta fys aym er y freggyrt nish.
to think	verb	smooinaghtyn	We think about that often. Ta shin smooinaghtyn er shen dy mennick.
to want	verb	geearree	I want some water. Ta geearree ushtey orrym.
to make	verb	jannoo	They make good bread here. Ta ad jannoo arran mie ayns shoh.
to take	verb	goaill	Take the book with you. Gow yn lioar lhiat.
to give	verb	cur	Please give me the key. Cur dou yn ooashley, my sailt.
to say	verb	gra	Do not say that. Ny jean gra shen.
to tell	verb	insh	Tell me the story. Insh dou yn skeeal.
to ask	verb	briaght	Ask the teacher now. Briaght yn ard-oidey nish.
to find	verb	feddyn	I cannot find my book. Cha noddym my lioar yeddyn.
to look	verb	jeeaghyn	Look at the sky. Jeeagh er y aer.
to use	verb	jannoo ymmyd jeh	We use this every day. Ta shin jannoo ymmyd jeh shoh dy chooilley laa.
to work	verb	gobbraghey	They work in the city. Ta ad gobbraghey ayns y valley.
to eat	verb	ee	The child eats bread. Ta'n paitchey gee arran.
to drink	verb	iu	I drink tea daily. Ta mee giu tey dy chooilley laa.
to sleep	verb	cadley	The baby sleeps well. Ta'n lhiannoo cadley dy mie.
to walk	verb	shooyl	We walk to school. Ta shin shooyl gys y scoill.
to run	verb	roie	The boy runs fast. Ta'n boy roie tappee.
to read	verb	lhieggan
to write	verb	screeu	She writes every evening. Ta ee screeu dy chooilley fastyr.
to speak	verb	loayrt	They speak Manx together. Ta ad loayrt Gaelg ry-cheilley.
to listen	verb	clashtyn	Listen to the music. Clasht oo yn kiaull.
to hear	verb	clashtyn	I hear the wind. Ta mee clashtyn y gheay.
to buy	verb	kionnaghey	We buy food here. Ta shin kionnaghey bee ayns shoh.
to sell	verb	creck	They sell fresh fish. Ta ad creck eeast noa.
to pay	verb	paie	I pay with cash. Ta mee paie lesh argid.
to help	verb	cooney	Please help your mother. Cur cooney da'n voir, my sailt.
to love	verb	graih ve er	I love my family. Ta graih aym er my lught-thie.
to live	verb	baghey	They live near the sea. Ta ad baghey faggys da'n cheayn.
to die	verb	baase geddyn
to learn	verb	ynsaghey	Children learn very quickly. Ta paitchyn ynsaghey feer tappee.
to teach	verb	kensaghey	They teach at school. Ta ad kensaghey ec y scoill.
to open	verb	fosley	Open the door now. Foshil yn dorrys nish.
to close	verb	dooey
person	noun	dooinney	One person is waiting outside. Ta un dooinney farkiaght magh.
man	noun	dooinney	The man is tall. Ta'n dooinney ard.
woman	noun	ben	The woman is kind. Ta'n ven cairal.
child	noun	paitchey	The child is sleeping. Ta'n paitchey ny chadley.
boy	noun	boy	The boy has a book. Ta lioar ec y voy.
girl	noun	inneen	The girl is happy. Ta'n inneen gennal.
family	noun	lught-thie	My family lives here. Ta my lught-thie baghey ayns shoh.
mother	noun	moir	My mother is home. Ta my voir ec y thie.
father	noun	ayr	My father works hard. Ta my ayr gobbraghey dy creoi.
friend	noun	caraid	She is my friend. Ta ee ny charaid dou.
house	noun	thie	Their house is big. Ta'n thie oc mooar.
home	noun	baile	We are going home. Ta shin goll thie.
school	noun	scoill	The school is open. Ta'n scoill foshlit.
city	noun	ard-valley	The city is busy. Ta'n ard-valley ghnioie.
country	noun	çheer	This country is beautiful. Ta'n çheer shoh aalin.
world	noun	seihll	The world is changing. Ta'n seihll caghlaa.
street	noun	straid	The street is long. Ta'n straid liauyr.
room	noun	shamyr	The room is warm. Ta'n shamyr çhym.
time	noun	traa	Time passes very quickly. Ta'n traa goll shaghey feer tappee.
day	noun	laa	Today is a good day. Ta jiu ny laa mie.
night	noun	oie	The night is cold. Ta'n oie fuar.
morning	noun	moghrey	The morning is bright. Ta'n moghrey soilshagh.
evening	noun	fastyr	Good evening, my friend. Fastyr mie, my charaid.
week	noun	shiaghtin	The week was long. Va'n chiaghtin liauyr.
month	noun	mee	Next month will be busy. Bee'n chied vee elley ghnioie.
year	noun	blein	This year was good. Va'n vlein shoh mie.
today	adverb	jiu	We work today. Ta shin gobbraghey jiu.
tomorrow	adverb	mairagh	I will come tomorrow. Hig mee mairagh.
yesterday	adverb	jea	She was here yesterday. Va ee ayns shoh jea.
now	adverb	nish	Come here now. Tar ayns shoh nish.
sun	noun	greean	The sun is hot. Ta'n ghrian çhot.
moon	noun	eayst	The moon is bright tonight. Ta'n eayst soilshean noght.
star	noun	rollage	That star is bright. Ta'n rollage shen soilshean.
sky	noun	aer	The sky is blue. Ta'n aer gorrym.
earth	noun	dooan	The earth is round. Ta'n dooan cruinn.
fire	noun	aile	The fire is hot. Ta'n aile çhot.
water	noun	ushtey	The water is cold. Ta'n ushtey fuar.
rain	noun	fliaghey	The rain is heavy. Ta'n fliaghey trome.
wind	noun	geay	The wind is strong. Ta'n gheay lajer.
tree	noun	billey	The tree is tall. Ta'n billey ard.
flower	noun	blaa	The flower is red. Ta'n vlaa jiarg.
mountain	noun	slieau	That mountain is high. Ta'n slieau shen ard.
river	noun	awin	The river is long. Ta'n awin liauyr.
sea	noun	keayn	The sea is rough. Ta'n cheayn garroo.
food	noun	bee	The food is good. Ta'n bee mie.
bread	noun	arran	The bread is fresh. Ta'n arran noa.
rice	noun	risht
meat	noun	feoil	The meat is hot. Ta'n eill çhot.
fish	noun	eeast	The fish is fresh. Ta'n eeast noa.
egg	noun	ooh	The egg is broken. Ta'n ooh brisht.
milk	noun	bane	The milk is warm. Ta'n vane çhym.
fruit	noun	mess	This fruit is sweet. Ta'n mess shoh millish.
tea	noun	tey	The tea is hot. Ta'n tey çhot.
coffee	noun	coffi	The coffee is strong. Ta'n coffi lajer.
head	noun	kione	My head hurts today. Ta pian ayns my chione jiu.
eye	noun	sooill	Her eye is blue. Ta'n sooill eck gorrym.
ear	noun	cleaysh	My ear hurts now. Ta pian ayns my chleaysh nish.
mouth	noun	beeal	Open your mouth, please. Foshil dty veeal, my sailt.
nose	noun	ronney	His nose is cold. Ta e rone fuar.
hand	noun	laue	Wash your hand now. Nie dty laue nish.
foot	noun	cass	My foot is sore. Ta my chass gort.
heart	noun	cree	Her heart is strong. Ta e cree lajer.
name	noun	ennym	My name is John. She John my ennym.
book	noun	lioar	This book is new. Ta'n lioar shoh noa.
word	noun	fockle	That word is important. Ta'n fhockle shen scanshoil.
language	noun	çhengey	Manx is a language. She çhengey eh y Ghaelg.
money	noun	argid	I have no money. Cha nel argid aym.
work	noun	obbyr	The work is hard. Ta'n obbyr creoi.
love	noun	graih	Love is very important. Ta graih feer scanshoil.
music	noun	kiaull	The music is beautiful. Ta'n kiaull aalin.
story	noun	skeeal	That story is true. Ta'n skeeal shen firrinagh.
way	noun	raad	This is the right way. Shoh yn raad kiart.
thing	noun	red	That thing is strange. Ta'n red shen yindyssagh.
life	noun	bea	Life is not easy. Cha nel bea aashagh.
door	noun	dorrys	The door is open. Ta'n dorrys foshlit.
table	noun	boayrd	The table is small. Ta'n voayrd beg.
chair	noun	caair	The chair is old. Ta'n chaair shenn.
car	noun	carr	The car is new. Ta'n carr noa.
good	adjective	mie	This book is good. Ta'n lioar shoh mie.
bad	adjective	drog	That food is bad. Ta'n bee shen drogh.
big	adjective	mooar	The house is big. Ta'n thie mooar.
small	adjective	beg	The room is small. Ta'n shamyr beg.
new	adjective	noa	I have a new car. Ta carr noa aym.
old	adjective	shenn	This house is old. Ta'n thie shoh shenn.
long	adjective	liauyr	The road is long. Ta'n raad liauyr.
short	adjective	giare	The story is short. Ta'n skeeal giare.
high	adjective	ard	The mountain is high. Ta'n slieau ard.
low	adjective	injil
hot	adjective	çhot	The tea is hot. Ta'n tey çhot.
cold	adjective	fuar	The water is cold. Ta'n ushtey fuar.
happy	adjective	gennal	The child is happy. Ta'n paitchey gennal.
sad	adjective	trimshagh	She feels sad today. Ta ee trimshagh jiu.
beautiful	adjective	aalin	The flower is beautiful. Ta'n vlaa aalin.
easy	adjective	aashagh	This work is easy. Ta'n obbyr shoh aashagh.
hard	adjective	creoi	This work is hard. Ta'n obbyr shoh creoi.
fast	adjective	tappee	That car is fast. Ta'n carr shen tappee.
slow	adjective	mall	The horse is slow.
right	adjective	kiart	Your answer is right. Ta dty ansoor kiart.
wrong	adjective	foalsey	That answer is wrong. Ta'n freggyrt shen foalsey.
important	adjective	scanshoil	This book is important. Ta'n lioar shoh scanshoil.
true	adjective	firrinagh	That story is true. Ta'n skeeal shen firrinagh.
full	adjective	lane	The cup is full.
empty	adjective	follym	The room is empty. Ta'n shamyr follym.
young	adjective	aeg	The child is young. Ta'n paitchey aeg.
strong	adjective	lajer	The man is strong. Ta'n dooinney lajer.
weak	adjective	annoon	The child is weak. Ta'n paitchey annoon.
red	adjective	jiarg	The flower is red. Ta'n vlaa jiarg.
blue	adjective	gorrym	The sky is blue. Ta'n aer gorrym.
green	adjective	glass	The tree is green. Ta'n billey glass.
yellow	adjective	bwoaillee
black	adjective	doo	The cat is black.
white	adjective	bane	The house is white. Ta'n thie bane.
yes	interjection	ta	Yes, I am ready. Ta, ta mee aarloo.
no	interjection	cha nel	No, I do not know. Cha nel, cha nel fys aym.
not	adverb	cha	I am not ready. Cha nel mee aarloo.
and	conjunction	as	Tea and bread are ready. Ta tey as arran aarloo.
or	conjunction	ny	Tea or coffee is fine. Ta tey ny coffi mie.
but	conjunction	agh	I came, but she left. Haink mee, agh d'immee ee.
if	conjunction	my	If you come, we stay. My hig oo, fannee mayd.
because	conjunction	er-yn-oyr-dy	I stayed because it rained.
with	preposition	marish	I came with my friend. Haink mee marish my charaid.
without	preposition	gyn	He left without money. Dimmee eh gyn argid.
for	preposition	son	This gift is for you. Ta'n gioot shoh er son oo.
from	preposition	veih	I am from the city. Ta mee veih'n ard-valley.
to	preposition	gys	We went to school. Hie shin gys y scoill.