Feeling ill?
Vel oo çhing whooinney? - Are you ill yessir?
Ta mee çhing agglagh whooinney - I am really bad yessir
Cre'n fa? - Why?
Va mee er y jough riyr - I was on the beer last night?
C'raad? - Where?
Ayns Purt ny h-Inshey - In Peel
Well, t'ou foast bio whooinney - Well, you are still alive yessir
Bwooise da Jee - Thank God
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A dodgy stomach
Ta pian-bolgey aym - I have stomach ache
Cre'n fa? - Why?
Ren mee gee kebab feer vooar riyr - I ate a very large Kebab last night
Share lhiam spollaghyn as pishyryn - I prefer chips and peas
As mish - And me
C'raad ta'n thie veg ? - Where's the toilet?
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Take care
Gow kiarail er y jough noght - Take care on the beer tonight
Gura mie ayd, agh ta mee giu ushtey bea - Thanks, but I am drinking whiskey
Share lhiam ushtey bea - I prefer whiskey
Share lhiam bainney ny baa doo agh cha mie lesh my volg bainney ny baa doo -
I prefer Guinness but my stomach doesn't like it
Ta mee toiggal as ny ee y kebab shen reesht - I understand and don't eat that kebab again
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Some points to remember
Thie veg = little house and is the colloquial term for a toilet. We tend to use the word premmee for an inside toilet.
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