Body parts
Folt - Hair
Sooill - Eye
Sooillyn - Eyes
Stroin - Nose
Beeal - Mouth
Faasaag - Beard
Cleaysh - Ear
Cleashyn - Ears
Laue - Hand
Laueyn - Hands
Mair - Finger
Mairyn - Fingers
Thoyn - Bottom
Cass - Foot
Cassyn - Feet
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She has long black hair
Ta folt liauyr eck - She has long hair
Ta folt liauyr doo eck - She has long black hair
Ta folt fynn eck - She has blond hair
Ta sooillyn dhone eck - She has brown eyes
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He has blue eyes
Ta sooillyn gorrym echey - He has blue eyes
Cha nel folt doo echey, ta folt fynn echey - He doesn't have black hair he has blond hair
Ta stroin vooar echey as cleayshyn liaurey - He has a big nose and long ears
Shen quaagh - That's strange
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Some points to remember
Eck = at her; echey = at him
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