Food I Like

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Cre Shoh? (Food Game)

Vocabulary

In this lesson we learn how to say what we do and don't like by talking about food.

The way to ask "what do you like?" is "cre s'laik lhiat?"

The way to say "I like" is "s'laik lhiam."

The way to say "I don't like" is "cha laik lhiam."

Both "s'laik lhiam" and "cha laik lhiam" can be combined with foods as follows:

s'laik lhiam ooylyn ------ I like apples	cha laik lhiam bagoon ------ I don't like bacon	s'laik lhiam arran ------ I like bread
cha laik lhiam caashey ------ I don't like cheese	s'laik lhiam spollagyn ------ I like chips	s'laik lhiam eeast ------ I like fish
s'laik lhiam oohyn ------ I like eggs	s'laik lhiam pronnagyn ------ I like sausages	s'laik lhiam lossreeyn ------ I like vegetables

Example Conversations

Have a go translating these conversations yourself. If you get stuck take another look at this lesson and/or go back to the previous lessons. If you want to check your answers you can find the English translations here:

Example Conversation Translations

Example 1

(Q) Vel oo cummal ayns Rhumsaa?

(A) Ta.

(Q) Vel oo maynrey ayns Rhumsaa?

(A) Ta, ta mee maynrey.

(Q) Laik lhiat eeast?

(A) Cha laik lhiam.

(Q) Cre'n eash t'ort?

(A) Ta mee nuy bleeaney d'eash.

(Q) Laik lhiat ooylyn?

(A) S'laik!

Example 2

(Q) S'laik lhiam caashey. Cre s'laik lhiat?

(A) S'laik lhiam arran. Cha laik lhiam caashey.

(Q) Vel oo daa vlein d'eash?

(A) Ta.

(Q) C'raad t'ou cummal?

(A) Ta mee cummal ayns Purt le Moirrey.

(Q) Vel oo feayr ayns Purt le Moirrey?

(A) Cha nel.

(Q) Vel oo çheh ayns Purt le Moirrey?

(A) Cha nel.

(Q) Kys t'ou?

(A) Ta mee braew.