Days of the Week

Vocabulary

In this lesson we learn to say what day it is.

To ask "what day is it?" we say "cre'n laa t'ayn?"

To say "it is" we say "she . . . t'ayn" and put the word for the day in the middle.

To say "it's not" we say "cha nee . . . t'ayn." (Notice that we don't use "cha nel" here as that was only for "vel?" questions.)

The word for "today" is "jiu" and can be put at the end of the sentence, as follows:

she Jelune t'ayn jiu ------ it is Monday today	she Jemayrt t'ayn jiu ------ it is Tuesday today
cha nee Jecrean t'ayn jiu ------ it's not Wednesday today	she Jerdein t'ayn jiu ------ it is Thursday today
she Jeheiney t'ayn jiu ------ it's not Friday today	she Jesarn t'ayn jiu ------ it is Saturday today
cha nee Jedoonee t'ayn jiu ------ it is Sunday today

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 lessons we've done before now. If you want to check your answers you can find the English translations here:

Example Conversation Translations

Example 1

(Q) Vel oo braew?

(A) Ta! Ta mee braew.

(Q) Cre'n eash t'ort?

(A) Ta mee kiare bleeaney d'eash.

(Q) C'raad t'ou cummal?

(A) Ta mee cummal ayns Purt ny h-Inshey.

(Q) Mie lhiat lossreeyn?

(A) Cha mie! Cha lhiam lossreeyn. S'mie lhiam spollagyn.

(Q) Cre'n laa t'ayn?

(A) She Jesarn t'ayn jiu.

Example 2

(Q) Kys t'ou? Vel oo çheh?

(A) Cha nel! Ta mee feayr.

(Q) Nee Jerdein t'ayn jiu?

(A) Cha nee! She Jecrean t'ayn.

(Q) Vel oo cummal ayns Rhumsaa?

(A) Cha nel! Ta mee cummal ayns Doolish.

(Q) Vel oo shiaght bleeaney d'eash?

(A) Cha nel! Ta mee hoght bleeaney d'eash.

(Q) Cre s'mie lhiat? Mie lhiat arran?

(A) S'mie! S'mie lhiam arran.