Talk:Manx proverbs

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B

 * Boayl ta gioee ta keck, as boayl ta mraane ta pleat.
 * Translation: Where there are geese there is dirt, and where there are women there is talking.


 * Boght, boght dy bragh.
 * Translation: Poor, poor for ever.


 * Brishys accyrys trooid boallaghyn cloaie.
 * Translation: Hunger will break through stone walls.

C

 * Caghlaa obbyr aash.
 * Translation: Change of work is rest.


 * Cha dennee rieau yn soogh y shang.
 * Translation: The well-fed never felt like the ill-fed.


 * Cha jarg oo dty choayl y chreck.
 * Translation: You cannot sell your loss.


 * Cha nee yn wooa smoo eieys smoo vlieaunys.
 * Translation: It's not the cow that calls most which gives most milk.


 * Cha stamp rieau yn dow doo er e chass.
 * Translation: The black ox never trod on his own foot.


 * Cha vel eh laccal gerjagh ta soylley jeh aigney booiagh.
 * Translation: He lacks not comfort who enjoys a contended mind.


 * Cha vel fer erbee cha bouyr, as eshyn nagh jean clashtyn.
 * Translation: None is so deaf as the one who will not hear.


 * Commee obbyr commee bee.
 * Translation: Partner in work, partner in food.


 * Cur meer da'n feeagh as hig eh reesht.
 * Translation: Give a piece to the raven and he will be back.

D

 * Dy chooilley ghooinney er e hon hene, as Jee son ooilley.
 * Translation: Every man for himself, and God for all.

E

 * Eddyr daa stoyl ta toyn er laare.
 * Translation: Between two stools, your arse is on the floor.


 * Eshyn nagh gow rish briw erbee t'eh deyrey eh hene.
 * Translation: He who acknowledges no judge condemns himself.


 * Eshyn yiow skeilley, yiow eh craid.
 * Translation: He who is harmed shall be mocked.


 * Eshyn ta geddyn dooinney mie da e inneen t'eh cos ney mae. Agh eh ta geddyn drogh-chleuin t'eh coayl inneen.
 * Translation: A man who gets a good man to marry his daughter gains a son, but a man who gets a bad son-in-law also loses a daughter.

F

 * Faaid mooar moayney son oie'l fingan.
 * Translation: A big sod of turf for St. Thomas's Eve.
 * It is a Manx tradition on St Thomas's Day (21 December) to catch venison or mutton for the Christmas meal.


 * Foddee yn moddee s'jerree tayrtyn y mwaagh.
 * Translation: Perhaps the last dog is catching the hare.

K

 * Keeayl chionnit yn cheeayl share, mannagh vel ee kionnit ro gheyr.
 * Translation: Bought wit is the best wit, if it is not too expensive.


 * Kione mooar er y beggan cheilley, as kione beg gyn veg edyr. Towse cheilley rish.
 * Translation: A big head on the smallest wits, and a little head with none at all. Use it to measure sense.

L

 * Laa er-meshtey as laa er ushtey.
 * Translation: A day drunk, and a day drinking water.

M

 * Mannagh vow cliaghtey cliaghtey, nee cliaghtey coe.
 * Translation: If customs are not customary, custom will mourn.


 * Myr sloo yn cheshaght share yn ayrn, Myr smoo yn cheshaght s'reaie yn chloie.
 * Translation: The smaller the company, the better the share; the bigger the company, the merrier the play.


 * Myr sniessey da'n chraue s'miljey yn eill.
 * Translation: The nearer the bone, the sweeter the flesh.

N

 * Ny jean balk jeh thalloo mie.
 * Translation: Plough the patches you missed to make the earth good.

S

 * S'mooar ta eddyr y chair as yn aggair.
 * Translation: There is a great difference between the just and the unjust.


 * Soddag chamm bolg jeeragh.
 * Translation: Crooked bannock, straight belly.
 * Bannock is a type of pan-made bread distinctive to the Isle of Man and parts of Scotland.

T

 * Ta airh er cushagyn ayns shen.
 * Translation: There is gold on those ragworts.


 * T'ad beaghey bwoailley er keyt as bwoailley er moddey.
 * Translation: They are living hitting a cat and hitting a dog.


 * T'ad craa nyn moyrn er y chielley.
 * Translation: They are shaking their pride on each other.


 * Ta craplag smoo ayns dty hoyn nish na va roie.
 * Translation: There is a bigger wrinkle in your arse than before.


 * Ta cree dooie ny share na kione croutagh.
 * Translation: A kind heart is better than a crafty head.


 * Ta fooillagh naareydagh ny smelley na ee scammyltagh.
 * Translation: Shameful leftovers are worse than disgraceful eating.


 * Ta lane chyndaaghyn ayns carr y phoosee.
 * Translation: There are many turns in the marriage tune.


 * Ta'n aghaue veg shuyr da'n aghaue vooar.
 * Translation: The little hemlock is a sister to the big hemlock.
 * Meaning: A small sin is a sister to a big one.


 * Ta ynsagh coamrey stoamey yn dooinney berchagh, as t'eh berchys y dooinney boght.
 * Translation: Learning is the stately clothing of the rich man, and the riches of the poor man.

Y

 * Yn chiuney smoo erbey geay jiass sniessey j'ee.
 * Translation: The greater the calm, the nearer to the South wind.