spotçhal = joking
Examples of usage
Vel oo spotçhal? = are you joking?
Cha nel mee spotçhal noadyr = I’m not joking at all
Son spotçh ren mee eh = I did it for a joke
Lhig eh shaghey myr spotçh eh = He passed it off as a joke
Related words
spotçh / spring, noun = joke
spotçheraght / springaght, verb = to joke
This word came up in the Manx lesson I was listening to while making toast this morning, and it really appealed to me.
The equivalent words for joking in the other Celtic languages are:
Irish Gaelic – magadh
Scottish Gaelic – fealla-dhà
Welsh – jocio, cellwair, ffraetheb, smalio
Ta my laa ruggyree ayn jiu, liorish yn raad. Ta mee shey bleeaney jeig as feed.
By the way, it’s my birthday today.
