kiartey (K’YART-a), noun = chore, job, task
Examples of usage
Vel kiartey ec Peddyr foast? – Does Peter have a job yet?
Ta mee skee jeh’n chiartey aym – I’m tired of my job
Cre’n sorch dy chiartey by vie lhiat jannoo? – What kind of job would you like to do?
Related expressions
kiartagyn – household chores, odd jobs
coorseyn-kiartey – careers
obbyr – work
faill – wages
ardjaghey – promotion
Ta mee gobbraghey – I’m working
Ta mee ass obbyr – I’m unemployed
T’ee ny taaue – She’s retired
Caghlaa obbyr aash – Change of work is rest (proverb)
There are a couple of ways to say what you do for a living in Manx:
- Ta mee ny obbrinagh – I’m an engineer, lit. “Is I in my (state of being an) engineer”
- She fir-lhee mish – I’m a (male) doctor, lit. “Is man-healing myself”
The other Celtic languages use similar structures:
Scottish Gaelic: ‘Se dotair a th’annam – I’m a doctor, lit. “Is doctor that is in me”
Irish: Is dochtúir mé – I’m a doctor, lit. “Is doctor I”
Welsh: Meddyg dwi – I’m a doctor, lit. “Doctor am I”
