{"id":70,"date":"2006-05-26T19:57:36","date_gmt":"2006-05-26T18:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/26\/word-of-the-day-kiartey\/"},"modified":"2006-05-26T19:57:36","modified_gmt":"2006-05-26T18:57:36","slug":"word-of-the-day-kiartey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=70","title":{"rendered":"Word of the day – kiartey"},"content":{"rendered":"

kiartey<\/strong> (K’YART-a), noun = chore, job, task<\/p>\n

Examples of usage<\/strong>
\nVel kiartey ec Peddyr foast? – Does Peter have a job yet?
\nTa mee skee jeh’n chiartey aym – I’m tired of my job
\nCre’n sorch dy chiartey by vie lhiat jannoo? – What kind of job would you like to do?<\/p>\n

Related expressions<\/strong>
\nkiartagyn – household chores, odd jobs
\ncoorseyn-kiartey – careers
\nobbyr – work
\nfaill – wages
\nardjaghey – promotion
\nTa mee gobbraghey – I’m working
\nTa mee ass obbyr – I’m unemployed
\nT’ee ny taaue – She’s retired
\nCaghlaa obbyr aash – Change of work is rest (proverb)<\/p>\n

There are a couple of ways to say what you do for a living in Manx:<\/p>\n