Cha haghyr monney jea – ren mee beggan obbyr, ren mee cliaghtey ymmodee greieyn-kiaull, as ‘syn oie hie mee dys thie oast Greagagh er son y possan coloayrtys yl-çhengagh. Agh dy meeaighar cha daink sleih erbee elley, myr shen haink mee dy valley lurg lieh oor.

Not much happened yesterday – I did a bit of work, I practised various instruments, and in the evening I went to the Greek taverna for the polyglot conversation group. Unfortunately nobody else turned up though, so I came home after half an hour.