How to ask if someone likes something in Manx

Mie lhiat

To ask if someone likes something in Manx, you use the expression “Mie lhiat…?” – literally: “Is there good with you…?”.

The reply is “S’mie lhiam”: I like it (there is good with me). If you don’t like something, you say “Cha mie lhiam”: I don’t like it (there is no good with me).

The key point to remember: in these kinds of sentences, mie lhiat / mie lhiam doesn’t just mean good. Here, it takes on the sense of liking or enjoying.

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