Teach yourself Gaelic

Duine: man, person

Pronounced 'din-nye', and despite this being the age of political correctness, it can mean either man or person. Daoine is the plural – and it is pronounced much the same – except that you make the first syllable much longer, 'dih-hin-nye'. A common phrase to describe an empty place is: Chan eil duine beò ann: 'Khan yul din-na be-yaw ann': There's not a living soul there. A nice word, sadly not used enough in the modern language, is duineil, which means manly and is pronounced 'dinn-nyal'. Rather than being applied to a macho medallion man, duineil refers to a man who is upstanding, honourable, thoughtful, decisive, and always knows what to do.