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| chinita96 | Tuesday 08th of March 2005 06:39:55 AM |
| IRISH 05 (Ceacht 5) - Reminder: Because of the various dialects in Irish, most of my posts will be in Ulster (U) and Connacht (C), which will be distinguished with the appropriate letters. Also Remember: For pronunciation, the "r" has a slight roll to it, like in spanish. You roll or thrill the "r's". The pronunciations you see here are in [b]Connemara[/b] dialect. [b]Click here to see a list of all PHRASE lessons.[/b] [b]Basic Conversation:[/b] Cá bhfuil tú i do chónaí? /KAH WILL TOO DUH HOE-NEE/ = Where do you live? Tá mé i mo chónaí i(n) /TAH MAY MOH HOE-NEE IH-(N)/... = I live in ... Tá mé i mo chónaí i nDún Geanainn. /TAH MAY MOH HOE-NEE IH-NOON GAH-NUN/ = I live in Dungannon. Cad é d'uimhir fóin? /KAH JAY DEY-VER FONE/ = What is your phone number? Le do thoil /LAY DAH HULL/ (U) = Please Más é do thoil é /MASH EY DAH HELL-AH/ (C) = Please Tá, cinnte. /TAW KIN-CHEH/ = It certainly is. [b]Basic Grammar:[/b] The Verb "bí" means "to be". It is usually used when you are describing position, existence, or state/condition. There are other uses, but to keep it simple, those are the 3 main reasons for using the verb "bi". Here is the conjugation: Tá mé (Táim) /TAW MAY/ (/TAYM/)= I am Tá tú /TAW TOO/ = You are Tá sé/sí /TAW SHAY/, /TAW SHEE/ = He is/ She is Tá muid (Táimid) /TAW MWID/ (/TAWMID/)= We are Tá sibh /TAW SHIV/ = You all are Tá siad /TAW SHEE-ID/ = They are Níl mé (Nílim) /NEEL MAY/ (/NEE-LIM/) = I am not Níl tú /NEEL TOO/ = You are not Níl sé/sí /NEEL SHAY/, /NEEL SHEE/ = He is not/ She is not Níl muid (Nílimid) /NEEL MWID/ (/NEEL-IMID/) = We are not Níl sibh /NEEL SHIV/ = You all are not Níl siad /NEEL SHEE-ID/ = They are not An bhfuil mé (An bhfuilim)? /WILL MAY/ (/WILL-IM/)= Am I? An bhfuil tú ? /WILL TOO/ = Are you? An bhfuil sé/sí? /WILL SHAY/, /WILL SHEE/ = Is he? / Is she? An bhfuil muid (An bhfuilimid)? /WILL MWID/, /WILL-IMID/= Are we? An bhfuil sibh? /WILL SHIV/ = Are you all? An bhfuil siad? /WILL SHEE-ID/ = Are they? [b]Vocabulary:[/b] ag léamh /UH LAYV/ = reading ag scríobh /UH SCREE-UV/ = writing ag obair /UH GUH-BUHR/ = working ag súgradh /UH SHOO-GRAH/ = playing ag féachaint /UH FAYH-HANT/ = looking ag éisteacht /UH AY-STYAHHT/ = listening ag canadh /UH KAH-NUH/ (ag casadh /UH CAH-SUH/ in Connemara) = singing ag rince (ag damhsa) /UH RIN-KEH/ (/UH DOW-SUH/)= dancing ag imeacht /UH GI-MAHHT/ = going away [b]Extras:[/b] agus /AH-GUS/ = and ach /AHH/ = but arís /AH-REESH/ = again ar chor ar bith /UH HHAR AH BEH/ = at all is maith sin /(I)SMAH SHIN/ = that´s good freisin /FREH-SHIN/ = also ceart /KYART/ = right ceart go leor /KYART GAH LORE/ = right enough, ok maith go leor /MUH GAH LORE/ = good enough, ok [b]Review:[/b] 1. Say "You are not listening." in Irish. 2. Answer "An bhfuil sé ag obair anois?" 3. Read and translate "Tá muid ag damhsa, ach níl muid ag canadh." 4. Say "They are going away also." in Irish. 5. Say "Are you playing again? That's good." in Irish. Click here for Answers If you're ready to jump ahead and really learn more about grammar, you can visit this link: http://vondu.pair.com/daltai/grammar.htm P.S. Tá mé ag foghlaim fós, so feel free to correct me or add to this... | |
