Irish Class, October 22, 2007

Vocabulary and Grammar notes. Checked against Nick’s Official Version.

Conversation

dóigh	suppose FP: hope, expectation	noun f2 — How does this work as a verb?
múscail pres -claíonn	wake up [self]
dúisigh	wake up [somebody else]
deifir gs. -fre	hurry
Is maith/deas a bhualadh leat	Nice to meet you	vn of buail
An feidir liom cabhrú a thabhairt?	Can I help?	cúnamh m1, cabhrú m?: help
An féidir liom cuidiú [a] thabhairt dhuit?	Can I help you?	cuidiú: help, noun m4
An féidir liom cabhrú leat?	Can I help you?	[???]
Teastaíonn _________ uaim	I need _______	lenite the object?
A dteastíonn _____ uait?	Do you need _____?	[?]
Tá bia uaim	I want food	[?]
Tá mé ag magadh fút [faoi _____]	I am kidding you [_____]
Ag magadh a tá tú?	Are you kidding?	See O’Siadhail’s chapter on schoolchildren.
seachain pres. -chnaíonn	avoid
Tá brón orm faoi ________	I am sorry about ___________
dáiríre	seriousness, really
Ba chóir dom ____	I ought to _____
Ba ceart dom ____	I should _____
éirigh	become

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Caitheamh Aimsire “Spend Time”–“Pastimes”. Note genitive of aimsir

adhmadóireacht	woodwork
ag leamh	reading
marcaigh róthar	riding a bicycle
ag rince	dancing

Cén caitheamh aimsire atá agat?	What pastimes do you have?
Tá dúil agam i _______.	I have interest (desire) in _______.
Tá dúil agam i ceol.	I am interested in music.
Tá suim agam i ________ .	I have interest in _____
Tá dúil agam i gcúrsaí __(+ genitive noun)__.	I have an interest in _______ activities.
Tá dúil mhór agam i gúrsaí ceoil. [note gen.]	I am very interested in things/affairs of music.
Cathaim móran ama ag [verbal noun].	I spend a lot of time ________.
Tá mé i mo chócaireacht.	“I am in my cooking”

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Another way to use the Copula: Identifying a specific person/thing/group as the particular instance of collection. Usage:

Previously: Is + {General noun} + {Pronoun} + {Optional clarifying information for third person pronouns}

Is dlíodóir í Síle.	Sheila is a lawyer.
An dlíodoir í Síle?	Is Sheila a lawyer?
Sea/Ní hea	yes/no

Now: Is + {Pronoun} + {Optional clarifying information for third person pronouns} + {Definite noun with article} + (Optional) additional information.
The additional information at the end can say more about the person or thing,
making this a more useful statement.

Is í Síle an dlíodóir atá anseo.	Síle is the lawyer that is here.
Is mise an mac léinn atá álainn.	I am the student that is handsome. [Nick’s example]

Is	é [Seán]	an muinteoir	+ … [e.g. atá _____ ]
	í [Síobhán]	é
	iad […]	í
	mé
	tú

Is é Seán an muinteoir.	Sean is the teacher
Is é Seán an muinteoir.	Sean is it.
An í Síle an dlíodoir?	Is Sheila the lawyer?
Is Síle í é.	Sheila is it.
Is í (sí)/Ní hí	Yes/No	Not Sea/Ní hea

Contractions

Is í	Sí
Is sé	Sé
Is iad	Siad

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“Paróiste idir dhá abhainn” aris.

Vocabulary and Phrases

labhair	speak
Nuair a labhrann muid faoi	When we speak about
is é atá gceist	that is in question
suite	seated
cósta	coast
cuan	bay (as in Galway Bay)
Thart ar scór bliain ó shin	About/around 20 years ago
ceann tuí traidisiúnta	traditional thatched roof
seachas	besides, except for
corr- (prefix)	odd, unusual
teach pl. tithe	house
feirm	farm
dhá stór	two story [house, building]
ceann slinne	slate roof
nach mór	almost
atá anois ann	that are there now
athraithe	changing
le cúig bliana is fiche anuas	in the past 25 years
maidir lé gnó	as regards business
príomh-	primary
trí	through
reáchtáilear	are run, are operated
cúntóirí	assistants
comhartaí	signs
nuachtán	newspaper	m1
iris	journal, magazine	f2
le fáil iontu	to be had/found in either
Mar sin	because of that, therefore
fíorláidir	truly strong
i measc	in the middle of
lucht gnó	business people
fostaíocht	employment
sna háitenna	in places
thuaslaite	aforementioned
ar ndóigh	of course
monarcha pl. monarchana	factory
eastát	estate	m1, in this context “industrial park”
trácht	?
taistil pres. taistealaíonn	travel
amach	out
Bíonn sé deaclair	It is difficult
staid na Gaeilge	state of Irish
taobh istigh	outside of
a mheas	estimate
Athraíonn sí	It varies
Braitheann sí ar	it depends on
dearcadh	view, perspective	m1
bainistíochta	managers	? FP has “thriftiness”
ar líon	level
D’fhéadfadh	Could
saoiste pl. saoistí	foreman	m4
amhras	worry, doubt, suspicion	m1
uair pl. uaireanta	hour, time, season	f2 uaireanta sometimes[?’]
cá mbeadh na daoine?	where would the people be?
líon	full number, measure	m1
áirithe	certain
as an bparóiste	from the parish
ag obair le	working at
Cló	Publishing House
iar	west
comhlachtaí	firm, company
léiriúcháin	production
ar nós	such as, on behalf of
mar	like, as
teicneoirí	technicians
léiritheoirí	producers
aisteoirí	actors
schríbhneoirí	writers
eagarthóirí	editors
riarthóirí	administrators
B’fhíor [Ba fhíor]	It would be true
a rá	to say
réabhlóid	revolution	f2
tar éis tarlúint	just happened	tar éis — after
ó thaobh na fostaíochta	in terms of employment	ó thaobh na — on the part of
deis	opportunity
oideachas	education	m1
triú	third
leibhéal	level	m1
a fháil	to get
go háitiúl	locally
rud nach raibh	something that was not
fíor	true
roimhe seo	there before

Misc. Vocab

cas	play [a musical instrument]
dúnmharfóir	murderer	m3
coirpeach	criminal	m1