Irish Class. October 29, 2007.

Vocabulary and Grammar notes from October 29, 2007. Checked against Nick’s Official Version.

Vocabulary

mí	month	f gs -osa pl. -onna
culaith	suit, costume	f2 pl -ltacha
aoire	shepherd	pl. -í
muc	pig	f2
cosán	path, trail	m1
dán	poem	gs dáin pl dánta
ag adhmadóireacht	woodworking
faoi láthair	at present

Teim ag siúl ar an gcosán stait.
I go walking on the state trail.
(ar an eclipses.)

Tá duil agam ag scríobh dánta/dáin.
I have an interest in writing poems/poetry.
(plural or gen. sing.?)

bodhrán a chasadh	playing the bodhran
Teim ag spaisteoireacht.	I go strolling
ag dreapadóireacht	[mountain] climbing
ag othaíocht	cycling	f3
capall	horse	m1 pl capaill
ag marcaíocht capaill	riding horses	f3
ag rásaíocht capaill	racing horses	f3
ag snámh i lochanna	swimming in lakes	loch m3

Teim ag siúl trí na sléibhte.
I go hiking (hill walking).

Cé chomh minic a dhéanann tú é/ag [verbal noun]?
How often do you do it/________ ?

Uair sa tseachtain/lá
Once a week/day

Nuair a bhíonn am agam
When I have time

Chomh minic agus is feidir liom.
As often as I can.

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ag síor _______	constantly _____
bileog	leaf, leaflet, rochure	f2
cluiche	game	m4

Comhdháil do Chluichí Fantaisíochta agus Fhicsean Eolaíchta
Convention of fantasy and science fiction games.

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At this point we played a Halloween logic game as Gaeilge. Familiar sort. Six kids,

identified. Six costumes, identified. Each kid got a different amount of candy. The amounts were

specified. We were given a bunch of clues and had to match the kids to the costumes and the amounts

of candy. Quite standard fare, once you got past the language.

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Copula–past/subjunctive tense

Is (present). Ba + lenite (past).

Ar bhanríon í Máire?
Was Maire a queen?

Nár bhanríon í Máire?
Wasn’t Maire a queen?

Ba bhanríon í Máire?
Maire was a queen.

Níor bhanríon í Máire?
Maire was not a queen.

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Special forms before vowels

Arbh aisteoir í Síle?
Was Sheila an actress?

Nárbh aisteoir í Síle?
Wasn’t Sheila an actress?

B’aisteoir í Síle.
Sheila was an actress

Níorbh aisteoir í Síle.
Sheila was not an actress

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aoibhinn

wonderful, delightful

B’aoibhinn liom tae.
I would like tea.

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Why am I doing these notes? Actually, it follows quite logically:

1. Will K strongly encourages us to review our notes the first day or two after each class.
2. My reviewing can be done in part, and made more useful in the long run, by copying my notes into

   a more legible form.

3. If I am going to be typing them, I might as well do it in a place where they will get backed up

   and not lost.

4. Having gotten that far, it is trivial to share them.