Irish Class, October 3, 2008
Rang Gaeilge, an 6ú lá Mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2008
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Listening exercise. I did very poorly at this, but the discussion
afterwards was informative.
From Wes’s Notes:
- D’fhág mé mo leabhar sa scoil.
- An bhfaca tú an scannán sin?
- Ní fhaca mé fós é.
- Abair amach a má tá rud eicint le rá agat.
- An raibh a fhios agat, céard a duirt sí?
- Bhíodh siad ag ól caife ar maidin, núair a bhí siad san Eoraip.
- Go n-éirí an ghrian amárach.
- Ní dhéanfainn é sin, dá mba mise thú.
- Cáit an mbuailfidh muid le chéile an chéad úir eile?
- An mbíonn sibh ag ithe lón ar an meán lae?
- Níor thuig sí dhuit ar dtús.
Number (2) might better be served by the verb
"breathnaigh ar". Indeed, this is true.. or.. we can just change the object to
"leabhar" or "mo chara" and keep our current verb construction.
| D’fhág mé mo leabhar ar scoil | I left my book at school. |
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| An bhfaca tú…? | Did you see…? |
dependent form, eclipsed for question |
| Ní fhaca mé fós é | I did not see it yet | dependent form, lenited for negative |
| Abair amach | speak out | |
| An raibh fhios agat…? | Did you know…? | |
| bhíodh sé | Past habitual of bí | |
| Ní ndéannfain é sin, dá mba mise thú. | I wouldn’t do that, if I were you. | |
| Go n-éirí an ghrian amárach | May the sun rise tomorrow |
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| Cén ait [cáit] an mbuailfimid [-fidh muid] le cheile? | Where shall we meet again? | |
| rúd éigin/eicint | something | |
| Cé hé an rúd → Céard | What | |
| tús | beginning | |
| ar dtús | at first | |
| Níor thuig sí ar dtús | She did not understand at first |
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| tuig do dhuine | sympathize with someone | |
| Tuigim dhuit | “I get you” | |
Alasdair’s blog: rudarbith.blogspot.com
Gender of nouns
| usually masculine | usually feminine |
piléar “pillar”, “bullet” |
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imeacht “departure” (masculine)
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We ended the class with a few rounds of Cé mise?. For
one of them Wes played Pope Benedict XVI. He caused a little confusion when he answered
“An easpag thú?” (“Are you a bishop?”)with “Ní hea” (“No”). At least two of us
noted that the correct answer is
“Sea” (“Yes”). The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, and in fact he is also still a
priest (Is sagart é).
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 