Irish Class, April 20, 2009

Rang Gaeilge, 20ú lá mí Aibreáin

Administration

• Winona Workshop: July 17-19
• Summer Classes:
  • June 15, 29
  • July 13, 27
  • August 10, 24

Listening exercise

1. ‘Speáin dom cé acu a theastíonn uait.
   Show me which you need.

   ‘Speáin/Taispeáin	show
   teastaigh ó	is needed by
   uait ← ó + tú
   cé acu a theastíonn uait	which one is needed by you

2. Abraigí liom cén fáth nach féidir libh teach linn..
   Tell me why you [pl.]
   can’t come with us

   cén fáth	why
   nach féidir libh	is not able with you
   cead	permission	m3
   Abair…leat…	[singular form of above]

   • Féidir resists mutation. Hence nach féidir rather than *nach
     bhféidir and Ní féidir rather than *Ní fhéidir.
   • Progress in Irish, ch. 15, has more on féidir and other modal
     contructions.

3. Mínigh (dom) cad chuige nach bhfuil an t-am
   leis.
   Explain to me why he does not have the time.

   cad chuige	how come, why, “what toward”	Donegal
   dom	to me	/rəm/

4. Inis dom a bhfuil ar eolas agat faoi.
   Tell me what you
   know about it.

   dom	to me	Not optional here
   eolas	knowledge
   ar eolas agat	what knowledge you have
   faoi	under, about/under it, about it

5. Léirigh (dom) ar an mapa cá bhfuil siad ina
   gcónaí.
   show (for/to me) on the map where they are
   living.

   léirigh

   show, demonstrate

Pronouns as objects of Verbal Nouns

Tá tú do mo chloisteáil.
You are hearing me.

Pronouns as objects of Verbal Nouns with Modal/Auxiliary Verbs

Tá orm thú a choisteáil
I have to hear you.

Cleachtadh

Aistrígí na habairtí seo go Béarla nó Gaeilge. Cibé is gá.

cleachtadh	practise	m1
aistrigh	translate
abairt	sentence	f2
cibé	whatever
gá	needful

1. Rinne sibh go maith. Beidh an múinteoir do bhur moladh.
   
   You did well. The teacher will be praising you.

2. Thug ár athair ár gcuid dhinnéir dúinn. Agus anois, Tá sé dár
   gcur i leaba.
   Our father gave our dinner to us. And now,
   he is putting us to bed.
3. Bhí an t-alt sa nuachtán. Bhí mé á leamh ar maidin díreach.
   The article was in the newsletter. I was reading it just this
   morning.
4. Chonaic mé é nuair a bhí an buachaill dána do do
   bhualadh.
   I saw it when the bad boy was hitting you.
5. Cé as na h-úlla? Tá an páiste á dtógáil amach as an mbosca sin
   aige.
   Where are the apples from? The child is taking
   them out of his box [the box he has].
6. Are you following me?
   An bhfuil tú do mo leanúint?
7. I should eat something.
   Ba chóir/chear dom rud a ithe.
   [Modal form]
8. The students will be buying them.
   
9. The secretary finished the letter. He was taking it down.
   
10. She washed the towels. Now she’s putting them up.
    
11. I could hear the bells.
    

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