Irish Class, October 12, 2009

Rang Gaeilge, an 12ú lá Mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2009

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Fadas: áéíóúÁÉÍÓÚ

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Caighdeán Oifigiúil

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Listening exercise: Identify the distinctive forms of the Cois
Fharraige dialect vs. Caighdeán Oifigiúil

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Prototype:

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1. Ceannóid m&eacute rud eicínt sa siopa.
   I will buy something in the store.

   rud eicínt	something	Cois. eicínt has stress on 2nd syllable
   rud éigin	something	C.O.
   sa siopa	in the store	Cois.
   sa tsiopa	in the store	C.O.

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2. Creidim go bhfuil an iomarca salainn ar bhrioscáin fataí.
   I think there is too much salt on potato chips.

   an iomarca	too much
   briosca	biscuit	m4 /b’r’iskə/
   fataí	potatoes	Cois.
   prátaí	potatoes	C.O. sing. práta m4

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3. Réitigh a h-athair ceathracha béilí sa gcisteanach.
   Her father prepared forty meals in the kitchen.

   béil	meal	m4
   sa gcisteanach	in the kitchen	Cois.
   sa chistin	in the kitchen	C.O.
   ceathracha	forty	Connacht
   daichead	forty	C.O.← dá-fhichead
   dhá scór	forty

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4. Tá a gairde ag gabhail [goil] go dtí pictiúrlann le breathnú an an
   scannán.
   Their friends are going to the cinema in order to watch a movie.

   ag gabhail/goil	going	Cois.
   ag dul	going	C.O.
   le breathnú	in order to watch	Cois.
   le féachaint	in order to watch	C.O.
   breathnaigh	watch, observe
   féach	look, consider, examine
   feic	see	past chonaic vn ag feiceáil

   féach ≠ feic

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5. Tá sionnach ag tíocht as a phluais.
   A fox is coming out of his cave

   sionnach	fox	Cois. m1
   madra rua	fox	m4
   madadh rua	fox	Donegal
   ag tíocht	coming	Cois.
   ag teacht	coming	C.O.
   pluais	cave, den	f2 pl pluaiseanna

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Used with time

	to/before	after
C.O.	chun	tar éis
Cois.	go dtí	tar éis /he:s’/

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Briathra Neamhrialta “Irregular verbs” — Beir
“to bear, catch, bring, grasp, ….” arís

• Like faigh has two stems. rug is only used in the past tense.
• If the suffix of the verb form begins with f, then
  e→é and the r is broadened:
  beir– → béar–

ag breith	bearing, catching, bringing
beirthe	born, caught, brought	verbal adjective
rugadh	was born	past aut.
beir ar rud	pick something up
leanbh a bhreith	bear a child	/lænəv/
ubh a bhreith	lay eggs
bua a bhreith	win (a victory)

An mbeireann sí ar a leanbh?	Is she picking up her child?
Ní bheireann, anois díreach.	[She] is not, right now.
An mbéarfaidh tusa air?	Are you going to pick [her/him] up?
Béarfaidh, más ga. Go mbeire sise i m’ionad air.	I hope she picks [her/him] up instead.	Lit. “May she pick [her/him] up in my place.”
An mbéarfadh na cearca a gcuid uibheacha, má bheadh sé níos teo?	Would the chickens lay their eggs if it would be warmer.
Bhéarfadh, ach tá an aimsir réasúnta fuair chuile lá amuigh.	They would, but the weather is reasonably cold outside.
Nach mbéarfadh siad i méid is leor istigh?	Would they bear [lay] a sufficient amount inside?
Ní bhéarfadh. Ní ligeadh iad isteach sa teach.	They are not allowed inside the house.
Ar rug a bhfoireann bua?	Did their team win?	Lit. “grasp victory”
Níor rug, fós.	[They] did not win yet.
Ar rug siad bhur mbua cheana?	Did they win against you?	Lit. “Did they grasp your victory?”
Rug, ach nár bheire an fhoireann eile ár mbua amárach.	[They] did. I hope the other team does not win tomorrow.	Lit. “May they not grasp our victory tomorrow.’
Beirigí greim ar na murláin doirse!
Beireadh muid! (Beirimis!)
Nach mbeireadh tú ar phinginí ón urlár?	Didn’t you used to pick up pennies off the floor?
Bheireadh, ach tá mé saibhir anois.	I used to, but I am rich now.

ionad	place, position
m’ionad	my place
níos teo	warmer
gach	every, each
uile	all, every
chuile lá	every day	chuile ← gach uile
lig	let, allow	ligead
beadh sé	he would	/vət s’e:/
nár bheire	May [they] not win
foireann	team	f2
réasúnta	reasonable
méid	amount
ionad	place, position
murlán	knob	m1
cluas	ear, handle	f2
greim	grip, handle	m3
bua	victory
cén chaoí a mbéarfaidh muid an bord seo as an seomra?	How will we carry the table out of the room?
Beidh sé beirthe lenár laimhe.	It will be borne with our hands.	verbal adjective
Rugadh é lenár laimhe.	It will be borne with our hands.	autonomous form

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