Irish Class, October 19, 2009

Rang Gaeilge, an 19ú lá Mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2009

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Listening exercise — Paraphrase

1. Ba cheart dom go hAlbain a dhéanamh i blian 2010.
   I should make a trip to Scotland in the year 2010.
   

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   Ba cheart dom	I should
   Ba chor dom	I should
   blian seo chugainn	next year

2. Ceapaim go bhfuil a uimhir daoine sa bpáirc se rómhór.
   I think there is a very large number of people in the park.

   Silim	I think
   iomarca	too many, too much, excess

3. Ní airgead go leor agamsa agus ag m’fhear chéile[céile]
   rud mar sin a cheannach.
   My husband and I do not have enough money to buy something like that.
   Tá bocht orainn. Níl fhéidir linn rud mar sin a cheannach.

   bocht	poor
   is féidir le …	it is possible for…

4. Is minic a théim a chodladh píosa beag tar éis ár gcuid lóin.
   I often go to sleep for a little bit [lit. “piece”] after lunch.
   Bím tuirseach go minic tar éis ár guid lóin.

   téim	I go	téigh“go”
   coiteanta, coitianta	common, usual
   sáith	enough	before noun
   i ndiaidh	after

5. Níor thuig mé céard a dúirt tú lion, mar gheall ar go raibh an ceol ann

   I did not understand what you were saying to me because of the music here.

   mar gheall ar	because
   mar a bhí	because

Review note: For modal constructions see Basic Irish, unit 20.

Tomhas Focal – Cé mise?

Cuirigí le chéile céad litreacha gach freagra seo thíos an tomhas iomlán
a réiteach.

1. Cuirfear doras fúmsa, agus ní féidir leat teach trí. I
   mBéarla, le litir amháin a thuilleadh, óltar asam. Glas

   fumsa	under me	faoi
   tuilleadh	addition, increase
   a thuilleadh	additional
   ní féidir leat teacht trí	you cannot come through
   óltar asam	one drinks out of
   grá	love
   glas	lock	n
   doras faoi ghlas	locked door

2. Tá an fuaimniú agam cosúil le dhá cheann Béarle, agus iad dhá
   fhuinneog ag gach duine. Aghaidh

   fuaimniú	pronunciation	m4
   cosúil le	is like, resembles
   iad dhá fhuinneog ag gach duine	everyone has two windows

3. “Amharc” maith, i ndeisceart na hÉireann. Radharc

   amharc	site, view
   deisceart	south

4. Is file crann mar sé seo a thoradh. Dán

   file	poet
   crann	tree
   toradh	fruit	m1 pl torthaí
   dán	poem

5. Eolas atá agat ar dhuine. Aithne

   eolas	knowledge
   atá	that is
   Eolas atá agat ar dhuine	Knowledge that is about a person

6. An taobh os coinne an uachtair. íochtar

   taobh	side
   os coinne	opposite
   uachtar	top
   íochtar	bottom

   Na g a r d a í .

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