Irish Class, August 23, 2010
Rang Gaeilge, 23ú lá Mí na Lúnasa 2010
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(A little sketchy, I could not write down everything. If Wes posts more about it I will update this.)
Daoine a áireamh — Counting People
| 1 | duine amhain |
| 2 | beirt |
| 3 | triúr |
| 4 | ceathrar |
| 5 | cúigear |
| 6 | seisear |
| 7 | seachtar |
| 8 | ochtar |
| 9 | naonúr |
| 10 | deichniúr |
| 11 | duine dhéag |
| 12 | dháréag |
| 13 | tríur dhuine dhéag |
| 14 | ceithre dhuine dhéag |
| For N > 12 , use the normal system |
| go leith | and 1/2 | 50% more |
| leith lá | 1/2 day | |
| acu | of them | ← ag |
| cuid | share, portion | f3: gs coda, pl codanna |
Cé mhéad duine acu? &mdash How many of them? (Pictures of Disney characters)
| Cé mhéad duine acu a bhfuil brógaí orthu? | How many of them have shoes on them? | |
| Tá brógaí ar ochtar. | There are shoes on eight of them. | |
| Cé mhéad duine acu a bhfuil ina nduine daonna? | How many of them are human beings? | |
| Tá seachtar, b’fhéidir ochtar i bpáirt, ar a laghad, acu ina nduine daonna | Seven, perhaps eight in part, at least, of them are human beings. | Uncertain about the mermaid. |
| Cé mhéad duine acu a bhfuil bríste orthu? | How many of them have pants on them? | |
| Cé mhéad duine acu a bhfuil rud eicint ina láimh?? | How many of them have something in their hand? | |
| Cé mhéad duine acu a bhfuil hata nó caipín acu? | How many of them have a hat or a cap? | …hata nó caipín orthu? — “…a hat or a cap on them?” |
| Cé mhéad duine acu a bhfuil gúna orthu? | How many of them are wearing a dress? | “…have a dress on them?” |
| Cé mhéad “duine” acu a bhfuil ina n-ainmhí | How many of them are animals? | |
Sentence Construction
| Tá na buachgaillí óga ag ithe a gcoda lóin. | The young boys are eating their lunch. | coda – g. of cuid | ||||||||||||||
| Bhí an t-uachtarán nua ina chónai i mbaile beag. | The new president lived in a small town. | |||||||||||||||
| Bhain páistí sult as dráma puipéad. | The children enjoyed a puppet play. | as normally eclipses, but dráma begins with a dental | ||||||||||||||
| Tugadh faoi dheara céim an teochta anuraidh. | The temperature last year was noticed. |
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| Beidh an t-anraith fataí réasúnta tur amárach. | The potato soup will be rather bland tomorrow. |
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