Irish Class, January 3, 2011
Rang Gaeilge, 3ú lá mí Eanáir 2011
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Fadas: áéíóúÁÉÍÓÚ
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| ciontú | conviction | |
| Riaillgh | rule | v |
| tráth | time, period | |
| cáin | fine, penalty, tax | f, v |
| íoc | penalty, charge | |
| déan dlí de | legalize | |
| cónascach | federal | |
| achomarc | appeal | |
| breiteamh | judge | n |
| síl | think, consider | |
| othar | patient | m1 |
| otharcharr | ambulance | |
| otharlann, ospidéal | hospital | |
| liopard déanta as sneachta | “leopard made of snow” | |
| bia an liopaird | food of the leopard | |
| bia na liopard | food of the leopards | gpl |
| leasuachtarán | vice president |
| mar sin | like that | or a parenthetical “then” |
| mar gheall ar | because of | Followed by noun or verbal expression with go/gur, nach, nár |
| mar atá | as it is | |
| an áit…mar a bhfuil sé | where it is | |
| ag obair mar aisteoir | working as an actor | |
| fear dóiteáin | fireman | (puts out fires) |
| fear tine | fireman | (in a steam locomotive) |
| le + verb | in order to … | |
| bronntanas | gift, present | m1 |
| Ar thaistil tú faoi Nollaig? | Did you travel for Christmas? |
Thaistil / Nior thaistil |
| Ar fhan tú sa mbaile faoi Nollaig? | Did you stay home for Christmas? |
D’fhan / Nior fhan |
The Copula
Either for identification or classification.
Is
followed immediately by a pronoun (é/í/iad)
is for identification. Otherwise it is for classification.
| Is madra é Rover. | Rover is a dog. |
(classification) |
| An madra é Rover? | Is Rover a dog? |
Sea / Ní hea |
| Is é Rover an madra é. | Rover is the dog |
(identification) |
| An é Rover an madra? | Is Rover the dog? |
‘Sé / Ní hé |
Copula References
- Basic
Irish, Ch. 17-18 - Progress
in Irish:
Present/Future, Ch. 30, 33, 34, 42, 43. past/conditional,Present/Future, Chapters 30, 33, 34, 42, 43, past/conditional 60 and 66. ch. 60 and 66. - Learning Irish Ch. 11, 12, 20, 31 and 34
- Christian Brothers Irish Grammar, ch. 24 [which
version?] - Irish
Grammar Book, pp. 160-166
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