Irish Class, January 24, 2011

Rang Gaeilge, 24ú lá mí Eanáir 2011

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“Show and Tell”

Leath builín, leath cupán

• “Is fearr leath builín na bheith gan arán”, a deir an seanfhocal. Moch ar maidin inniu agus mé cráite le tuirse
  agus slaghdán, stop mé ag an Starbucks sa stáisiún traenach. D’ordaigh mé “grande misto” (café au lait) agus
  d’fhan mé go foighneach.

  builín	loadf
  moch	early
  inniu
  cráite	tormented, agonized, grieved
  tuirse	tiredness, fatigue	f4
  slaghdán	cold	m1
  fan	wait, remain
  foighneach	patiently

• Cé nach raibh ach beirt romham, níor thosaigh an barista mo dheoch agamsa fiú a ullmhú tar éis cúpla nóiméad.
  Mar sin, nuair a chonaic mé an traein ag droideadh isteach sa stásiún, dúirt mé leí an leath-chupán caifé gan aon bainne ann
  a thabhairt dom agus amach liom.

  romham	in front of me, before me	← roimh
  Cé nach raibh ach beirt romham/i>	Although there were only two people in front of me
  tosaigh	begin, start
  fiú	even
  ulmaigh	prepare, make ready
  Mar sin	like that, therefore, (parenthetical) so, then
  droideadh	approaching

• Ní bhíonn aon deifir ar lucht an Starbucks sin, cé go bhfuil siad suite taobh istigh de stáisiún traenach.

  deifir	hurry, hast
  lucht	content, capacity, class (of people)
  lucht an Starbucks	staff of Starbucks
  suite	located

• Ach caithfidh mé a admháil go bhfuil an leath-chupán caifé seo maith go leor.

  admháil	admission
  caithfidh mé a admháil	I had to admit

From Johanna’s example

Roinn na Gaeilge	Department of Irish
lán	contents, lot (m1), full (a)
modh	mode, manner, method	m3 pl modhanna
painéal na scrúdaitheoirí	panel of examiners
béim	blow, notch, emphasis	f2 pl béimeanna
ball	component, part, organ [of body]	m1
cumas	power, capability	m1
cothú	nourishment, sustenance, promotion	m4
uile	all, every
mar aon	as well as
saibhreas	wealth, riches	m1
liteartha	literart
oidhreacht	heritage, legacy

My homework questions from “Baisteadh an Hata”

• An raibh hata ar an tsagart?
• Cad is ainm don fíle?
• Cé a chas do Mhichéal ar a chosan?

muchéirí

early riser

Copula

Our in-class drill was Is vs. Tá.
The previous exercises were Two Flavors of
Copula Statements and That is A …. . All are
about abairti aicme “classification sentences.”

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The listening exercise was An Sionnach is an Cat, which I had heard before.