Irish Class, February 28, 2011

Rang Gaeilge, 28ú lá Mí Feabhra 2011

ar maidin	in the morning
tráthnóna	in the afternoon
san oíche	at night

Note the inconsistent use of pronouns.

An í Hillary Clinton?	Is she Hillary Clinton?
garbh	rough, course, harsh
snoigh	cut, carve, shape
garbhshnoite	rugged	(appearance)
Aghaidh gharbhshnoite	rugged face

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Leaba Shíoda

Do chóireoinn leaba duit
i Leaba Shíoda
sa bhféar ard
faoi iomrascáil na gcrann
is bheadh do chraiceann ann
mar shíoda ar shíoda
sa doircheacht
am lonnaithe na leamhan.

Do		[negative/conditional particle. Old, but still sometimes used in Munster]
cóirigh	arrange, dress
leaba	bed
Do chóireoinn leaba duit	Iwould make up a bed for you
síoda	silk	m4
Leaba Shíoda	[place name]
féar	grass, hay	m1
iomrascáil	wrestling
craiceann	skin	m1
doirche	darker	← dorcha
doire	oak (grove)
sa doircheacht	in the darkness
lonnaigh	stop, stay, settle, frequent
leamhan	moth
am lonnaithe na leamhan	at the time the moths settle

Craiceann a shnionn
go gléineach thar do ghéaga
mar bhainne á dháil as crúisciní
am lóin
is tréad gabhar ag gabháil thar chnocáin
do chuid gruaige
cnocáin ar a bhfuil faillte arda
is dhá ghleann atá domhain.

Craiceann	skin	m1
snigh	pour, flow, crawl
gléineach	clear, lucid, transparent
géag	branch, limb	f2
bainne	milk	m4
dáil	allocate, distribute, pour out
crúiscin	small jug, small jar	m4
tréad	flock, herd, congregration
gabhar	goat	m1
gabh	take, capture, undertake, go
cnocán	hillock, heapd\
gruaig	hair
failligh	neglect, omit, delay
faillte	cliff, precipice
gleann	glen, valley
domhain	depth, deep, abyss	f2
domhan	world, earth	m1

Is bheadh do bheola taise
ar mhilseacht shiúcra
tráthnóna is sinn ag
spaisteoireacht
cois abhann
is na gaotha meala
ag séideadh thar an Sionna
is na fiúisí ag beannú duit
ceann ar cheann.

beola	lips
taise	dampness, humidity
milseacht	sweetness
siúcra	sugar	m4
Is bheadh do bheola taise ar mhilseacht shiúcra	And your lips would be like sweet sugar
sinn	we	= muid
spaisteoireacht	strolling
cos	leg, foot	ds cois
abhainn	river	f gs abhann
cois abhann	at the shore/side of the river
gaoth	wind	f2 pl gaotha
mil	honey	f3 gs meala
séid	blow, inflate, puff
an Sionna	the [river] Shannon	?
fiúisí	Fuchsia	= fiúse
beannú	blessing, greeting	m4
ceann	head
ceann ar cheann	one by one

Na fiúisí ag ísliú
a gceann maorga
ag umhlú síos don áilleacht
os a gcomhair
is do phriocfainn péire acu
mar shiogairlíní
is do mhaiseoinn do chluasa
mar bhrídeog.

fiúisí	Fuchsia	= fiúse
ísliú	lowering, decline	m4
maorga	stately, dignified, sedate
umhlú	genuflection, obeisance, submission	m4
áilleacht	beauty, delight	f3
os comhair	in front of, opposite
os a comhair	in front of her
os a chomhair	in front of him
os a gcomhair	in front of them
comhar	partnership, cooperation	m1
prioc	prick, prod, goad
péire	pair	m4
is do phriocfainn péire acu	I would pick a pair of them	do neg./cond. particle
siogairlín	hanging ornament, pendant	pl siogairlín pendulous flowers
maisigh	adorn, beautify
cluas	ear
do mhaiseoinn do chluasa	I would adorn your ears
brídeog	bride	= brídeach

Ó, chóireoinn leaba duit
i Leaba Shíoda
le hamhascarnach an lae
i ndeireadh thall
is ba mhór an pléisiúr dúinn
bheith géaga ar ghéaga
ag iomrascáil
am lonnaithe na leamhan.

Do		[negative particle]
cóirigh	arrange, dress
leaba	bed
amhscarthanach	daybreak, twilight	f2
thall	over, beyond
deireadh	end, finish
i ndeireadh thall	at lasr
pléisiúr	pleasure, enjoyment
géag	branch, limb	f2
géaga ar ghéaga	limb on limb
lonnaigh	stop, stay, settle, frequent
leamhan	moth

Teanga an Ghrá

Ní gá di faic a rá
labhrann sí teanga an ghrá
lena lámha.

gá	need, requirement	m4
di	for her	← do/de + í
faic	[with negativé] nothing
abair	say	vn rá
Ní gá di faic a rá	No need for her to say
labhair	speak
lámh	hand, arm	pl lámha

Ní gá di faic a dhéanamh
cruthaíonn sí teanga an ghrá
lena géaga.

gá	need, requirement	m4
di	for her	← do/de + í
faic	[with negativé] nothing
cruthaigh	create, form, prove
géag	branch, limb	f2

Ní gá di faic a gheallúint
bronnann sí teanga an ghrá
lena guíochan.

gá	need, requirement	m4
di	for her	← do/de + í
faic	[with negativé] nothing
geall	pledge, promise	v, m1
bronn	grant, bestow
guí	prayer, entreaty

Ní gá di faic a cheilt
nochtann sí teanga an ghrá
lena féachaint.

gá	need, requirement	m4
di	for her	← do/de + í
faic	[with negativé] nothing
ceilt	concealment, withholding, denial	f2
nocht	bare, uncover, expose
féachaint	look, aspect

Ní gá di faic a chaitheamh
beathaíonn sí teanga an ghrá
lena seasamh.

gá	need, requirement	m4
di	for her	← do/de + í
faic	[with negativé] nothing
caith	wear out, consume, spend, throw, cast, shoot
She does not need to wear anything
beathaigh	feed, nourish, rear, bring to life
seasamh	standing

Ní gá di faic na ngrást
is í teanga iomlán an ghrá
gach anáil aici.

gá	need, requirement	m4
di	for her	← do/de + í
faic	[with negativé] nothing
grásta	grace	gpl grást
iomlán	all, total
anáil	breath	f3

Múin dúinn análú as a nua
chun teanga an ghrá a adú
as béal a chéile.

múin	teach, instruct
análú	respiration
chun	to, towards
adaigh, adú	Prolonging, extending	=fadaigh, fadú Prolonging, extending
béal	mouth	m1
as béal a chéile	from each others’s mouths

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Taispeáin agus Inis — “Show and Tell”

From a news article about the Irish elections.

lá na sceanna fada	day of the long knives	A couple of us cringed when we understood the phrase.
doirt	pour, spill, shed
fuil	blood	gs, npl fola
tuar	predict
arís	again
nuair	when, considering that, although
namhaid	enemy
bualadh	beating, striking
maith go leor bheith ag buachaint	it is good enough to win
ach is fearr arís nuair atá an namhaid á bhualadh faoi chois	but it is better when beating the enemy under [your] feet

ná cailligí é!	Don’t miss it!
na Glasaigh	the Greens	the Green Party
an chéad X eile	the next X
Ní bheidh aon suíochán ag na Glasaigh anois sa chéad Dáil eile	Now there will not be any Greens in the next Dáil

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