Irish Class, April 11, 2011
Rang Gaeilge, 11ú lá mí Aibreáin 2011
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Quiz questions
From the book:
| Céard í príomhchathair na stát Illinois? | Springfield |
| Cé a scríobh an leabhar Na Gunna Lúnasa? | Barbara Tuchman |
| Cén t-oileán ar a fháil bás Napoleon? | St. Helena |
| Cé a scríobh an leabhar Imithe Leis an nGaoth? | Margaret Mitchell |
The first three were mine. The rest of the class had plenty of good contributions,
but Gone with the Wind in Irish seemed particularly impressive
| seo | this | |
| sin | that | |
| siúd | that, there | More distanct in time, space, or some other sense than sin. Also more of a standalone word. |
| déagóir | teenager | m3 gs déagora |
| ruaille buaille | commotion, tumult | f3 gs coda npl codanna |
| cuid | part, portion, share | f3 |
| an tsraid is gnóthaí | the busiest street | |
| seacht mbliana déag | 17 years | |
| is óige | youngest | |
| ó | from, since, from the time | |
| fiú | worth | |
| os cionn | above | |
| ógánach | young man | |
| céanna | same | |
| cheana | already | |
From Siopalann
Mheiriceá – Aisling an Tomhaltóra!
| aisling | vision | |
| tomhaltóir | consumer | m3 gs tomhaltóra |
| tairbhe | benefit, profit | |
| áisiúlacht | convenience | |
| imill = imeall | border, edge | |
| talamh | ground, earth | |
| tógála | building | |
| corraí | movement, stir, excitement | |
| deasca | dregs, sediment, leaven | |
| ciúine | calm, silent, still | |
| bánú | whitening | |
| sar | before | |
| sar i bhfad | shortly | |
| folmha | empty | |
| istoíche | by night | |
| leithéid | like, counterpart, equal | |
We will be doing more with this next week.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 