Irish Class, March 27, 2017
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| Ná bí ag caint leis na cosa ‘fhad is atá an cloigeann le fáil. | Do not walk away when you could still talk and work out your differences. | |
| a fhad is | as long as | |
| a fhad is atá mé beo | as long as I am alive | |
| Ná labhair leis na cosa má bhíonn an ceann sa láthair. | Don’t speak with the legs if the head is present | |
Irish Class, March 20, 2017
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| Práinn mhór croí agus moille mhór lámh. | When you panic, you are ineffective. / Getting too wound up slows you down. | |
| Is measa cumha an duine beo ná cumha an duine mhairbh. | Homesickness/loneliness is worse for the living person than the dead. | |
Irish Class, March 13, 2017
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| Ag iarraidh loirg ar uisce agus ag cuartú snáthaide i measc cocháin. | Looking for a trace/mark on water and searching for a needle among straws | “Looking for a needle in a haystack.” Note verbal nouns were followed by nouns in the genitive |
| Is olc an rud iomarca capall i mbaile gan treabhadh. | It’s a bad thing to have too many horses in a place without plowing | capall is a gp here |
| treabh | plow | v |
| treabhadh | plowing | vn. of treabh, gs treafa |
| Tá mé chun treafa arís. | I am fit again, I’m ready to get back to work/activity. |
Irish Class, February 27, 2017
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