Monday Night Irish Class, January 12, 2009

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Irish Class, January 12, 2009 Rang Gaeilge, 12ú lá mí Eanáir 2009
Listening exercise

1. 
   Céard a chuirfidh tú i lár an tseomra?
   What will you put in the center of the room?
   
   Céard ← Cé + rud
   
2. 
   Ar mhaith leat an chathaoir a fheiceáil?
   Would you like to see the chair?
   cathaoirchair/kaiər/
   Note the modal construction
   
3. 
   Ní dúirt sé dada nuair a lochtaigh sí a chuid Gaeilge.
   He didn't say anything when she criticized his Irish.
   dadaanything/tadə/ nuairwhenNeed nuair a here lochtaighcriticize, fault, blame a chuid Gaeilgehis IrishNote cuid "portion" usage
   
4. 
   Ar mhiste leat cuidiú a thabhairt dom?
   Would you mind helping me? (lit. giving me help)
   Ar mhiste leatWould you mind cuidiúhelp, assistancem4 tabhairtgiving/to:rt/ vn of tabhair
   
5. 
   'Sea anois, a bhféadainn cúnamh leat?
   Yes now, could I help you?
   'Sea (=Is ea)yes[with copula] féadbe able to bhféadainn - I could [cond.] cúnamhhelpm1

Cardinal directions -- Follow-up from last week

Based on unit 9 of Intermediate Irish.
Location (static)ToFrom Wthiar /hi:r'/siaraniar Ethoir /her/ (Wes) /hor/ (FP) soiranoir Nó thuaidhó thuaidhaduaidh Só dheasó dheasaneas
Note that the ó in ó thuaidh and ó dheas does not mean "from."
Intermediate Directions

1. E-W always comes before N-S.
2. The 2nd (N-S) element is always in the a- form.

thiar aduaidhin the northwest soir aduaidhto the northeast aniar aneasfrom the southwest Directional terms as adjectives
Conamara ThuaidhNorth Connemara Meiriceá TheasSouth America Afraic TheasSouth Africa Afraic ThiarWest Africa
thoir aduaidhNElocation soir aduaidhto the NEmotion towards Relative directions in Minnesota

Tá Minneapolis taobh thiar de Naomh Pol..
deof/gə/ Minneapolis is west [on the west side] of St. Paul.

Tá Hibbing taobh ó thuaidh de Naomh Pol.
Hibbing is north of St. Paul.

Tá Wisconsin taobh thoir de Naomh Pol.
Wisconsin is E of St. Paul

Tá Austin taobh ó dheas de Naomh Pol.
Austin is S of St. Paul.

Tá Dakota theas taobh thiar aneas de Naomh Pol.
South Dakota is southwest [W from S] of St. Paul.

Tá Duluth taobh thoir aduaih de Naomh Pol.
Duluth is NE of St. Paul.

Tá Dakota thuaidh taobh thiar de Hibbing.
North Dakota is west of Hibbing.

Tá Iowa taobh thoir aneas de Dakota thuaidh.
Iowa is SE of North Dakota.

Tá Moorhead taobh thiar aduaidh de Rochester.
Moorhead is NE of Rochester.
Directional terms as nouns
an Tuaisceartthe north an Deisceartthe south an tIartharthe west an tOirthearthe east
They are used with the genitive.

Tá Mankato i Minnesota theas.
Mankato is in south Minnesota.

Tá Mankato sa nDiesceart Mhinnesota .
Mankato is in the south of Minnesota.

Tá Lake of the Woods i Minnesota thuaidh.
Lake of the Woods is in north Minnesota.

Tá Lake of the Woods sa dTuaisceart Mhinnesota.
Lake of the Woods is in the north of Minnesota.

Tá Laverne i Minnesota thiar aneas.
Laverne is in southwest Minnesota. [west from south]

Tá Laverne sa nDeisceart thiar Mhinnesota.
.Laverne is in the southwest of Minnesota. [western south]

Tá St. Vincent i Minnesota thiar aduaidh.
St. Vincent is in northwest Minnespta. [west from north]

Tá St. Vincent sa dTuaisceart thiar Mhinnesota.
St. Vincent is in the north west of Minnesota. [western north]

Tá Grand Portage i Minnesota thoir aduaidh.
Grand Portage is in northeast Minnesota. [east from north]

Tá Grand Portage sa dTuaisceart thoir Mhinnesota.
Grand Portage is in the northeast of Minnestota. [eastern north]