Monday Night Irish Class -- October 22, 2007
Irish Class, October 22, 2007
Vocabulary and Grammar notes. Checked against Nick's Official Version.
Conversation dóigh suppose FP: hope, expectation noun f2 -- How does this work as a verb? múscail pres -claíonn wake up [self] dúisigh wake up [somebody else] deifir gs. -fre hurry Is maith/deas a bhualadh leat Nice to meet you vn of buail An feidir liom cabhrú a thabhairt? Can I help? cúnamh m1, cabhrú m?: help An féidir liom cuidiú [a] thabhairt dhuit? Can I help you? cuidiú: help, noun m4 An féidir liom cabhrú leat? Can I help you? [???] Teastaíonn _________ uaim I need _______ lenite the object? A dteastíonn _____ uait? Do you need _____? [?] Tá bia uaim I want food [?] Tá mé ag magadh fút [faoi _____] I am kidding you [_____] Ag magadh a tá tú? Are you kidding? See O'Siadhail's chapter on schoolchildren. seachain pres. -chnaíonn avoid Tá brón orm faoi ________ I am sorry about ___________ dáiríre seriousness, really Ba chóir dom ____ I ought to _____ Ba ceart dom ____ I should _____ éirigh become
Caitheamh Aimsire "Spend Time"--"Pastimes". Note genitive of aimsir
adhmadóireachtwoodwork ag leamhreading marcaigh rótharriding a bicycle ag rincedancing
Cén caitheamh aimsire atá agat?What pastimes do you have? Tá dúil agam i _______. I have interest (desire) in _______. Tá dúil agam i ceol.I am interested in music. Tá suim agam i ________ . I have interest in _____ Tá dúil agam i gcúrsaí __(+ genitive noun)__. I have an interest in _______ activities. Tá dúil mhór agam i gúrsaí ceoil. [note gen.]I am very interested in things/affairs of music. Cathaim móran ama ag [verbal noun]. I spend a lot of time ________. Tá mé i mo chócaireacht."I am in my cooking"
Another way to use the Copula: Identifying a specific person/thing/group as the particular instance of collection. Usage:
Previously: Is + {General noun} + {Pronoun} + {Optional clarifying information for third person pronouns}
Is dlíodóir í Síle.Sheila is a lawyer. An dlíodoir í Síle?Is Sheila a lawyer? Sea/Ní heayes/no
Now: Is + {Pronoun} + {Optional clarifying information for third person pronouns} + {Definite noun with article} + (Optional) additional information. The additional information at the end can say more about the person or thing, making this a more useful statement.
Is í Síle an dlíodóir atá anseo. Síle is the lawyer that is here. Is mise an mac léinn atá álainn. I am the student that is handsome. [Nick's example] Isé [Seán] an muinteoir+ ... [e.g. atá _____ ] í [Síobhán]é iad [...]í mé tú
Is é Seán an muinteoir.Sean is the teacher Is é Seán an muinteoir.Sean is it. An í Síle an dlíodoir?Is Sheila the lawyer? Is Síle í é.Sheila is it. Is í (sí)/Ní híYes/NoNot Sea/Ní hea
Contractions Is íSí Is séSé Is iadSiad
"Paróiste idir dhá abhainn" aris.
Vocabulary and Phrases labhair speak Nuair a labhrann muid faoi When we speak about is é atá gceist that is in question suite seated cósta coast cuan bay (as in Galway Bay) Thart ar scór bliain ó shin About/around 20 years ago ceann tuí traidisiúnta traditional thatched roof seachas besides, except for corr- (prefix) odd, unusual teach pl. tithe house feirm farm dhá stór two story [house, building] ceann slinne slate roof nach mór almost atá anois ann that are there now athraithe changing le cúig bliana is fiche anuas in the past 25 years maidir lé gnó as regards business príomh- primary trí through reáchtáilear are run, are operated cúntóirí assistants comhartaí signs nuachtán newspaper m1 iris journal, magazine f2 le fáil iontu to be had/found in either Mar sin because of that, therefore fíorláidir truly strong i measc in the middle of lucht gnó business people fostaíocht employment sna háitenna in places thuaslaite aforementioned ar ndóigh of course monarcha pl. monarchana factory eastát estate m1, in this context "industrial park" trácht ? taistil pres. taistealaíonn travel amach out Bíonn sé deaclair It is difficult staid na Gaeilge state of Irish taobh istigh outside of a mheas estimate Athraíonn sí It varies Braitheann sí ar it depends on dearcadh view, perspective m1 bainistíochta managers ? FP has "thriftiness" ar líon level D'fhéadfadh Could saoiste pl. saoistí foreman m4 amhras worry, doubt, suspicion m1 uair pl. uaireanta hour, time, season f2 uaireanta sometimes[?'] cá mbeadh na daoine? where would the people be? líon full number, measure m1 áirithe certain as an bparóiste from the parish ag obair le working at Cló Publishing House iar west comhlachtaí firm, company léiriúcháin production ar nós such as, on behalf of mar like, as teicneoirí technicians léiritheoirí producers aisteoirí actors schríbhneoirí writers eagarthóirí editors riarthóirí administrators B'fhíor [Ba fhíor] It would be true a rá to say réabhlóid revolution f2 tar éis tarlúint just happened tar éis -- after ó thaobh na fostaíochta in terms of employment ó thaobh na -- on the part of deis opportunity oideachas education m1 triú third leibhéal level m1 a fháil to get go háitiúl locally rud nach raibh something that was not fíor true roimhe seo there before
Misc. Vocab casplay [a musical instrument] dúnmharfóirmurdererm3 coirpeachcriminalm1
Vocabulary and Grammar notes. Checked against Nick's Official Version.
Conversation dóigh suppose FP: hope, expectation noun f2 -- How does this work as a verb? múscail pres -claíonn wake up [self] dúisigh wake up [somebody else] deifir gs. -fre hurry Is maith/deas a bhualadh leat Nice to meet you vn of buail An feidir liom cabhrú a thabhairt? Can I help? cúnamh m1, cabhrú m?: help An féidir liom cuidiú [a] thabhairt dhuit? Can I help you? cuidiú: help, noun m4 An féidir liom cabhrú leat? Can I help you? [???] Teastaíonn _________ uaim I need _______ lenite the object? A dteastíonn _____ uait? Do you need _____? [?] Tá bia uaim I want food [?] Tá mé ag magadh fút [faoi _____] I am kidding you [_____] Ag magadh a tá tú? Are you kidding? See O'Siadhail's chapter on schoolchildren. seachain pres. -chnaíonn avoid Tá brón orm faoi ________ I am sorry about ___________ dáiríre seriousness, really Ba chóir dom ____ I ought to _____ Ba ceart dom ____ I should _____ éirigh become
Caitheamh Aimsire "Spend Time"--"Pastimes". Note genitive of aimsir
adhmadóireachtwoodwork ag leamhreading marcaigh rótharriding a bicycle ag rincedancing
Cén caitheamh aimsire atá agat?What pastimes do you have? Tá dúil agam i _______. I have interest (desire) in _______. Tá dúil agam i ceol.I am interested in music. Tá suim agam i ________ . I have interest in _____ Tá dúil agam i gcúrsaí __(+ genitive noun)__. I have an interest in _______ activities. Tá dúil mhór agam i gúrsaí ceoil. [note gen.]I am very interested in things/affairs of music. Cathaim móran ama ag [verbal noun]. I spend a lot of time ________. Tá mé i mo chócaireacht."I am in my cooking"
Another way to use the Copula: Identifying a specific person/thing/group as the particular instance of collection. Usage:
Previously: Is + {General noun} + {Pronoun} + {Optional clarifying information for third person pronouns}
Is dlíodóir í Síle.Sheila is a lawyer. An dlíodoir í Síle?Is Sheila a lawyer? Sea/Ní heayes/no
Now: Is + {Pronoun} + {Optional clarifying information for third person pronouns} + {Definite noun with article} + (Optional) additional information. The additional information at the end can say more about the person or thing, making this a more useful statement.
Is í Síle an dlíodóir atá anseo. Síle is the lawyer that is here. Is mise an mac léinn atá álainn. I am the student that is handsome. [Nick's example] Isé [Seán] an muinteoir+ ... [e.g. atá _____ ] í [Síobhán]é iad [...]í mé tú
Is é Seán an muinteoir.Sean is the teacher Is é Seán an muinteoir.Sean is it. An í Síle an dlíodoir?Is Sheila the lawyer? Is Síle í é.Sheila is it. Is í (sí)/Ní híYes/NoNot Sea/Ní hea
Contractions Is íSí Is séSé Is iadSiad
"Paróiste idir dhá abhainn" aris.
Vocabulary and Phrases labhair speak Nuair a labhrann muid faoi When we speak about is é atá gceist that is in question suite seated cósta coast cuan bay (as in Galway Bay) Thart ar scór bliain ó shin About/around 20 years ago ceann tuí traidisiúnta traditional thatched roof seachas besides, except for corr- (prefix) odd, unusual teach pl. tithe house feirm farm dhá stór two story [house, building] ceann slinne slate roof nach mór almost atá anois ann that are there now athraithe changing le cúig bliana is fiche anuas in the past 25 years maidir lé gnó as regards business príomh- primary trí through reáchtáilear are run, are operated cúntóirí assistants comhartaí signs nuachtán newspaper m1 iris journal, magazine f2 le fáil iontu to be had/found in either Mar sin because of that, therefore fíorláidir truly strong i measc in the middle of lucht gnó business people fostaíocht employment sna háitenna in places thuaslaite aforementioned ar ndóigh of course monarcha pl. monarchana factory eastát estate m1, in this context "industrial park" trácht ? taistil pres. taistealaíonn travel amach out Bíonn sé deaclair It is difficult staid na Gaeilge state of Irish taobh istigh outside of a mheas estimate Athraíonn sí It varies Braitheann sí ar it depends on dearcadh view, perspective m1 bainistíochta managers ? FP has "thriftiness" ar líon level D'fhéadfadh Could saoiste pl. saoistí foreman m4 amhras worry, doubt, suspicion m1 uair pl. uaireanta hour, time, season f2 uaireanta sometimes[?'] cá mbeadh na daoine? where would the people be? líon full number, measure m1 áirithe certain as an bparóiste from the parish ag obair le working at Cló Publishing House iar west comhlachtaí firm, company léiriúcháin production ar nós such as, on behalf of mar like, as teicneoirí technicians léiritheoirí producers aisteoirí actors schríbhneoirí writers eagarthóirí editors riarthóirí administrators B'fhíor [Ba fhíor] It would be true a rá to say réabhlóid revolution f2 tar éis tarlúint just happened tar éis -- after ó thaobh na fostaíochta in terms of employment ó thaobh na -- on the part of deis opportunity oideachas education m1 triú third leibhéal level m1 a fháil to get go háitiúl locally rud nach raibh something that was not fíor true roimhe seo there before
Misc. Vocab casplay [a musical instrument] dúnmharfóirmurdererm3 coirpeachcriminalm1