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exercise XXII

§146 Words

§ 147. Ins an oileán úr, "in the New Island", is often said for "in America"; also in Ameriocá (am-er'-i-kau).

§ 148. Anois (a-nish'), now, has the accent on the last syllable.

§ 149. Translate into English

• At á súiste ins an sgioból.
• Atá Máire ag obair ag an túirne.
• Níl Máire ag an doras, atá si ag dul sios do’n tobar.
• Atá an bád mór ag dul do’n oileán eile.
• Níl Peadar in Éirinn anois, atá sé ins an oileán úr, agus atá Conn agus Art leis.
• Ní an long ag an oileán, atá sí in Éirinn.
• Níl sí in Éirinn fós, atá sí ar an sáile.
• Atá fíon saor agus fíon daor in Éirinn, agus ins an oileán úr: atá an fíon saor ins an tír eile.

§150 Translate into Irish

• Nora and Mary are at the well; Mary is going down to the meadow with a pitcher, and Nora is at the barn.
• The grass is dry and heavy.
• The fresh grass is heavy yet; the dry grass is not heavy now.
• There is dry turf in the barn.
• Art is on the road now, he is not going to Kildare yet.,
• James is going to America and Nora is going with him.
• I am not going with you to the island.
• The salt-sea (sáile) is between Ireland and America.
• There is a long road between Kildare and Derry.
• Mary is not working now, the spinning-wheel is old and broken; the work is heavy, and Mary is not strong.
• William is not sick now; he is well (and) strong.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16