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exercise L

§ 299. Ch continued

fauċ (faeCH), see! look at!
boċt (bŭCHth), poor
buaċaill (booCH'- ĕl), a boy, a herdsboy
cailleaċ (Kal'- ăCH), an old woman, a hag, colliagh
laċa (LoCH'- ă), a duck
luċ (LuCH), a mouse
teaċ (taCH), a house

§ 300. Only: I have a horse and a cow = atá capall agus bó agam. I have only a horse = ní ḟuil agam aċt capall, lit., I have not but a horse.

§ 301. The sound of CH, at the beginning of words, requires a little practice: as, mo ċapall (mŭ CHop'- ăl), not so soft as hop'- ăl) my horse.

§ 302. Dia do ḃeaṫa (dee- ă, dhŭ vah'- ă), God thy life, is a salutation often heard = Welcome, Hail. In Connaught (shae) do ḃeaṫa. Beannaċt leat (baN-ă Hth lath), a blessing with thee, good bye. Beannaċt liḃ, A blessing with you (when speaking to more than one.)

§ 303. Translate into English

  • Ní ḟaca mé fear ar biṫ ag an doras.
  • Ḃí fear boċt ag an doras anois, agus ḃí mála mó® aige.
  • Feuċ! atá luċ ar an urlár.
  • Fuair mé laċa ar an loċ, ḃí sí ar seaċrán.
  • Ní ḟuil long ag Niall, ní ḟuil aige aċt bád beag.
  • Dia do ḃeaṫa a ḃaile, a Ṡeumais.
  • Ní raiḃ mé in do ṫeaċ, aċt ḃí mé ins an teaċ eile.
  • Beannaċt leat anois.

§ 304. Translate into Irish

  • Cahal had only a little horse.
  • Put the hay in the farm, do not leave a thrauneen on the floor.
  • See the salmon in the river.
  • The trout is coming down the river.
  • Peter is poor, he has not a shilling in his pocket.
  • The house is small.
  • Conn is not in the house now.
  • I have a house in Armagh.
  • The lad is young.
  • There is an old woman at the door.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16

 

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