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§ 388 Translate into English

• Atá ar n-aṫair beo fós, ní ḟuil sé marḃ.
• Atá ḃur n-arán milis, aċt atá ḃur n-im searḃ.
• Atá Murċaḋ agus Dóṁnall ag obair in Albain agus atá a n-boair trom.
• Ḃí iolar mór áluinn ag Donnċaḋ agus ag Art, aċt fuair a n-iolar bas.
• Atá Niall agus Nóra boċt, ní ḟuil a n-eorna ag fás in a ngort.

§ 389 Translate into Irish

Distinguish: atá an obair trom, the work is heavy, and atá a n-obair trom, their work is heavy.

• I found (fuair) your donkey on the road.
• Niall and John are coming home, their place is empty.
• Your door is not open.
• Nora, I found your little bird on the floor.
• Nora and Una, your lamb is dead; and your floor is not clean.
• Our poem is sweet; you poem is long.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16