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§ 431 Translate into English

• Fuair Úna caṫaoir úr ag an margaḋ, aċt ḃísí gruiste ar an ród.
• Ní ḟuil an boṫar bog; atá sé tirim anois.
• Atá an gual daor, ní ḟuil sé saor.
• Fuair mé eun óg, ḃí sé ṡuas ar an aill.
• An ḃfaca tú an líon, atá sé ṡíos ag an tobar.
• Fág an láir ins an leuna, atá sí óg fós agus ḃí sí ar seaċrán.

§ 432. Translate into Irish

• I have the hammer.
• Is is not heavy.
• Nora has a hen, she is young.
• The grass is not green now, it is yellow.
• The weather is fine, it is warm (and) dry.
• There is a wood at the well, it is green.
• The door is strong; it is higha nd wide.
• The sack is wide, it is strong (and) heavy.
• Leave the flax on the floor, it is soft yet.
• The youg cock is at the door.
• Our hammer is lost, it is not in the bag.
• They found their cow in the meadow.
• Dermot found his horse at the well.
• Brigid found her cow at the door.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16