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Phonetics

§ 676.

§ 677. Translate into English

• An Éirineanach é sin? Ní h-eadh, is Albanach é, tháinig sé ó Albain indé.
• Ní Sasanach mise, is Éireannach mé.
• An rabhabhar 'sa mbaile indé? Ní rabhamar, do bhidheamar shíos ag an abhainn.
• Cá rabhadar indé? Ní'l a fhios agam, acht atá a fhios agam ca bhfuilid indiu.
• Cá bhfuilir, a Dhiarmuid?
• Cá rabhair, a Thaidhg?
• Do bhidhea?
• An rabhais shuas ar an gcnoc s
• Is fear maith é. Fear maith, an eadh?

§ 678. Translate into Irish

• Are they at home today? No; but they were at home yesterday and the man of the house will be at home tomorrow.
• They were not with us, they were with you.
• John and James went to Dublin, and Cormac was with them.
• They own that horse, but they do not own that lamb.
• We own this little place, is it not a nice place?
• This is fine soft weather, god bless it. It is indeed.
• I am not ashamed, but I am afraid.
• We were not afraid, they were afraid.
• Nora came home; this house is hers, and the land, the oats and the barley.
• Do you like fresh butter? Yes, I do not like fresh bread, it is not wholesome.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16