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exercise XCVIII

§ 540.

luaċ Loo'-ăCH price
aonaċ aen'-ăCH a fair
margaḋ mor'-ă-goo a market

Rinne mé margaḋ leis. I made a market or a bargain with im; margaḋ maiṫ, a good bargain.

Note that at the fair is ar an aonaċ (on the fiar), at the market is usually ar an margaḋ.

§ 541.

Cia an fear? What man?
Cia an ḃean? What woman?
Cia an luaċ? What price?
Cá ṁeud (kau veadh) How much, how many?

§ 542. Translate into English

  • Ní ḟaca mé t'aṫair (thah'-ĕr) ar an aonaċ indiu.
  • Ní raibh sé anuigh indiu, atá sé 'n-a luighe, atá tinneas mór air.
  • Tinneas? Mo leun, atá brón orm anois.
  • Atá biseach air anois, acht indé bhí sle tinn, tinn.
  • Cia an luach thug tú ar an talamh so?
  • Ní fhaca mé an fear úd ar an aonach.
  • Cia an fear? Cia mheud thug siad ar an áit so.
  • Tug siad ceud punt agus atá cíos mór, trom, orra.
  • Rinne Eudhmonn agus Seaghan margadh maith, cheannuigh siad an áit sin ar fiche punt.

§ 542. Translate into Irish

  • I made a good bargain with Cormac today.
  • I bought that boat for a pound, and I bought that large ship. I gave 2 pounds for it.
  • Brigid bought a spinning wheel, wool and flax at the fair yesterday, she gave enough for them.
  • I know that man well, he never had any sense.
  • Do you know Niall O'Flynn? He bought a sack of oats (sac coirce) at the fair.
  • Niall bought a boat yesterday; he paid 20 pounds for it; it is now on the Lee and Cork.
  • The young lad bought a pipe and tobacco; he has them in his pocket.

§ 544. Some Common PHrases

buiḋeaċas le Dias! bwee'-ăCH-ăs le dee-ă Thanks (be) with God
gólir do Ḋia (glōr dhŭ yee'-ă) glory be to God
in ainm Dé (in an'-ĕm dae) in (the) name of God

 

 

 

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16

 

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