Fáilte. Welcome to the assignment room.
The following are simple practice sentences based on what we have
gone over in class so far. Try and memorize as much vocabulary as
you can such as, “coming,” “going in, out, home,”
etc.
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Tá Brian ag siúl.
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Seán is coming in.
The woman is going home.
The child is eating.
The girl is laughing.
Nora is coming.
The boy is playing.
The teacher is talking.
Liam is going out.
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| Tá Seán ag rith. |
| Tá Nóra ag ithe. |
| Tá Máire ag ól. |
| Tá an fear ag gáire. |
| Tá an bhean ag dul amach. (ag dul amach, going out)
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| Tá an cailín ag teacht isteach (ag teacht isteach,
coming in) |
| Tá an buachaill ag dul abhaile (ag dul abhaile, going
home) |
| Tá an múinteoir ag caint. |
| Tá Máire ag teacht. (ag teacht, coming) |
Simple construction, now just find more vocabulary and make up your
own.
Remember how we construct “have” sentences. You will use
the prepositional pronoun“agam” when there is not a proper
noun. Otherwise, use “ag” ag Seán, at Seán.
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Tá leabhar agam
Tá rothar ag Seán
Tá carr aice
Tá airgid agat
Tá múinteoir againn
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I have a pen (peann)
I don’t have a car
You have a bicycle
The teacher has a book
Mary has a glass (gloinne)
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There is always a little confusion when we have to decide when to
use “is” and when to use “tá.” In a while
and with practice, this will not present a problem.
Is scoláire mé
Is múinteoir thú
Is iontach í (wonderful)
Is fear é
Is doctúir í |
I am a woman
You are a girl
I am not a child
He is a boy (buachaill)
It is a glass
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This must seem odd, the way Irish translates the following sentences.
Wearing something and feeling emotions. Check p.16 of your notebooks.
Of course it will be very helpful to know the prepositional pronouns
"orm."
Tá áthas ort
Níl tart uirthi, tá sí ag ól
Tá brón ar Pól, tá sé ag caoine
Tá ocras ar an páiste, níl sé ag caoine
Níl hata orm, ach tá cóta orm |
I am anxious
I am sad but I am not thirsty
Mary is drinking, she is not sad
You are happy
You don’t have a headache
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Slán for now
