Colloquial Irish 2
The Next Step in Language Learning
Tomás Ó hÍde, Máire Ní Neachtain, Roslyn Blyn-Ladrew, John Gillen
- 220 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Colloquial Irish 2
The Next Step in Language Learning
Tomás Ó hÍde, Máire Ní Neachtain, Roslyn Blyn-Ladrew, John Gillen
About This Book
Colloquial Irish 2 is the ideal way to refresh your knowledge of the language and to extend your skills from the beginner level to advanced beginner.
Structured to give you the opportunity to listen to and read plenty of modern, everyday Irish, Colloquial Irish 2 builds on the skills acquired in Colloquial Irish by expanding vocabulary, increasing awareness of grammar rules and building spoken fluency while dealing with many of the same communicative themes. The popular Cois Fharraige dialect from West Galway continues to be the main focus of the book.
With dialogues, vocabulary, grammatical explanations and cultural points based around communicative themes, as well as free sound files online, recorded by native speakers of the dialect, Colloquial Irish 2 provides everything the advanced beginner needs to take their language skills to the next level. Free sound files, recorded by native speakers of the dialect, are available at www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials.
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1 ÓCÁIDÍ SÓISIALTA
Dialogue 1 (Audio 1:2)
Áine: | Dia dhuit, a Phádraigín. Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú? |
Pádraigín: | Tá mé go breá. Agus tú féin? |
Áine: | Go maith, go raibh maith agat. An bhfuil tú ag baint taitnimh as an gcóisir? |
Pádraigín: | Tá. Tá sé thar barr. Tá an ceol thar cionn, nach bhfuil? |
Áine: | Tá. Tá sé go hiontach. Ach tá an bia go dona, nach bhfuil? |
Pádraigín: | Níl sé ródhona. |
Starting with weather (Audio 1:3)
Tá lá bog ann. | It’s a soft [light rain] day. |
Tá sé fliuch, ceart go leor. | It is wet, sure enough. |
Tá drochlá ann. | It’s a bad day [weatherwise]. |
Níl sé fliuch, ach tá sé meirbh. | It is not wet, but it is close [humid]. |
Tá sé fuar. | It is cold. |
Excusing yourself (Audio 1:4)
Tá brón orm go bhfuil mé deireanach. | Sorry that I am late. |
Bhí an trácht an-trom. | The traffic was very heavy. |
Tá tú ceart go leor. Ná bí buartha. | You are okay. Don’t worry. |
Is cuma. Fadhb ar bith. | It doesn’t matter. No problem. |