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ag an ndoras
ar an dtigh(Gaolainn na Mumhan)
* edit: I didn’t see Lughaidh’s last post. Yeah, he’s right – “f” is eclipsed after sa.
sa bhféar – in the grass
Here’s something that you might want have a look at:
Ach, cím i Leabhar Mór Bhriathra na Gaeilge: An bhfuileann sé?* for the Munster dialect, where the asterisk means that the “CO version” can be used also, which is an bhfuil sé?
That’s what it says, alright. It also has tánn sé, tánn sí, and tánn siad which are quite different from the way that I was taught. A. J. Hughes says that he is using the Irish from Corca Dhuibhne, so that might explain these differences (or maybe he’s just mistaken, I dunno). What little I know, I learnt mostly from a native speaker in Múscraí, from GaelTalk and from “Teach Yourself Irish” – the original version that teaches Cork Irish.
An bhfuileann an fear ramhar sa teach? [M]
That sentence should be:
An bhfuil an fear ramhar sa tigh?The interrogative cá is introduced with sentences like cá bhfuil mé? Are there any dialectal variations here?
Cá bhfuilim? (Gaolainn na Mumhan)
*edit: oops! I guess you wanted to see all o’ them – Seo dhuit:
Cá bhfuilim?
Cá bhfuileann tú? (or sometimes Cá bhfuilir?)
Cá bhfuil sé?
Cá bhfuil sí?
Cá bhfuilimíd?
Cá bhfuileann sibh?
Cá bhfuilid? (or sometimes Cá bhfuil siad?)I don’t know how that matches up to other dialects, but that’s the way that I was taught.
Níl, maise, nil mé fuar ar aon chor [M]
An bhfuileann tú fuar?
Nílim, mhuise, nílim fuar in aon chor. (Gaolainn na Mumhan)Also, there are lots of variations with plurals. I’ve personally heard a fluent native speaker say léinte (the plural of the word léine, which means “shirt”); then, a few minutes later the same speaker would say léinteacha as the plural for léine. Plurals are not set in stone.
I’m learning Irish on my own, living in a place where there are no Irish speakers at all, and have only been to Ireland one time – so here is my “expert” analysis ;-P :
The old guy (MacDara, an ea?) is speaking in the Connacht dialect and is obviously a native speaker.
I’m learning Munster Irish so I may be wrong about this one, but to me, Mary sounds like a fluent learner with fairly decent pronunciation.
Wow, $35 – that’s a great price!
It’s nice to see that you’re putting those psychic powers to good use 🙂
There are some copies for sale at AbeBooks:
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=charles+kickham&sts=t&tn=for+the+old+land
I recommend the one for $1,174.36 😉
Le cúnamh Dé, nó rud éigint den tsórd san:
Beidh stáidéar á dhéanamh agam ar an leabhar san an tseachtain seo chughainn, le cúnamh Dé.Aye, that’ll work. 🙂
Cúpla daoine atá ar dheireadh an leabhair agus Trevor Sargent. Ní cainteoir dúchais í Helen Ó Múrchú, más buan mo chuimhne, ach is cuma, dúirt cainteoirí dúchais liom go bhfuil an blas aici agus ná fuil aon dearúdtaí ina cuid gramadaí.
Go raibh maith agat, a Loin Dhuibh!
Beidh stáidéar a dhéanamh agam ar an leabhar san an tseachtaine seo chughainn (if all goes well*).* Dáltha an scéil – Conas a déarfá “if all goes well” as Gaolainn?
Caithfidh mé mo DhVD a fháil! níl’s agam cá bhfuil sé 🙁 Fuair mé ‘n leabhar ach níl an DVD inti…
Tá súil agam ná fuil do DhVD caillte! :ohh:
