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§ 62. Vocabulary

In the spoken language, do'n is not used to express motion only in the a few stereotyped phrases, like ag dul, do'n daingean, going to Dingle; ag dul do'n Roiṁ , going to Rome; ó Ḋoire do’n tSr aṫ ban , from Derry to Strabane, etc. In all such cases, it is pronounced 'on'

1. See §114. Besides do, do'n, there are other words and phrases for "to", "towards", etc; such as ċum, ċuig or aig (a very common word), go dti, etc.

§ 63 Translate into English

• Fág an bád ar an tír fós.
• Níl an bád ar an tír
• atá an bád ag an tobar.
• Níl an lá te
• Níl an tobar tirim.
• Níl a capall mór
• Ná fan ag an doras, atá mé ag dul ó’n doras do´n tobar.
• Atá mé ag dul do’n dún árd.
• Atá balla mór, árd ag an dún.
• Atá Conn óg, agus atá sé ag fás fós.

§ 64 Translate into Irish

• I am not going from the fort yet.
• I am not going to the well.
• The day is hot.
• I am not hot.
• THe field is not green.
• You are not a Granard.
• The horse is going to the well.
• Leave the wool on the stool.
• The wool is white.
• Una is young, she is tall, and she is not weak.
• Nora is weak yet, she is growing.

The sounds of the letters c and g

We think it better to defer the study of these sounds until we have spoken of combinations of vowels.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16