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exercise XXXVIII
§ 235 SH is sounded like H
The possessive adjective mo (mŭ), my; do (dhu), thy; a (a), his, cause aspiration. Mo is pronounced like mu in must, do like thu in thus, a like a in along.
§ 236. Examples
mo ṫir |
(mŭ heer) | my country |
Mo ṫobar |
(mŭ hŭb-ăr) | my well |
| mo ṫúirne | mŭ hoor'-nĕ) | my spinning wheel |
mo ṫeine |
(mŭ hen-ĕ) | my fire |
do ṡolus |
(dhŭ hŭl'-as) | thy light |
do ṡláinte |
(dhŭ hLaun'-tĕ) | thy health |
do ṡúil |
(dhŭ hool) | thy eye |
| do ṡál | (dhŭ haul) | thy heel |
do ṡúiste |
(dhŭ hoosh'-tĕ) | thy flail |
do ṡeamróg |
(dhŭ ham'-rōg) | thy shamrock |
§ 237 TRanslate into ENglish
- Atá mo láir óg.
- Níl do ṡeamróg glas anois.
- Atá uisge in mo ṫobar.
- Ná duir fód móna ar mo ṫeine
- Níl mo ṡúiste ins an sgioból
- Fuair mé do ṡúiste ins an eorna anois.
- A Nóra, ná fág do ṫír.
§ 238 Translate into Irish
- Leave my light.
- Do not stand in my light.
- I am not in your (thy) light , Cahal is in your light.
- The fire is hot now.
- My fire is not hot.
- My eye is blind.
- Never leave your country.
- My ship is going to Ballina.
- Put my spinning wheel at the well.
- DO not put my bridle on the mare, my bridle is broken.
note that
phonetic
symbols
are
not
necessarily
pronounced
as in English
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