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§ 299. Ch continued

§ 300. Only: I have a horse and a cow = atá capall agus bó agam. I have only a horse = ní ḟuil agam aċt capall, lit., I have not but a horse.

§ 301. The sound of CH, at the beginning of words, requires a little practice: as, mo ċapall (mŭ CHop'- ăl), not so soft as hop'- ăl) my horse.

§ 302. Dia do ḃeaṫa (dee- ă, dhŭ vah'- ă), God thy life, is a salutation often heard = Welcome, Hail. In Connaught Sé (shae) do ḃeaṫa. Beannaċt leat (baN-ă Hth lath), a blessing with thee, good bye. Beannaċt liḃ, A blessing with you (when speaking to more than one.)

§ 303. Translate into English

• Ní ḟaca mé fear ar biṫ ag an doras.
• Ḃí fear boċt ag an doras anois, agus ḃí mála mó® aige.
• Feuċ! atá luċ ar an urlár.
• Fuair mé laċa ar an loċ, ḃí sí ar seaċrán.
• Ní ḟuil long ag Niall, ní ḟuil aige aċt bád beag.
• Dia do ḃeaṫa a ḃaile, a Ṡeumais.
• Ní raiḃ mé in do ṫeaċ, aċt ḃí mé ins an teaċ eile.
• Beannaċt leat anois.

§ 304. Translate into Irish

• Cahal had only a little horse.
• Put the hay in the farm, do not leave a thrauneen on the floor.
• See the salmon in the river.
• The trout is coming down the river.
• Peter is poor, he has not a shilling in his pocket.
• The house is small.
• Conn is not in the house now.
• I have a house in Armagh.
• The lad is young.
• There is an old woman at the door.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16