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§ 373. Translate into English

• Dia ḋuit, a Ṫaḋg. Dia is Muire ḋuit, a Ḋiarmuid.
• Ní ḟuil do bean ag an margaḋ indiu?
• Ní ḟuil, atá sí tinn, atá m’aṫair tinn, agus ḃí mé féin tinn indé, agus ḃí mé in mo luiġe, aċt atá mé láidir indiu.
• Ḃí Donnċaḋ liom indiu ag teaċt a ḃaile, agus ḃí an fear ceudna liom ag dul go Corcaiġ indé.
• Ní ḟuil an áit áluinn, atá an Ait gránda.
• Ní raiḃ mé ar an loċ indé, ḃí an lá garḃ, aċt ḃí Dóṁnall ar an loċ eile.
• Ḃí ainm eile ar Éirinn, Fódla.
• Atá Donnċaḋ in a ṡeasaṁ ar an dún árd.
• Ḃí Seumas in a ṡuiḋe ar an scól ag an teine nuair ṫáinic an sgeul.
• Dúisiġ an féar óg, ní ḟuil sé in a ṡuiḋe fós.

§ 374. Translate into ENglish

• You were alseep when I came.
• I was not asleep, I was up.
• Yesterday was rought, today is calm.
• I am going on the lake with a little boat.
• There is no sail on my boat, the boat is not heavy enough.
• Put money in your pocket when you are oging to Scotland.
• The dog is dead, he is lying on the floor.
• There is a dumb person at the door, and a bad on his back; put bread and butter and meal in his bag.
• The man is deaf (and) dumb.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16