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exercise LXXXV

atÁ and ar conitnued

§ 484.

Many other words are used for "madness", báine (baun-ĕ), mire (mir-ĕ), cúṫaċ (koo'-hăCH), etc.

§ 485.

§ 486. Translate into English

• Atá Diarmuid agus Muirċeartaċ ag teaċt asteaċ ar an dorus.
• Dia ḋiḃ! Cat ‘tá orraiḃ?
• Atá deifir ṁór orraiḃ.
• Atá imniḋe orrainn, atá ar mbó caillte, agus ní raiḃ againn aċt an ḃó sin.
• Ḃí fearg ar m’aṫair ḃí buile air.
• Suiḋ síos; atá tuirse ort anois, a Ṡeumuir.

§ 487. Translate into Irish

• Is the dog mad? No, he is hungry.
• The cow is at the door, she is very hungry and thirsty.
• Are you angry Dermot?
• I am not angry, I am anxious.
• What is the matter?
• My little book is lost and I am afraid, as my father was angry when the other book was lost.
• The dog is mad, he is below at the well, but he is not drinking the water.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16