Book I
| [an néal dubh sin (san).] | [un n-yael dhuv sin (sun).] | That black cloud. |
| 1. Tá an ghrian a' soillsiughadh (a' taithneamh). [A' scairteadh.] [A' lonnradh.] |
thaw un ghreen a si/lshoo (a' thanniv) [a' skortchah.] [a' lunnrah.] |
The sun is shining [other forms used for shining] |
| 1. Tá an ghealach a' soillsuighadh ~ ar an uisge | thaw un ghal'-uch (ghal-och') a si/lshoo ~ err un ishka. | The moon is shining ~ on the water. |
| 1. Beidh an oidhche geal ~ beidh an ghealach 'na suidhe ~ sar i bhfad. | bae (beg) un ee-ah gal ~ bae (beg) un ghal'-uch (ghal-och') na see ~ sar i-wodh (i-vodh) | The night will be bright ~ the moon will be up ~ before long. |
| Chonnaic mé an ghrian ag eirghe ~ maidin indé. | hunnik mae un ghreen eg free ~ mojjin (modhin) in-yae | I saw the sun rising ~ yesterda morning. |
| Féach! ~ Nach áluinn an radharc é ~ an ghrian ag dul faoi (fé) ~ os cionn na fairrge. | fae-uch ~ noch awlin (awling) un ri/rk ae ~ un ghreen a-gul fwee (a dhul fae) ~ oss ki-un (k-yown) na forrigeh (farrigeh) | Look! ~ What a beautiful sigh ~ the sun setting ~ over the sea. |
| Níl na réalta le feiceál anocht | neel na rae'-ultha leh fekawl anuchth. | The stars are not to be seen tonight. |
| Bhí tóirneach 's teinntreach ann aréir. | vee tho/r-nuch iss thinthruch (tin-thruch) awn (own) araer. | There was thunder and lightning last night. |
| Tá sioc ar an talamh | thaw shuck err un tholav | There is frost on the ground |
| Bhí sé a' sioc [a' cur sheaca] aréir ~ agus tá an bóthar sleamhain. | vee shae a shuck (a-kur'-hocka] araer ~ oggus thaw un bo/har shl-yown | It was freezing last night ~ and the road is slippery. |
| Tá sé a' cur sneachta (sneachtaidh) | thaw shae a-kur' shnoch-tha (shnochthig) | It is snowing. |
| Beidh na cnuic ~ is na sléibhte ~ clúduighthe le sneachta i mbárach. | bae (beg) na knu/-ick2 ~ iss na shlaevtha (shlaeteh) kloodhee (klood-ee-heh) leh shnochtha im-aw-ruch. | The Hills ~ and the mountains ~ will be covered with snow tomorrow. |
| Níl aon leac-oidhre ann. | neel aen l-yack-i/ra awn (own) | There is no ice. |
| Is deas an caitheamh-aimsire ~ bheith a' cleamhnughadh ~ ar an leic-oidhre. | iss djass (dass) un ko/hav i/m-shireh ~ veh a shl-yow-noo ~ err un leck-i/ra | It is a nice pastime ~ to be sliiding ~ on the ice. |
1. Chan fhuil (hon ill) in parts of Ulster
2. Pronounce u/ very short and run it into the next vowel.
note that
phonetic
symbols
are
not
necessarily
pronounced
as in English
i r i s h a t h o m e - b o o k o n e - m á i r e n í c h e a l l a c h á m