Book I
laetheanta na seachtmhaine |
lae-untha na shochthina |
The Days of the Week |
| Dia Luain | djae (dae) loon | Monday |
| Dia Máirt | djae (dae) mawrtch | Tuesady |
| Dia Céadaoin | djae (dae) kae-dheen | Wednesday |
| Diardaoin | djae (dae)-are-dheen | Thursday |
| Dia hAoine | djae (dae) heena | Friday |
| Dia Sathairn | djae (dae) sahurn | Saturday |
| Dia Domhnaigh | djae (dae) dho/nee (dhownig) | Sunday |
Míosa na Bliadhna |
neesa na blee-una |
THe Months of the Year |
| Eanair | annar | January |
| Feabhra | f-yowra | February |
| Márta | mawrtha | March |
| Aibreán | i/-brawn (ab-brawn) | April |
| Bealtaine | b-yawl-thinnah (b-yowl-thinnah) | May |
| Meitheamh | mehiv | June |
| Iúl | yool | July |
| Lughnasa | loonassa | August |
| Meadhon Foghmhair | m-yawn fo/ver (m-yaan fo/-ur) | September |
| Deireadh Foghmhair | djerrah fo/ver (derrah fo/-ur) | October |
| Samhain | sow-in | November |
| Mí na Nodlag | mee-na-nullig | December |
Na Ceithre Séasúir |
na kerra sae-soor | The Four Seasons |
| an tEarrach | un thar'-ruch (th-roch') | Spring |
| an Samhradh | un sowrah | Summer |
| an Foghmhar | un fo/ver (un fo/-er) | Autumn |
| an Geimhreadh | un geev-rah (gee-rah) | Winter |
| An Nodlaig | un nullig | Christmas |
| an Chasc | un khawsk | Easter |
| an Carghas | un kor'-eess | Lent |
| an Inid | un inidh | Shrove |
| an Teaca | un thaka | Advent |
| an Chingcís | un khin-keesh | Whit |
| an tseachtmhain seo chugainn | un tchochthin shuh hugging (hooing) | Next week (this week towards us) |
| an tseachtmhain seo (so) | un tchochthin shuh | This week |
| an tseachtmhain seo (so) caithte | un tchochthin shuh ko/h-tcheh (ko/h-teh) | Last week (this week past) |
| an tseachtmhain seo ghabh tharainn | un tchochthin shuh ghuv harring | Last week (this week that went past us) |
| an mhí seo chugainn | an vee shuh hugging (hooing) | Next month |
| an mhí seo | an vee shuh | This month |
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