Book I
| 2 | B'fhearr liom , or Níor bh-fearr liom |
baar l-yum neer vaar l-yum |
I would (Yes) I would not (No) |
| 1 | Is fearr liom tae | ach is fearr dom bainne | iss faar l-yum tae | oh iss faar dhum bon-yeh | I prefer tae | but milk is better for me |
| Tá an túlán a' fiuchadh fliuch an tae | thaw un thoolaw af-yucka fl-yuch un tae | The kettle is boiling. Wet the tea. | |
| Tar isteach | tá an tae réidh [Taraigidh, pl] | thar ishth-yoch | thaw un tae rae [thar-igee] | Come in | the tea is ready | |
| Ná leig do'n tae fuaradh. [leigigidh (leigidh), Pl] | naw lig (l-yug) dhun tae foora [lig-igee (lig-ee)] | Do not let the tea get cold. | |
| Dóirt amach an tae | dho/rth amoch' un tae | Pour out the tea. | |
| 1 | An maith leat 1 mórán siucra id' 1 chuid tae? | un moh lath mo/rawn chookra idh khuij (khuid) tae | Do you like much sugar in your tea? |
| 1 | An maith leat 1 tae láidir nó lag? | un moh lath tae lawjer (lawider) noo log | Do you like tea strong or weak? |
| 2 | Is maith liom tae lag or | iss moh l-yum tae log. | I like weak tea |
| Ní maith liom ró-láidir é | agus ní maith liom ró-lag é | acht idir eatorra. | Nee moh l-yum ro/-lawjer (lawidir) ae | oggus nee moh l-yum ro/-log ae | och ijjir (idir) athara. | I do not like it too straong | and I do not like it too weak | but betwixt and between. | |
| 1. | Ar mhaith leat 1 | a thu9illeadh bainne ro'1 chuid tae? | err woh lath | a hilla bon-yeh idh khuij (khuid) tae. | Wouldyou like | some more milk in your tea? |
| 2 | Ba mhaith liom | braon beag eile | má's é do thoil é, or | buh woh l-yum | bree'-un (brae'-un) b-yug elleh | maw-shae dhu hull'-ae2 | I would like | another little drop | please |
| Níor mhaith liom | go raibh maith agat. | Tá sé go díreach i gceart mar tá sé. | neer woh l-yum | guh ruh moh og'-guth (og-guth') | thaw shaw guh djeeruch (deeruch) i/garth mor thaw shae. | No | thank you., | It is just right as it is. |
agallamh II
ag tae
| 1 | Céad míle fáilte romhat. | Tá áthas orm thú fheiceál (fheiscint) | kaedh meela fawl-tcheh (fawl-teh) ro/-ath | thaw aw'-hus urrum hoo ekawl (eskhkint) | A hundred thousand welcomes before you. | I am glad to see you. |
1. See page 10 for plural form
2. Liquid "ll" as in "brilliant".
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