Book I

Sensations

Tá ocras orm		thaw ukras urrum		I am hungry (there is hunger on me) 1
..tart...		tharth		I am thirsty
...tuirse...		thursheh		...tired
... áthas		aw'-hus		...glad
...brón		bro/n		...sorry
...codladh		kullah		...sleepy
...fearg		farrug		...angry
...náire		nawireh		...ashamed
...éad		aedh		...jealous
...imshníomh		imhee (imneev)		...anxious
...iongantas		eenthus (oonthus)		...surprised
...(iongnadh)		(oona)		...surprised
...leisge		leshkeh		...lazy
...aithmheul (cathughadh)		affael (ko/h-hoo)		I reget
...buaidhirt orm		boo'-irtch (boo'-irt)		I am troubled

orm	orainn	urrum	urring	On me.	On us.
ort	orraibh	urth	urriv	On thee	On you
air	orra	err	urra	On him	On them
uirri		urree		On her

	ocras	ukras	hunger
1	Bhfuil ocras ort?	will ukras urth	Are you hungry?
2	Tá, or Níl	thaw, neel	Yes, or No
1	Tá ocras orm. ~ Tabhair dhom rud eicínt (éigin) le n-ithe ~ má's é do thoil é.	thaw ukras urrum ~ thurrum rudh ekeenth (aegin) leh niheh ~ maw-shae dhu hull'-ae 2	I am hungry. ~ Give me somthing to eat ~ please.
	Níl ocras orm anois ~ mar nílim acht tar éis mo dhínnéir ~ ach bhí ocras mór orm ~ nuair a tháinig mé isteach ~ uair ó shoin.	neel ukras urrum a-nish' ~ mor neelim och thraesh muh yeenar ~ och vee ukras mo/r urrum ~ noor a hawnig mae ishth-yoch ~ oo'ir o/ hin.	I am not hungry now ~ as I have just had my dinner ~ but I was very hungry ~ when I came in ~ an hour ago.
	Bhí ocras air ~ ach ní raibh [rabh, U.] tada [pioc] le n-ithe aige.	vee ukras err ~ och nee ruh (rev) [ro/] thada [p-yuck] leh niheh eggeh.	He was hungry ~ but he had nothing to eat.
	Tá ocras an domhain uirri ~ mar is fada ó bhí a céadphroinn aici	thaw ukras un dhowin urree ~ mor iss fodha o/ vee a kaedh-frinn ekkeh.	She is very hungry ~ as it is a log time since she had breakfast.
	Táimid caillte leis an ocras ~ mar táimid ar an mbóthar ó mhaidin.	thawmidh koll-tcheh (koll-teh) lesh un ukras ~ more thawmidh err un mo/-har o/ wojjin (vodhin)	We are starved [lose] from hunger ~ as we have been onthe road since morning.

1. In Irish sensations are said to be "on" a person
2. Liquid "ll" as in "brilliant"

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

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