Book I
| Dá mbeadh cupán tae agam anois ~ d'ól-fainne é | dhaw mehuch kupawn tae og'-gum (og-gum') a-nish' ~ dho/l-hing ae. | If I had a cup of tea now ~ I would drink it. | |
| 1 | Dá mbeah cupán tae agat ~ an ólfá é? | dhaw mehuch kupawn tae og'-gugh (og-guth') ~ un o/lhaw (o/lfaw) ae. | If you had a cup of tea ~ would you drink it? |
| 2 | D'olfainn, cinnte (go deimhin) | dho/l-hing keentcheh (guh dhi/-un) | I would (drink), surely. |
Tuirse |
thursheh |
Weariness |
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| T.a tuirse orm. ~ Bhí mé (bhíos) ag obair go dian. | thaw thursheh urrum ~ ve mae (vee-uss) eg ubbir guh djee'-un (dee-un) | I am tired ~ I was working hard. | |
| 1 | Bhfuil tuirse ort fós? | will thursheh urth fo/s | Are you tired yet? |
| 2 | Níl ~ ach is gearr go mbeidh. | neel ~ och iss garr guh mae (meg) | No ~ but I soon will be. |
| Caithfidh go bhfuil tuirse ort. ~ Suidh síos agus leig do sgíth. | ko/heh guh will thursheh urth ~ see (sig) sheess oggus lig (l-yug) dhu shkee. | You must be tired. ~ Sit down and rest yourself. | |
| Bhí tuirse air ~ ó bheith ag suibhal | bee thursheh err ~ o/ veh a shool. | He was tired ~ from walking | |
| Beidh tuirse ar an gcailín sin ~ i mbárach ~ tar éis an turais. | bae (beg) thursheh err un golleen shin ~ im-awruch ~ thrash un thurish. | That girl will be tired ~ tomorrow ~ after the journey. | |
Áthas |
aw-hus |
Gladness (joy) |
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| Tá áthas orm thú fheiceál (fheicsint). | thaw aw'-hus urrum hoo skawl (eshkint) | I am glad to see you. | |
| Bhí áthas orainn ~ an sgéal sin (san) a chloisint. | vee aw'-hus urring ~ un shkael shin (sun) a khlushinth (khlushint) | We were delighted ~ to hear that news. | |
| Beidh áthas an domhain uirri ~ bheith annseo (annso) | bae (beg) aw'-hus un dhowin urree ~ veh an'-shuh (an-suh) | She will be delighted ~ to be here. | |
| Nach raibh (rabh) áthas orra ~ a máthair fheiceál (fheicsint) arís. | noch ruh (rev) [ro/] aw'-hus urra ~ a mawhur ekawl (eshkint) areesh. | Were they not glad ~ to see their mother again? | |
| Tá áthas orainn go léir ~ gur eirigh leat ~ ag an scrúdughadh. | thaw aw'-hus urring guh laer ~ gur iree (irig) lath ~ eg un skroodhoo. | We are all gla ~ that you succeeded ~ at the examination. | |
| Nach air a bhí an t-áthas ~ nuair a fuair sé an duais. | noch err a vee un thaw'-hus ~ noor a foor shae un dhoosh (dhooish) | How glad he was ~ when he got the prize. |
note that
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as in English
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