Book I
brón |
bro/n | Sorrow |
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| Tá brón orm ~ an sgéal sin (san) a chloisint. | thaw bro/n urrum ~ un sh-kael shin (sun) a khlushinth (khlushint) | I am sorry ~ to hear that news | |
| Tá brón orm faoi sin (fé san) | thaw bro/n urrum fwee sin (fae sun) | I am sorry about that. | |
| Bhí bhrón mór orainn ~ muair a chualamar ~ nach raibh [rabh] tú (rabhais) go maith. | vee bro/n mo/r urring ~ noor a hoolamur ~ noch ruh [ro/] thoo (rowish) guh moh. | We were very sorry ~ when we heard ~ that you were not well. | |
| Beidh brón ort a' fágáil na h-áite seo dhuit. | bae (beg) bro/n urth a' fawgawl na hawitcheh (hawiteh) shuh dhuitch (dhuit) | You will be sorry when leaving this place. | |
| Gabh mo leithsgéal ~ tá brón orm. | guh moh leh-sh-kael ~ thaw bro/n urrum. | Excuse me ~ I am sorry. | |
Codladh |
kullah |
Sleep |
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| Tá codladh orm. ~ Rachaidh mé (raghad) 'mo luighe. | thaw kullah urrum ~ rochee mae (ri/-hudh) muh lu/-ee1 | I am sleepy. ~ I will go to bed. | |
| Teirigh a chodladh ~ Tá sé i n-am codalta ( i n-am codlata) | thi/ra (taerig) a khullah ~ thaw shae in om kudhultha (in owm kullatha) | Go to bed. ~ It is bed-time. | |
| Bhí codladh mór orm ar maidin ~ mar bhí sé deighearnach (déigheanach) ~ nuair a chuardh mé (a chuadhas) 'mo chodladh aréir. | vee kullah mór urrum err mojjin (modhin) ~ mor vee shae djernuch (dae-nuch) ~ noor a hooa mae (a hoo-uss) muh khullah araer. | I was very sleepy this morning ~ as it was late ~ when I went to bed last night. | |
| Táim a' tuitim 'mo chodladh. ~ Ní féidir liom mo shúile a chongbháil )a choimeád) ar oscailt. | thawim a thithim muh khullah ~ nee faejir (faedhir) l-yum muh hoo-ileh a khunawl (a khumaadh) err uskilth. | I am failling asleep. ~ I cannot keep my eyes open. | |
| 1 | Ar chodail tú (ar chodlais) go maith aréir? | err khudil thoo (err khul-eesh) guh moh araer. | Did you sleep well last night? |
| 2 | Chodail mé (chodlas) maith go leor ~ ach athrughadh aréir ~ níor chodail mé (chodlas) néal. | khudhil mae (khuluss) moh guh l-yo/r ~ och ahroo araer ~ neer khudhil mae (khuluss) n-yael. | I slept well enough ~ but the night before last ~ I did not sleep well. |
1. Pronounce u/ very short and run it into the next vowel.
note that
phonetic
symbols
are
not
necessarily
pronounced
as in English
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