Book I
| Bhí trom-luighe orm aréir ~ Bhí me (bhios) a' brionniglóidigh (a' taidh-bhreamh ~ go raibh mé (rabhas) i n-ifrinn. | vee thrum lu/-ee2 (thrown lu/-ee) urrum araer ~ vee mae (vee-uss) a breen'-lodjee (a thi/r-rev) ~ guh ruh mae (rowuss) in iffrin. | I had a nightmare last night. ~ I was dreamining ~ that I was in Hell. | |
| Teirigh 'do chodladh ~ go luath anocht ~ agus bí 'do shuidhe go moch 1 ~ ar maidin. | thira (taerig) dhu khullah ~ guh looa anuchth ~ oggus bee dhu hee ~ guh much 2 err mojjin (modhin) | Go to bed ~ early tonight ~ and be up ~ early in the morning. | |
| Chuaidh mé (chuadhas) 'mo chodladh go luath aréir ~ agus bhí mé (bhíos) 'mo shuidhe ~ go moch ar maidin. | hooa mae (hoous) mun khullah guh looa araer ~ oggus vermae (veeuss) muh hee ~ guh much 2 err mojjin (modhin) | I went to bed early last night ~ and I was up ~ early this mroning. | |
| 1 | Bhfuil gú (bhfuilir) 'do chodladh? | will thoo (wilir) dhu khullah. | Are you asleep? |
| 2 | Níl ~ Tá mé (táim) 'mo dhúiseacht. | neel ~ thaw mae (thawim) muh yoodhuchth | No. ~ I am awake. |
| Nach bhfuil tú (bhfuilir) 'do shuidhe fós? | noch will thoo (wilir) dhu hee fo/s | Are you not up yet? | |
| Eirigh 'do shuidhe ~ Tá sé ag eirghe deighearnach (déigheanach) or mall. | iree (irig) dkhu hee ~ thaw shae eg iree djernuch (daenuch) mawl (mowl) | Get up! It is getting late. | |
| Tá mé (táim) 'mo chodladh | thaw thoo (thawim) dhu khullah | I am asleep | |
| Tá tú (táir) 'do chodladh | thaw thoo (thawir) dhu khullah | Thou art asleep | |
| Tá sé 'na codladh | thaw shee na kullah | He is asleep | |
| Tá sí 'na codladh | thaw shee na kullah | She is asleep | |
| Tá sinn (táimid) 'nár gcodladh | thaw shing (thawmidh) nawr gullah | We are asleep | |
| Tá sibh 'nbhur gcodladh | thaw shiv nvoor (noor) gullah | Ye are asleep | |
| Tá siad (táid) 'na gcodladh | thaw shee-udh (thawidh) na gullah | They are asleep | |
| Tá mé (táim) 'mo luighe | thaw mae (thawim) muh lu/-ee3 | I am [lying] in bed | |
| Tá tú (táir) 'do luighe | thaw thoo (thawir) dhu lu/-ee3 | Thou art... | |
| Tá sé 'na luighe | thaw shae na lu/-ee3 | He is... | |
| Tá sí 'na luighe | thaw shee na lu/-ee3 | She is... | |
| Tá sinn (táimid) 'nár luighe | haw shing (thawmidh) nawr lu/-ee 3 | We are... | |
| Tá sibh 'nbhur luighe | thaw shiv nvoor (noor) lu/-ee | Ye are... | |
| Tá siad (táid) 'na luighe | thaw shee-udh (thawidh) na lu/-ee3 | They are... |
1. "Moch" used for "early" in the morning only. "luath" otherwise.
2. "ch" like "ch" in "loch"
3. Pronounce u/ very short ad run it into the next vowel.
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