Book I
| Chuirfeadh sé eagla ort ~ bheith ag éisreacht leis ~ ag innsinc sgéalta faoi (fé) taidhbhsibh. | khurruch shae oggla urth ~ veh eg aesh'-thuchth lesh ~ eg eenshinth (eenshint) shkae-ultha fwee (fae) thiv-shee | It would make you afraid ~ to be listening to him ~ telling stories about ghosts. | |
| Táan páiste a' crith leis an eagla | thaw un pawsh'-theh a kirh lesh un oggla | The child is shaking with fear. | |
| Nach furusta eagla a chur ort! | noch fristha oggla a khur urth. | How easy it is to make you afraid! | |
Fearg |
farrug | Anger |
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| Tá fearg orm leat | thaw far ug urrum lath | I am angry with you. | |
| 1 | Bhfuil fearg ort liom? | will raffug urth l-yum | Are you angry with me? |
| 2 | Níl ~ 'Tuige [cé'n fáth] a mbeadh (cad na thaoibh a' mbeadh) | neel ~ thigga [kae-un faw] a mehuch (ko/hna haev a mehuch) | No. ~ Why should I? |
| Ná bíodh fearg ort leis ~ ní raibh [rabh] neart aige air. | naw bee'-uch farrug urth lesh ~ nee ruh (rev) n-yarth eggeh err | Do not be angry with him ~ he could not help it. | |
| Ná cuir fearg ar an máighistir ~ nó beidh brón ort. | naw kur farrug err un mawsh'-thir ~ noo bae (beg) bro/n urth. | Do not make the master angry ~ or you will be sorry. | |
| Má chuireann tú fearg ar an madadh ~ nó beidh brón ort. | maw khurann thoo farrug err un modheh berra shae urth | If you make the dog angry ~ he will bite you | |
| Nách gcuirfeah sin fearg ar naomh. | noch gurruch shin farrug err nu/-eev 1 (naev) | Wouldnt' that anger (vex) a saint. | |
Náire |
nawireh | Shame |
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| Tá náire orm roimh an duine sin. | thaw nawireh urrum riv (rim) un dhinneh shin | I am ashamed of that person | |
| Tá náire orm faoi (fé) sin. | thaw nawireh urrum fwee (fae) shin | I am ashamed of that (on account of that) | |
| Beidh náire orra teacht isteach | bae (beg) nawireh urra tch-yochth (t-yocht) ishth-yoch | THey will be ashamed to come in | |
| Mo náire tú! | muh nawireh hoo | Shame! (on you) | |
| Is mór an náire dhuit ~ gan an Taedhilg (Gaodhluinn) a labhairt ~ agus chomh maith sin agat. | iss mo/r un nawireh ghuitch (ghuit) ~ gon un ghaelig (ghaeling) a lowirtch (lowirt) ~ oggus ee ho/ moh shin og'-guth (og-guth') | It is a great shame for you ~ not to speak Irish ~ and you have it so 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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