Book I
| Ná bíodh náire ort. ~ Bíodh ciall agat. | naw bee-uch nawireh urth ~ bee-uch kee-ul og'-guth (og-guth') | Do not be ashamed ~ Have sense. | |
| Is deacair náire a chur ar chuid de na daoinibh | iss djakker (d-yukker) nawireh a khur err khuij (khuid) dhe na dheenee | It is hard to make some people ashamed. | |
Éad |
aedh | Jealousy |
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| Bhfuil éad ort anois? | will aedh urth a-nish' | Are you jealous now? | |
| Tá éad orm leat. | thaw aedh urrum lath. | I am jealous of you. | |
| Is éad atá orra | iss aedh athaw urra | It is jealous they are | |
| Bhí éad uirri leis an duine sin | vee aedh urree lesh un dhinneh shin | She was jealous of that person | |
Imshníomh |
imnee (imneev) | Anxiety |
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| Ná bíodh inshníomh ort faoi (fé) sin. | naw bee-uch imnee (imneev) urth fwee (fae) shin | Do not be anxious about that | |
| Ní gádh dhuit ~ aon imshníomh a bheith ort ~ fúm. ~ Beidh mé (bead) i gceart. | nee ghaw ghuitch (ghuit) ~ aen imnee (imneev) a veh urth ~ foom ~ bae mae (bae-udh) igarth. | You need not ~ be anxious ~ about me. ~ I will be alright. | |
| 1 | 'Tuige [cé'n fáth] (cad na thaoibh) bhfuil imshníomh ort? | thiggeh [kae-un faw] )ko/h na haev) will imnee (imneev) urth | WHy are you anxious? |
| 2 | Níl fhios agam (ní fheadar) i gceart. | neelis og'-gum (og-gum') (nee adhar) urth | I do not know rightly. (exactly) |
| Cuireann an droch-sgeul sin (san) imshníomh ar do mháthair. | kurann un dhruch-sh-kael shin (sun) imnee (imneev) err dhu waw'-hur (vawhur) | That bad news makes your mother anxious. | |
Iongantas |
eenthus (oonthus) | Wonder, Surprise |
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| Tá iongantas (iongnadh) orm thú fheiceál (fheiscint) annseo (annso) an t-am seo (so) d'oidhche. | thaw eenthus (oonthus) [oona] urrum hoo ek-awl (eshkint) an'-shuh (an-suh) un thom (thowm) shuh (suh) dheeha | I am surprised to see you here at this time of night. | |
| Sé an t-iongantas (t-iongnadh) é ~ go bhfuil an Thaedhilg dá labhairt ~ 'san áit sin fós | shae un theenthus (thoona) ae ~ guh will un ghaelig dhaw lowirtch (lowirt) ~ sun aw'-itch (aw'-it) shin fo/ss. | The wonder is ~ that Irish is being spoken ~ in that place still. |
note that
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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