Book I
| Chuir siad (chuireadar) iongantas (iongnadh) orm ~ chomh maith 's bhíú siad (is bhíodar) | khur she-udh (khuradar) eenthus (oona) urrum ~ ho/ moh iss vee shee-udh (iss vee'-udhar | They surprised me ~ how good they were | |
| Bheadh iongantas (iongnadh) ort ~ dá mbeitheá i láthair | vehuch eenthus (oona) urth ~ dhaw mehaw (mehfaw) i lawhir | You would be surprised ~ if you were present. | |
Leisge |
leshkeh | Laziness |
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| Nách orm atá an leisge? | noch urrum athaw un leshkeh | How lazy I am! | |
| Sílim nach tuirse atá ort ~ ach leisge. | sheelim noch thursheh athaw urth ~ och leshkeh | I think it is not tired you are, ~ but lazy | |
| Is trom an t-ualach an leisge | iss thrum (throom) un thooluch un leshkeh | Lazieness is a heavy load | |
| Ualach giolla na leisge | ooluch gilla na leshkeh | A lazy man's load | |
| Cuir díot an leisge agus bí ag obair | kur djeeth (deeth) un leshkeh oggus bee eg ubbir | Put off the lasizness and be at work. | |
| Is mór an náire ghuit ~ a bheith chomh leisgeamhail sin | iss mo/r un nawireh ghuitch (ghuit) ~ a veh ho/ leshg-yool shin | It is a great shame for you ~ to be so lazy. | |
Uisgneas |
oo'-igness | Loneliness |
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| Bíonn uigneas orm 'san áit sin. | bee-un oo-igness urrum sun aw'-itch (aw-it) shin | I am usually lonely in this place. | |
| Is orm a bhí an t-uaigneas ~ an chéad uair ~ a d'fhág mé an baile | iss urrum a vee un thoo-igness ~ un khaed oo-ir ~ a dhawg mae un bolleh 1 | It is I who was lonely ~ the first time~ I left home | |
| Beidh uaigneas orainn nuair a imtheachas tú (a imtheochair) | bae (beg) oo-igness urring noor a im-ho/'-uss thoo (a im-ho/ir) | We shall be lonely when you go away | |
| Bhí uiagneas ar an gcailín mbocht ~ bhí sí a' caoineadh [a' gol] | vee oo-igness err un golleen 1 muchth ~ vee shee a ku/-eena 2 [a gull] | The poor girl was lonely ~ she was crying | |
Aithmhéal |
af-fael | Regret |
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| Ná dean sin ~ nó beidh aithméal (cathughadh) ort | naw djeeun (deeun) shin ~ noo bae (beg) af-fael [ko/h-hoo] urth. | Do not do that ~ or you will regreat it. |
1. Liquid "ll" as in "brilliant"
2. Pronounce u/ very short and 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