Book I
| 2 | Níl fhios agam (ní fheadar) ~ ciaca an sagart paróiste ~ nó an séilineach ~ a léighfeas (léighfidh) an táifreann seo (so) indiu. | neeliss og'-gum (og-gum') (nee adhar) ~ k-yukka un soggarth pro/ishtha ~ noo un shae-'-plee-nuch ~ a lae-uss (a lae-ig) un thaffrin shuh (suh) in-yuh (in-yuv) | I wonder ~ which is it the parish priest ~ or the curate ~ who wll read this Mass today. |
| 1 | Ní féidir liom sin a innsint duit ~ ach má's é an sagart paróiste a bheidheas (a bheidh) ann ~ bheirfidh sé seana-móin dúinn cinnte. | nee faedjir (faedhir) l-yum shin a eenshinth (eenshint) dhuitch (dhuit) ~ och mae-iss ae un soggarth proishtha a vess (a veg) awn (own) ~ verheh shae shanamoin dhooing keentcheh (keenteh) | I cannot tell you that ~ but if it is the paris priest who is there ~ he will give us a sermon surely. |
| 2 | Má bheireann fhéin ~ b'fhéidir go bhfuil a leithéid a' teastáil uainn. | mae verran haen (faen) ~ baedjir (badhir) guh wil a lae'-udh (leh-hae-udh) a thass'-thawl web-ing (woo-ing) | Even if he does ~ perhaps we want (need) such. |
| 1 | B'fhéidir sin. ~ Abair paidir ar mo shon anois. | baedjir (baedhir) shin ~ obbir podjer (podhir) err muh hun a-nish. | Perhaps so. ~ Say a prayer for me now. |
| 2 | Tá go maith, agus dean thusa an rud céadna ar mo shon-sa | thaw guh moh oggus djee-un (dee-un) hussa un rudh kaena err muh hun-sa. | Very well, and do you do the same for me. |
| Buailieann siad isteach 'sa séipáel (sa t-séipéal) | [boo'-ilan shee-udh ishthyoch sa shae-pael (sa tae-pael) | [They go into the chapel] |
Agallamh V
a' siopadÓireacht
Shopping
| Siopadóir agus bean-tighe a' cainnt | shup-adhor oggus bantchee (tee) a kontch (kinth) | A shopkeeper and a housewife talking. | |
| 1 | Siopadóir: Céard (cad) [caidé, U.] is féidir liom a dheanamh dhuit indiu? | shup-adjo/r: kaerdh (kodh) [kud-jae'] iss faedjer (faedhir) l-yum a yeeunah (yeeunav) ghuitch (ghuit) in-yuh' (in-yuv) | Shopkeeper What can I do for you today? |
| 2 | Beah-tighe: Tabhair dhom dhá phúnt tae ~ agus laeth-chloch suicra. | ban-tchee (tee): thurrum ghaw foonth tae ~ oggus lah-khluch shookra. | Housewife: Give ma two pounds of tea ~ and a half-stone of sugar. |
| 1 | Rud ar bith eile? | rudh are bih elleh | Anything else? |
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