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Module 1: Vocabulary

Vocabulary from 'Conversation at the Crossroads in Ballingeary'
Dia God
dhuit to you
conas how
conas tá'n tú? how are you?
táim I am
go maith well, fine
buíochas thanks
Go raibh maith agat thank you
gabh mo leithscéal accept my apology, excuse me
cad? what?
a which, that
dúirís you said
tuigim I understand
anois now
is (the 'copula', defining function) is
Dom/domsa to me
cad as duit? where are you from?
is ó X mé I am from X
Corcaigh Cork
féin self
Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh Ballingeary
ach but
tá cónaí orm i X habitation is 'on me' in X = I live in X
ag obair working
ag taisteal travelling
ag foghlaim learning
na Gaeilge the Irish language (genetive sing.)
An Ghaeilge the Irish language
Fáilte Romhat welcome
go to
le with, attributed to

 

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This vocabulary is kept simple and refers only to the text of lesson 1.

Some words have wider and more complicated meanings than are needed to understand the present text. We will deal with them as we need them.

Grammatical descriptions are avoided here in order to encourage quick familiarization with the text but above all, to give you a few simple but useful phrases to build conversation skills.