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41 Cards in this Set
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tá sé (TAW* shay*)
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he is, it is
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tá sí (TAW* shee
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she is
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tá mé (TAW* may)
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I am
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fuar (FOO-uhr)
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cold
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mór (mohr)
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big
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te (te)
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hot
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óg (ohg)
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young
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sean (shan)
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old
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lán (law*n)
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full
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fear (far)
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man, a man
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cat (kaht)
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cat, a cat
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bean (ban)
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woman, a woman
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cailín (kah-LEEN)
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girl, a girl
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bord (bohrd)
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table, a table
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ard (ahrd)
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high, tall
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gairid (GAH-rid)
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short
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anseo (un-SHUH)
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here
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ansin (un-SHIN)
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there
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fada (FAH-duh)
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long
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bosca (BOHSK-uh)
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box, a box
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íseal (EE-shuhl)
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low, short
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sráid (sraw*d)
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street, a street
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agus (AH-guhs)
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and
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láidir (LAW*-dir)
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strong
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tanaí (TAH-nee)
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thin
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ramhar (ROU-wuhr)
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fat
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cam (koum)
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crooked
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Tá fear anseo (taw* FAR un-SHUH)
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A man is here.
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Tá Seán anseo (taw* SHAW*N un-SHUH)
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John (Seán) is here.
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Tá bean agus fear ansin (taw* BAN AH-guhs FAR un-SHIN)
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A man and a woman are there.
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Tá Bríd láidir (taw* BREED LAW*-dir)
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Bridget is strong.
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'Tá' is irregular - its basic negative form is 'níl', pronounced 'neel'.
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'Níl' - A negative form of 'Tá'.
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Níl sé mór (NEEL shay* mohr)
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He isn't big.
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Níl mé fuar (NEEL may* FOO-uhr)
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I'm not cold.
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Níl Seán ramhar (NEEL shaw*n ROU-wuhr)
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John isn't fat.
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For questioning with "tá", the basic group is "an bhfuil" (un VWIL).
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"An bhfuil" - Used for questioning.
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An bhfuil fear ansin? (un vwil FAR un-SHIN)
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Is a man there?
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An bhfuil Nóra óg? (un vwil NOH-ruh ohg)
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Is Nora young?
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An bhfuil bosca anseo? (un vwil BOHSK-uh un-SHUN)
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Is there a box here?
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Irish t and d. Every Irish consonant has two different sounds. The one selected depends on what kind of vowel is next to the consonant. The vowels "a", "o" and "u" are called broad and give the broad sound to consonants next to them. The slender vowels are "e", "i", "ea" and often "ai".
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dá (daw*), dó (doh), dún (doon), drom (drohm), dlú (dloo), dath (dah).
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deil (del), déan(day*n), dílis (DEE-lish), ding (ding), deacair (DAK-uhr), dlí (dlee), te (te), téann (TAY*-uhn), timire (TEEM-i-re), teas (tas)
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End of Irish 2
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