REFLEX EXPRESSIONS

Learn these expressions for use in conversation"

Déan deifir (day*n DE-fir), Hurry up!

Abairé (AH-bir ay*), you said it! Certainly! I agree. (Means, "Say it", literally.)

Ar mhaith leat ____ ? (er VWAH lat), would you like ____ ? For example, Ar mhaith leat cupán tae?, Would you like a cup of tea?

Ar ndóigh (er NOH-ee), of course.

CONVERSATION

Form answers or replies to each of these sentences assumed spoken to you. Make your answers as long as possible without prolonged pauses.

Dia, dhuit, a Shéamais. Conas tátú? Cábhfuil túag dul? Bhíméann inné. An rachaidh túgo hÉirinn go luath? Nach bhfuil tútuirseach anois? Cathain a imeoidh túanocht? Cén t-ainm atáair?

In each case, try to introduce some of the reflex expressions that you have learned. Keep each sentence of a long answer short.

Irish Lesson 57

Pronunciation Review

We will review the sounds for the letter "b" this week. "b" gets its slender sound when the nearest vowel in the word is "a" or "i". Pronounce the slender sound like English "b" but keep your lips close to your front teeth. Try:

beagán (beg-AW*N), a little; béal (bay*l), mouth; bí(bee), be; bille (BIL-e), bill; biorán (bi-RAW*N), pin; bliain (BLEE-in), year; bleán (blaw*n), milking.

When a slender "r" follows "b", you may hear a faint (i) sound between the "b" and the "r". Try:

breis; pronunciation is between (bresh) and (bi-RESH), increase.

bréag; pronunciation is between (bray*g) and (bi-RAY*G), lie.

Bríd (breed), Bridget.

breá; pronunciation is between (braw*) and (bi-RAW*), fine.

"b" gets its broad sound when the nearest vowel in the word is "a, o, u". Pronounce this broad sound like English "b" but protrude your lips. Try:

bán (baw*n), white; bó(boh), cow; baile (BAHL-e), town, home; bláth (blaw*), flower; brách (braw*k*); go brách means "forever"; brón (brohn), sadness; brú(broo), pressure

In a few cases, where a broad "b" sound is followed by a slender vowel sound, the protrusion of the lips for the broad "b" will cause a (w) sound. Examples:

bain (bwin), cut or remove; buile (BWIL-e), madness; buí(bwee), yellow.

In these words, the "a" and the "u" are not sounded. They are written only to show you that the "b" must get its broad sound.

Vocabulary

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