Grammar

The preposition "ó" (oh) means "from". It aspirates initial consonants following it: IsóChorcaigh dom (is oh K*OHRK-ee duhm), I am from Cork. It combines with the pronouns, so learn these forms next:

uaim (oo-IM), from me

uait (oo-IT), from you

uaidh (WOO-ee), from him

uaithi (WU-hee), from her

uainn (WOO-in), from us

uaibh (WOO-iv) from you (plural)

uathu (WOO-huh) from them

There are several common expressions or idioms making use of "ó". For example:

Cad táuait? (kahd taw* oo-IT), What do you want? An answer can be: Táleabhar uaim (taw* LOU-wuhr oo-IM), I want a book.

Cad a bhíuaidh? (kahd uh vee WOO-ee), What did he want? is another form of this.

A longer form is: Cad táag teastáil (uh TAS-taw*-il) uait?, What do you want? An answer is: Tápeann ag teastáil uaim (taw* pyoun uh TAS-taw*-il oo-im). I want a pen.

Leaving from a place or being from a place can be expressed with the help of "ó":

D'imigh séóBhaileÁtha Cliath.

Cad as duit? (kahd as dit), Where are you from? can be answered "IsóShligeach dom" (is oh HLIG-ahk* duhm), I am from Sligo.

In pronouncing combinations of "ó" with pronouns, the initial sound may resemble an English "w". "Uaim" may sound like (woo-IM) with the sounds run together, or even like (wim).

Vocabulary

béasach (BAY*-suhk*), polite

deacair (DAK-uhr), difficult

ramhar (ROU-uhr), fat

dorcha (DUHR-uh-huh), dark

leathan (LA-huhn), wide

gann (goun), scarce

leisciúil (LESH-kyoo-il), lazy

tanaí(TAH-nee), thin

clé(klay*), left

deas (dyas), right, nice, pretty

Drill

Translate these expressions, remembering to aspirate after feminine nouns:

A polite man. A difficult question. The difficult question. Scarce food. A lazy mother. The lazy mother. A wide room. The left hand. The right hand. The fat cat. The thin girl. The dark office. A dark office. The thin woman. A thin woman.

Translation: Fear béasach. Ceist dheacair. An cheist dheacair. Bia gann. Máthair leisciúil. An mháthair leisciúil. Seomra leathan. An lámh chlé. An lámh dheas. An cat ramhar. An cailín tanaí. An offig dhorcha. Oifig dhorcha. An bhean thanaí. Bean thanaí.

Pronunciation key: (far BAY*-suhk*) (kesht YAK-uhr) (un hyesht YAK-uhr) (BEE-uh goun) (MAW*-hir LESH-kyoo-il) (un VWAW*-hir LESH-kyoo-il) (SHOHM-ruh LA-huhn) (un LAW*V hylay*) (un LAW*V yas) (un KAHT ROU-uhr) (un kah-LEEN TAH-nee) (un IF-ig GUHR-uh-huh) (IF-ig GUHR-uh-huh) (un VAN HAH-nee) (ban HAH-nee)

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