Dúradh gurbh fhiúdo gach Meiriceánach teach a cheannach; it was said that it would be worth the while of every American to buy a house.
Nár shíl túgurbh fhearr duit fanacht sa bhaile go dtiocfadh an dochtúir?; didn't you think it best for you to wait at home until the doctor would come?
Vocabulary
Cruinn (krin) is a useful adjective. Its most important meaning is "round", but it can mean "exact", too. Bord cruinn is a round table, and na boird chruinne are the round tables. Eolas cruinn is exact knowledge. "This book is more accurate than that" is: Is cruinne an leabhar seo náan ceann sin.
Míchruinn (mee-K*RIN) and neamhchruinn (nyav-K*RIN) mean "inaccurate" and can also mean "out of round" or "not round".
Cearnach (KYAR-nahk*) is "square". Míle cearnach is "a square mile", and cúinní(KOON-yee) cearnacha are "square corners". A square in a city is a cearnóg (kyar-NOHG); an chearnóg, na cearnóige, na cearnóga; the square, of the square, the squares (2nd declension, feminine).