obair, an obair (OH-bir, un OH-bir), work, the work
freagair, ag freagairt (FRAG-ir, uh FRAG-irt) answer
dþfhreagair mé, dþfhreagraíomar (DRAG-ir may*, drag-REE-uh-muhr), I answered, we answered
caill, ag cailleadh (keyel, uh KEYEL-uh), lose
tiomáin, ag tiomáint (ti-MAW*-in, uh ti-MAW*NT), drive
séan, ag séanadh (shay*n, uh SHAY*N-uh), deny
tuill, ag tuilleamh (till, uh TILL-uhv), earn
ag déanamh na hoibre (uh DAY*N-uhv nuh HIB-re), doing the work
póg, ag pógadh (pohg, uh POHG-uh), kiss
croch, ag crochadh (krohk*, uh KROHK*-uh), hang
gearán, ag gearán (gyar-AW*N, uh gyar-AW*N), complain
tochail, ag tochailt (TOHK*-il, uh TOHK-ilt), dig
thochlaíomar (hohk*-LEE-uh-muhr), we dug
NOTE: Táan cóta ar crochadh (the coat is hanging); notŽag crochadh, because the latter would mean that the coat is actively hanging something or someone.
DRILL
Go through a progressive drill beginning with the forms:
An leabhar lioméseo? Is this a book of mine? Níleabhar lioméseo. Is leabhar leatéseo. Continue withŽAn leabhar leatéseo? Níleabhar leatéseo. Etc. The last sentence will be:ŽIs leabhar lioméseo.
Repeat this withŽle Seán, le Máire, le dochtúir, leis an bhfear, leis an mbean, leis an gcailín.