GRAMMAR

The Irish word "ar" (er) is part of expressions that correspond to "to wear" in English. For example:

Táhata ar Nóra; A hat is on Nora, Nora is wearing a hat.

Táléine (LAY*-ne) glan orm; I have a clean shirt on.

Níraibh cóta náhata air; He wasn't wearing a coat or hat.

Illnesses and sleepiness can also be "ar" a person. Some examples: Tátinneas cinn orm (TIN-yuhs kin OH-ruhm), I have a headache (lit.: sickness of head upon me). Nach raibh tinneas fiacaile ort? (nahk* rev TIN-yuhs FEE-kuh-le OH-ruht), Didn't you have a toothache? Bhífiabhras orthu (vee FEE-vruhs OHR-huh), They had a fever. Tácodladh orm (taw* KUHL-uh OHR-ruhm) I am sleepy.

"Ar" follows several verbs, in examples such as: Féach air! (FAY*-ahk* er), Look at him! Tosaigh air! (TUH-see air), Begin it! Glaoigh air! (GLAY*-ee er), Call him! Iarr leabhar air! (EER LOU-uhr er), Ask him for a book!

VOCABULARY

The cardinal numbers, used only for cases where objects or persons are not mentioned, or for telling time:

a haon (uh HAY*N), one

a dó(uh DOH), two

a trí(uh TREE), three

a ceathair ( uh KA-hir), four

a cúig(uh KOO-ig), five

a sé(uh SHAY*), six

a seacht (uh SHAHK*T), seven

a hocht (uh HOHK*T), eight

a naoi (uh NEE), nine

a deich (uh DE), ten

a haon-déag (uh HAY*N day*-uhg), eleven

a dó-dhéag (a DOH yay*-uhg), twelve

These numbers are for counting, as in "one, two, three, four", or for saying "Bus No. 5" or "Room No. 7". Also to answer the following question: Cé'n t-amé? (kay*n toum ay*), What time is it? Táséa dóa chlog (k*luhg), It is two o'clock.

Do not use these numbers to say "three boxes" or "seven boys". Irish has other forms for these uses.

DRILL

Count from "a haon" to "a dó-dhéag" until you can do it rapidly and in reverse order.

Make use of these numbers during the day to read license plates, house numbers and signs, one numeral at a time. "Zero" is "nialas" (NEEL-uhs).

Next, go through the progressive drills for the following:

An bhfuil an scian ghéar agam? (SHKEE-uhn yay*r uh-GUHM) Níl an scian ghéar agam. Táan scian ghéar agat. An bhfuil an scian ghéar agat? Níl an scian ghéar agat. Táan scian ghéar aige. Continue with aici, againn, agaibh, acu. The last sentence will be: Táan scian ghéar agam.
An bhfuil an fear seo chomh (hoh) mór liom? Níl an fear seo chomh mór liom. Táan fear seo chomh mór leat. Continue with leis, léi, linn, libh, leo.
An raibh tinneas cinn orm? (TIN-yuhs kin OH-ruhm) Níraibh tinneas cinn orm. Bhítinneas cinn ort. Continue with air, uirthi, orainn, orthu.

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