GRAMMAR

The irregular verbs are not entirely irregular in the saorbhriathra (say*r-VREE-uh-ruh), free form, in the future. These are they:

tiocfar (TYUHK-fuhr), people will come

rachfar (RAHK*-fuhr), people will go

cloisfear (KLISH-fuhr), people will hear, it will be heard

feicfear (FEK-fuhr), it will be seen

déanfar (DAY*N-fuhr), it will be done

tabharfar (TOOR-fuhr), it will be given

béarfar air (BAY*R-fuhr er), it will be seized

gheofar (YOH-fuhr), it will be gotten, found

déarfar (DAY*R-fuhr), it will be said

íosfar (EES-fuhr), it will be eaten

The negative form:

níthiocfar ( nee HUHK-fuhr), people won't come

nírachfar, people won't go

níchloisfear (K*LISH-fuhr), people won't hear, it won't be heard

nífheicfear (EK-fuhr), it won't be seen

nídhéanfar (YAY*N-fuhr), it won't be done

níthabharfar (HOOR-fuhr), it won't be given

níbhéarfar air (VAY*R-fuhr), it won't be seized

níbhfaighfear (VWEYE-fuhr), it won't be said

nííosfar, it won't be eaten

In the question, "an" and "nach" eclipse the first consonant of the free form. With "an", the forms are:

an dtiocfar? (un DUHK-fuhr), will people come?

an rachfar? will people go?

an gcloisfear? (GLISH-fuhr), will it be heard?

an bhfeicfear? (VEK-fuhr), will it be seen?

an ndéanfar? (NAY*N-fuhr) will it be done?

an dtabharfar? (DOOR-fuhr), will it be given?

an mbéarfar air? (MAY*R-fuhr), will it be seized?

an bhfaighfear? (VWEYE-fuhr), will it be gotten, found?

an ndéarfar? (NYAY*R-fuhr), will it be said?

aníosfar?, will it be eaten?

DRILLWith these three word groups:

tiocfar; abhaile (uh VWAHL-e); go hÉirinn (goh HAY*R-in), go through this drill:

Nach dtiocfar abhaile? Níthiocfar abhaile. An dtiocfar go hÉirinn? Tiocfar go hÉirinn.

Go through the same pattern of drill for:

Rachfar; go dtían chathair (goh DEE un K*AH-hir), to the city; chuig na sléibhte (hig nuh SHLAY*-te), to the mountains.

Cloisfear; an t-amhránaí(un tou-RAW*N-ee), the singer; an banna ceoil (un BAHN-uh KYOH-il), the band.

Feicfear; an scannán (skah-NAW*N), movie; an dráma (DRAW*-muh), play.

Déanfar; an obair seo; an obair sin.

Tabharfar; domé; do Sheáné.

Béarfar; ar an ngadaí(er ung AH-dee), the thief; ar an bhfear eile (er un VAR EL-e), the other man.

Gheofar; an ceann sin (un kyoun shin), that one; an dara (DUH-ruh) ceann, the second one.

Déarfar; leis an gcailíné; liomé.

Íosfar; an mhairteoil (vwahrt-YOH-il), beef; an mhuiceoil (vwik-YOH-il), pork.

CONVERSATIONCiarán(keer-AW*N): Téanam (TYAY*N-uhm) isteach anois, a Cháit (K*AW*-it). Táséagéiríníos fuaire (eg EYE-ree nees FOO-i-re). Kieran: Let's go in now, Kate. It's becoming colder.

Cáit:Is fuaire atáséanois náa bhíséinné. Kate: It's colder now than it was yesterday.

Ciarán:Feictear dom go bhfeicfimid sneachta go luath (goh VEK-hi-mid SHNAHK*-tuh goh LOO-uh). Kieran: It appears to me that we will see snow soon.

Cáit:Nach rachfar chuig násléibhte ansin? Kate: Won't people go to the mountains then?

Ciarán:Rachfar, le sciáil (le SHKEE-aw*-il). Kieran: They will, to ski.

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