AN GAOḊAL.
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FIRST LESSONS in GAELIC — Continued
THE GAELIC ALPHABET.
Irish.
Roman.
Sound.
Irish.
Roman.
Sound.
a
a
aw
m
m
emm
b
b
bay
n
n
enn
c
c
kay
o
o
oh
d
d
dhay
p
p
pay
e
e
ay
r
r
arr
f
f
eff
s
s
ess
g
g
gay
t
t
thay
i
i
ee
u
u
oo
l
l
ell
TRANSLATION OF EXERCISE VI. IN LAST GAEL.
1. White, fresh and bad butter. 2.
fresh clay and a soft stalk. 8 a white
goose, a blind cow and a large hound.
4. the dowry is large and the son is
young. 5 the loop is large and long. 6
I am, thou art, he is, we are 7. the
poem is melodious. 8. the jamb (or
prop) is long. 9, a large, bad, soft. and
white swelling. 10 it is the thing this
(this is the thing). 11 a long time and
a bad day. 12. it is not a bad day. 13.
fresh honey and a green stalk. 14. it is
she, it is we. 15. the habit is fresh,
and the rose is white. 16. this dow¬
ry and the cows. 17. with a large rose,
and a bare fresh stalk. 18. a young
goose and a cow. 19. the large and
long lip. 20. the long back and the high
prop. 21. thou art sick and he is bad.
22. a bare foot and a soft lip. 23.
the hole is large, and this loop is long.
Exercise 7.
Sounds of the Long diphthongs.
ae sounds like
"a” in may.
ao "
a " fare.
eu "
" " "
eo "
eo “ yeoman.
ia "
ea " fear.
ua "
ua " truant.
Vocabulary
pronounced.
aer, the air, air.
ceol, music, keyol.
fuar, cold, foo-ur
aol, lime, ayul.
beul, mouth, bayul,
daor, dear, dhayur.
eun, a bird, ayun.
iad, they, them, eedh.
iasg, a fish, eesg.
pian, pain, peeun.
seol, sail, shole,
siad, they, sheedh.
uan, a lamb, oo-un.
eolas, knowledge, o-lus.
saor, cheap ; free, sayur.
1 eun agus iasg. 2 eun daor. 3
iasg saor. 4 an beul fuar. 5 uan,
iasg, agus eun. 6 tá uan daor. 7
eolas agus ceol. 8 tá aer saor. 9
is saor iad. 10 seal agus iasg,
1 A bird and a fish. 2 a dear bird.
3 a cheap fish. 4 the cold mouth. 5
a lamb, a fish, and a bird 6 lamb is
dear. 7 knowledge and music. 8 air
is cheap. 9 they are cheap. 10 a
sail and a fish.
Exercise 8.
Sounds of the variable diphthongs.
ái sounds like
awi in sawing.
eá "
a “ war.
éa "
ea " bear.
éi "
ei " reign.
ío "
ea " fear.
iú "
ew “ few.
ói "
oi " going.
úi "
ui “ ruin.
céim, a step, degree, dignity, fame.
cóir, just, right, ko-ir.
feárr, better, fawr.
fíon, wine, fee-un.
fiú, worthy, worth, few.
geárr, short; cut, gawr.
is feárr, best, iss fawr.
léim, a leap, lhame.
scáil, a shadow, skaw-il.
súil, an eye; expectation. soo-il.
1 céim agus scáil. 2 tá sé cóir.
3 is feárr é. 4 is fiú é. 5 an léim
is feárr. 6 tá an léim geárr. 7 súil
agus scáil. 8 is fíon é. 9 tá an léim
árd. 10 céim agus léim.
1 A leap and a shadow. 2 it is just
