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AN GAOḊAL.
5 tá an cú mór. 6 tú agus cú. 7 mo
lúb. 8 tá tú mór. 9 an cú olc mór so.
10 an dún mór seo.
1 The back and prop. 2 This great affair. 3
The loop is large. 4 It is fresh. 5 The hound is
big. 6 Thou and a hound. 7 My loop. 8 Thou
art great. 9 This great bad hound. 10 This
great fort.
EXERCISE 6.
The following sentences contain all
the words used in the foregoing exer¬
cises, and will form a very simple rea¬
ding lesson. A translation is unneces¬
sary.
1 im úr, bán, agus olc. 2 cré úr &
gas bog. 3 gé bán, bó dall & cú mór.
4 ṫá an spré mór & an mac óg. 5 tá
an lúb fada & mór. 6 tá mé ,tá tu tá
sé, tá sinn. 7 tá an dán binn. 8 tá
an ursa fada 9 at bán, bog, olc, &
mór. 10 is é an rud seo é. 11 am fa¬
da & lá olc. 12 ní olc an lá é. 13 mil
úr & gas glas. 14 is í, is in. 15 tá an
nós úr, & tá an rós bán. 16 an spré
seo & na ba. 17 le rós mór & gas lom
úr. 18 gé óg & bó. 19 an pus fada &
mór. 20 an cúl fada & an ursa árd
21 tá tú tinn & tá sé olc. 22 cos lom
& pus bog. 23 tá an poll mór, & an
lúb seo fada.
EXERCISE 7.
Sounds of the long Diphthongs.
ae
sounds like a
in may.
ao
" a
" fare.
eu
" "
" "
eo
" o
" yeoman.
ia
" e
" fear.
ua
" ua
" truant.
aer, air.
aol, lime,
beul, mouth.
ceol, music,
daor, dear,
eun, a bird.
fuar, cold,
iad, they,
iasg, a fish.
pian, pain,
seol, a sail,
siad, they.
uan, a lamb,
saor, cheap, free,
eolas, knowledge.
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 seol
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 accented or variable Diphthongs.
ái
sounds like awi
in sawing.
eá
" a
" far
éa
" ea
" bear
éi
" ei
" reign
ío
" ea
" fear
iú
" ew
" few
ói
" oi
" going
úi
" ui
" ruin.
céim, a step,
geárr, short,
cóir, right,
is feárr, best.
feárr, better,
léim, a leap.
fíon, wine,
scáil, a shadow.
fiú, worthy,
súil, an eye.
1 céim agus scáil. 2 tá sé cóir. 3 is
feárr é. 4 is fiú é. 5 an léim is feárr
6 ta an léim geárr. 7 súil agus scáil
8 is fíon é. 9 ta an léim árd. 10
céim agus léim.
1 A step and a shadow. 2 it is just
3 it is better. 4 he is worthy. 5 the
best leap. 6 the leap is short. 7 eye
and shadow. 8 it is wine. 9 the leap
is high. 10 a step and a leap.
EXERCISE 9.
Sounds of the short Diphthongs
ai sounds somewhat like
ai in wassail
ea ,, ,, ,,
ea, ,, heart
ei ,, ,, ,,
e ,, berry
io ,, ,, ,,
i ,, office
iu ,, ,, ,,
o, ,, good
oi ,, ,, ,,
ui ,, quill
ui , ,, ,,
ui ,, guilt
aill, a cliff,
baile, a town,
fear, man
bean, a woman,
ceist, a question
beag, little,
coir, crime,
duir, hard
deas, pretty,
geal, bright, white
fios, knowledge,
fionn, fair, white
fuil, blood,
iona, than
meas, esteem,
sean, old.
