Grammar Flashcards
What letters never take a h?
L, R, N, Sc, Sp, Sm, St
Mary is happy
tá athas AR mHáire
I welcomed Séan
chuir mé fáilte ROIMH sHéan
Five pens
CÚIG pHeann
He doesn’t do
NÍ dHéanann sé
I asked of Shéan
d’fhiafraigh mé DE sHéan
I gave a book to the girl
thug mé leabhar DON cHailín
He didn’t ask me a question
NÍOR cHuir sé ceist orm
My mother
MO mHáthair
Your mother
DO mHáthair
His pen
A pHeann
Did he put?
AR cHuir sé?
under séan
FAOI sHéan
I gave the book to patrick
Thug mé an leabhar DO pHádraig
When i come home
NUAIR a tHagaim abhaile
I was free from prison
Bhí mé saor Ó pHríosún
If you do
MÁ dHéanann tú
The house went on fire
chuaigh an teach TRÍ tHine
Too big
RÓ-mHór
at home
SA bHaile
very good
AN-mHaith
that he gave/ that he didnt give
GUR tHug sé
NÁR tHug sé
What is the ‘dentals’ rule?
If a word finished in D N T L S and the next word starts with D N T L S then a ‘h’ or an ‘urú’ can’t be added
at the girl
AG AN Gcailín
on the girl
AR AN Gcailín
out of the girl
AS AN Gcailín
to the table
CHUIG AN Mbord
under the table
FAOIN Mbord
our coats
ÁR Gcótaí
your (pl) coats
BHUR Gcótaí
their coats
A Gcótaí
from the park
ÓN Bpáirc
by post
TRÍD AN Bpost
over the gate
THAR AN Ngeata
before the visitor
ROIMH AN Gcuairteoir
with the boy
LEIS AN Mbuachaill
if it were
DÁ Mbeadh
do you do?
AN Ndéanann tú
in trouble
I Dtrioblóid
seven pens
SEACHT Bpeann
that he does
that he doesn’t
GO Ndéanann sé
NACH Ndéanann sé