Lesson 2

Question 1

mise (mi-sha)

Answer 1

I (emphatic)

Question 2

t(h)usa (Oo-sa/doo-sa)

Answer 2

You (emph.)

Question 3

esan (ay-san)

Answer 3

He (emph.)

Question 4

ise (ee-sha)

Answer 4

She (emph.)

Question 5

sinne (sheen-ya)

Answer 5

We (emph.)

Question 6

sibhse (sheev-she)

Answer 6

You pl. (emph.)

Question 7

iadsan (ee-at-san)

Answer 7

They (emph.)

Question 8

A note on when to use “is” versus “tha” for “to be”

Answer 8

When the predicate of a sentence is a noun, use “is.” When the predicate of a sentence is anything else (e.g. adjective, adverb, etc.) use “tha.”

Question 9

A note on the pronunciation of “is”

Answer 9

“Is” is generally unstressed and is pronounced as “s.”

Question 10

Is sinne an clas Gàidhlig (Is sheen-ya an clas Gaa-lik)

Answer 10

We are the Gaelic class

Question 11

Tha Anna sgìth ach chan eil mise (Ha Ow-na skeeh, akh khan-eil mi-sha)

Answer 11

Ann is tired, but I’m not.

Question 12

Ciamar a tha thusa (Ki-mer a haa-usa)

Answer 12

How are you (emph.)?

Question 13

Cò thusa? (Co oo-sa)

Answer 13

Who are you (emph.)?

Question 14

Is tusa Anna (Is doosa Ow-na)

Answer 14

You are Anna

Question 15

Tidsear (tee-cher)

Answer 15

Teacher

Question 16

Cha mhise Iain (Kha vi-sha Ee-ain)

Answer 16

I am not John

Question 17

Chan esan Seumas (Khan yesan Shay-mus)

Answer 17

He is not James

Question 18

Am mise Iain? (Am-mi-sha Ee-ain)

Answer 18

Am I John?

Question 19

An esan Seumas (An yesan Shay-mus)

Answer 19

Is he James?

Question 20

An ise Anna? Is i (Annisha Ow-na? Shee)

Answer 20

Is she Ann? Yes

Question 21

An tusa Iain? Is mi (An doo-sa Ee-ain? ‘S me)

Answer 21

Are you John? Yes

Question 22

Gender Rule 1

Answer 22

Feminine nouns are generally lenited after the definite article (nominative) and adjectives following feminine nouns are generally lenited

Question 23

An gille beag (Un geel-ye bek/beg)

Answer 23

The little boy

Question 24

A’ chaileag bheag (U khalak vek/veg)

Answer 24

The little girl

Question 25

madain mhath (Ma-teen vah)

Answer 25

Good morning (Fem.)

Question 26

Feasgar math (Fes-gur mah)

Answer 26

Good evening (Masc.)

Question 27

Oidhche mhath (Oy-Hyu vah) “H” is asirated

Answer 27

Good night (Fem.)

Question 28

Slàinte mhath (Slaan-cha vah)

Answer 28

Good health (Fem.)

Question 29

Fear (Fair)

Answer 29

Generic Pronoun (Masc.) “One”

Question 30

Tè (Chey)

Answer 30

Generic Pronoun (Fem.) “One”

Question 31

Fear mòr (Fair More)

Answer 31

A big one (Masc.)

Question 32

Tè bheag (Chey vek)

Answer 32

A little one (Fem.)

Question 33

Leabhar (ye-a-war)

Answer 33

Book (Masc.)

Question 34

Variations on “The,” the Nominative Definite Article (Masc.)

Answer 34

Am (before all labial sounds: b, f, m, p) An t- (before all vowels) An (otherwise)

Question 35

Am fear (Um fair)

Answer 35

The man

Question 36

Am balach (Um balach)

Answer 36

The boy

Question 37

Am ministear (Um minis-cher)

Answer 37

The minister

Question 38

Am peann (Um pey-ann) 
Difficult to write down. See Audio track 20

Answer 38

The pen

Question 39

An t-uisge (Un doosh-ka/ga)

Answer 39

The rain

Question 40

An t-airgead (Un tera-get)

Answer 40

The money

Question 41

An t-ìm (Un cheem)

Answer 41

The butter

Question 42

An t-eilean (Un chey-lan)

Answer 42

The island

Question 43

An tidsear (Un dee-cher)

Answer 43

The teacher

Question 44

An sagart (Un sack-urst)

Answer 44

The priest

Question 45

An taigh (Un tuy)

Answer 45

The house

Question 46

An loch (Un law-kh)

Answer 46

The lake

Question 47

Variations on “The,” the Nominative Definite Article (Fem.)

Answer 47

A’+ lenition (before all lenitable consonants (except d t s f,) i.e. before b c g m p) An t- (before s sl sr sn, but NOT before sg sp st sm) An+ lenition (before f (which becomes fh, pronounced like h) An (otherwise, i.e. before all vowels, d n t l r and sg sp st sm)