Lesson 2 Flashcards

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Q

mise (mi-sha)

A

I (emphatic)

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2
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t(h)usa (Oo-sa/doo-sa)

A

You (emph.)

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3
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esan (ay-san)

A

He (emph.)

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4
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ise (ee-sha)

A

She (emph.)

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5
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sinne (sheen-ya)

A

We (emph.)

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6
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sibhse (sheev-she)

A

You pl. (emph.)

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7
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iadsan (ee-at-san)

A

They (emph.)

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8
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A note on when to use “is” versus “tha” for “to be”

A

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.”

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9
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A note on the pronunciation of “is”

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

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10
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Is sinne an clas Gàidhlig (Is sheen-ya an clas Gaa-lik)

A

We are the Gaelic class

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11
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Tha Anna sgìth ach chan eil mise (Ha Ow-na skeeh, akh khan-eil mi-sha)

A

Ann is tired, but I’m not.

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12
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Ciamar a tha thusa (Ki-mer a haa-usa)

A

How are you (emph.)?

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13
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Cò thusa? (Co oo-sa)

A

Who are you (emph.)?

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14
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Is tusa Anna (Is doosa Ow-na)

A

You are Anna

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15
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Tidsear (tee-cher)

A

Teacher

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16
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Cha mhise Iain (Kha vi-sha Ee-ain)

A

I am not John

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17
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Chan esan Seumas (Khan yesan Shay-mus)

A

He is not James

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18
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Am mise Iain? (Am-mi-sha Ee-ain)

A

Am I John?

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19
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An esan Seumas (An yesan Shay-mus)

A

Is he James?

20
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An ise Anna? Is i (Annisha Ow-na? Shee)

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Is she Ann? Yes

21
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An tusa Iain? Is mi (An doo-sa Ee-ain? ‘S me)

A

Are you John? Yes

22
Q

Gender Rule 1

A

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

23
Q

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

A

The little boy

24
Q

A’ chaileag bheag (U khalak vek/veg)

A

The little girl

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madain mhath (Ma-teen vah)
Good morning (Fem.)
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Feasgar math (Fes-gur mah)
Good evening (Masc.)
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Oidhche mhath (Oy-Hyu vah) "H" is asirated
Good night (Fem.)
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Slàinte mhath (Slaan-cha vah)
Good health (Fem.)
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Fear (Fair)
Generic Pronoun (Masc.) "One"
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Tè (Chey)
Generic Pronoun (Fem.) "One"
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Fear mòr (Fair More)
A big one (Masc.)
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Tè bheag (Chey vek)
A little one (Fem.)
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Leabhar (ye-a-war)
Book (Masc.)
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Variations on "The," the Nominative Definite Article (Masc.)
Am (before all labial sounds: b, f, m, p) An t- (before all vowels) An (otherwise)
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Am fear (Um fair)
The man
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Am balach (Um balach)
The boy
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Am ministear (Um minis-cher)
The minister
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``` Am peann (Um pey-ann) Difficult to write down. See Audio track 20 ```
The pen
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An t-uisge (Un doosh-ka/ga)
The rain
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An t-airgead (Un tera-get)
The money
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An t-ìm (Un cheem)
The butter
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An t-eilean (Un chey-lan)
The island
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An tidsear (Un dee-cher)
The teacher
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An sagart (Un sack-urst)
The priest
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An taigh (Un tuy)
The house
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An loch (Un law-kh)
The lake
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Variations on "The," the Nominative Definite Article (Fem.)
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)