Unit 2: Your Background and Where You Live Flashcards
Where are you from?
Connacht
Cé as thú?
kay’ahss hoo
Where are you from?
Ulster
Cé as tú?
kay’ahss too
Where are you from?
Munster
Cad as tú?
kad-ahss too
I’m from New York.
Is as Nua-Eabhrac mé.
(or)
As Nua-Eabhrac mé.
I live in New York.
Tá mé i mo chónaí i Nua-Eabhrac.
(taw me mah'honee ih noo-ah ayvrack)
or shorter version:
I Nua-Eabhrac
("In New York")Where do you live?
Cá bhfuil tú i do chónaí?
kah’will too dah’honee
The preposition i (in) is used in Irish before words beginning with a consonant, causing eclipsis or urú. List each consonant affected and the new consonant placed before.
b > mb c > gc d > nd f > bhf g > ng (pronounced like english "ng") p > bp t > dt
I’m American.
Is Meiriceánach mé.
iss meri-KYAWN-ach may
Are you American?
An Meiriceánach tú?
un meri-KYAWN-ach too
There is no “yes” or “no” in Irish. List yes or no for the questions related to this module on nationality.
Yes
Is ea
(shah)
No
Ní hea.
(nee hah)
last year
annuraidh
Ireland
Éire
England
Sasana
Scotland
Albain
Wales
An Bhreatain Bheag
France
An Fhrainc
Germany
An Ghearmáin
The Netherlands
An Ísiltír
Spain
An Spáinn
Italy
Iodáil
Greece
An Ghréig
Poland
An Pholainn
Russia
An Rúis
Sweden
An tSualainn
America
Meiriceá
The United States
Na Stáit Aontaithe
Canada
Ceanada
Australia
An Astráil
New Zealand
An Nua-Shéalainn
China
An tSín
Japan
An tSeapáin
an Irish person
Éireannach
an English person
Sasanach
a Scottish person
Albanach
a Welsh person
Breatnach
a French person
Francach
a German person
Gearmánach
a Dutch person
Ísiltíreach
a Spanish person
Spáinneach
an Italian person
Iodálach
a Greek person
Gréagach
a Polish person
Polannach
a Russian person
Rúiseach
a Swedish person
Sualannach
an American person
Meiriceánach
a Canadian person
Ceanadach
an Australian person
Astrálach
a New Zealander
Nua-Shéalannach
a Chinese person
Síneach
a Japanese person
Seapánach
eleven
a haon déag
twelve
a dó dhéag
thirteen
a tri déag
fourteen
a ceathair déag
fifteen
a cúig déag
sixteen
a sé déag
seventeen
a seacht déag
eighteen
a hocht déag
nineteen
a naoi déag
twenty
fiche
What’s your address?
Cén seoladh atá agat?
road
bóthar
street
sráid
avenue
ascaill
(a) village / the village / villages
sráidbhaile / an sráidbhaile / sráidbhailte
(a) town / the town / towns
baile / an baile / bailte
(a) city / the city / cities
cathair / an chathair / cathracha
(a) suburb / the suburb / suburbs
bruachbhaile / an bruachbhaile / bruachbhailte
(a) county / the county / counties
contae / an contae / contaetha
(a) shop / the shop / shops
siopa / an siopa / siopaí
(a) bank / the bank / banks
banc / an banc / bainc
(a) supermarket / the supermarket / supermarkets
ollmhargadh / an t-ollmhargadh / ollmhargaí
(a) shopping center / the shopping center / shopping centers
ionad siopadóireachta / an t-ionad siopadóireachta / ionaid siopadóireachta
(a) school / the school / schools
scoil / an scoil / scoileanna
(a) post office / the post office
oifig an phoist
(a) pub / the pub / pubs
teach tábhairne / an teach tábhairne / tithe tábhairne
(a) hotel / the hotel / hotels
óstán / an t-óstán / óstáin
(a) swimming pool
linn snámha
(a) cinema / the cinema / cinemas
pictiúrlann / an phictiúrlann / pictiúrlanna
(a) newsagent / the newsagent / newsagents
siopa nuachtán / an siopa nuachtán / siopaí nuachtán
(a) hairdresser / the hairdresser / hairdressers
gruagaire / an gruagaire / gruagairí
(a) park / the park / parks
páirc / an pháirc / páirceanna
…beside the sea
…cois farraige
…near
…gar do
…a few miles from
…cúpla míle ó
…these days
…na laethanta seo
