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
