Chapka
Links edit
Adjectives edit
Rules for regular adjectives:
Masculine noun: no changes
Feminine noun:
- Adjective ends in consonant other than h, l, n, r: séimhiú
- Adjective ends in h, l, n, r, or a vowel: no change
Plural noun:
- Broad adjective: add -a
- Slender adjective: add -e
- Ends in -úil: changes to -úla
- Ends in -air: changes to -ra
- Ends in vowel: usually no change (except breá to breátha, te to teo)
- Plural noun is slenderized: séimhiú added to plural adjective
Irregular adjectives:
TBD
Template Test edit
Vocabulary Template edit
| Fáilte | Welcome |
| An | The
|
This is a test. The vocabulary list should be floating to the right.
Vocabulary Module edit
| Vocabulary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fáilte | Welcome | pronunciation |
| An | The | pronunciation |
| Na | The [pl.] | pronunciation |
This is a test of the module-based vocabulary system
Lesson Plan Unit One edit
Proposed lessons for Unit One:
Lesson One edit
- Concept: The Three Dialects of Irish
- Grammar 1: The Alphabet and the Síneadh Fada
- Grammar 2: Building a Basic VSO Sentence
- Vocabuary: Very basic
- Pronunciation: l, n, nn, é, éigh, ia, mh
- Culture: Online Irish resources? or Gaeltacht?
- Exercises: Explore pronunciation
Lesson Two (Incorporates current lesson 1) edit
- Concept: The Copula
- Grammar 1: Question Words
- Grammar 2: Pronouns? Broad and slender?
- Vocabulary: Greetings and introductions
- Pronunciation: c, ?
- Culture: ?
- Exercises
Lesson Three edit
- Concept: ?
Pronouns?
Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce themselves and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where they live, people they know and things they have.
The Irish Compass edit
In Irish, the directions left and right are the same as the compass directions for north and south.
Notes for future articles edit
Exceptions and Irregularities edit
- bheith in sentences like "Is maith liom bheith ag snámh" often pronounced "a bheith" in spoken Irish
question words edit
At least three ways of saying "when":
- Cathain?
- Cá huair?
- Cén uair?
- Ca fhad
Grammar
- Question words come first in the sentence, followed by "a" (or the "a" in "atá")
- "a" particle adds séimhiu to consonants
"ar" - question particle in past tense
Word Forms and Transformations edit
nouns edit
- baol (danger) -> baolach (dangerous)
- tréimhse (period) -> tréimhseachán (periodical)
- lia (stone) -> liath (grey)
- sláinte (health) -> sláintiúil (healthy)
verbs edit
- iarr (ask) -> iarracht (attempt)
- úsáid (use) -> úsáideach (useful)
adjectives edit
- éigin (some) -> éiginnte (uncertain)
-each -oir
Random bits edit
- Body parts: ar vs. ag