Buntús na Gaeilge - People Fas Harvard - Harvard University
Buntús na Gaeilge - People Fas Harvard - Harvard University
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CEACHT A HAON / LESSON ONE<br />
B: Is peann é. It is a pen.<br />
A: Nach peann luaidhe é? Is it not a pencil?<br />
B: Sea. Yes (i.e. it is a pencil rather than a pen).<br />
Ní hea ach peann. No, it's a pen.<br />
or: Ní hea. Is peann é.<br />
5. Cluiche Cainte (`Oral Game'): Postan<strong>na</strong> (`Jobs')<br />
Each student is given a card with his or her `profession', and with the profession of a person they<br />
have to search for. Students ascertain their partner as quickly as possible by asking everyone in<br />
class whether theirs is the right profession:<br />
A: An múinteor tú?<br />
B: Ní hea. Is mac léinn mé. Agus tú féin?<br />
A: Is ba<strong>na</strong>ltra mise.<br />
A (trying again): An múinteoir tú?<br />
C (delighted): Sea. An ba<strong>na</strong>ltra tusa?<br />
A (delighted): Sea cinnte!<br />
Postan<strong>na</strong> (Professions)<br />
ba<strong>na</strong>ltra (f) nurse<br />
cócaire (m) cook<br />
léachtóir (m) lecturer<br />
ceoltóir (m) musician<br />
píobaire (m) piper<br />
feirmeoir (m) farmer<br />
dochtúir (m) doctor<br />
rú<strong>na</strong>í (m) secretary (administrator)<br />
freastalaí (m) waiter/waitress<br />
file (m) poet<br />
6. Add adjectives to the following sentences:<br />
1. An peann é sin?<br />
2. An mac léinn í?<br />
3. Is fear é.<br />
4. Nach leabhar é seo?<br />
5. Ní múinteoir mé.<br />
7. Cuir <strong>Gaeilge</strong> air (`Translate into Irish'):<br />
1. He is a little boy.<br />
2. Are you a good student?<br />
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