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AAAHHHggg! Cad a tharla???? Thit mé den chairt. Ní bhí mé ag léamh, ní bhí mé ag scríbh….. uafasach! Ach, chuaigh mé seachtaine Gaeilge 🙂 Bhí sé go híontoich, go hairithe na ceili.

27 Samhain

Ceart go leor, ag tosú ar ais anois i ndáiríre. Is cosúil seo cosúil le aiste bia. Céim a haon, quizlet. Quizlet ar feadh deich nóiméad.

Okay, now we have a study set and hopefully we have gone through it a few times…. (at least once?). Now we re-read. A lot of people like to write all over their books as they read–which is great–you do what works for you. When I try to do that it just becomes a huge mess, mostly because I have the world’s worst handwriting ever. It is basically unreadable, even to me. It also becomes a huge distraction with me ” method” (do I really have a method? am I the kind of person that anyone would look to for a method?? :). I am distractable and lazy enough that if I have English written all over my Irish book then my eyes will go straight to the English and just read that. There is even a scientific name for this (the XX strope effect??). Once you become a reader your eyes are drawn to words. You literally have a difficult time, neurologically speaking, keeping yourself from reading. We must be hijacking some seriously old evolutionary brain structures with the skill of reading? Or maybe it is because reading is now literally tied to our survival? Anyhow, English gets in my way.

What I do instead is underline the word or phrase that gets in my way. This does two things for me. First, it allows me, when reading to acknowledge what I don’t know, but more importantly, it allows me to keep going. I try and guess what the offending word means out of context–exactly how we read in our native language. “He took the snaggleflux out of his pocket, aimed it at the target and shoot.” Who knows what a ‘snaggleflux is? No one, I made it up 30 seconds ago. Who can guess? Anyone who understood even most of the rest of the sentence. A snaggleflux is a type of weapon, a sort of gun. This is the ideal way to learn new vocabulary–in context and part of a story.

As you re-read you will find other phrases that you missed. Maybe you half understood them and now you realize that you mostly did not get it right. Things will start to make more sense.

okay, táimid ag léamh! Níl fhios.agam. cén fáth a change mo teanga default, so this part is praiseach mór! okay–rinne mé é? is féidir?

So, if you are following along at home with our read of David Walliams “Buachaill an Ghúna” then you are a few chapters in. Yeah! Let’s celelbrate that for a bit. We are actually reading a book. If we were really good little students then we would of course be diligently doing our flashcards from each chapter before we move on the next chapter….. but that is not really the point of reading. There has to be some joy in there. So yes, there are a lot of repeat words on those words lists.

What are the things that are tripping us up? Looking back at my list it is not so much new vocabulary as my weakness with the vocab that I, in theory, know. Those words that look familiar but that I just can’t be flexible with. In English I can draw a line, draw a breath and draw a conclusion. As Gaeilge tá sé an-deachair a tharriang the different concepts.

Today I am going back and looking at the verbs (and “verby” concepts, verbal nouns, verbal adjectives–let’s remember I am not a real linguist :). Here are some of the sentences that I initially did not get on first reading

a léirigh = to show

sin a léirigh = that show

Ba dhifríochtaí beaga bídeacha iad sin a léirigh cé chomh cosúil lena chéile is a bhí na tithe ar fad i ndáiríre.

Éirigh = rise

D’éirigh = got, got up

Ach d’éirigh le Dennis ceann acu a shábháil

We get it in concept, he rose up and got one (of the pictures). But I got stuck on the rise, as in get out of bed rise. My lack of flexibility with the language got me trapped in direct translation rather than concept the author is conveying. This is where I just need to read more. So it is okay for you to push on in the book and just read the whole thing and then come back and dissect each chapter. (If you are coming to this and I (hopefully) have this all nicely laid out then this is where we let you in on the secret that it didn’t actually happen that way:).

But here are the chapters words in sentences

Caibidil a ceathair

fonn dul as amharc	desire to go out of sight
iallach air	forced (on) him
aon ghúna deas feicthe agat le déanaí	have you seen any nice dresses lately
le déanaí	recently, lately
éirí as	rebellion
de phlab	plop down
ag drogallach	reluctantly
ach imeart as amharc	just go out of sight
faraor nach bhféadfadh a leithéid tarlú	unfortunately this could not happen
feistiú ceannasach	arrangement dominant
i gculaith shnasata ghnó	in a polished business suit
ag iarraidh éirigh a bhaint as	trying to makesome sense out of it
ann sosa	there rest
anall leo	over with them
tharraing D a anáil isteach	D. drew in his breath
scéal sceite	leaked story
a mbéal ar leathadh acu	they spread their mouths on them
biorán	pin
cíortha	combed
ní fhéadfadh cuma níos mailísí a bheith air	couldn’t seem more mailicious (to be on him)
d’aithneofá ar a éadan go mbíodh sé míshásta go minic	you would recognize by his face that he was unhappy often
mar go raibh strainc bhuan greanta air	because it was a grimmace permanent on him
go dóchasach	hopefully
a bhúir sé	he roared
an iomarca faitís	too much fear
go cúthail	shyly
mar gheall ortsa	becuase of you
osna feirge astu	sighs of anger from them
chuiridís pionós	they would put punishment
duine ionas	someone so
ar mire leat	on crazy on you, you are crazy
inste	told
ó tharla	since it happened
éagsúla	different
go raibh cuma dhifriúil orm	that there was apperence different on me
muid uilig cosúil	we are all alike

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Caibidil a cúig

ar bhealach	in a way
bhí sé ag súil go mór leis	he was expecting/looking forward to it
a shroich	which arrived
thug sé faoi deara go raibh	he took of (that is was)
duine eigin eile coinnithe siar don am breise freisin	someone else kept back for the extra time also
thar a bheith cúláithe freisin	also extremely regressive
cé nár	who than, although not
sna daicheadaí	in the forties
sofaisticiúlacht	sophistication
níor cheart dom	I shouldn’t
in ionad	instead of
a raibh droim íseal air	who had a low back
a bhí teann sna háiteanna cearta	which was tight in the right places
bhí sé soiléir go raibh bua	it was clear that there was a victory
díriú	concentrate
ní raibh a aird	did not pay attention
le hathoscailt inniu tar éis na tine
agus mearbhall uirthi	and confused her
an-tábhachtach	very important
chun fad a bhaint as an aistear	to make the journey long
na gunaí a tharraing tú	the dresses you drew
atá i gceist agam	i mean
ar éigean	barely
go raibh siad cruinn ar a mbarr	that they were round on top
a thabhairt faoi deara	to be noted
seachas na cinn bhioracha	except for the pointed ones
gur sciorr na focail uaidh	that the words ceased from him
tá sé sin chomh culáithe	that is so backwards = that is so cool
ag dóthain	having enough
níor luaigh sé seo, áfach	he didn’t mention this, however
laoch	hero
píosaí	pieces
le haghaidh baill éadaigh	for garments
an tsiúlóid	the walk
i mo dhearthóir	i am a designer
stíleálaí	stylist
an deis seo	this opportunity
na soilse lasta	the cargo lights

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Caibidil a sé

iomarca díocais air	too much enthusiasm for him
a scáth	his shadow
aithris a dhéanamh	imitation to make
siúd gruama	those gloomy
cuma éiginnte	apperence (looks) uncertain
réitigh	solutions
inneall fuála sa chúinne	machine sewing (sewing machine) in the corner
carn	pile
bailiúchán	collection
dá laghad	whatsoever
chéad sraith grianghraf daite	first set (of) photos colored
na seacainí	the shenanagins
chuimil sí	she nodded
ina gcairde ó thús ama	have been friends since the beginning of time
a thaispeáint dó	to show him
miotalacha	metallic
órga	golden
mo dhearaí féin	my own designs
le léaráidí iontacha	with wonderful illustrations
éagsúla greamithe	different stickers
grianghraif d’fheistis	photos of furnishings
an-gharbh	very rough
as an t-seafóid	off the shelf
ná cóir	not fair
í ag cúlú ón méid a bhí ráite	retreating from what had been sain
ag gléasadh suas	dressing up
níl aon dochar ann	there is no harm
ar fad iomarcach	all superfluous
ag deifriú	hurrying

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Caibidil a seacht

an folús	the void
chun teacht aniar aduaidh air	to come north of him
ag milleadh	destroying
ag tabhairt faoi deara go raibh siad gortaithe	noticing that they were injured
go dóchasach	hopefully
bhí íomhá	there was a image
tuillte	deserved
go héiginnte	indefinitely
tarlaithe	happened
chlaon	inclined
scamall bróin	cloud of sorrow
aon nós	anyway
seal ar	turn on
go dona	badly
rud ar bith	anything
seachas díreach ansin	rather than just there
ní hamháin	not only
neart fuinnimh	strength energy, plenty of energy
ag tochailt	digging
ag gléasadh	getting dressed
níos éadroime	lighter
de chat a chuir a thóin ar éadan páiste	of a cat that bite a child’s face
níor bhac	didn’t bother
ní raibh smid as ceachtar acu	there was no breath from either of them
solas na gréine	sunlight

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Caibidil a hocht

náire	shame
mar a tharlaíonn sé	as it happens
shín sí	he stretched
ba chosúil le saothar ealaíne é	it was like a work of art (it was)
tháinig cnap i mbola	came a lump in (his) stomach
d’airigh sé mar a airíonn comrádaí nua	he felt as a new comrade felt
fho-éadaí	underwear
an saineolaí	the expert
ag milleadh	destroying
an fheistis	the furnishings
go caola	narrowly
do liopaí	your lips
ar bhéaldath	on folklore
scáthú súl	eye shadow
sular threoraigh sí	before she lead
lean X é	X followed it
garraíodóireachta	gardening
glac uaimse é	take it from me
a bhí cóipeáilte	which was copied
ag ócáid bronnta gradam	at an award ceremony
siopa carthanachta	charity shop
sparáin	wallets
sciatháin sióige	fairy wings
ná cóir	not fair
is fearr ar fad	best of all
is tusa pé duine	whomever you are
pé	whatever

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Caibidil a naoi

go socair	calmly
ag rásaíocht	racing
stuama	prudent
a reo ná róstadh	freeze or roast
lán le féidearthaachtaí	full of possibilities
tósat	toast
is a cheap daoine	as people thought
ná ar maidin fiú amháin	not even this morning
fanta	wait
go ciotach	cutely, that’s cute
feidhmiú	functions
an spéirbhean	the sky woman
ar an dé deiridh	on the last two
an drochshúil dó	the evil eye for him
a bhréagadóir bradach níor léirigh tusa spéis dá laghad riamh sa sobaldráma sin	you rough liar you have never shown the slightest interest in that drama
feargach go mbainfidh	angry that will
chuir sé béim	he emphasized
údarásach	authoritative
as a mheabhair	out of his mind
amhlaidh	so
ar a gcomhcheilg	on their conspiracy
seans ar bith	any chance
seans dá laghad	least chance
feiliúnach	suitable
a n-airíonn tú inniu	how you feel today
seans ar bith	any chance
seans dá laghad	least chance
sin leis aird	that with attention
ag brú a chos	pressing his foot
ag cóiriú	dressin up
nach ndearna sé aon ghearán	that he made no complaint
níl de dhíth ort ach misneach	all you need is courage
ag ligean	pretending
gur mhainicín é	that it is a mannequin
le lao	with a calf
aithris	imitation
ná baol orm	don’t risk me
faoin ngrian	under the sun

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Caibidil a deich

báire ar fhaitíos	keeper in fear
neart cleachtaidh	plenty of practice
gur shroich	that arrived
d’fháisc	just
misneach	courage
an t-eagrán	the organization
bríce	brick/ oh my!
triomaithe	dried
dá laghad	whatsoever
pinn dhaite den scoth	excellent colored pens
mearbhall orthu	confused them
bhflaitheas	heaven
misneach	courage
dáta caite ach ar éigean	barely past date
sceitimíní	excitement
na mairteola	the beef
macalla de ghlór	an echo of a voice
sceitimíní áthais orthu	excited with joy, joyful excitement on them

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Caibidil a haon déag

maraithe	killed
d’éirigh leat	you suceeded
beidh neart daoine ann	there will be plenty of people
bhur mbróga	your shoes
chuimil a chosa	rubbed his feet
tá siad briste brúite	they are broken boiled (they are like mashed potatoes)
díomá	dissapointment
chraic fanta ionat	there is a lot of fun in you
murab ionann	otherwise
seachas a leasainm	other that his nickname
rian íoróine	trace of irony
meangadh éiginnte	uncertain smile
ag cogaint leis	chewing with it
a shlogadh	to swallow
go ciotach	that’s cute
b’éigean dúinn	we had to
a bpíobán uisce	their water pipe
fós ag cogaint	still chewing
thit prislíní	pieces, dribbles fell
a smig	his chin
scanraithe	scared
oiread iontais	so many surprises
nach ndearna sé dearmad blas banúil	he did not forget feminine taste

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12 Caibidil a dó déag

níos leithne	wider
gléasta	dresses
ba chúis leis	caused it
leadránach	boring
ní mainicín mór le rá	not a famous mannequin
taithí	experience
in éad léi	jealous of her
éide	uniform
uachtarach	upper
ní raibh aon aithne aigesean orthusan	he knew nothing about them
formhór	most
is mó	most
an chuid is mó	most
an méid is mó	most
bunús	ground, foundation
breis is míle dalta	over a thousand students
bhod i dtriaileadán	a boy in a triathlon
a shroich siad	they arrived
corpoideachais	physical education
go raibh boladh bréan óna hanáil	that there was a foul smell from her breath
foirne	teams
ní dúradh	not told
cheadaigh	allowed
óna cathoir	from his chair
meascán de thoitíní	a mixture of cigarettes
an t-allas	the sweat
go leáfadh	to melt
ina lochán anuas	in his pond down
d’fháisc	you just
an aisle	the aisle
go cúthail	shyly
go ndiúltóidh	to refuse, would refuse
seilbh	possession
ar láimhseáil	on handling
go huile is go hiomlán	completely completely
níl sé greannmhar	it’s not funny
a d’fhog	who left
go huile	completely
d’fhoghlaim sé faoi lúblochanna	he learned about loops
mionrabh iarainn	small iron
ná tarraing aird	do not attract attention
am sosa	break time
díocas	diligence
ba gheall le	promised to
sa scuaine	in the queue
an ghlioscarnach	the glittering
tuilleadh béaldatha	more mouthwatering
go spleodrach	excitedly
scáthú	shading
ag fústráil	struggling
línitheoir	a ruler, leader
bonnsmideadh	base (make-up)
a fhabhraí	his eyelashes
sna flaithis	in the heavens

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Caibidil a trí déag

Fraincis dhúbailte	double french
ifreann ar talamh é seo	this hell on earth
scanraithe	scared
mífhoighneach	impatient
go soineanta	vaguely
ag mungailt	munching
rinne sé strainc le hiontas	he strained in surprise
las éadan	his face lit up
lena feachtas chun	with its campaign to
cheaintín	canteen
tar éis bob a bhualadh orm	after bob beat me
go bríomhar	vigorously
giall	hostage
go béasach	politely
ag luascadh anois amhail	swinging now like
go corrach	awkwardly
agus aiféala orthu	and regret them
chrom sé a cheann	he bowed his head
a shála arda	his high heels
a mhilleadh orm	to destroy me
go tréan arís	strongly again

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lofa	rotten
an uaigh	the grave
ag eascainí	by eels??
d’fhéadfadh	could
caithfidh tú	you have to
in ann guaim	in control, able to be in control
in ann	able
ghaisce	achievement
smacht	discipline
chúl a chim	behind her back
go deo na ndeor	forever tears
bhúir glór ó fhoirhneamh	came a voice from a building
d’iompaigh D ar ais	D turned back to say
a bhuir	to say
cúis	caused it
chrom X ina threo	X nodded in his direction
an bhfuil béaldath ort?	do you have a mouthful?
lean sé leis an ionsaí	he continued the attack
bhí blas géar air	it tastes sour
an ghráin	the hate
meatachán	metabolism
láithreach	immediately

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an smideadh bainte	the makeup removed, remover
ag cúléisteacht	at a retreat
cineáilín	types
an reoiteoir	the freezer
an gradam	the award
nó pé ainm	or whatever name
gléasta	dressed
drochthionchar	bad influence
an gcaoi	by narrowing
rud millte	a wonderful thing
go grinn	wittily
de phlab	splash. plop
an locht	the fault
an óinseach	the gray
atá tarlaithe	that has happened
ar dhréimire	on a ladder
seafóid	nonesense
ciall	sense
cruth póige	kiss shape

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chroíúil	hearty
an tosaí	the beginning
sneaic	a snack
le tráidire	with a tray
múisce	smoke
nach bhfeileann	does not fit
aisteach	weird
ach tar linn	but come with us
tacú	to support

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olagón	wail, lament
go bpléascfadh	would fish
le scleondar	with excitement
ar ghaireas	on a device
cochall a sheaicéid	the hood of his jacket
hóigh, seachain thú féin	hey! avoid yourself
corn buaite	trophy won
gharbh	rough
an cháil	the reputation
cosantóirí	defenders
slad	plunder
bhí sos beag	there was a little break
tubaiste	disaster
comhartha	sign
magairlí	testicles
le práinn	with urgency
spréachta	spark
go borb	savagely
teastaíonn cúnamh uaim	i need help
a thuilleadh	no more, no further

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ullamh	ready
slad a chur i gcrích	they carry out
deatach	smoke
uilig a chaitheamh	spend all
le gliondar	with joy
go diangean	strickly
geáitsí	gear
i bhfíseán	video
las an slua	the crowd lit up
ghread sé	he screamed
a mhaide	his stick
go bagrach	threateningly
ar chosantóir	on a defendent
ag búireach	bellowing
agus bheadh an lá leo	and the day would be with them
lig an slua cnead astu	let the crown rush by
ag búireach	bellowing
doiléir	obscure
puiteach	muddy
go gcaillfeadh sé	that he would lose
go glic	wisely
guaim a choinneáil	to keep it

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lucht tacaíochta	supporters
caimiléireacht	cheating
athimirt	replay
faoina n-anáil	under their breath
feileann	fits
thar cionn	overhead
ag búáil	booing
scanraithe fiú	even scared
go gangaideach	gangly
ó thailte	from lands
ladar	ladle
pleidhce ceart	right shoulder
sotalach	arrogant
a shacadh	to beat
threoraigh sé	he led
puiteach	muddy, boggy
tríd an bpuiteach	throught the gut

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tá mé buíoch díot	i am grateful to you
chruinnigh D a mhisneach	D gathered his courage
go n-inseoidh	that will tell
a ardaíonn	which rises
is íorónta	it is ironic
gan teip	without fail
fuara	cold
fuara ceomhara	cold & foggy
tais	damp
sál as an gceo	heel out of the fog
in éide dhubh	in a black uniform
i gceart í go fóill	right in yet
i gceart	correct
go foill	fraudulently
go nimhneach	painfully
nimh	poison
d’at	of swelling
céard atá uaibh	what do you want
ar sé go borb	he said fiercely
sin dodhéanta	that is impossible
is sárú tromchúiseach	is a serious breach
go ngléasann	that wears
déanamh dúmhál	blackmailing
seolta	sent
in éide	in uniform
go searbhasach	sacastically
á caitheamh amach	being thrown out
gléasaim suas chun beagán faoisimh agus suaimhnis a fháil	i dress up to get some releif and relaxation

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gruagacha	hairy
dhrochrud amach	bad thing out
an gléasadh suas	the dressing up
ní bheinnse in ann aige	i wouldn’t be able to
ní raibh mé in ann é a dhó	i couldn’t burn it
go ngoilleann sé	that it hurts
ar crith	shaking
ag síneadh	digning
an bobarún	idiot?
níos sine ag piocadh ort	older picking on you
cosnóidh	will defend
ualach	burden
le seachadadh	to be delivered
an teamas ar fad	the whole touch
tagtha ina áit	replaced
le bheith fírnneach	to be righteous
ó bhreacadh	from plotting
an brúth féasóige	the beard brush?
úll na scornaí	apple of the throat
le deifir	with haste
ar éide	on a uniform
chiúnaigh	calm down
b’fhearr dúinn imeacht	we had better go

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fágtha le déanamh	left to do
aon fhonn ort	no mood/desire for you
ag am sosa thú	you are at rest
fágtha le déanamh agam	I have left to do
í ag téamh	in heating
go hamhrasach	suspiciously
ag impí air	begging him
thar cionn	overhead
go drogallach	reluctantly
socair mar	calm as

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Buachaill an Ghúna–iomlán

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Buachaill an Ghúna–adj &adv

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