Ceacht 6
A Chairde 
Fáilte ar ais! /Welcome back 
A special welcome to students who have joined during the last week. Please look in previous messages for instructions. This class started February 1st 2008. Also please check Files and Links on the left hand side of the group page. 
Resources which should help in learning this section: 

1.	Audio file for lesson06 available at http://www.philo-celtic.com/PII/Progress.htm It can also be accessed from the Links section. 

2. . Grammar Supplement http://www.oireasmedia.com/learningsolutions/languages/irish/piiforabhargramadai.pdf

3. Dictionary or www.focal.ie 

4. http://www.spicyirish.com/PI06.html 

5. http://irish.rownw.com/xwds/l6.html 

Gearóid from the parallel class has created an excellent web site. 
www.gaeilge-resources.eu

If you click on the tab Progress in Irish and then the particular lesson you will find more excellent resources. 

Foghlaim 
This week we are dealing with adjectives, which can be used to describe some of the nouns that we have already learnt. 

Please note that the adjective comes after the noun. 
Fear mór = a big man 
Two exceptions to this are 
Sean old 
Droch bad 
They go before the noun and combine with it to form 1 word and usually the second word takes a séimhiú (puts a h after the first consonant). 
Seanbhean old woman 
Drochmheas contempt (literally bad respect) 
 
My friend from West Cork often uses Irish words in the middle of sentences even though she does not come from a Gaeltacht area. Some of the Irish words seem to have remained in the vocabulary of the people. She would often use the expression “He has no meas on it” ( no respect, no regard) when referring to something that she would have bought for her teenage son! 
Níl meas aige air. 

Exception 
Nouns beginning with d, do not take a séimhiú 
Seanduine 
If you are using a few adjectives with the one noun, it is usual to put the one denoting size first, then quality (sweet, fat etc. ) and then colour 
Fear mór láidir 
Cailín beag ramhar 

All the nouns used in this lesson are masculine so we do not have to concern ourselves with making the adjective agree with them. No need to put a séimhiú on the adjectives. 
If you are using a dictionary please be aware that some dictionaries use different abbreviations. 
Some would use m. masculine f. feminine 
Others would use f. firinscneach b. baininscneach 

HOMEWORK/OBAIR BHAILE 
Please translate Cuir Gaeilge air seo 
Please go to www.youtube.com
Put in the words 
(1) Dubh 
(2) Cailín rua 
and see if you find anything interesting. 
Please revise the chapters that we have done to date. 
Please pay particular attention to the use of the definite article. an 
Be aware that there is no indefinite article in Irish. 
Cóta = coat or a coat 
An cóta = the coat 
Tá cóta agat = you have a coat 
The coat is torn = Tá an cóta stróicthe. 
Múinteoir = teacher or a teacher 
An múinteoir = the teacher 
Tá múinteoir againn = we have a teacher 
Tá an múinteoir ag gáire = the teacher is laughing 
Rothar = bicycle or a bicycle 
An rothar = the bicycle Tá rothar aige. He has a bicycle. 
Tá an rothar briste. The bicycle is broken. 

Please send your homework to me.

Send any comments/questions or discoveries to the class at philoprogress1-15b@yahoogroups.com Slán go fóill 
Máire