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=== Greeting and replying to someone ===
=== Greeting and replying to someone ===


'''Hello (to one person)'''<br />
==== Grammar ====
''Dia dhoit.''


'''Hello (response to one person)'''<br />
===== Prepositional Pronouns =====
''Dia’s Muire dhoit.''


'''Hello (to multiple people)'''<br />
'''"to you" (2nd sg.)''' - ''doit''<br/>
''Dia dhíbh.''
'''"to you" (2nd pl.)''' - ''díbh''<br/>


'''Hello (response to multiple people)'''<br />
==== Vocabulary ====
''Dia’s Muire dhíbh.''
 
'''"Dia"''' - ''God''<br/>
'''"Muire"''' - ''Mary, mother of Jesus''
 
==== Functions ====
 
'''"Hello!" (to one person)'''<br/>
''Dia dhoit!''
 
'''"Hello!" (response to one person)'''<br/>
''Dia’s Muire dhoit!''
 
'''"Hello!" (to multiple people)'''<br/>
''Dia dhíbh!''
 
'''"Hello!" (response to multiple people)'''<br/>
''Dia’s Muire dhíbh!''


==== Notes ====
==== Notes ====


* Following a word that ends with a vowel, ''doit'', ''doitse'', ''díbh'' and ''díbhse'' become ''dhoit'', ''dhoitse'', ''dhíbh'' and ''dhíbhse''.
* The full phrase is can often be ''go mbeannaí Dia dhoit/dhíbh'', but this is usually just shortened to ''Dia dhoit/dhíbh''.
* The full phrase is can often be ''go mbeannaí Dia dhoit/dhíbh'', but this is usually just shortened to ''Dia dhoit/dhíbh''.
* The initial hello can be ''[go mbeannaí] Dia's Muire dhoit/dhíbh'' to which the reply would be ''[go mbeannaí] Dia's Muire dhoit/dhíbh is Pádraig''.
* The initial hello can be ''[go mbeannaí] Dia's Muire dhoit/dhíbh'' to which the reply would be ''[go mbeannaí] Dia's Muire dhoit/dhíbh is Pádraig''.
=== Asking people how they are and replying to the same question ===
==== Grammar ====
===== Interrogatives =====
'''"How am/are/is…?"'''<br/>
''Conas athá…?''
'''"Am/are/is…?"'''<br/>
''Buil…?''
===== Pronouns =====
'''"me" (1st sg.)''' - ''me''<br/>
'''"you" (2nd sg.)''' - ''tu''<br/>
'''"we" (1st pl.)''' - ''sinn''<br/>
'''"you" (2nd pl.)''' - ''sibh''
'''"me, myself" (1st sg.)''' - ''me héin''<br/>
'''"you, yourself" (2nd sg.)''' - ''tu héin''<br/>
'''"we, ourselves" (1st pl.)''' - ''sinn héin''<br/>
'''"you, yourselves" (2nd pl.)''' - ''sibh héin''
===== Prepositional Pronouns =====
'''"at you" (2nd sg.)''' - ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>gut''<br/>
'''"at you" (2nd pl.)''' - ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>gaibh''
==== Vocabulary ====
'''"good, well"''' - ''maith''<br/>
'''"fine, middling"''' - ''cuíosach''
==== Functions ====
'''"How are you?" (to one person)'''<br/>
''Conas athá tu?''
'''"How are you?" (to one multiple people)'''<br/>
''Conas athá sibh?''
'''"[I am] well, thank you. And you?" (to one person)'''<br/>
''[Tháim] go maith, go rai' maith agut. Agus tu héin?''
'''"[We are] well, thank you. And you?" (to multiple people)'''<br/>
''[Tháimíd] go maith, go rai' maith agaibh. Agus sibh héin?''
'''"[I am] fine/middling."'''<br/>
''[Tháim] cuíosach.''
'''"Are you well?" (to one person)'''<br/>
''Buil tu go maith?''
'''"Are you well?" (to multiple people)'''<br/>
''Buil sibh go maith?''
'''"I am. I am fine, thank you." (to one person)'''<br/>
''Thá. Tháim cuíosach, go rai' maith agut.''
'''"We are. We are fine, thank you." (to multiple people)'''<br/>
''Thá. Tháimíd cuíosach, go rai' maith agaibh.''
==== Notes ====
* Following a word that ends with a consonant, ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>gut''<br/> and ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>gaibh'' become ''agut'' and ''agaibh''.
* Common alternatives to '''"how are you?" (to one person)''': ''conas atháir?'', ''conas tathá tu?'', ''conas tatháir? '', ''conas tá tu?'' and ''conas táir?''.
* Common alternatives to '''"how are you?" (to one multiple people)''': ''conas tathá sibh?'' and ''conas tá sibh?''.
* A common alternative to ''tháim'' is ''thá me''.
* Never said is ''thá sinn'', only ''tháimíd''.
* A common alternative to ''héin'' is ''héineach'', and ''héinig'' is a less common alternative.
* A common alternative to ''cuíosach'' is ''maith go leor'', and ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>dir a bheith eatarra'' is a less common alternative.
* A less common alternative to ''buil tu…?'' is ''builir…?''.
=== More ===
==== Grammar ====
===== Pronouns =====
'''"he" (3rd sg. masc.)''' - ''se''<br/>
'''"she" (3rd sg. fem.)''' - ''sí''<br/>
'''"they" (3rd pl.)''' - ''siad''
===== Prepositional Pronouns =====
'''"on you" (2nd sg.)''' - ''ort''<br/>
'''"on you" (2nd pl.)''' - ''oraibh''
'''"to <u>you</u>" (2nd sg. emph.)''' - ''doitse''<br/>
'''"to <u>you</u>" (2nd pl. emph.)''' - ''díbhse''<br/>
'''"on <u>you</u>" (2nd sg. emph.)''' - ''ortsa''<br/>
'''"on <u>you</u>" (2nd pl. emph.)''' - ''oraibhse''
==== Vocabulary ====
===== Numbers 0-10 =====
'''0 "zero"''' - ''neamhní''<br/>
'''1 "one"''' - ''haon''<br/>
'''2 "two"''' - ''dó''<br/>
'''3 "three"''' - ''trí''<br/>
'''4 "four"''' - ''ceathair''<br/>
'''5 "five"''' - ''cúig''<br/>
'''6 "six"''' - ''sé''<br/>
'''7 "seven"''' - ''seacht''<br/>
'''8 "eight"''' - ''hocht''<br/>
'''9 "nine"''' - ''naoi''<br/>
'''10 "ten"''' - ''deich''


[[Category:Irish]]
[[Category:Irish]]

Revision as of 04:16, 18 February 2022

This page will explore the Déise dialect utilising material from the TEG grading system by taking the standardised Irish presented in TEG materials and converting it into dialectal form.

A1 Déise

Topic 1: Meeting People

Greeting and replying to someone

Grammar

Prepositional Pronouns

"to you" (2nd sg.) - doit
"to you" (2nd pl.) - díbh

Vocabulary

"Dia" - God
"Muire" - Mary, mother of Jesus

Functions

"Hello!" (to one person)
Dia dhoit!

"Hello!" (response to one person)
Dia’s Muire dhoit!

"Hello!" (to multiple people)
Dia dhíbh!

"Hello!" (response to multiple people)
Dia’s Muire dhíbh!

Notes

  • Following a word that ends with a vowel, doit, doitse, díbh and díbhse become dhoit, dhoitse, dhíbh and dhíbhse.
  • The full phrase is can often be go mbeannaí Dia dhoit/dhíbh, but this is usually just shortened to Dia dhoit/dhíbh.
  • The initial hello can be [go mbeannaí] Dia's Muire dhoit/dhíbh to which the reply would be [go mbeannaí] Dia's Muire dhoit/dhíbh is Pádraig.

Asking people how they are and replying to the same question

Grammar

Interrogatives

"How am/are/is…?"
Conas athá…?

"Am/are/is…?"
Buil…?

Pronouns

"me" (1st sg.) - me
"you" (2nd sg.) - tu
"we" (1st pl.) - sinn
"you" (2nd pl.) - sibh

"me, myself" (1st sg.) - me héin
"you, yourself" (2nd sg.) - tu héin
"we, ourselves" (1st pl.) - sinn héin
"you, yourselves" (2nd pl.) - sibh héin

Prepositional Pronouns

"at you" (2nd sg.) - 'gut
"at you" (2nd pl.) - 'gaibh

Vocabulary

"good, well" - maith
"fine, middling" - cuíosach

Functions

"How are you?" (to one person)
Conas athá tu?

"How are you?" (to one multiple people)
Conas athá sibh?

"[I am] well, thank you. And you?" (to one person)
[Tháim] go maith, go rai' maith agut. Agus tu héin?

"[We are] well, thank you. And you?" (to multiple people)
[Tháimíd] go maith, go rai' maith agaibh. Agus sibh héin?

"[I am] fine/middling."
[Tháim] cuíosach.

"Are you well?" (to one person)
Buil tu go maith?

"Are you well?" (to multiple people)
Buil sibh go maith?

"I am. I am fine, thank you." (to one person)
Thá. Tháim cuíosach, go rai' maith agut.

"We are. We are fine, thank you." (to multiple people)
Thá. Tháimíd cuíosach, go rai' maith agaibh.

Notes

  • Following a word that ends with a consonant, 'gut
    and 'gaibh become agut and agaibh.
  • Common alternatives to "how are you?" (to one person): conas atháir?, conas tathá tu?, conas tatháir? , conas tá tu? and conas táir?.
  • Common alternatives to "how are you?" (to one multiple people): conas tathá sibh? and conas tá sibh?.
  • A common alternative to tháim is thá me.
  • Never said is thá sinn, only tháimíd.
  • A common alternative to héin is héineach, and héinig is a less common alternative.
  • A common alternative to cuíosach is maith go leor, and 'dir a bheith eatarra is a less common alternative.
  • A less common alternative to buil tu…? is builir…?.

More

Grammar

Pronouns

"he" (3rd sg. masc.) - se
"she" (3rd sg. fem.) -
"they" (3rd pl.) - siad

Prepositional Pronouns

"on you" (2nd sg.) - ort
"on you" (2nd pl.) - oraibh

"to you" (2nd sg. emph.) - doitse
"to you" (2nd pl. emph.) - díbhse
"on you" (2nd sg. emph.) - ortsa
"on you" (2nd pl. emph.) - oraibhse

Vocabulary

Numbers 0-10

0 "zero" - neamhní
1 "one" - haon
2 "two" -
3 "three" - trí
4 "four" - ceathair
5 "five" - cúig
6 "six" -
7 "seven" - seacht
8 "eight" - hocht
9 "nine" - naoi
10 "ten" - deich