Chapter 5 // Counting & Currency

An bhfuil … agat?

phrase
Do you have a ...?

An bhfuil léarscáil agat?

phrase
Do you have a map?

An bhfuil léarscáil?

phrase
Is there a map?

Tá … agam

phrase
I have a ...

Tá léarscáil agam

phrase
I have a map

an t-eolaí, na heolaithe

an eolaí, na n-eolaithe

noun m (4th declension)
guide, guidebook

An bhfuil eolaí agat?

phrase
Do you have a guidebook?

Tá, tá eolaí agam

phrase
Yes, I have a guidebook

an ceol, na ceolta

an cheoil, na gceolta

noun m (1st declension)
music, song

traidisiúnta

adjective
traditional

ceol traidisiúnta

phrase
traditional music

An bhfuil ceol traidisiúnta agat?

phrase
Do you have traditional music?

Níl, níl ceol traidisiúnta agam

phrase
No, I don't have traditional music

cinnte

adjective
certain, definite

Tá, cinnte

phrase
Yes, certainly!

an ticéad, na ticéid

an ticéid, na dticéad

noun m (1st declension)
ticket

Níl ticéad agat

phrase
You don't have a ticket

ar

particle (triggers lenition)
question marker (at beginning of sentence)

an ceann, na cinn

an chinn, na gceann

noun m (1st declension)
one (modified by adjective/demonstrative, referring to an object or animal)

Ar mhaith …?

phrase
Would it be good...?

Ar mhaith leat …?

phrase
Would you like ...?

le

preposition (plus dative, triggers h-prothesis)
with

Ar mhaith leat ceann?

phrase
Would you like one (of something)?

Ar mhaith leat léarscáil?

phrase
Would you like a map?

Ar mhaith leat ticéad?

phrase
Would you like a ticket?

ba

particle (triggers lenition)
past/conditional affirmative of is; was, would

ba mhaith

phrase
Would like (a) ...

liom

pronoun
with me, to me

ba mhaith liom

phrase
I would like ...

Ba mhaith liom léarscáil

phrase
I would like a map

an geansaí, na geansaithe

an gheansaí, na ngeansaithe

noun m (4th declension)
sweater, jumper

Árannach

adjective
from the Aran Islands

an tÁrannach, na hÁrannaigh

an Árannaigh, na nÁrannach

noun m (1st declension)
native of the Aran Islands

an t-oileán, na hoileáin

an oileáin, na n-oileán

noun m (1st declension)
island

na hOileáin Árann

noun m pl
the Aran Islands

geansaí Árannach

phrase
an Aran sweater

Ba mhaith liom geansaí Árannach

phrase
I would like an Aran sweater

Ba mhaith, go raibh maith agat

phrase
Yes (I would like one), thank you

níor

particle (triggers lenition)
not (past tense preverbal particle)

níor mhaith

phrase
would not like

Níor mhaith, go raibh maith agat

phrase
No (I would not like one), thanks

níor mhaith liom

phrase
I would not like...

Níor mhaith, níor mhaith liom eolaí

phrase
No, I would not like a guidebook

an línéadach, na línéadaí

an línéadaigh, na línéadaí

noun m (1st declension)
linen

Gaelach

adjective
Irish Gaelic

an Gael, na Gaeil

an Ghaeil, na nGael

noun m (1st declension)
Gael, Gaelic person

línéadach Gaelach

phrase
Irish linen

Níor mhaith liom geansaí Árannach, ba mhaith liom línéadach Gaelach

phrase
I wouldn't like an Aran sweater, I'd like some Irish linen

dhá

numeral (triggers lenition)
two (attributive)

dhá cheann

phrase

two of those

Ba mhaith liom dhá cheann

phrase
I'd like two (of something)

aon

numeral (triggers lenition, except d/s/t)
one (used independently)

amháin

adverb
one, only

aon cheann amháin

phrase
One of those (only)

trí

numeral (triggers lenition in singular, h-prothesis in plural)
three

trí cinn

phrase
three of those

ceithre

numeral (triggers lenition in singular, h-prothesis in plural)
four (attributive)

ceithre cinn

phrase
four of those

cúig

numeral (triggers lenition in singular)
five

cúig cinn

phrase
five of those

sé

numeral (triggers lenition in singular, h-prothesis in plural)
six

sé cinn

phrase
six of those

seacht

numeral (triggers eclipsis)
seven

seacht gcinn

phrase
seven of those

ocht

numeral (triggers eclipsis)
eight

ocht gcinn

phrase
eight of those

naoi

numeral (triggers eclipsis)
nine

naoi gcinn

phrase
nine of those

deich

numeral (triggers eclipsis)
ten

deich gcinn

phrase
ten of those

go leor

adverb
enough, plenty

maith go leor

phrase
fair enough, all right, okay

Maith go leor, ba mhaith liom dhá cheann

phrase
Okay, I'd like two of them

an cárta, na cártaí

an chárta, na gcártaí

noun m (4th declension)
card

an cárta poist, na cártaí poist

an chárta phoist, na gcártaí poist

noun m (4th declension)
post card

déag

numeral
-teen (after the number and noun if present)

naoi gcárta poist déag

phrase
nineteen postcards

naoi gcárta poist

phrase
nine postcards

aon chárta poist déag

phrase
eleven postcards

dhá chárta poist déag

phrase
twelve postcards

trí chárta poist déag

phrase
thirteen postcards

an feadóg, na feadóga

na feadóige, na bhfeadóg

noun f (2nd declension)
whistle (music)

an stán, na stáin

an stáin, na stán

noun m (1st declension)
tin

feadóg stáin

phrase
tin whistle

ceithre fheadóg stáin déag

phrase
fourteen tin whistles

cúig gheansaí déag

phrase
fifteen sweaters

sé thicéad déag

phrase
sixteen tickets

seacht bhfeadóg stáin déag

phrase
seventeen tin whistles