Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)

✍ Scribed by Thomas Ihde, Maire Ni Neachtain, Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew, John Gillen

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 260
• Series: Colloquial Series
• Edition: Bilingual
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book is excellent for a complete self-taught beginner, an adult education class, or Irish 101. After working through this volume, the student can continue on with Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook which I have also bought. That volume was also published by Routledge in 2008. The two books teach a standard form of the language with a regional preference for Connacht Irish. The authors of Colloquial Irish are all teachers which is a big plus. One of them is a native speaker of the colloquial form modeled in the book and her voice can also be heard on the CDs along with other native speakers. I have always wanted to learn the Irish of the western part of Co. Galway, but all that was available was Learning Irish. I couldn't make it past Chapter 5 of that book. I guess translating hundreds of sentences from Irish to English and English to Irish just wasn't my thing, yet I realize it works for some. Colloquial Irish has a lot of engaging and fun exercises that make me use the language instead of just analyzing it. I also love the cultural notes in each chapter that I don't remember seeing in any other Irish language textbook.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 10
1 Ag cur aithne ar dhaoine: Getting to know people......Page 16
2 Ag caint fút féin: Talking about yourself......Page 28
3 Ag caint faoin teaghlach: Talking about the family......Page 42
4 Ag lorg eolais faoi lóistín: Seeking information about lodgings......Page 56
5 Ag caint faoi chaithimh aimsire: Speaking about pastimes......Page 69
6 Ag cur síos ar imeachtaí an lae: Describing events of the day......Page 81
7 Ag caint faoi na scileanna atá agat: Talking about the skills that you have......Page 94
8 Ag cur síos ar chúrsaí oibre: Describing employment situations......Page 106
9 Bia, deoch, agus ceol: Food, drink, and music......Page 117
10 Sláinte: Health......Page 128
11 Cúrsaí siopadóireachta: Going shopping......Page 140
12 Laethanta saoire: Holidays/vacation......Page 152
13 Orduithe: Orders......Page 165
14 Socruithe: Arrangements......Page 176
Grammar summary......Page 188
Dialect appendix......Page 205
Key to exercises......Page 215
Dialogue translations......Page 230
Irish–English glossary......Page 237
English–Irish glossary......Page 247
Index......Page 258

✦ Subjects

Языки и языкознание;Ирландский язык;