Learn Gaelic Grammar: Lesson 4 with Katie Macfarlane

CBG Gaelic Class Lesson 4 Katie Macfarlane

Cit a bheil thu a fuireach? Where are you living? C it a bheil D mhnall a fuireach? Where is Donald living? Tha D mhnall a fuireach ann an D n ideann Donald is living in Edinburgh C it a bheil M rag a fuireach? Tha i a fuireach ann an Inbhir Nis Tha Anndra a fuireach ann am F obha

Ann an/Ann am Difference between the two spellings Ann am is used before letters b/p/f/m (This can be remembered by using phrase Big Fat Mashed Potato) Ann an is used before all other letters e.g. ann an Inbhir Nis BUT ann am F obha

Sibh fhin a-nis! Practise C it a bheil (name or pronoun)a fuireach? Tha ____ a fuireach ann an/ ann am/ Anns an/ anns a ( ite)

Tuiseal Tabhartach Dative Case You may have noticed that some places require the preposition ANNS AN/A before them, as opposed to ann an/am . This is what happens when the preposition precedes a definite article, e.g. Tha Paras anns an Fhraing or Tha Cardiff anns a Chuimrigh Anns an comes before the letters d/f/n/r/l or before a vowel Anns a (+ lenition) before all other letters

Sibh fhin a-nis! Practise In pairs/groups, take turns at asking and answering the following questions and also make up some of your own with different places: 1. C it a bheil Lunnainn? 2. C it a bheil D n ideann? 3. C it a bheil Berlin? 4. C it a bheil ______?

Niseantachd Nationality Albannach Scot ireannach Irishman/woman Sasannach Englishman/woman Eadailteach Italian Sp innteach Spaniard Gearmailteach German Cuimreach Welshman/woman

Riochdairean Roimhearach bho ann Prepositional pronouns of ann Ann an + mi = annam Ann an + thu = Annad Ann an + e = ann Ann an + I = Innte Ann an + sinn = annainn Ann an + sibh = annaibh Ann an + iad = annta

S e/Chan e _____ a th ______ I am (noun)/ I am not (noun) S e Albannach a th annam I am a Scot (I am Scottish) (Lit. It is a Scot which is in me ) Chan e ireannach a th annad You are not Irish S e Sasannach a th ann He is English Chan e Eadailteach a th innte She is not Italian

Geama Game Using the following pictures, say where the celebrities are from and which nationality they are: E.g. Tha Tom Jones _________. S e _______ a th ann. 1 2. 3. 4. 5.

D sersa ite? What sort of place? C it a bheil thu a fuireach? Tha mi a fuireach ann an Obar Dheathain D se rsa ite? S e baile m r a th ann Chan e baile snog a th ann Baile town/city beag small M r big trang busy Snog nice s mhach quiet

A Cheist The Question + An e ? + - S e Chan e - Nach e ?

Cmhradh Conversation A: C it a bheil thu a fuireach? B: Tha mi a fuireach ann an/ann am/anns an/anns a _________ A: An e baile _____ a th ann? B: S e. S e baile _____ a th ann. OR Chan e. Chan e baile ______ a th ann. A: D se rsa ite? B: S e ite/baile _______ a th ann.

ran Song An Cluinn Thu Leannain? Le D ghall MacPh il, air a sheinn le Mary Jane Lamond An cluinn thu leannain? An cluinn thu? An cluinn thu idir? An cluinn thu? An cluinn thu leannain? An cluinn thu? Mar a tha mi cho tinn gad ionndrainn Do you hear darling? Do you hear? Do you hear at all? Do you hear? Do you hear darling? Do you hear? How ill I am from missing you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y1kl_qWfH8

Material from todays class can be found at the following link: https://speakgaelic.scot/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SG-A1-C02- Places.pdf