Irish Gaelic A2
CEFR A2 · Elementary
A2 opens the past tense, which in Irish is marked at the front of the word rather than the end: séimhiú on a consonant (cheannaigh mé, bhuail sí) and d' before a vowel or f (d'ól mé, d'fhan siad), plus the handful of irregulars a learner meets constantly - chuaigh, rinne, dúirt, fuair, chonaic. You take on the prepositional pronouns that carry so much of Irish grammar (orm, ort, air, uirthi; agam, liom, dom), which is how you say you have a cold or a headache - tá slaghdán orm - and how you say you like something at all. A first future in -faidh/-fidh, ag + verbal noun for what you are doing, and frequency words from i gcónaí to riamh let you describe your routine, last weekend and your free time.
75 words · 6 units · 22 grammar points
What you learn at Irish Gaelic A2
An Gnáthamh Laethúil
Talk about your daily routine, habits, and how often you do things.
- Describe your morning routine using the habitual present
- Say what time you do everyday activities
- Sequence the events of your day in order
- Link actions using 'first', 'then', and 'after that'
- Say how often you do an activity
- Use frequency adverbs like often, sometimes, always and never
- Talk about housework and who does which job
- Say how often each job gets done
An tAm Atá Thart
Talk about the past: yesterday, last weekend, and travel memories.
- Say what you did yesterday using the past tense
- Form regular past-tense verbs correctly
- Describe what you did last weekend
- Use past-tense time markers like 'last week' and 'then'
- Talk about a past travel experience
- Describe a holiday you had
- Place a past story in time with expressions like 'a few years ago'
- Contrast how things used to be with how they are now
Caitheamh Aimsire agus Am Saor
Talk about hobbies, likes and dislikes, and free-time plans.
- Say what hobbies you like to do
- Talk about how you spend your free time
- Say what you like and dislike
- Compare things and state a preference
- Talk about your plans for the weekend
- Say what you will do using the future tense
- Talk about the music, films and books you enjoy
- Recommend something and give a short reason
Sláinte agus an Corp
Say how you feel, name the parts of the body, and get through a visit to the doctor or the pharmacy.
- Say what is wrong with you using the preposition ar
- Ask someone how they are feeling and understand the answer
- Name the parts of the body
- Say which part of you hurts and why
- Make an appointment and describe your symptoms
- Understand a prescription and get medicine at the pharmacy
- Ask for medicine and describe a small symptom at the pharmacy
- Understand instructions about how often to take something
Pleananna agus Coinní
Rud a mholadh, coinne a shocrú agus a athrú, agus labhairt faoin aimsir a athraíonn na pleananna.
- Moladh a dhéanamh agus freagra a thabhairt air
- Cuireadh a ghlacadh nó a dhiúltú go béasach
- Coinne a shocrú, a athrú nó a chur ar ceal
- Fiafraí cathain atá duine saor
- Cur síos ar an aimsir agus an réamhaisnéis a thuiscint
- Na pleananna a cheangal leis an aimsir
- Recall vocabulary from earlier lessons without being shown it first
- Prove the unit stuck before moving on
Guthán, Teachtaireachtaí agus Fadhbanna Beaga
Glaoch agus scríobh, leithscéal a ghabháil, míthuiscint a réiteach agus cabhair a iarraidh - an saol laethúil nuair nach dtéann rud de réir an phlean.
- Comhrá gairid gutháin a dhéanamh agus teachtaireacht a fhágáil
- Rud a iarraidh go béasach
- Leithscéal a ghabháil agus botún a mhíniú
- Gearán a dhéanamh go béasach
- Cabhair a iarraidh agus a thairiscint
- Réiteach a mholadh agus a dheimhniú
- Recall vocabulary from earlier lessons without being shown it first
- Prove the unit stuck before moving on
A2 grammar points
- Present tense for habits
- The verb comes first: Irish word order
- How often: riamh, go minic, uair sa tseachtain
- Tá mé ag glanadh: the verbal noun
- Past tense: lenition and d'
- Seo caite, ó shin, and Dé for days
- The eleven irregular verbs in the past
- Ó shin for ago, le for how long
- "Is maith liom" + verbal noun
- Is fearr liom... ná: preferring and comparing
- The future: -faidh and -fidh
- The genitive: one noun owning another
- Ailments go ON you: tá slaghdán orm
- Prepositional pronouns: ag, ar, le, do
- Eclipsis after ag an, ar an, chuig an
- An bhfuil? Níl. Questions and negatives of tá
- Moltaí: 'Cad faoi …?' agus an chéad phearsa iolra
- Ar a deich: fixing a time
- Tá sé ag cur báistí: talking about the weather
- Caithfidh mé agus is féidir liom
- Ní and níor: negating past and present
- Réiteoimid é: the ending that carries we
Irish Gaelic A2 vocabulary
The first 40 of 75, in frequency order.
| Irish Gaelic | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| caill | to lose | Ná caill an bus ar maidin. |
| déan dearmad | to forget (lit. make forgetting) | Ná déan dearmad ar an gcoinne. |
| tosaigh | to start | Tosaigh ar an obair ar a naoi. |
| críochnaigh | to finish | Críochnaigh an leabhar roimh an Aoine. |
| cas le | to meet (someone) | Cas le Máire ag an stáisiún ar a trí. |
| cuidigh le | to help (someone) | Cuidigh le do dheartháir, le do thoil. |
| teastaigh ó | to want, to need (lit. to be wanted from) | Teastaíonn caife uaim. |
| creid | to believe | Creid é nó ná creid, d'éirigh liom. |
| tá súil agam | I hope (lit. there is an eye/hope at me) | Tá súil agam go bhfuil tú go maith. |
| mothaigh | to feel | Mothaigh an teas ón tine! |
| is fuath le | to hate (lit. is hatred with) | Is fuath le Máire an fuacht. |
| cuimhnigh ar | to remember | Cuimhnigh ar do mhála. |
| geall | to promise | Geall dom go dtiocfaidh tú. |
| mol | to praise; to recommend | Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí. |
| iarr | to ask for, to request | D'iarr sé cabhair orm. |
| freagair | to answer | Freagair an cheist. |
| bhí | was, were (past of tá) | Bhí mé tuirseach inné. |
| rinne | did, made (past of déan) | Rinne mé an obair. |
| chuaigh | went (past of téigh) | Chuaigh sí abhaile. |
| tháinig | came (past of tar) | Tháinig sé go luath. |
| chonaic | saw (past of feic) | Chonaic mé an scannán. |
| chuala | heard (past of clois) | Chuala mé an scéal. |
| d'ith | ate (past of ith) | D'ith mé bricfeasta. |
| d'ól | drank (past of ól) | D'ól sí caife. |
| chodail | slept (past of codail) | Chodail mé go sámh. |
| caithfidh | must, will have to (from caith) | Caithfidh mé imeacht anois. |
| ní mór do | must, has to (lit. it is not big for) | Ní mór do Sheán dul ann inniu. |
| is féidir | it is possible, can | Is féidir é a dhéanamh. |
| is féidir le | is able to (someone) | Is féidir le Pól snámh go maith. |
| ba mhaith le | would like (lit. would be good with) | Ba mhaith le Síle cupán tae. |
| ceann | head (m.) | Chroith sí a ceann. |
| súile | eyes (pl.) | Tá súile gorma aici. |
| cluasa | ears (pl.) | Tá cluasa móra ar an gcoinín. |
| lámh | hand; arm (f.) | Tabhair dom do lámh. |
| cos | foot; leg (f.) | Bhris sí a cos ag imirt peile. |
| tinn | sick, sore | Tá mé tinn inniu. |
| sláintiúil | healthy | Bia sláintiúil is ea é. |
| dochtúir | doctor (m.) | Caithfidh mé dul chuig an dochtúir. |
| ospidéal | hospital (m.) | Tá sí san ospidéal. |
| obair | work (f.) | Tá mé ag obair go crua. |