2nd Edition
Colloquial Irish The Complete Course for Beginners
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Ag cur aithne ar dhaoine
Getting to know people
2. Ag caint fút féin
Talking about yourself
3. Ag caint faoin teaghlach
Talking about the family
4. Ag lorg eolais faoi lóistín
Seeking information about lodgings
5. Ag caint faoi chaithimh aimsire
Speaking about pastimes
6. Ag cur síos ar imeachtaí an lae
Describing events of the day
7. Ag caint faoi na scileanna atá agat
Talking about the skills that you have
8. Ag cur síos ar chúrsaí oibre
Describing employment situations
9. Bia, deoch, agus ceol
Food, drink, and music
10. Sláinte
Health
11. Cúrsaí siopadóireacht
Going shopping
12. Laethanta saoire
Holidays/vacation
13. Orduithe
Orders
14. Socruithe
Arrangements
Grammar summary
Dialect appendix
Key to exercises
Dialogue translations
Irish–English glossary
English–Irish glossary
Index
Biography
Tomás Ó hÍde is Professor of Languages and Literatures at Lehman College, CUNY, USA.
Máire Ní Neachtain was Head of the Irish Department at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, Ireland, and now resides in An Spidéal in the Cois Fharraige Gaeltacht, where she is active in many community enterprises.
Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew is Lecturer at Penn Language Center, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
John Gillen is Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Sciences, Hostos Community College, CUNY, USA.
