Aonad 8: An stáisiún traenach 2 - Tá pas agam!

a) Comhrá 8: an script

Oibrí	Deas tú a fheiceáil arís, a Bhríd.  Cá bhfuil tú ag dul inniu?
Custaiméir	Deas tusa a fheiceáil fosta, a Chríostóir.  Tá mé ag dul go Doire le mo mhac a fheiceáil.
Oibrí	Sin turas fada.  Níl tú ag teacht ar ais inniu, an bhfuil?
Custaiméir	Níl. Tá mé ag teacht ar ais Dé Sathairn, sílim.  Tá pas agam, creid é nó ná creid!
Oibrí	Nach méanar duit! Anois, ticéad singil mar sin.  Caithfidh tú ticéad eile a fháil i nDoire.
Custaiméir	Tuigim sin.
Oibrí	Seo an ticéad agus seo an admháil.  Tá súil agam go mbeidh am ar dóigh agaibh ansin.
Custaiméir	Go raibh míle maith agat, a Chríostóir.  Feicfidh mé Dé Sathairn thú, b’fhéidir.
Oibrí	B’fhéidir é!

 b) Stór focal

Frásaí úsáideacha / useful phrases

tá pas agam, 

creid é nó ná creid!

I have a pass,

believe it or not!

nach méanar duit! 

isn’t it well for you!

ticéad singil 

mar sin.

a single ticket 

then ( = in that case).

caithfidh tú 

ticéad eile a fháil 

i nDoire.

you have to 

get another ticket 

in Derry.

tuigim sin.

I understand that.

tá súil agam 

go mbeidh am ar dóigh agaibh ansin.

I hope 

that you’ll+ have a great time there.

feicfidh mé Dé Sathairn thú, b’fhéidir.

I’ll see you on Saturday, maybe.

b’fhéidir é!

maybe so!

Dé Sathairn / on Saturday

The easiest way to learn the days of the week is to use them daily.

Below are the basic forms of the names of the days of the week (beginning on Monday) along with the form used in Comhrá 8 - Dé Sathairn / on Saturday.

3. Pointe teanga

Aidiachtaí / adjectives

Sin turas fada

The order of the words is worth noting in sin turas fada / that’s a journey long.

In Irish adjectives follow the noun most of the time. Here are some examples of singular nouns with an adjective.

4. Note the séimhiú on the adjectives following eochair and oíche since those nouns are classed as ‘feminine’, are in the singular and are simply being named. Do not worry about terms relating to grammar. The gender of any noun can be checked on focloir.ie or teanglann.ie.Cleachtaí

Cleachtadh 1

Cuir Gaeilge ar na habairtí seo.

Nice to see you. ______________________________.

Where are you? ______________________________?

You’re not going. ______________________________.

I’m coming now. ______________________________.

Cleachtadh 2

Use two of the following words to complete the short conversation below, bearing in mind the information about go/go dtí in Aonad 7.

An bhfuil tú ag dul go ___________________ ?

Níl.

Tá mé ag dul go dtí ___________________ ?

Cleachtadh 3

‘tá súil agam go mbeidh am ar dóigh agaibh ansin’.

Rewrite the sentence above to indicate that the speaker is speaking to one person in relation to that person only (i.e. I hope you have a good time there).

You will need to change the word agaibh - see Aonad 5.

____________________________________________________.

e) Cleachtadh grúpa

• Collaborate with another learner.
• You both work for the same company. 
• Your job is very varied and you have to do each task below together on a different day (a day for each task), including a free day.

Tascanna:

ábhar a ordú ar líne

glantóireacht san oifig

lá saor

obair ar an ríomhaire

seisiún traenála

siopadóireacht

turas go Béal Feirste

Plean don tseachtain / plan for the week

Obair bhreise 8

San oifig, i siopa, comhrá fóin / 

in the office, in a shop, on the phone

Míreanna beaga / short fillers

It’s useful to have some ‘conversation fillers’ to use naturally in your interactions. 

Samplaí:

i gceart

grand, fine

go hiontach!

great!

sin an saol

that’s life

sin a bhfuil

that’s all

an rud atá ann...

this is the thing...

arís is arís eile

again and again

leis an fhírinne a dhéanamh

to tell the truth

tiocfaidh mé ar ais chugat

I’ll come back to you

sin mar atá cúrsaí faoi láthair

that’s how things are at the minute

tá sin ar fad i gceart

that’s all fine