Your turn! 2
This is your chance to talk now. Pretend you’re Niamh and that you’re talking to Regina.
Tip for users: Try saying the Irish version of the sentences which appear in bold after “Say:” below. As you do the exercise, check your answers in two ways: (1) click on the plus sign which appears at the end of the sentence and (2) click on the play button on the right-hand side.
| Say: | How are you, Regina? | |
| Regina: | Go maith, go raibh maith agat. Agus tú féin? | |
| Say: | Fine. It’s a nice day, isn’t it? | |
| Regina: | Tá, tá sé go haoibhinn ar fad. Tá sé an-te le cúpla lá anuas. | |
| Say: | Yes. I love weather like this. | |
| Regina: | Ar mhaith leat cupán sciobtha caife a bheith agat liom? | |
| Say: | I’d love to to but I have to collect Cáit from school in half an hour. I’m sorry. | |
| Regina: | Ná bí buartha – am éigin eile. | |
| Say: | Would you like to have lunch with me, say Friday? | |
| Regina: | Cinnte – beidh mé saor an lá sin. Cén t-am a bhuailfimid le chéile? | |
| Say: | Say, half past twelve. | |
| Regina: | Agus cén áit? | |
| Say: | What about that restaurant upstairs in the shopping centre? | |
| Regina: | Go breá. Feicfidh mé ansin thú. Slán go fóill. | |
| Say: | I’ll be talking to you on Friday. |