Colloquial Irish The Complete Course for Beginners

Specially written by experienced teachers, this is an easy-to-use and completely up-to-date course which provides a step-by-step approach to spoken and written Irish, with no prior knowledge of the language required. This new edition offers updated cultural references and new audio material accompanying the course. What makes Colloquial Irish your best choice in personal language learning? emphasis on the language of East Connemara, with a clear pronunciation guide and an appendix on dialectal differences within Irish stimulating exercises with lively illustrations effective combination of language points, dialogues, and cultural information Irish/English and English/Irish word lists. By the end of this rewarding course, you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Irish in a broad range of everyday situations. New audio material for this edition is available to download forfree in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Ag cur aithne ar dhaoineGetting to know people 2. Ag caint fút féinTalking about yourself 3. Ag caint faoin teaghlachTalking about the family 4. Ag lorg eolais faoi lóistínSeeking information about lodgings 5. Ag caint faoi chaithimh aimsireSpeaking about pastimes 6. Ag cur síos ar imeachtaí an laeDescribing events of the day 7. Ag caint faoi na scileanna atá agatTalking about the skills that you have 8. Ag cur síos ar chúrsaí oibreDescribing employment situations 9. Bia, deoch, agus ceolFood, drink, and music 10. SláinteHealth 11. Cúrsaí siopadóireachtGoing shopping 12. Laethanta saoire Holidays/vacation 13. OrduitheOrders 14. SocruitheArrangements Grammar summary Dialect appendix Key to exercises Dialogue translations Irish–English glossary English–Irish glossary Index

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.