PII 2008 Spring15a [ Ceacht a cúig (5) ]  
Fáilte a chairde, 
Hope that you had time to revise ceacht a 4 and try the obair bhaile.
If you have any questions or comments, please send an E-mail to the class.
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* Read through the Vocabulary ( stór focal ) for this Ceacht in the "Foghlaim" section.
* Listen *several times* to the recording of the vocabulary for this ceacht: 05_PII_Vocab.mp3, which is stored in the Group's Files folder, in the sub-folder 'Audio_Vocab'. Read out *loud* the stór focal until you are satisfied with your pronunciation.
Practise using the Flashcards at: http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/370910
or doing the crossword at: http://irish.rownw.com/xwds/l5.html 
* Read out *loud* the sentences in the "Léigh" section.
* Write out the answers to the questions in the "Freagair" section.
* Listen to the related sound file for this complete ceacht. To find the sound file, on the left hand side of this Group's page, click on "Links". There you'll see a link called "Comhaid Fhuaime". Click on this to see a list of Sound Files for all the PII lessons. Click on the file for this Ceacht.
[ Note ] There is no word in Irish for ‘a’ or ‘an’. So, ‘ a book’ is simply, ‘leabhar’.
In Irish, one does not say someone has something, one says that it is ‘at’ them.
So, Tá leabhar agam = ( lit. ) Is / a book / at  me. =  I have a book. In this ceacht we are introduced to Prepositional Pronouns; created by combining simple prepositions with personal pronouns.
For example:
at me	at you (sing.)	at him	at her	at us	at you (pl.)	at them	
agam	agat	aige	aici	againn	agaibh	acu	

[ Question Time !!! ]
What is the Irish for ‘Euro’ and ‘Cent’ ? Are they masculine or feminine? What about the plural of Euro and Cent in Irish? Perhaps you could use Google to search for the answer? Send any answers to the class.
[ Homework ] 
* Translate the sentences in the "Cuir Gaeilge Air Seo " section into Irish. 
You may send obair bhaile as a Word or RTF format document, via E-mail to me at my gmail address. 
Slán go fóill,
Gearóid
Note:Additional PII learning resources are available at: www.gaeilge-resources.eu
Proverb of the week: 
"Eist le fuaim na habhann is gheobhaid tú breac". Listen to the sound of the stream and you’ll catch  a trout