PII 2008 Spring 15a [ Ceacht a sé (6) ]
Fáilte ar ais, a chairde,
Hope that you had time to study ceacht a cúig 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 thru the stór focal  for this Ceacht in the Foghlaim section.
* Listen *several times* to the recording of the vocabulary for this ceacht: 06_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/371780 
or doing the crossword at: http://irish.rownw.com/xwds/l6.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 ] In this lesson we are introduced to adjectives.
Normally the Noun is before the Adjective in Irish. Except for ‘sean’ and ‘droch’. When these are used as prefixes, they can cause lenition ( i.e. a 'h' to be added after the first letter ) on the next word, if it begins with a lenitable consonant. ‘d’ is an exception since the letters ‘d’ or ‘t’,’s’ often resist lenition after an ‘n’. Use the mnemonic D.O.T.S. to help you remember this!
* In modern Irish one puts a hyphen after droch. So we write droch-phingin, rather than drochphingin.
[ Question Time !!! ]
When should one use ‘glas’ for green, and ‘uaine’ for green? Answers please, to the class.
[ Homework ]
* Translate the sentences in the "Cuir Gaeilge Air Seo " section. 
You may send obair bhaile as a Word or RTF format document, via E-mail to me at my gmail address. 
Slán tamall,
Gearóid

Please have a look at the Grammar Supplement description for this ceacht @:
 			http://www.gaeilge-resources.eu/Files/piiforabhargramadai.pdf

Proverb of the week:  "Ní neart go cur le chéile - No strength without unity"