Phrase: Cárbh as tú ?
Translation: Where are you from?
Pronounciation: Kaw – riv os too?
Phrase: Cén aois tú ?
Translation: Where are you from
Pronounciation: Kane eesh too?
Phase: Bain taitneamh as
Translation: Enjoy yourself
Pronounciation: Bon tat-niv oss
Phrase: Is as éirinn mé
Translation: I am from Ireland
Pronounciation: Iss oss Erinmay
Phrase: Là Breithe Shona
Translation: Happy Birthday
Pronounciation: Law brehha hunna
Phrase: Tá an samhradh ag teacht
Translation: The Summeris coming
Pronounciation: Thaw on sow-ra egg chockt
Word Power
Over the next few issues we will be attempting to increase your word power. Have a look at the words below and afterwards see if you know their meaning.
Word Pronunciation
1. Winsome Win-sum
2. Vestige Fest-eege
3. Trite Tryte
4. Sanguine Sang-gwin
5. Preclude Prih-clude
6. Maxim Max-imm
7. Impetuous Im-pet-u-ous
8. Espouse Es-pous-e
9. Cupidity Coop-id-ity
10. Cogent Co-jint
11. Calumny Cal-uhm-nee
12. Adamant Ad-amm-ant
Answers:
1. charming in a childlike or naive way
2. an indication that something has been present
3. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
4. confidently optimistic and cheerful
5. make impossible, especially beforehand
6. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
7. characterised by undue haste and lack of thought
8. choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
9. extreme greed for material wealth
10. powerfully persuasive
11. a false accusation of an offence
12. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
How did YOU score?
10 or more – Perfection!
6-9 Brilliant.
3-5 Well done.
0-2 Must do better.
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