Irish Lesson 89

Niall(NEE-uhl): Dia dhuit, a Chaitríona (uh k*ah-TREE-nuh).

Neil: Hello, Catherine.

Caitríona: Dia's Muire dhuit, a Niaill (DEE-uhs MWIR-e git, uh NEE-il). Conas tátúanois? (KUN-uhs taw* too uh-NISH)

Hello, Neil. How are you now?

Niall: Táim go maith - agus conas tátúféin? (fay*n)

I am well, and how are you?

Caitríona: Támégo maith, leis (lesh). Táim ag déanamh deifre - chuig an busáras (TAW*-im uh DAY*N-uhv DEF-re hig un BUS-aw*-ruhs).

I am well, too. I am hurrying to the bus station.

Niall: Nach n-oibríonn tú- in oifig an eolais ann? (nahk* NIB-ree-uhn too in IF-ig un OH-lish oun)

Don't you work in the information office there?

Caitríona: Oibrím ann, cinnte. (IB-reem oun, KIN-tye). Táan-eolas agam - ar gach bealach bus - agus ar a gcláir ama (taw* AHN-oh-luhs uh-GUHM er gahk* BAL-uhk* bus AH-guhs er uh GLAW*-ir AH-muh).

I work there, certainly.

I have excellent knowledge of every bus route and of their schedules.

Niall: Maith an cailín thú! (mah un kah-LEEN hoo). An féidir leat a insint dom - cathain a imíonn an bus deireanach - go hÁth Luain inniú? (un FAY*-dir lat IN-shint duhm CAH-hin uh im-EE-uhn un bus DER-i-nuhk* goh haw* LOO-in in-YOO)

Good girl! Can you tell me when the last bus leaves for Athlone today?

Caitríona: Isésin bus fiche a seacht (SHAY* shin bus FI-hye uh SHAHK*T). Imeofar ar deich nóméad taréis a haon déag anocht (im-YOH-fuhr er de NOH-may*d tahr AY*SH uh HAY*N day*-uhg uh-NOHK*T).

That's bus number 27. Departure will be at 10 minutes past 11 tonight.

Niall: Cad mar gheall ar mo mhála taistil? (kahd mahr YOUL er muh VWAH*-luh TASH-til)

What about my suitcase?

Caitríona: Cuir sa raca bagáisteé- agus cuir do shicíníar dhíon an bhus (kir suh RAH-kuh buh-GAW*SH-te ay* AH-guhs kir duh hi-KEEN-ee er YEE-uhn uh VWUS).

Put it in the baggage rack, and put your chickens on the roof of the bus.

Niall: Nábíag magadh fúm anois (naw* bee uh MAH-guh foom uh-NISH). Rud tábhachtach is eaéseo (rud TOU-uhk*-tuhk* sha ay* shuh).

Don't be making fun of me now. It's an important matter that this is.

Caitríona:Ó, gabh mo leithscéal (oh, gou muh LE-shkay*l). Ach isían riail is tábhachtaíi leabhar na rialacha - an riail faoi shicíní(ahk* shee un REE-il is TOU-uhk*-tee i LOU-uhr nuh REEL-uhk*-uh un REE-il fwee hi-KEEN-ee).

Oh, excuse me. But the most important rule in the book of rules is the rule on chickens.

Niall: Cémhéad sicínía théann amach? (kay* vay*d shi-KEEN-ee HAY*-uhn uh-MAHK*)

How many chickens go out?

Caitríona: Tháinig slua mór díobh isteach anuraidh - ach nídheachaigh mórán díobh amach (HAW*-nig SLOO-uh mohr DEE-uhv ish-TYAHK* uh-NOOR-ee, ahk* nee YAK*-hee muh-RAW*N DEE-uhv uh-MAHK*. Fiafraigh den bhúistéir cad a tharla dóibh (FEE-uh-ree den vwoosh-TAY*R kahd uh HAHR-luh DOH-iv).

A great many of them came in last year, but not many went out.

Ask the butcher what happened to them.

Niall: Agus ar dhíon an bhus - a thagann siad - agus a théann siad, an ea? (AH-guhs er YEE-uhn uh VWUS uh HAHG-uhn SHEE-uhd AH-guhs a HAY*-uhn SHEE-uhd, un A).

And on the top of the bus they come and go, is it?

Caitríona:Ó, níhea. Ar trucail - a thaistealaíonn an chuid is módíobh (er TRU-kil uh hash-TAL-ee-uhn un K*WID is moh DEE-uhv). Níl luach ticéad bus acu (neel LOO-ahk* ti-KAY*D bus ah-KUH).

Oh, it's not. By truck most of them travel. They don't have the price of a bus ticket.