Tonight's class focused on a lot of going over what we learned the past two sessions to make sure we all knew proper pronunciation and common phrases. We learned a few new vowel patterns as well in addition to the other dipthongs we knew.

Vowel String	Pronunciation
eo	oh
ái	awee

Also, when two vowels are together, one long and one short, the long vowel's sound is most likely to dominate the sound of the entire string of vowels.

Afterwards, we went through Chapter Three of the textbook/handouts and then went back to look at the past two chapers. We practiced all parts of the chapter and spoke each word to be able to better hear the pronunciation.

Next we went over a bit of grammar which continued the past class' discussion.

Feminine nouns, in the nominative and accusative cases, following "an," the article, is linited (asperated).
Example: hean (woman) --> an bhean (the woman)

Feminine accusative and nominative nouns the begin with /sl/, /sn/, and /sr/ recieve a /t/ prefix when after "an." The /t/ is pronounced instead of the /s/.
Example: sráid (street) --> an tsráid (the street)
"an tsráid" is pronounced [ahn troid]

Masculine nouns, in the nominative and accusative cases, that begin wtih a vowel, recieve a "t-" when it is after "an"
Example: urlár (floor) --> an t-urlár (the floor)

In Irish, there is no word for "yes" or "no." Instead, negatives and positives of a verb are used. The verb "tá," one we have used many times in class, has the negative form of "níl."

Example: Tá an doras dúnta (the door is shut)
Níl an doras dúnta (the door is not shut)

Finally, we were told of two art shows in New York City. The art show listed on the right is for Ken McIndoe's art. Mr. McIndoe is one of our Irish specialists who teach us Irish.

The Irish Arts Center "Home and Away: Contemporary Irish Art" November 2, 2002 - January 31, 2003. 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. By appointment only on weekends 553 West 51st Street New York, New York 10019 (212) 757-3318

Ken McIndoe Gallery Juno 568 BroadWay (at Prince Street) 6th Floor Nua Eabhrac (New York)