Irish Proverb 214 - Seanfhocail Ghaeilge 214

...agus níl scian aige, bhainfeadh usaidh na laimh.....

Is that close?

Dale D.

Actually, I think I left out "má"....

...agus má níl scian aige, bhainfeadh usaidh na laimh.....

Supposed to say, "...and if he doesn't have a knife, he would use his hands....."

Hi Dale, Nearly right! Má becomes mura in some circumstances, so it should be "Mura bhfuil scian aige, bainfidh sé úsáid as a lámha." There are two words for if. One (dá) is used with the conditional, and the other (má) with the future or present.Basically dá means that something is unlikely, while má means that it is still a possibility. Dá dtiocfadh sé, ní bheadh fadhb ar bith ann. If he had have come, there would have been no problem (OR if he would come, there would be not problem). BUT Má thagann sé, ní bheidh fadhb ar bith ann. If he comes, there won't be a problem.

Well, at least I'm trying.....

but hopefully not trying anyone's patience!

Dale D.

Can anyone help me with the pronunciation of the word gheobhaidh?  I'm hearing "yo" and it seems as if the speaker has left out the aidh part of the word.  My limited knowledge of pronunciation wants to pronounce this 'yo ah ee'