Irish Proverb 214 - Seanfhocail Ghaeilge 214

re: Irish Proverb 214 - Seanfhocail Ghaeilge 214

mzmolly65 — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 17:01:56 GMT

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'

re: Irish Proverb 214 - Seanfhocail Ghaeilge 214

Dale D — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:36:08 GMT

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

but hopefully not trying anyone's patience!

Dale D.

re: Irish Proverb 214 - Seanfhocail Ghaeilge 214

seano — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:56:25 GMT

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.

re: Irish Proverb 214 - Seanfhocail Ghaeilge 214

Dale D — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 07:14:39 GMT

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....."

re: Irish Proverb 214 - Seanfhocail Ghaeilge 214

Dale D — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:21:54 GMT

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

Is that close?

Dale D.