help grammar irish teaching?

zeebre12

Im currently doin caitheamh aimsire in irish. And im not sure how to say sentences properly
How do you say "do you like cooking, hurling, horse riding etc? Also what does "a bheith" mean and when do u use it?
Also when u reply a question "taitnionn ____ liom" how do you say it for "I like playing golf""?
And is it "ni maith liom snamh" or "ni maith liom ag snamh"? Thanks a mill

Monotype

ní maith liom snámh - I don't like swimming
ní maith liom dul ag snámh - I don't like to go swimming
tá sé ag snámh - he is swimming
ní maith liom a bheith ag snámh - I don't like to be swimming

dory

zeebre12 wrote: »

Im currently doin caitheamh aimsire in irish. And im not sure how to say sentences properly
How do you say "do you like cooking, hurling, horse riding etc? Also what does "a bheith" mean and when do u use it?
Also when u reply a question "taitnionn ____ liom" how do you say it for "I like playing golf""?
And is it "ni maith liom snamh" or "ni maith liom ag snamh"? Thanks a mill

a bheith means to be. In Irish we often say - I like to be cooking etc.
Is maith liom a bheith ag cócaireacht

I wouldn't use taitníonn for playing golf. You'd have to say something like, Taitníonn sé liom a bheith ag imirt gailf. Just say - Is maith liom a bheith ag imirt gailf.

spurious

Try not to directly translate from English. The sentence structure in Irish doesn't work the same way as English.
Best find a simpler way of saying things.

pottygoleor

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quote="spurious;101452388"]Try not to directly translate from English. The sentence structure in Irish doesn't work the same way as English.
Best find a simpler way of saying things.[/quote]

Chuchote

Taithnionn gailf liom - I like golf (or literally translated to English, golf shines for me )

Do you know this great online dictionary, which has audio pronunciations for some words? http://www.teanglann.ie/ga/

Here it is on 'beith' http://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fgb/beith - look at the examples it gives further down the page.

This presentation on caitheamh aimsire may give you some pointers too http://www.seomraranga.com/2010/08/caitheamh-aimsire-2/

Good luck - and good on you!

pottygoleor

taitníonn = present tense of the verb to enjoy , ag taitneamh = shining .

mick kk

Wingléacht - CDRom dictionary available from conradhnagaeilge. Won't work unless you have a diskdrive. it is excellent.