ABSTRACT

Colloquial Irish 2 is the ideal way to refresh your knowledge of the language and to extend your skills from the beginner level to advanced beginner.

Structured to give you the opportunity to listen to and read plenty of modern, everyday Irish, Colloquial Irish 2 builds on the skills acquired in Colloquial Irish by expanding vocabulary, increasing awareness of grammar rules and building spoken fluency while dealing with many of the same communicative themes. The popular Cois Fharraige dialect from West Galway continues to be the main focus of the book.

With dialogues, vocabulary, grammatical explanations and cultural points based around communicative themes, as well as free sound files online, recorded by native speakers of the dialect, Colloquial Irish 2 provides everything the advanced beginner needs to take their language skills to the next level. Free sound files, recorded by native speakers of the dialect, are available at www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials.

chapter 1|18 pages

Ócáidí sóisialta

Social occasions

chapter 2|17 pages

An teaghlach

The family

chapter 3|17 pages

Caitheamh aimsire

Pastimes

chapter 4|14 pages

Taisteal áitiúil

Local travel

chapter 5|15 pages

Ag obair

Working

chapter 6|15 pages

An deireadh seachtaine

The weekend

chapter 7|17 pages

Bia, deoch agus comhrá

Food, drink and conversation

chapter 8|13 pages

Sláinte

Health

chapter 9|15 pages

Ag cur síos ar dhaoine eile

Describing others

chapter 10|17 pages

Siopadóireacht éadaí

Shopping for clothes

chapter 11|18 pages

Taisteal saoire

Holiday travel

chapter 12|18 pages

Treoracha

Directions

chapter 13|15 pages

Ordú is iarratas

Command and request

chapter 14|8 pages

Fadó fadó

Long long ago