B1 Aonad 1 Cúlra agus Áit Chónaithe

“The most intimate temper of a people, its deepest soul, is above all in its language.”

Jules Michelet

Iarsmalann an Mhuireitleáin, Faing

Flying boat Museum, Foynes

Cúlra agus Áit Chónaithe

Background and Place of Residence

Fáilte Romhat – Welcome

Congratulations on taking the first step to learning Irish. In order to help you get the most out of the course, here are a few study tips.

Schedule time each week to study, decide if 15, 20, or 30-minute blocks of time work best for you. Most of the videos are less than 15 minutes. The longer one can be broken into two or more sessions.
Print out the lecture notes and handouts ahead of time.
Take notes as you watch the videos, pause, and repeat phrases as needed. Make note of time stamps for sections you may want to review.
Sound files mentioned in the lectures are included for you to review.
Feel free to post any questions you may have in the comments on YouTube.

This is the Second Level, B1 series of Irish Language courses. The series follows the syllabus of TEG (Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge) and the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

If you’d like to learn more about TEG check out the link below.

Many thanks to Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge for the audio-visual aids and learning resources available on their site. I have used or adapted many of these throughout the course.

The following content will be covered in this unit.

Grammar

An chopail (ceisteanna agus freagraí) – Is as an Danmhairg mé. An as Meiriceá tú? Is ea/ní hea.
Uimhir agus comhaireamh (a haon, a dó agus araile) Tá mé i mo chónaí ag uimhir tríocha is a dó.
An tuiseal ginideach (i lár + ar imeall) – I lár an bhaile/ar imeall na cathrach.

Speaking, listening, reading, writing

Give the main points of full name, address and nationality.
Give information about the place where they live, for example where it is located, the facilities available there and their own opinions about the place.
Learners will be able to ask other people questions about the same topics.
Ask questions and understand fairly basic descriptions about the above, as long as no specialist terms are used.
Learners will be able to identify the main points related to this topic, for example on common forms or in articles.
Learners will be able to write the main details about themselves on forms and questionnaires.
They will be able to write an account of the place where they live, for example in a formal letter or a personal text.

Vocabulary

Tíortha agus náisiúntachtaí – Countries and nationalities
Seoladh – Address
Ionad/suíomh – Location
Gnéithe geografacha – Geographical features
Áiseanna – Facilities

For the digital downloads to accompany the YouTube series. click the link below

Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste! – Broken Irish is better than clever English!

“Learn Irish and connect with your roots”

TEG Triail ar líne

Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge – TEG

Hi, I’m Jacinta

I was born and raised in Ireland and started learning Irish in school at the age of 4. My third and fourth-grade teacher, Sr. Lelia (a native speaker from Co. Kerry) inspired my lifelong love of the language.

I went on to graduate college with a degree in Education and Irish and taught Elementary school including Irish in Ireland before moving to the United States.

I spent 30+ years teaching Elementary and Junior High in Oregon. I’ve been involved with the Irish Language Community in Portland for the last 20+ years, teaching at Marylhurst’s Lá na Gaeilge, Féile Portland and attending Sean Nós NW. I’ve taught private Irish Language classes and currently teach Irish online.

I continue to study Irish and I’ve taken classes through Ireland’s Ranganna.ie, Conradh na Gaeilge LA, Three Rivers Gaeilic League, and most recently participated in 10 weeks live online class with Gaelchultúr.