In this lesson, you’ll listen to Siobhán sing Trasna na dTonnta and you’ll have your first chance to sing along with her! Curfá Trasna na dtonnta, dul siar, dul siar,/Trass-na nah dun-ta, dull sheer, dull sheer/ Over the waves, going

In this lesson, Siobhán will read the song once more, emphasizing your new words and their pronunciation – vital information for all singers! Your new words Trasna na dTonnta, dul siar dul siar Gaeilge English Trasna Over or across Tonnta

This video lesson is related to Excuse Me, Please, Thank you which is the next lesson. After this lesson, you will be able to thank others, excuse yourself and be mannerly when

Of all the useful phrases you can learn in a language, perhaps the polite phrases — please, thank you, pardon/excuse me, you’re welcome, and I’m sorry — are the most useful of all.  From a cultural standpoint, much will be

Now it’s time to start learning some new vocabulary! Let’s start learning to count in Irish! Count to ten! Now say it with me! Learning Tip: Notice that you say the little word “a” before the number when counting through

In this lesson you are going to learn about long vowels in Irish. The Vowels The letters A, E, I, O, and U are vowels. In Irish, each vowel has two values: LONG and SHORT. In this lesson we are

Each vowel has two values in Irish: at any one time, it’s either short or long. In this lesson you are going to learn about the pronunciation of the short vowels a, e, i, o and u. While long vowels

We’ve recorded a podcast describing pronunciation of long vowels and short vowels. When you encountered a written word in Irish Gaelic, you can start to figure out how the letters should be pronounced by first looking whether or not the letter

This video lesson is related to Hobbies which is the next lesson. After this lesson, you will be able to ask someone what their hobbies are and how to tell someone what your hobbies are in Irish. 

Before starting this lesson, you may want to check out or re-visit Lesson: Hobbies. Here, Seán and Aogán continue to get to know each other over dinner by talking about their hobbies and pastimes. Step 1: Listen & Repeat: Slow

When talking about something you do regularly, in English you might say “I read”. It’s a regular habitual thing that you do, not just a once-off “I am reading now”. To express that regular “I do something” in Irish, you’ll

In Lesson: Irregular verbs: Bí (Be): Part 1, you can learn the imperative, present tense, and present habitual tense of the irregular verb Bí. In this lesson we’ll focus on the past tense, the future tense, and the verbal noun. Good

This video lesson is related to Irregular verbs: Bí (Be): Past, future, verbal noun which is the next lesson. After this lesson, you will be able to use the verb bí to be in various different tenses. Find out more about this verb in Irregular

At this point in your learning, you’ve done a lot of work with regular verbs: Lesson: Verbs: The present tense Lesson: Verbs: The past tense: affirmative Lesson: Verbs: The past tense: negative Lesson: Verbs: The future tense: first conjugation Lesson: