Places of workColin's broadcasting a radio feature on the listeners' place of work. Here's what the callers had to say...
| I work in a shop | Tá mé ag obair i siopa |
| I work in a club | Tá mé ag obair i gclub |
| I work in a hospital | Tá mé ag obair in ospidéal |
| I work in an office | Tá mé ag obair in oifig |
| I work in a garage | Tá mé ag obair i ngaráiste |
| I work in a school | Tá mé ag obair i scoil |
| I work in TV | Tá mé ag obair sa teilifís |
| I work in radio | Tá mé ag obair sa raidió |
| I work on a farm | Tá mé ag obair ar fheirm |
| I work on a boat | Tá mé ag obair ar bhád |
| I work on an oil rig | Tá mé ag obair ar rige ola |
Some basic words:
Siopa = shop
Club = a club
Ospidéal = a hospital
Garáiste = a garage
Scoil = a school
Teilifís = television
Raidió = radio
Feirm = farm
Rige ola = oil rig
1) "i" (= in a) affects the very beginning of the next word. e.g. "garáiste" (=a garage) but "i ngaráiste" (=in a garage).
2) "ar" (= on a) also affects the next word when it's a person, place, thing, dunking a "h" after the first letter! e.g. "feirm" = a farm but "ar fheirm" = on a farm.
You'll be pleased to know that words starting with l, n, r are the untouchables and are never affected!
