11 THE ORDINAL
NUMBERS
-
'FIRST"
'SECOND',
ETC.
An ch6ad
(tbe
first)
is followed by
lenition. The other ordinal
numbers end in a vowel and
add h before a
vowel which follows
them:
on
ch€od cheonn
on doro ceonn
on tri0 ceqnn
qn
ceothro ceonn
on ch€od uoir
on doro
huoir
on tri0
huoir
on ceothr!
huoir
an triri 16 de
Mhdrta
an d,ara 16, d6ag de
Dheireadh
F6rnhair
an
triri 16 as a ch6ile
the
first
one
the second one
the
thitd one
the
fourth
one
the
first
time
the second time
the third time
the
fourth
time
The others are: cuigif
lfifthl,
sen
$ixth),
seachti
(seuenth),
ochti
(eighth)
,
naol!,
(ninthl
,
deichiir
ltenth)
.
These are also
used with reference
to time and dates:
tbe
third
(day)
of Marcb
the tuelfth
(day)
of October
the tbird day
running
12 SOME MORE EXAMPLES OF
THE GENITIVE CASE
IN
.E
(FEMININE
NOUNS)
sr6id
street
ldmh
hand
5it
place
cersl
ques
on
scoil scbool
oifig
office
lir country
(See
also Unit
4.)
244
trasna
na sr6ide across the street
ar thaobh do
liimhe cl6 on
your
left-hand
side
tirnpeall
na hdite around the
place
freagra na ceiste tbe
anstuer to the
question
mdistirscoile scboolmaster
doras
na hoifige the office door
teanga na tire the language of
tbe country
13
STREET
NAMES
These
often
involve the
genitive case:
P6&aLg
Patrick
6
Conaill
O'Connell
stltsiin
station
caislei,n
castle
An
PhSirc
Tbe Park
o an s6ip€al
b oifig an
phoist
Sriid Phidraig Patrick Street
Sr6id Ui Chonaill O'Connell Street
B6thar an
Stdisiriin Station
Road
Plis
an Chaisleiin Castle Place
Ascaill na P6irce Park Auenue
c an banc
d an scoil
Proctice
1
Give directions to the following
places
on the map:
2
Practise these
guided
dialogues:
Asks where Ruoiri 6 Looire lives.
Tells A to continue on for o mile ond to turn right ot the
crossroods.
Thonks B.
Attrocts B's ottention. Indicotes she is
looking for Neoso
Nic Con Iomoire's house.
Tells A to turn
left ot the
church,
to
continue
on for holf o
mile.
Thqnks B.
oA
B
A
bA
B
A
O!
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Unit 15 Leon ort
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