Lesson 2: Verb "To Be" Present Tense 2

[@barbaralatham5107]

I'm 73. Have studied Latin, French, German and Korean plus bits of other languages. I have to tell you that you are the best language instructor I have ever come across. You make Irish spelling and pronunciation (almost) make sense. The best part is the way you keep repeating the pronunciation. I'm an American of part Irish descent. Great-grandpa attended a hedge school, I think. He spoke only English, I believe Irish was not allowed. Such a pity. You are doing a great job of restoring the language and n your country. I think because you skip a lot of the formal teaching of grammar, you make Irish more accessible to people with minimal foreign language background. I could keep praising your techniques...Thank you for doing this.

[@martinneosel3403]

Well said.

[@sosh5042]

As I read here Sean its a consensus that we all appreciate your particular gift and techniques for teaching us Irish. Please be in good health forst and foremost and when that haa been accomplished, we appreciate your continuing to post videos. Go raibh mile maith agat!!

[@bridgetleonard1185]

Having just arrived from France to Dungarvan. Amazingly ,we found great difficulty in finding a spoken language irish class for adults. The powers that be should be doing so much more to make irish language classes freely available to all , in the libraries and adult groups of all kinds. Classes are advertised at An RInn but difficult to get a reply or there is confusion about the times or whereabouts of classes etc.They should be singing it from the roof to promote the Language and culture. My husband id Dutch and he can't quite understand this confused attitude towards the language.Luckily we have found Seán Mór on KZbin. Grammar well explained an d very enjoyable and motivating. Thank You.

[@frankkirwin-hall6295]

I'm with Barbara Latham, I'm also 73 (but this is three years later) and have studied German, Spanish, French and Turkish (and bits and pieces of others). I agree with her and find that your language lessons are both "iontach" and entertaining. When you said that bit about "don't say 'go' that's English, this is Irish" for some unfathomable reason that remark filled my mind with joy and mirth. (And was the motivation for this far-too-long message.) For me, though, it captured the whole spirit of my study of Irish (as an American I am still wont to say 'Gaelic' tho the Hibernians have taught me simply to say 'Irish'.) The English long since took Irish from my Irish ancestors, (more recently President Wilson stamped out German as a living language in the U.S., it having been spoken here by another branch of my family for 100 years,) Your instructions are fabulous and, as they are available on demand, are a marvelous supplement to my weekly live classes with the Hibernians. Go raibh maith agat! Slán go fóill, Frank (Proinnsias) Kirwin-Hall

[@guilhermesobrinho1329]

the best channel on irish language ever

[@othompson90]

Seriously, Seán, you've a gift for teaching. Have you any mind of running a class?

[@joannewebb4974]

Seán, this has been absolutely invaluable...thank you!

[@creativecandyco]

Thanks Seán. These lessons are fantastic. I am from Liverpool with Irish ancestry, all my grandparents were from Co. Wicklow. I have wanted to learn Irish (Ghaeilge) and now thanks to you I have the chance to do so. Keep up the good work fella, I will be tuning in regularly to get my fix. Take care and slán.

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

Hello Seán Mór. I have just discovered your channel. And yes I wish to learn Irish Gaelic. Thank you.

[@kobito610]

Thank you for your lessons, there are extremely helpful for me as a beginner.

[@hamedmohamed8594]

Thank you very much! This is helping me more than any other study source! Whenever you wanted one day to learn Arabic / Egyptian Arabic I'd be glad to help you to return the favor.. Have a nice day

[@AodhanBulger]

Thanks for posting these videos. The Sinn Féin class directed me here :) I'm an American but I was in the Co. Tyrone/Fermanagh class. I wasn't able to actively participate, though, cause the classes occurred when I had to leave for work. Anyway, as someone who already speaks other languages (Ukrainian, Russian, French, Spanish), your teaching method is fantastic and you are really a gift to us. Thank you so much for posting these videos.

[@davebirkett6219]

These lessons are priceless. Thanks so much.

[@markmcbride2207]

Good man yerself. Just watched the first of these. I embarked on the masochistic task of teaching myself Irish. Most of the material I come across just motors on without explanation of why things are expressed the way they are, meaning the learner depends purely on memory rather than full understanding. You're doing a helpful, worthwhile job here (for a Strabane one). I shall be following the rest. Keep them coming. Maith thú.

[@patrickmcnally1532]

Hi Seán mór, go raibh maith agat as na ceachtanna Gaeilge. Regarding the idiomatic expression, Tá + Ann. If the noun is feminine should one not use inti rather than Ann? I am not sure about this, what is your opinion on this. Many thanks, Pádraig

[@McBean09]

Yeeee haaa! Seán had his coffee tonight!! I had to listen at 75% speed. :D love it.

[@themaggattack]

@40:48 "... but that there goes faster than the speed of light..." 😅

[@debclosser5808]

Absolutely perfect !! I love how you teach by using words and phrases that we can use in every day conversations ! And you make learning easy and fun ! Please keep making these videos !!!! Go raibh maith agat, Deb

[@sosh5042]

le do thoil lean ort ag múineadh. Ba mhaith linn ag foghlaim as gaelge from you so please continue teaching. You have the best approach

[@MrSeanlee84]

Brilliant videos really enjoying them!

[@leonidasleonidas1986]

fantastic teacher ...makes so much sence

[@amyperry9127]

I like your emphasis on giving the tools to create sentences.

[@Mn-hy8pu]

Fantastic videos Sean. I echo what everyone else says, that you're a great teacher. You have a gift there. I started learning some years ago but drifted away. Finding your lessons has reignited my interest. Thank you. I am late to the party. Hope all is grand with yourself.

[@booitsjohnny]

you are hilarious this helped me so much thank you

[@rodrigober24]

Hey!, Thank a lot for you Lessons! Yesterday I found a Grand mother of mind agus tá sí "Irish" from An baile mór, his surname Carey mc cormick, Now i'm trying this beatiful and special language, Kind regards from Argentina, Viva Italia e Irlanda!!

[@anbocmor]

Go raibh maith agat! Thankyou very much. I am sure there is no connection but my granny was also McCormick from Glenmornan, near Strabane in Tyrone. An Iodáil agus Éire Abú!!

[@kennyinliverpool]

This is genuinely AMAZING. I've always wanted to learn Irish but have been scared of it. Somehow you make it seem so easy and enjoyable ... !?

[@this_is_me_Mika]

I'm just starting to learn the Irish grammar and your videos are so helpful! Also you're really good at explaining, which makes it a lot easier. Will you ever do videos like these again?

[@michealbreathnach1966]

please keep making these vlogs!!!

[@BellaDona1750]

I lost it at "...in fancy english: POTATOES" Hahahhahhaha im ded xD Great vids! They help out a lot :D

[@michaeldunne4770]

Hi Sean i have just supprted your Channel.I was looking at your videos on my Dads commputer. And i was actually looking at this video. I want to learn my native language. fair play to you. Well done.👍☺.Im from Athy co kildare. How would you say that in Donegal /Ulster Irish. Thanks.👍☺

[@maccaj6565]

Came back for review/pronunciation practice on a quiet Saturday... ní Dalek mé, ní Dalek mé... ;)

[@eleanorchapple8772]

I see this was done 4 years ago. When I came across your channel in 2021 it’s like a giant light went on. Other classes seem so random. I hope you are still doing this. I feel I could actually talk in Irish!!

[@eleanorchapple8772]

💗💗

[@jamiecampbell2637]

Go raibh míle maith agat! This is a great help. I'll be back for any more you might do.

[@pax2902]

Re: 'hait a": my father, who was an Irish speaker from Gortahork, would say "Ca EE a bhfuil tu" which sounded like KA-EE WILL TU?

[@athensnike2015]

Get a list of verbs as the past participal." at the act of' with an infinite, makes sense for present in progress.wow some of this starting to sound clear. This language was developed with the intent to be concise.

[@seancoyne5019]

Good and enjoyable for a beginner

[@petercav9440]

Fantastic stuff. So helpful. Go raibh mile maith agat.

[@serviustullus7204]

Good work - Seán.

[@jamesnincross]

Might be a bit late but verbal adjectives are called 'the passive'. I'm sure you knew that though. Great stuff! My own Gaeilge teacher.

[@marymurphycreates]

tá muinteoir go hiontach.

[@louiseshanks8450]

Is múinteoir hiontach thú. Go raibh míle maith agat a Sheáin!

[@keekz9040]

Hi Seán thank you for the great video! I was just wondering what the difference was between Tá mé and Is mé because on Duolingo the sentence 'I am a man' is 'Is fear mé' and not 'Tá mé fear'... Thank you!

[@anbocmor]

Thankyou, Cian. It's been too long since I did any of these videos. So,to answer your question I'll do a lesson on this in the next day or two! Thanks for the spur!

[@keekz9040]

@@anbocmor Hi Séan, thank you so much for the reply! I have been really bored in lockdown so I decided to start learning and your videos were by far the best and easiest to follow! Thank you and all the best.

[@oldtimeycabins]

Wonderful

[@Hominid00inthemirrow]

Thanks man.

[@wrensandroses]

There's definitely a "yous" In working class American English In fact there's several! In Pennsylvania/ Northern Appalachia it's yins. In New England, especially Boston and New York, it's yous. And in the south it's y'all. I wonder if there was an Irish immigrant influence to those words being developed here

[@badtimebandits]

So í agus é are 'it' but what about ea? as in An ea(is it)? Is that not a neutral 'it'?

[@anbocmor]

Yes, 'ea' is more of a neutral impersonal pronoun used with the copula. It is more flexible than the word "it" though, and can refer to 'it', 'they', or refer to omitted but understood words or sentences. Used too for emphasis. It would require a wee lesson on its own to look at the uses of 'ea'.

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

Go raibh maith agat.🏆🥇

[@efthimiosmakris3476]

Hi, Thank you very much for the videos. Could you please tell me if Irish language has the plural of kindness and tail questions like the English? Thank you.

[@anbocmor]

Yes Irish has tail questions. For example "Tá Seán ag teacht, nach bhfuil?" Seán is coming, isnt he?. Cineáltas is one word for kindness. Plural is cineáltais

[@irelandserverferrersegura4021]

Viva Irlanda y Enya

[@themaggattack]

Tá an múinteoir go hiontach!

[@12donegal]

I was watching your video ón the PRESENT TENSE ón tá me ag dul go dtí I,m going tó Could you plesae put up a VIDIEO on how to say in irish or proundnce in irish I,m going tó Into town Or i,m not going into town or dont have tó go Into town Or hopefully i don't have tó go Into town or i was in town or i might go Into town Le do thoil go raibh maith agat slan go fóill

[@frizzyred1292]

Sean, with regards to, Ta me ag dul ag rith...if the "d" doesnt get pronounced then cant i leave the "r" out of rith? so its, ta me ag'ul ag'ith? thanks.

[@anbocmor]

Dear Frizzy Red, thanks for your query. You cannot leave the 'r' out. The d in "dul" is an exception only in Ulster Irish because Ulster Irish is actually saying "ag goil" but we tend to write "ag dul" in keeping with standard Irish.

[@Tuilelen]

I'm curious: if "ag" means "at," why would one say "sa bhaile" instead of "ag bhaile"/"abhaile" or something like that? (When answering "Ca bhfuil tu?")

[@sosh5042]

The word sa translates to "in the" so say sa bhaile means in the house.

[@grandma.p]

Very helpful

[@javifontalva7752]

Is se an Spáinn mé.

[@irelandserverferrersegura4021]

Irish must be the internacional lenguage

[@PanglossDr]

As a Dubliner I'd say yiz rather than yous

[@annomealey4826]

He talks too fast

[@LarryFogarty]

its not ta......its taw

[@anbocmor]

It's taw in most southern speech. There's not a single native speaker in Donegal who'd say Taw though.

[@LarryFogarty]

@@anbocmor go raibh maith agat sean