HOW TO USE AN CHOPAIL (the copula) in IRISH 💚 as Gaeilge

Dia duit :)
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00:00 Intro
00:23 What is the copula? and examples
02:58 Tráth na gCeist - Quiz
04:00 The negative + question form
05:46 Tráth na gCeist 2 - Quiz 2
06:12 Nathanna coitianta - common phrases
07:04 Other structures
09:40 Outro
10:43 botúin - bloopers

[@addictedtocraic]

Grma! Tá sé iontach ceachtanna a fheiceáil i gcanúint Uladh. ❤

Go ndéana a mhaith duit ☺️

[@vondur.kottur]

Gaeilge i mo chroí ☘️

[@Tazer_Silverscar]

English spoken as Irish is hilarious, would love to see more :D

[@edwardthomas6956]

This is an excellent and refreshing change from the Duolingo Irish course which takes ages and doesn't actually teach that much vocabulary really. I don't feel left out in favour of those who have done at least some Irish at school.

[@eimeartully7665]

I find your videos really easy to follow along!

[@lindaibyrne]

Great video, love the little ‘tests’, very helpful

[@user-so7mf7og2s]

Loved this. I was able to pause the video and try the phrases .

[@jaym8027]

This is great, Molly. Extremely valuable content here. I'll be back in Donegal in a month's time, chatting with my Uncle as Gaeilge. Thank you!

[@Murphyalex]

Starting to get by with only passively watching the subtitles now. A fair bit is coming across easily. For a long time I didn't think I'd ever reach this point, but I guess we have no excuse to complain about lack of resources when people like you are making these essential and extremely helpful videos :)

Tá mé chomh bródúil asat! I remember getting to that stage with Spanish and it’s such a great feeling 😊 go raibh míle maith agat, this comment has made my night 💚

[@amandaweber1840]

This is the best explanation I have had so far. Most others I have heard go into a more philosophical explanation ending with "native speakers just inherently know"

Go raibh maith agat 😁 I’m very happy it helped! I think it’s one of those things that can get overcomplicated and then not explained very well as a result.

[@AtmosphereOfSound]

Tráthnóna maith daoibh 🌻A beautiful channel!

[@lenatraceroxton1363]

"The copula connects two nouns" omg dude you just blew my mind!! Go raibh maith agat!! And yes, okay I laughed at "he is in his secretary" Tá brón orm 😂😅

[@salbarresi347]

Great topic

Grma 😁

[@silverkitty2503]

Here for the snowbird strut !

[@AodhanBulger]

Go hiontach! Excellent video; is fiú é is something I should ask myself more often 😂

😂😂

[@kaylad2457]

Níos mó ar an chopail le do thoil! Tá a lán ceisteanna agam le past, conditional, agus future tenses😮 Bhí d’fhíseán foirfe mar i gcónaí ❤

Beidh cuid 2 🥰 grma!

[@gojoxsanzo]

Go raibh mille maith agat. Is maith liom this kind of lessons 😃

Go ndéana a mhaith duit 🥰

[@laugau9097]

Go matith Fhisean, grma👍An Ta se an-simiul👌

[@kiwifeijoa]

Very clear for us beginners, the two nouns, that's helpful. Also, I never know where to put the é, or other pronouns. Sometimes it has two pronouns. Would appreciate more videos on this. Your explanations are easier to remember. Go raibh maith agat.

I will be making a part 2 :) glad this was helpful!

[@pongop]

Go raibh míle maith agat! Is an físeán seo an-úsáideach é! Tuiguim níos fearr anois! Tá suil agam go bhfuil úsáidaim an chopail go maith...

[@eabhaishere4558]

Grma dá seo, is físeán an-chabhrach é :)

[@dryan3206]

Go raibh maith agat a Molly. Tá mé ag súil go mór le cuid a dó.

Go ndéana a mhaith duit 😁

[@Jonsnot1]

Níl sé go dona.

[@alikhormi263]

Do you have channel on Tiktok

[@aislingbones1854]

Ní chloisim cheana an focal "madadh"; is brea liom é! An bhfuil sé canúint Uladh?

Sin é 😁 ‘madadh’ i gcanúint Uladh 🐶

[@ramailafitra8182]

So difficult

[@ebubenwaogu9986]

Is féidir liom an chopail a dhéanamh ach aimsím é an-chrua nuair atá an gramadach an-fad

[@efthimiosmakris3476]

Dia duit Molly. Cad é mar ara tú? Go raibh maith mille agat faoi freagra mó cheist. An chopail,,do físeán nua, is an-usaideach. A bheadh go maith. Má, sa todhchaí gramadach físeán agatsa. Is maith liom gramadach. Slán leat Molly.

[@jawswasnevermyscene4258]

Ar fheabhas físeán, GRMA mille

[@johnlynch815]

How do you tell if it's a masculine or feminine noun

[@salbarresi347]

Memorize every noun lol

[@salbarresi347]

Unfortunately it’s not like Spanish. There are a few patterns. But they have exceptions for the most part. For example most words that end in -lann ar feminine. Bialann Pictiúrlann Iarsmalann Leabharlann

[@salbarresi347]

Most jobs are macúilne Múinteoir Leictreoir Pluiméir Doictiúr (check Spelling) Etc

Basically what Sal said 😅 there are a lot of different patterns but so many exceptions. I recommend learning the gender of the most commonly used nouns and then you can always check on focloir.ie - it will tell you beside the noun if it’s masculine or feminine. You’ll also be able to recognise if a noun is masculine or feminine by the way it changes after the definite article, mar shampla, an t-airgead (masculine nouns that begin with a vowel have a t- after ‘an’)

[@user-cm3oo8mz8u]

I just adopted a dog that only knows commands in Irish. Can you help me?

[@StVincentASMR]

i put my thing down flip it and reverse it

[@terriffingtea]

?

[@StVincentASMR]

@@terriffingtea dont worry bout it

[@katinthehat24]

Is cailín ard mé! Go raibh maith agat as do físeán

[@williammkydde]

Isn't "tá sí ina duine maith" more like "she is being good"? Meaning, she is not really a good person, just playing to be one right now? After all, being a teacher is a role, not an intrinsic characterization of a person. Are these variants used as entirely interchangeable?

[@wheelz8240]

I know you're from the north....is that why you seem to focus on the ulster dialect?

[@wheelz8240]

freisin, tá mé faoi mhíchumas fisiciúil agus tá mé cac ag scríobh na Gaeilge

Tá tú go maith 😊 is as Dún na nGall mé so sin an chúis

[@wheelz8240]

​@ feicim.

[@wheelz8240]

​@ Creidim gur fhoghlaim mé canúint Chonnacht den chuid is mó

[@Karytza]

go raibh míle maith agat táim ag múineadh an Ghaeilge sa Stáit Aontaithe agus táim i mo daltaí freisin agus bíonn d'fhíseaín an- an-chabhrach domsa

[@shelaghmcgrath7995]

I watched one of your first videos and loved it...after that for a beginner they were not very helpful...:(...

[@eezyclsmooth9035]

From a non European. Is Gaeilge taught in schools? Many Irish people DO NOT speak the language. Why do people Only speak it on the coasts. I do know that in Wales, Welsh IS taught in schools!

Yes it is taught, it’s mandatory at school but the education system is flawed. There’s actually a campaign going on at the moment gaeilge4all.ie/ . Also, a lot of people might claim not to know it because they don’t know much and are nervous to use the little they do know

[@eezyclsmooth9035]

@ Thank You. The wonderful Irish youtuber "Clisare" did a video in Dublin and asked the locals. If they spoke Irish. It was surprising and sad. She said what you said, most ptretend Not to know it or speak it. I really admire people like yourself AND Clisare who are IRISH AND PROUD OF IT!

[@Tjumzone]

Do you have a boyfriend?

[@ArthurMcdonagh-fk7ke]

God bless the irish

[@ramailafitra8182]

So difficult