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In Lesson 4, wedding fever hits Barr na Sr谩ide, there are some words of wisdom in our seanfhocal, and what exactly did Queen Elizabeth II say in Irish when she visited Dublin?

Have a look at some of the key phrases in Episode 4 and try them out in your own time:

maith - good
n铆os fearr - better
is fearr - best

olc - bad
n铆os measa - worse
is measa - worst

beag - small
n铆os l煤- smaller
is l煤 - smallest

m贸r - large or big
n铆os m贸 - bigger
is m贸 - biggest

ainmnigh - name (verb)
contae - county
club sacair - soccer club
i Sasain - in England
in Albain - in Scotland

Ainmnigh an contae is m贸 in 脡irinn - Name the biggest or largest county in Ireland.
Agus an freagra, the answer鈥� Corcaigh, Cork.

Ainmnigh an contae is l煤 in 脡irinn - Name the smallest county in Ireland.
Agus an freagra, the answer鈥� Contae L煤, County Louth.

Ainmnigh an club sacair is fearr i Sasain - Name the best soccer club in England.

Ainmnigh an club sacair is fearr in Albain - Name the best soccer club in Scotland.

Ainmnigh an club sacair is measa i Sasain - Name the worst soccer club in England.

Ainmnigh an club sacair is measa in Albain - Name the worst soccer club in Scotland.

Seanfhocal Chl谩r 4:

N铆l aon leigheas ar an ghr谩 ach p贸sadh - There is no cure for love except marriage.
leigheas - cure
gr谩 - love

You already know:
Is binn b茅al ina thost
N铆or bhris focal maith fiacail riamh
Mar a bh铆os an c煤, b铆onn an coile谩n

bean ch茅ile - wife
deirfi煤r - sister
mo bhean ch茅ile - my wife
mo dheirfi煤r - my sister
mo phas - my passport
do phas - your passport
a phas - his passport
a pas - her passport

Now see if you remember the following, without peeking at the translation:

鈥� maith / n铆os fearr /is fearr
鈥� olc / n铆os measa / is measa
鈥� beag / n铆os l煤 / is l煤
鈥� m贸r /n铆os m贸 /is m贸
鈥� ainmnigh
鈥� t谩 t煤 ar mire
鈥� bean ch茅ile
鈥� mo bhean ch茅ile
鈥� deirfi煤r
鈥� mo dheirfi煤r
鈥� mo phas
鈥� do phas
鈥� a phas
鈥� a pas

Taispe谩in n铆os l煤