Self Tuition - Relations Family

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Irish:	Tá Daid/Daidí ar an duine is sine sa teaghlach.
English:	Dad/Daddy is the oldest person in the family.
Notes:	Irish like English uses the Welsh words for father and mother as affectionate terms for parents.
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Irish:	Tá ceann catach ar Mhamaí.
English:	Mammy has curly hair.
Notes:	Note that the curly hair is on mammy and not that she has it as in English. Position is a very important feature in Irish.
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Irish:	Tá Ciarán ina dheartháir ar Aoife.
English:	Ciarán is Aoife’s brother. Alternatively - Ciarán is the brother of Aoife.
Notes:	Deartháir means brother in this sentence and is aspirated because it’s preceeded by the masculine possessive a. Aspirated means that it is softened, shown by the h. E.g. Deartháir – Dheartháir.
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Irish:	Tá Aoife ina deirfiúr ar Chiarán.
English:	Aoife is Ciarán’s sister.
Notes:	Deirfiúr means sister in this sentence and is not aspirated (softened) because it is preceeded by the feminine possessive a.
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Irish:	Tá Mamó ag teacht don chóisir.
English:	Granny is coming to the party.
Notes:	Mamó is an affectionate term for grandmother rather like granny or nana in English.
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Irish:	Tá Daideo ag teacht chomh maith.
English:	Grandad is coming too.
Notes:	Daideo is an affectionate term for grandfather rather like grandad or granda in English.
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Irish:	Beidh Aintín Nóra ag cabhrú le Mamaí.
English:	Aunty Nora will be helping Mammy.
Notes:	This and the other examples demonstrate the terms in a context.
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Irish:	Beidh Uncail Seán ag cabhrú le Daidí.
English:	Uncle Seán will be helping Daddy.
Notes:	The terms Uncail and Aintín are modernisms and substitute for the older more specific terms such as: deartháir athar or deartháir máthar etc (father’s brother/mother’s brother).
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