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An e so tarbh ?
Is this a bull ?
or
A bhcil an cu aig an dorus ?
Is the dog at the door ?
or
* Cdit a bheil an cu ?
Where is the dog ?
Is e so tarbh.
This is a bull.
Chan e so tarbh.
This is not a bull.
Tha an cu aig an dorus.
The dog is at the door.
Chan eil an ch aig an
dorus.
The dog is not at the door
Tha an cu aig an teine.
The dog is at the fire.
3. PREPOSITIONS.
Aig, at; ann an in (a); le, with (a).
Air, on; anns, in (the); leis, with (the\.
Note.—Pupils should now be able to go on to the reading
of simple sentences such as are given below, and by “ ring¬
ing the changes ” on the lists given above, teachers can
prepare their own reading lessons, and make them as long
or as short as they please.
I.—EEUGHADH.
Tha an cu aig an dorus. Tha an cat air an l&r. Tha
an eala air an loch. Tha an ron air an sgeir. Tha ceann
air an duine. Tha an laogh agus an tarbh anns an achadh.
Tha dun air cnoc agus tha duine anns an dun. De tha
* When a word ending in a vowel precedes one beginning with a
vowel, very often one or other of such vowels is dropped, e.g., C&it
a bheil ?