
Master the future tense of the first Irish conjugation, focusing on broad and slender endings, aru, and eclipsed initials, with examples such as doon and fog.
Explore the future tense of Irish second conjugation verbs, characterized by two syllables and broad or slender endings; remove the second syllable and add oe ending to form the future.
Explore the 11 irregular Irish future-tense verbs, their endings and pronunciation, with examples like rocky, chucky, and beg to cement real-world conjugation.
Learn how to form the conditional mood in the first conjugation by adding a shaibu at the start and replacing the final d with nn for I form, with examples.
Master the conditional mood in the second conjugation of Irish verbs. Form I would by adding a shavu at the start and turning the final d to nn, no may.
Master the conditional mood in Irish using 11 irregular verbs and the 'I would' form in the future tense, with shavu and double n endings.
Explore the copula of identification in Irish, using subject pronouns and definite nouns to identify people and objects, with emphasis on strong forms and word order.
Explore shanakill seanfhocail, classic Irish proverbs, with examples like 'travel broadens the mind and turns you into a storyteller,' 'words have consequences,' and 'silence is golden'.
Learn common Irish weather phrases and conversation, including today’s weather, the rain forecast, and weather warnings, and describe the sky that looks like rain with thunder and lightning.
Advanced Irish is the perfect course for those who have mastered the Past and Present Tenses and now feel ready to progress on to the Future Tense and the Conditional Mood. In this course, we progress to the Copula of Identification and so I would recommend that students have completed the Intermediate Course first where the Copula of Classification is covered in some detail.
We will look at some common proverbs and how to use them in context. We will also continue to build vocabulary in learning key phrases about the weather.
I would recommend that students take this course in conjunction with the Conversational Irish class.
As always, the exercises at the end of each lecture can be repeated until the student gains full mastery of the concepts covered in the lecture or unit.
Advanced Irish or an tArdchúrsa should be completed before students enroll in topic specific courses, such as Conversational Irish: Talking About Crime Podcasts and Conversational Irish: Discussing the Neighbours as the Copula of Identification will feature throughout.
As always, I recommend all Advanced Classes are completed in order, starting with this one, Part One.
Your teacher, Laura uses an Caighdeán Oifigiúil, 2017 to explain all grammar concepts. Her dialect is Munster Irish.