Sa Siopa: In the Shop

Bread and milk, and a word with the man behind the counter.

Téim go dtí an siopa gach maidin.
I go to the shop every morning.

Tá an siopa ar an gcúinne, in aice leis an séipéal.
The shop is on the corner, beside the church.

“Dia duit,” arsa fear an tsiopa.
“Hello,” says the shopkeeper.

“Dia is Muire duit,” a deirim.
“Hello,” I say.

Ceannaím arán agus bainne.
I buy bread and milk.

Tá an t-arán te fós.
The bread is still warm.

“Cé mhéad atá air?” arsa mise.
“How much is it?” I say.

“Trí euro,” ar seisean.
“Three euro,” he says.

Tugaim an t-airgead dó.
I give him the money.

“Go raibh maith agat. Slán!”
“Thank you. Goodbye!”

Siúlaim abhaile agus an t-arán te faoi m’ascaill.
I walk home with the warm bread under my arm.

A note on this one

Watch what happens to a noun after <b>an</b>. A masculine word beginning with a vowel takes a <b>t-</b> (<i>arán</i> becomes <i>an t-arán</i>), and after <i>ar an</i> a consonant is eclipsed (<i>cúinne</i> becomes <i>ar an gcúinne</i>). Both are everywhere once you start noticing them.