Unit 2 - I’m James (introducing yourself)
Is mise Seumas "I am James"
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- Halò. Is mise Seumas
- Hello. I’m James.
- Halò. Is mise Ceitidh.
- Hello. I’m Katie.
- Dè an t-ainm a th’ oirbh?
- What’s your name?
Sibhyou (literally: Remember that you also use the plural form of you - sibh - to speak to: strangers, an older person, someone in authority) formal, plural, polite
When you ask somebody their name, using the sibh form, the word sibh does not actually appear. It is instead combined with the adjective air, which means "on", to make oirbh which means "on you".
Oirbh = air + sibh
Oirbh = on + you
In Gaelic we say, literally, "what name is on you?"!
