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This is a lesson about negation in Irish. This includes words or expressions used to form a negative form as opposted to the affirmative. For example "I don't understand".
| No: |
| Nothing: |
| Not yet: |
| No one: |
| No longer: |
| Never: |
| Cannot: |
| Should not: |
The below examples demonstrate how to use the negation form in a sentence. Don't be shy to use of these expressions if you don't know something.
| We don't understand: Chan eil sinn a' tuigsinn. |
| I do not speak Japanese: Chan eil Seapanais agam. |
| I cannot remember the word: Chan eil cuimhne agam air am facail. |
| You should not forget this word: Cha bu chòir dhut am facail seo dìochuimhneachadh. |
| No problem!: |
| I don't know!: Chan eil fhios agam! |
| I'm not interested!: Chan eil ùidh agam! |
| Don't worry!: Na bi drag ort! |
| This is wrong: Tha seo ceàrr. |
| This is not correct: Chan eil seo ceart. |
| No one here speaks Greek: Chan eil duine an-seo aig a bheil Greugais. |
| I'm not fluent in Italian yet: Chan eil Eadailtis agam fhathast. |
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