Pronouns

There are FIVE types of personal pronouns in Irish:

1.SUBJECT PRONOUNS

Mé = I	Chonaic mé mo chara = I saw my friend
Tú = you	An ndearna tú an dinnéar? = Did you make the dinner?
Sé= he	Bhí sé anseo = He was here
Sí = she	Tá sí ina cónaí i mBaile Átha Luain = She lives in Athlone
Muid = we	Feicfidh muid = We will see
Sibh = you (plural)	An bhfaca sibh an scannán? Did you plural see the film?
Siad = they	Dúirt siad go raibh tú tinn! They said that you were sick!

Mé= I	Chonaic Máirtín mé = Martin saw me
Thú= you	An bhfeicfidh mé thú amárach? = Will I see you tomorrow?
É= he	Rinne mé é = I did it
Í = she	Ba mhaith liom í a fhoghlaim = I would like to learn it
Muid = we	Feicfidh tú muid ar an teilifís = You will see us on the television
Sibh = you (plural)	Nár chuala sé sibh? = Didn’t he hear you plural?
Iad = they	D’ith mé iad! = I ate them!

Mé = I	Is múinteoir mé = I am a teacher
Thú = you	Is Éireannach thú = You are Irish
É = he	Is Sasanach é = He is English
Í = she	Is Brasaíleach í = She is Brazilian
Muid = we	Is Meiriceánaigh muid = We are Americans
Sibh = you plural	Is daltaí sibh = You are students
Iad = they	Is Iodálaigh iad = They are Italians

My, Your, and His take a séimhiú: (bh,ch,dh,fh,gh,mh,ph,sh,th)
Our, Your and Their take an urú: (mb,gc,nd,dt,ng,bp,bhf)

Mo = my	mochathaoir / m’úll my chair / my apple
Do = your	do chathaoir / d’úll your chair / your apple
A = his	a chathaoir / a úll his chair / his apple
A = her	a cathaoir/ a húll her chair / her apple
ÁR = our	árgcathaoir / ár n-úll our chair / our apple
BHUR = your plural	bhurgcathaoir / bhur n-úll your chair / your apple
A = their	a gcathaoir / a n-úll their chair / their apple

*SEE SECTION ON PREPOSITIONS
EXAMPLES: agam= at me, orm= on me, leat= with you, etc

eo sounds like /yo/	e.g. beo= alive / byo /
ia sounds like /eeya/ in the English word “via”	e.g. bia= food / beeya /
io sounds like /u/ in the English word “bull”	e.g. ionad= centre / un-ud /
oi sounds like /i/ in the English word “fish”	e.g. oiriúnach= suitable / ir-oon-okk /
ua sounds like /oowa/	e.g.uachtar= cream / oowakk-tar /
ui sounds like /i/ in the English word “fish”	e.g. uisce= water / ish-ka /