Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook

by Nancy Stenson

Basic A Grammar and Workbook provides a jargon-free introduction to the most commonly used grammatical structures within the Irish language. Focusing on the repeated use of grammatical patterns, this Workbook develops an understanding of the structures presented, making the forms familiar and automatic for learners. This user-friendly workbook

Genres: Language, Irish Literature, Linguistics, Nonfiction, Ireland

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Steffan McLees-Gilbert]

Very good book that helped me so much with Irish at university. My one complaint is that I wish the Irish sentences in the exercise sections also had an English translation. I know there's a glossary at the back of the book, but there were still some more idiomatic sentences that I struggled to completely parse.

[Grace]

Excellent no-nonsense grammar book for those looking to get into the intricacies of Irish grammar, albeit one that expects a certain familiarity with Irish vocabulary.

[Natta Kuiski]

Relatively few topics covered, but they are covered in detail; essentially, narrow but deep. I suppose this was done for pedagogical reasons, though it could be for financial ones, too (make sure to buy "Intermediate Irish" next!). The exercises were very useful.

I don't know if I'd say this book contains all the grammatical concepts of "basic" Irish, but it's without a doubt very helpful on the road to getting you there.

[Shanti Hofshi]

A good introduction to many aspects of Iirsh grammar. May be a little difficult to follow without prior knowledge of the language, however. The book has plenty of relevant sample sentences illustrating the points in each chapter. The exercises in each chapter are also very good and have answers immediately following.

[Malin]

Very accessible and easy to understand!