tag:bbc.co.uk,2008:irish:learners:giotabeageile:lesson11:2001:playlist 2009-06-02T9:39:49+01:00 Giota Beag Eile Lesson 11: The past tense continued, and Irish proverbs Develop your knowledge of the past tense and learn some proverbs in Irish. Thug mé airgead dóibh I gave them money Chuaigh sé go Londain He went to London Thug siad cuairt ar an iarsmalann They visited the museum Chuala siad faoin ghorta They heard about the famine Chonaic mé Cats I saw Cats Chuala muid Big Ben We heard Big Ben Dúirt siad go raibh sé ar fheabhas They said that it was excellent Chonaic siad Riverdance They saw Riverdance Ná bac le mac an bhacaigh is ní bhacfaidh mac an bhacaigh leat! Don’t bother with the son of the beggarman and the son of the beggarman won’t bother you! tag:bbc.co.uk,2008:irish:learners:giotabeageile:lesson11:2001