Tá draideanna aige.

Tá sí ard.

Tá sí íseal.

Tá sé ramhar.

Tá sé measartha ard.

Tá sé tanaí.

Tá gruaig dhubh chatach uirthi.

Caitheann sí spéaclaí.

Tá sé matánach.

Tá sí i gcathaoir rothaí.

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PELMANISM

Aim: To match pictures to words

Method:
Click on a picture that you know the words for. Click on the matching words. If you are right the picture and writing disappear. If you are wrong you get a wrong sound, and can try again.

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People - appearance

PELMANISM game to learn Describe people in Irish

Match pictures to texts to reveal the big picture underneath...classic patience game

With our Pelmanism game for "Describe people" you will be learning the Irish vocabulary for the topic Describe people. The language you will learn is in the vocabulary list below, and consists of 10 Sentences that describe people's bodies.


1	Tá sí ard.	She is tall.
2	Tá sí íseal.	She is short.
3	Tá sé measartha ard.	He is medium height.
4	Tá sé matánach.	He is muscular.
5	Tá sé tanaí.	He is thin.
6	Tá sé ramhar.	He is fat.
7	Tá sí i gcathaoir rothaí.	She is in a wheelchair.
8	Tá draideanna aige.	He has dreadlocks.
9	Caitheann sí spéaclaí.	She wears glasses.
10	Tá gruaig dhubh chatach uirthi.	She has black, curly hair.

About our Irish Pelmanism game

Standard pelmanism is a card game that relies on remembering where certain cards are located without being able to see their faces. This interactive version is a little different in that you can see all the "cards" from the start. The aim then is to match each picture to it's corresponding Irish vocabulary item.

Notes

This version of pelmanism is a one player game to learn or revise Irish vocabulary.
Our pelmanism for Irish is a timed game - play a few times and set a personal best time!
You can switch the Irish audio on or off throughout the game using the telephone button.
You see all the pictures on the screen from the start.
How to play Pelmanism to learn Irish

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Sow grow * Rock fall * Pelmanism

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How to play Pelmanism to learn Describe people in Irish

Play Pelmanism to learn Irish at learn-irish.net

Select the Pelmanism game from the games selection page.
On the settings page there are brief instructions on how to play.
Click on PLAY to start the game.
The game is timed and the clock starts when you enter the play screen.
The Irish audio is switched off but you can switch it on by clicking the brown telephone button. The audio will play when you roll-over any text.
Select a picture by clicking on it.
Now click on the Irish text that matches the picture you have selected.
Correct matches remove both the picture and the text revealing parts of a large picture beneath.
Continue matching pictures to vocabulary until you have cleared all the cells and revealed the big picture.

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