Gníomhaíocht 4 / Activity 4

Look at the rules below and then try placing the correct preposition before the name of each country.

Saying you were in a country

When you talk about being in a country, you use sa (or san before a vowel) in the case of countries containing the article an (the):

An Fhrainc (France)sa Fhrainc (in France)
An Iodáil (Italy)san Iodáil (in Italy)

If the name of the country is not preceded by the article, you use i (or in before a vowel):

Sasana (England)i Sasana (in England)
Albain (Scotland)in Albain (in Scotland)
1 in Australia An Astráil; Astráil
2 in New Zealand An Nua‑Shéalainn; Nua‑Shéalainn
3 in Israel Iosrael; Iosrael
4 in Holland An Ollainn; Ollainn
5 in America Meiriceá; Meiriceá
6 in Mexico Meicsiceo; Meicsiceo
7 in Russia An Rúis; Rúis
8 in Spain An Spáinn; Spáinn
9 in Thailand An Téalainn; Téalainn
10 in Germany An Ghearmáin; Ghearmáin
Gníomhaíocht 4 / Activity 4