Chan eil – negative
Ann – means "in" and also "in itself" at the end of a sentence
baile – pronounced "bala" village or town, bhaile (lenited word) changing the pronunciation to "v" becomes "vala"
Lenition is when a word has an "h" inserted after the first letter, the rules surrounding it are very complex – we will reach them at some point. It is to keep certain phonetic sounds correct. The general idea is that when certain letters meet between two words, they need to be lenited to cause certain sounds.
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