Chapter 13


Aonad 13 Quizlet 1

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Cad a rinne tú ag an deireadh seachtaine? What did you do at the weekend?
Chuaigh mé go Gaillimh. I went to Galway.
Chuaigh mé abhaile go Maigh Eo. I went home to Mayo.
Thug mé cuairt ar Phádraigín. I visited Pádraigín.
Bhí mé ag staidéar. I was studying.
dúirt mé I said
dúirt tú you said
dúirt sé/sí he/she said
dúramar we said
dúirt sibh you said (pl.)
dúirt siad they said
rug mé I brought
rug tú you brought
rug sé/sí he/she brought
rugamar we brought
rug sibh you brought (pl.)
rug siad they brought
bhí mé I was
bhí tú you were
bhí sé/sí he/she was
bhíomar we were
bhí sibh you were (pl.)
bhí siad they were
chuala mé I heard
chuala tú you heard
chuala sé/sí he/she heard
chualamar we heard
chuala sibh you heard (pl.)
chuala siad they heard
rinne mé I made
rinne tú you made
rinne sé/sí he/she made
rinneamar we made
rinne sibh you made (pl.)
rinne siad they made
Corcaigh Cork
go Corcaigh to Cork
Baile Átha Claith Dublin
go Baile Átha Claith to Dublin
Aontroim Antrim
go hAontroim to Antrim
inné yesterday
arú inné the day before yesterday
aréir last night
arú aréir the night before last
maidin inné yesterday morning
tráthnóna inné yesterday evening
dhá lá ó shin two days ago
oíche Dé hAoine (on) Friday night
maidin Dé Sathairn (on) Saturday morning
tráthnóna Dé Sathairn (on) Saturday evening
Bhí an aimsir go hálainn. The weather was lovely.
Bhí aimsir mhaith ann. The weather was good.
Bhí drochaimsir ann. The weather was bad.
Bhí sé te. It was warm/hot.
Bhí sé fuar. It was cold.
Bhí sé fliuch. It was wet.
Bhí sé ag stealladh báistí. It was pouring rain.
Tá aimsir mhaith ann. The weather is good.
Chuaigh mé do dtí an teach tábhairne. I went to the pub.


Aonad 13 Quizlet 2

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Gaeilge / an Ghaeilge Irish
Béarla / an Béarla English
Breatnais / an Bhreatnais Welsh
Gaeilge na hAlban Scottish Gaelic
Fraincis / an Fhraincis French
Gearmáinis / an Ghearmáinis German
Spáinnis / an Spáinnis Spanish
Iodáilis / an Iodáilis Italian
Rúisis / an Rúisis Russian
Danmhairgis / an Danmhairgis Danish
Sualainnis / an tSualainnis Swedish
Seicis / an tSeicis Czech
Polainnis / an Pholainnis Polish
Gréigis / an Ghréigis Greek
Sínis / an tSínis Chinese
Seapáinis / an tSeapáinis Japanese
gramadach / an ghramadach grammar / the grammar
stór focal / an stór focal vocabulary / the vocabulary
foghraíocht / an fhoghraíocht pronunciation / the pronunciation
fuaim / an fhuaim / fuaimeanna (a) sound / the sound / sounds
foclóir / an foclóir / foclóirí (a) dictionary / the dictionary / dictionaries
téacsleabhar / an téacsleabhar / téacsleabhair (a) textbook / the textbook / textbooks
cúrsa teanga / an cúrsa teanga / cúrsaí teanga (a) language course / the language course / language courses
dianchúrsa / an dianchúrsa / dianchúrsaí (an) intensive / the intensive course / intensive courses
múinteoir / an múinteoir / múinteoirí (a) teacher / the teacher / teachers
foghlaimeoir / an foghlaimeoir / foghlaimeoirí (a) learner / the learner / learners
ag cleachtadh practising
táille an chúrsa the course fee
cúrsa teanga ar líne / an cúrsa teanga ar líne / cúrsaí teanga ar líne (an) online course / the online course / online courses
podchraoladh / an podchraoladh / podchraoltaí (a) podcast / the podcast / podcasts
ríomhfhoghlaim e-learning
dúshlánach challenging
an-deacair very difficult
an-fhurasta very easy
Tá an Ghaeilge ó dhúchas agam. or Is cainteoir dúchais Gaeilge mé. I’m a native speaker of Irish.
Tá feabhas mór tagtha ar mo chuid Gaeilge le bliain anuas. My Irish has improved a lot in the past year.
Thaitin an Ghaeilge liom ar scoil. I liked Irish at school.
Níor thaitin an Ghaeilge liom ar scoil. I didn’t like Irish at school.
Tuigim go leor Iodáilise ach níl mé rómhaith á labhairt. I understand a lot of Italian but I’m not great speaking it.
Tá an tSeapáinis ar a toil aici. She has fluent Japanese.
Tá an tSeapáinis ar a thoil aige. He has fluent Japanese.
Tá bua na dteangacha aige. He has a gift for languages.
Tá mé ábalta mé féin a chur in iúl sa tSínis. I can express myself in Chinese.
Bhí a lán deiseanna agam an teanga a labhairt. I had a lot of opportunities to speak the language.
Tá mé as cleachtadh. I’m out of practice.
Tá mé ag freastal ar rang oíche. I’m attending a night class.
Bíonn rang agam uair sa tseachtain. I have a class once a week.
Chuir mé an cúrsa in áirithe. I booked the course.
Níl mo chuid gramadaí go rómhaith. My grammar isn’t very good.
Is maith liom an ghramadach. I like grammar.
Níl suim dá laghad agam sa ghramadach. I don’t have the slightest interest in grammar.
Tá an fhoghraíocht deacair. The pronunciation is hard.
Tá mé ag foghlaim na teanga anois le beagnach bliain. I’ve been learning the language now for nearly a year.
Tá ag éirí go maith liom. I’m getting on well.
Níl ag éirí go rómhaith liom. I’m not getting on well.
Ar mhiste leat é sin a rá arís, le do thoil? Would you mind saying that again, please?
An bhféadfá é sin a litriú, le do thoil? Could you spell that, please?
An bhféadfá é sin a scríobh ar an gclár? Could you write that on the board?
Ar mhiste leat labhairt níos moille, le do thoil? Could you speak more slowly, please?
Cén Ghaeilge atá ar ‘challenging’? What’s the Irish for ‘challenging’?
Cad a chiallaíonn ‘riachtanach’? What does ‘riachtanach’ mean?
Tá brón orm ach ní thuigim é sin. I’m sorry but I don’t understand that.