Category: Irish Word of the Day

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Bhí caint ag an gcapall an tUasal Ed sa seanchlár teilifíse. Sentence meaning: In the old TV show, the horse

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Ní cóilí baineann ar chor ar bith a bhí i Lassie, ach madra fireann. Sentence meaning: Lassie wasn’t a female

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Chuidigh Daideo liom mo rothar a dheisiú. Sentence meaning: Grandad helped me fix my bike.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Is breá liom a bheith ag fanacht ag teach Mhamó. Sentence meaning: I really like staying at Grandma’s house.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Rachaidh muid go dtí an zú le Daidí amárach. Sentence meaning: We will go to the zoo with Daddy tomorrow.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:An bhfuil cead againn uachtar reoite a cheannach, a Mhamaí Sentence meaning: Can we buy ice cream, Mommy?

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Tá fiche dollar de dhíth orm, a Dhaid. Sentence meaning: I need twenty dollars, Dad.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Níl mo sciorta ró ghairid, a Mham. Tá sé díreach cosúil le sciortaí na gcailíní eile! Sentence meaning: But my

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Tá, a Virginia, tá Daidí na Nollag ann. Sentence meaning: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Fuair Setanta ainm nua, Cú Chulainn, mar mharaigh sé cú de chuid Chulainn agus b’éigean dó a bheith ina ghadhar

Part of speech: adjective Example sentence:Is Rúiseach é Vladamir Putin. Sentence meaning: Vladamir Putin is Russian.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Is é an sí-abhabha an madra is lú sa domhan. Sentence meaning: The chihuahua is the smallest dog in the

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Is é an ‘Dexter’ an bhó is lú sa domhan; ní bhíonn níos mó ná 750 punt meáchain inti. Sentence

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:An bhfaca tú taibhse Oíche Shamhna? Sentence meaning: Did you see a ghost on Halloween?

Part of speech: expression Example sentence:Dia dhuit ar maidin. Sentence meaning: Good morning!

Part of speech: expression Example sentence:Oíche mhaith! Sentence meaning: Good night!

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Grá mo chroí thú! Sentence meaning: You are the love of my heart!

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Sa seanscéal Fiannaíochta bhí ball seirce ag Diarmaid agus mar sin thit Gráinne i ngrá leis. Sentence meaning: In the

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Rachaidh mé go hÉirinn an bhliain seo chugainn. Sentence meaning: I will go to Ireland next year.

Part of speech: adjective Example sentence:Sa bhliain 1999 bhí a lán daoine buartha an mbeadh a ríomhairí oiriunach don bhliain 2000. Sentence meaning: In the

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:D’imigh an punt Éireannach as feidhm sa bhliain dhá mhíle is a dó. Sentence meaning: The Irish pound went out

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Bhíodh an leithreas sa leithreas uisce agus bhíodh an folcadán sa seomra folctha. Sentence meaning: The toilet used to be

Part of speech: expression Example sentence:Bíodh cuimhne agat — ní bhíonn an leithreas sa seomra folctha i gcuid mhaith de na tithe traidisiúnta. Sentence meaning:

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Tá ceithre sheomra leapa thuas staighre agus seomra folctha amháin. Sentence meaning: There are four bedrooms and one bathroom upstairs.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Ar cheannaigh tú teilifíseán ardghléine? Cheannaigh. Sentence meaning: Did you buy a high-definition TV? Yes.

Part of speech: verb Example sentence:Slog siar é! Sentence meaning: Drink it down!

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Dún do ghob! Sentence meaning: Shut your mouth!

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:An mbíonn ócáidí d’aontuismitheoirí anseo? Sentence meaning: Are events for single parents held here?

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:An bhfuil go leor tuismitheoirí altrama do na páistí go léir? Sentence meaning: Are there enough foster parents for all

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Sin í máthair Shinéad. Sentence meaning: That is Sinéad’s mother.