Category: Irish Word of the Day

Part of speech: verb Example sentence:Tá siad ag siúl amach le chéile. Sentence meaning: They are walking out together.

Part of speech: verb Example sentence:Tá ocras orm. An féidir liom rud éigin a ithe? Sentence meaning: I’m hungry. Can I eat something?

Part of speech: verb Example sentence:An féidir leat mo cheist a fhreagairt? Sentence meaning: Can you answer my question?

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Tugtar ‘eachtardhomhandach’ ar neach a chónaíonn ar phlainéid eile. Sentence meaning: Beings who live on other planets are called extraterrestrials.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:An bhfuil neacha beo taobh amuigh denár ngrianchóras féin? Sentence meaning: Are there any living beings outside of our solar

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Ní plainéad é Plútón a thuilleadh, de réir na n-eolaithe. Sentence meaning: Pluto is no longer a planet, according to

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Ná féach go díreach isteach in urú gréine. Sentence meaning: Don’t look directly into an eclipse of the sun.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Tá an ghealach lán anocht. Sentence meaning: The moon is full tonight.

Part of speech: expression Example sentence:An as Ceanada thú? Sentence meaning: Are you from Canada?

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Is as Alasca mé. Agus tusa? Sentence meaning: I’m from Alaska, and you?

Part of speech: adjective Example sentence:Deirtear ‘máthair mhór’ do ‘grandmother’ i nDún na nGall, ach deir a lán daoine i gCiarraí ‘máthair chríonna.’ Sentence meaning:

Part of speech: expression Example sentence:Isteachaigí anois! Sentence meaning: You all go inside now!

Part of speech: expression Example sentence:Amachaigí anois! Sentence meaning: You all go outside now!

Part of speech: expression Example sentence:Sin é! Tá sin ceart. Sentence meaning: That’s it! That’s correct.

Part of speech: expression Example sentence:Sin sin! Tá sé déanta. Sentence meaning: That’s that! It’s done.

Part of speech: adjective Example sentence:Tá sé fuar istigh anseo. Sentence meaning: It’s cold in here.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Tá slaghdán orm. Sentence meaning: I have a cold.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Oscail do bhéal agus ith do chuid bia. Sentence meaning: Open your mouth and eat your food.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Tá rud éigin i mo shúil agus tá sé pianmhar. Sentence meaning: There is something in my eye and it

Part of speech: noun Example sentence:Bhainfeadh Samantha tarraingt bheag as a srón chun draíocht a dhéanamh sa chlár Bewitched. Sentence meaning: Samantha would twitch her

Part of speech: adjective Example sentence:Is duine aisteach í. Ní labhaireann sí le h-éinne. Sentence meaning: She is a strange person. She doesn’t speak to

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.