Category: Irish Word of the Day

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Is trua sin. Sentence meaning: That’s a pity.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Rinne Circe muca d’fhir Odaiséis Sentence meaning: Circe turned Odysseus’s men into pigs.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Ná caith do chuid airgid go léir in aon áit amháin Sentence meaning: Don’t spend all your money in

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Línigh an freastalaí seamróg i gcúr mo chuid Guinness. Sentence meaning: The bartender drew a shamrock in the foam

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Beidh deoch an dorais againn. Sentence meaning: We’ll have a parting drink.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Deireann an comhartha ar an doras ‘dúnta’. Sentence meaning: The sign on the door says ‘closed.’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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