Category: Irish Word of the Day

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a ithe: to eat

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?

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an plainéad: the planet

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

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an ghrian: the sun

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.

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Alasca: Alaska

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

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críonna: wise

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:

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fuar: cold

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

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an béal: the mouth

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

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an tsúil: the eye

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

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an tsrón: the nose

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

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aisteach: strange

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

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an chaint: the speech

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

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an cóilí: the collie

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

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Daideo: Grandad

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

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Mamó: Grandma

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.

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an Nollaig: Christmas

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

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an cú: the hound

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

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