Category: Irish Word of the Day

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Tá dhá euro air. Sentence meaning: It costs two euro.

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Tá dollar amháin air. Sentence meaning: It costs a dollar.

Part of speech: adjective Example sentence: Tá an bhratach Mheiriceánach dearg, bán, agus gorm. Sentence meaning: The American flag is red, white, and blue.