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Gaeilge sa Bhaile: Irish in the Home

Ar maidin: In the morning

Gaeilge	Pronounced as	English
Maidin mhaith!	Mod-gin-wa	Good morning!
Tá do bhricfeasta réidh.	Taw-duh-brick-fasta-ray	Your breakfast is ready.
Cad atá uait?	Cod-ataw-oo-at	What do you want?
Cá bhfuil do bhosca lóin?	Caw-wil-duh-vusca-loan	Where is your lunchbox?
Tabhair dom do bhosca lóin.	Tour-dum-duh-vusca-loan	Give me your lunch box.
Cuir d’éide scoile ort!	Quir-duh-ay-ja-skull-a-ort	Put your uniform on!
An bhfuil corpoideachas agat inniu?	On-will-kor-pij-i-kas-og-at-in-you	Do you have P.E today?
Faigh do chóta!	Fy-duh-coat-a	Get your coat!
An bhfuil d’obairbhaile i do mhála scoile?	On-will-duh-ubarwalya-i-duh-wall-a-skull-a	Is your homework in your schoolbag?
Brostaigh ort!	Brus-tig-urt	Hurry yourself!
Conas atá an aimsir inniu?	Cun-as-at-aw-on-I’m-sure-in-you	How is the weather today?
Rachaimid sa charr.	Rock-a-meed-sa-car	We will go in the car.

Tar Éis Scoile: After School

Gaeilge	Pronounced as	English
Fáilte abhaile!	Fault-ya-a-walya	Welcome home!
Conas atá tú?	Cun-as-a-taw-too	How are you?
An raibh lá deas agat?	On-rev-law-dyas-a-gut	Did you have a good day?
An bhfuil ocras ort?	On-will-ucras-urt	Are you hungry?
An bhfuil tart ort?	On-will-tart-urt	Are you thirsty?
Ar ith tú do lón?	Air-ih-too-duh-loan	Did you eat your lunch?
Ar ól tú d’uisce?	Air-ohl-too-d-ish-ca	Did you drink your water?
An bhfuil obairbhaile agat?	On-will-dubar-wall-ya-agut	Do you have homework?
Déan d’obairbhaile anois.	Dane-dubar-wall-ya-anish.	Do your homework now.
Cá bhfuil do dhialann?	Caw- will-duh-ye-a-lan	Where is your journal?
An bhfuil cabhair ag teastáil uait?	On-will-cow-er-egg-tass-tall oo-at	Do you want help?
An ndearna tú d’obairbhaile?	On-yarna-too-dubar-wall-ya	Did you do your homework?
An bhfuil d’obair bhaile críochnaithe agat?	On-will-dubar-wall-ya-creek-knee-ha- anish	Is your homework finished?
Taispeán dom é.	Tash-pawn-dum-ay	Show it to me.
Tabhair dom é.	Tour-dum-ay	Give it to me.
Ná bí ag pleidhcíocht!	Naw-be-egg-ply-key-ucht	Don’t be messing!
Litrigh _____ más é do thoil é.	Lit-rig-_____-maw-shay-duh-hull-ay	Spell ___ please.
Féach ar seo.	Fay-k-air-shuh	Look at this.
Rinne tú botúin anseo.	Rinna-too-but-oon-on-shuh	You made a mistake here.
Léigh an píosa seo.	Lay-on-piece-a-shuh	Read this piece.
Tá sé go hiontach.	Taw-shay-guh-heen-tak	That is wonderful.
Maith thú!	Ma-who	Well done.

Na Gutaí: The Vowels

The vowels and fadas in the Irish language can cause much confusion.
Here is a guide to help you understand the differences between the sound of vowels with and without fadas.

Na Mothúcháin: Emotions

Tá áthas orm	I am happy
Tá brón orm	I am sad/sorry
Tá náire orm	I am embarrassed
Tá sceitimíní orm	I am excited
Tá díoma orm	I am disappointed
Tá ocras orm	I am hungry
Tá tart orm	I am thirsty
Tá uafás orm	I am horrified
Tá ionadh orm	I am surprised

*An raibh a fhios agat?: Did you know?

In each of the above sentences, if you change tá to bhí you are then speaking in the aimsir chaite or past tense.

Bhí áthas orm: I was happy.
Bhí ionadh orm: I was surprised.

If you change tá to beidh you are then speaking in the aimsir fháistineach or future tense.

Beidh áthas orm: I will be happy.
Beidh ionadh orm: I will be surprised.

Caitheamh Aimsire: Hobbies

Is maith liom a bheith… (I like to be…)
Ní maith liom a bheith… (I don’t like to be…)
Is breá liom a bheith ag… (I love to be…)
Is fuath liom a bheith ag… (I hate to be…)

Ag damhsa	Dancing
Ag tarraingt	Drawing
Ag scríobh	Writing
Ag léamh	Reading
Ag ithe	Eating
Ag ól	Drinking
Ag iomáint	Hurling
Ag imirt peile	Playing football
Ag imirt cispheile	Playing basketball
Ag marcaíocht	Horse-riding
Ag rith rása	Running races
Ag tiomáint	Driving
Ag déanamh gleacaíochta	Doing gymnastics
Ag snámh	Swimming
Ag éisteacht le ceol	Listening to music
Ag péinteáil	Painting
Ag seinm ceol	Playing music
Ag déanamh drámaíocht	Doing drama
Ag féachaint ar an teilifís	Watching television
Ag imirt cluichí ríomhaire	Playing computer games
Ag rothaíocht	Cycling
Ag scátáil	Skating

*An raibh a fhios agat?: Did you know?

When you put ag ____ before an action you are adding the equivalent of -ing suffix in English.

Na hÁbhair Scoile: School Subjects

Béarla	English
Gaeilge	Irish
Matamaitic	Mathematics
Stair	History
Tíreolaíocht	Geography
Eolaíocht	Science
Ealaín	Art
Ceol	Music
Drámaíocht	Drama
Reiligiún	Religion
OSPS	SPHE

Míonna na Bliana: Months of the Year

Eanáir	January
Feabhra	February
Márta	March
Aibreán	April
Bealtaine	May
Meitheamh	June
Iúil	July
Lúnasa	August
Meán Fómhair	September
Deireadh Fómhair	October
Samhain	November
Nollaig	December

Laethanta na Seachtaine: Days of the Week

*An raibh a fhios agat?: Did you know?

Inniu: Today (Tip to remember: Today is ‘inniu’ or a new day).
Inné: Yesterday (Tip to remember: Yesterday’s inné)
Amárach: Tomorrow (Tip to remember: The letter ‘m’ in amárach is also in tomorrow)

Inniu an Mháirt. Inné an Luan. Amárach an Chéadaoin.

An Luan	Monday
An Mháirt	Tuesday
An Chéadaoin	Wednesday
An Déardaoin	Thursday
An Aoine	Friday
An Satharn	Saturday
An Domhnach	Sunday