Buntús na Gaeilge - People Fas Harvard - Harvard University
Buntús na Gaeilge - People Fas Harvard - Harvard University
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SOME WORDS AND PHRASES FREQUENTLY USED IN CLASS<br />
Here are a few idioms you will encounter in class:<br />
maidin mhaith good morning<br />
Dia daoibh hello everybody<br />
le chéile all together<br />
anois now<br />
arís again<br />
cuir <strong>Gaeilge</strong> / Béarla air translate into Irish / English<br />
le do thoil please<br />
I don't quite follow...<br />
Gabh mo leithscéal Excuse me<br />
An dtuigeann tú? Do you (sg) understand?<br />
An dtuigeann sibh? Do you (pl) understand?<br />
Tuigim I understand<br />
Ní thuigim I don’t understand<br />
Ní thuigim focal I don’t understand a word<br />
Abair arís é, le do thoil Say that again, please<br />
Cad é sin i n<strong>Gaeilge</strong>/as <strong>Gaeilge</strong>? What does that mean in Irish?<br />
Cad é sin i mBéarla/as Béarla? What does that mean in English?<br />
Cad é an Ghaeilge atá ar sin? How do you say that in Irish?<br />
Abair i mBéarla/as Béarla é Say it in English<br />
Well done!<br />
Your teacher will lavish praise on you. Here are some of the things you may hear, or see written<br />
underneath your homework:<br />
maith thú / sibh well done<br />
go maith good<br />
go hiontach wonderful<br />
an-mhaith (ar fad) very good (entirely)<br />
ar fheabhas excellent<br />
thar barr super
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