Irish Word of the Day
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 7:59 am
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Re: Irish Word of the Day
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 1:03 am
Go raibh maith liom agat!
Re: Irish Word of the Day
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:26 am
You sign up and each day you get a word of the day! You get prounciation as well as the use of the word in a sentence!
an slaghdán: the cold (illness) (You can listen to it!)
Part of speech: noun
Tá slaghdán orm. (You can listen to it)
(I have a cold)
Re: Irish Word of the Day
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:01 am
Amachaigí!: You (all) go outside!
You can hear it prounced
Amachaigí anois! You all go outside now!
Re: Irish Word of the Day
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2023 11:50 pm
Mar Gaeilge has so much richness and variation
Irish word: Isteachaigí! English translation: You (all) go inside!
You can hear it spoken which I so love!
Irish example: Isteachaigí anois! English example: You all go inside now!
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Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:10 am
an ghealach: the moon Part of speech: noun
Example sentence: Tá an ghealach lán anocht.
Sentence meaning: The moon is full tonight.
Once you sign up you can hear the word of the day said in Irish and also used in a sentence.
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2023 9:14 am
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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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 3:51 am
Irish Word of the Day
an grianchóras: the solar system 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 solar system?
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2023 5:59 am
Irish Word of the Day
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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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:12 am
an doras: the door
Part of speech: noun
Example sentence: Deireann an comhartha ar an doras 'dúnta'.
Sentence meaning: The sign on the door says 'closed.'
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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 3:20 am
an doras: the door Part of speech: noun
Example sentence: Deireann an comhartha ar an doras 'dúnta'.
Sentence meaning: The sign on the door says 'closed.'
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 3:07 am
an mhuc: the pig Part of speech: noun
Example sentence: Rinne Circe muca d'fhir Odaiséis
Sentence meaning: Circe turned Odysseus's men into pigs.
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 10:13 am
Irish word: an chuid
English translation: the portion
Part of speech: noun
Irish example: Ná caith do chuid airgid go léir in aon áit amháin
English example: Don't spend all your money in one place.
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 12:29 am
Irish Word of the Day
an lóistín: the lodging Part of speech: noun
Example sentence: An bhfuil lóistín ar fáil anseo don oíche anocht? Tá brón orm ach níl.
Sentence meaning: Do you have a room available for tonight? I'm sorry but no.
Re: Irish Word of the Day
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2023 10:26 am
Irish Word of the Day
an t-óstán: the hotel Part of speech: noun
Example sentence: An fearr leat fanacht in óstáin mhóra nó i dtithe leaba agus bricfeasta?
Sentence meaning: Do you prefer to stay in big hotels or in bed and breakfast houses?
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2023 10:36 am
Irish Word of the Day
an tsuim: the interest (in a topic) Part of speech: noun
Example sentence: An bhfuil suim agat sa ghlanmhatamataic? Tá
Sentence meaning: Are you interested in pure mathematics? Yes.
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2023 10:46 am
Irish Word of the Day
de ghlanmheabhair: by heart Part of speech: expression
Example sentence: Tá caint aonair Hamlet de ghlanmheabhair agam.
Sentence meaning: I know Hamlet's soliloquy by heart.
Re: Irish Word of the Day
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2023 10:51 am
Irish Word of the Day
craiceáilte: crazy Part of speech: adjective
Example sentence: Tá tú craiceáilte.
Sentence meaning: You're crazy.
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2023 11:00 am
Irish Word of the Day
an scrúdú: the test Part of speech: noun
Example sentence: An raibh an scrúdú deacair? Bhí.
Sentence meaning: Was the test hard? Yes.
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:54 am
Irish word: an chalóg
English translation: the flake (snow, corn, etc.)
Part of speech: noun
Irish example: Thit calóg shneachta ar mo shrón.
English example: A snowflake fell on my nose.
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:12 am
an chloch shneachta: the hailstone Part of speech: noun
Example sentence: Tá sé ag cur clocha sneachta anois.
Sentence meaning: It's hailing now.
Re: Irish Word of the Day
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:14 am
an fear sneachta: the snowman Part of speech: noun
Example sentence: An ndearna tú fear sneachta inné? Rinne.
Sentence meaning: Did you make a snowman yesterday? Yes.
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 7:07 am
Irish Word of the Day
can: to sing Part of speech: verb
Example sentence: Canann tú amhráin deasa.
Sentence meaning: You sing nice songs.
Re: Irish Word of the Day
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 8:30 am
Happy St Patrick's Day!
Re: Irish Word of the Day
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:39 am
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit John Little!
Re: Irish Word of the Day
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:19 am
Irish word: tinn
English translation: sick
Part of speech: adjective
Irish example: Bhí mé tinn inné.
English example: I was sick yesterday.
Re: Irish Word of the Day
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 12:49 pm
To you too John!
Re: Irish Word of the Day
Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 11:26 am
idir: between
Part of speech: adverb
Example sentence: Ní fheiceann sé difríocht mhór idir an dá rothar.
Sentence meaning: He does not see a big difference between the two bicycles.
Re: Irish Word of the Day
Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 11:30 am
mall: slowly
Part of speech: adverb
Example sentence: Chuaigh sé go mall trí na sráideanna.
Sentence meaning: He went slowly through the streets.
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 10:30 am
mór: big
Part of speech: adjective
Example sentence: Is comharsanacht mhór í seo.
Sentence meaning: This is a big neighborhood.