Irish English Tags Audio
am i n-amanna, eidir amaí, occasionally, sometimes. Adverbs Everyday phrases Feelings Time Likes & dislikes Log in to hear
amháin in phrase h-é amháin from ní h-é amháin, not to mention, even: d'ólfainn sláinte madadh as Éire, h-é amháin amadán as Éire; bhéarfainn punt dó h-é amháin sciling, I'd give him a pound not to mention a shilling. h-é amháin is often used finally at the end of an utterance meaning 'even'. Everyday phrases Language Feelings Adverbs Idioms Log in to hear
anachain d'ordaigh Dia an anachainn a sheachaint (sean-ocal); used to warn a person to avoid a house in which people were down with 'flu. Abstract nouns Health Everyday phrases Folklore Verbs Log in to hear
angar .i. droch-seileadh bróch (MCd); seileadh agus angar .i. diachair (MMt) Abstract nouns Feelings Adjectives Idioms Language Log in to hear
annadh tá annadh air .i. uair mhaith; annadh na Samhna, fine weather to the end of October, Indian summer Everyday phrases Time Seasons Feelings Weather Log in to hear
anróiteach bhí an grá Dia ionntú, bhí siad bocht nocht anróiteach .i. na seandaoine fadó Abstract nouns Feelings People Adjectives Life & death Log in to hear
antráthach uair antráthach, a very late hour, well after midnight Abstract nouns Adverbs Adjectives Time Feelings Log in to hear
aoibhinn Dia is aoibhinn Dia dhó, 'tis happy for him, well for him. Feelings Everyday phrases Adjectives Idioms Religious expressions Log in to hear
árach níl aon árach agam air, I cannot help it. Everyday phrases Feelings Verbs Idioms Activities Log in to hear
ascaill sa bhfaraige .i. lúbán isteach, tá fascadh ann. Activities Everyday phrases Feelings Verbs Idioms Log in to hear
athchomair tá sí sin ag imeacht go hathchomair, travelling fast. This was quoted for me by PsC as a Donegallism, i. the word athchomair. Activities Adverbs Colloquialisms Feelings Place names Log in to hear
bachlóg chuir siad bachlóg ar a theangaidh, after which he could not speak properly or at all. Activities Feelings Conversation Health Disaster Log in to hear
bail (fear) a chuirfeadh bail air héin, get married in time and set up a home for himself (MMt); go ngohadh droch-bhail orthaí, that she'd come to misfortune (a young pretty girl) at the hands of Arthur Nash (SBh) Activities Feelings Relationships Life & death Everyday phrases Log in to hear
baladh madadh a' cur baladh, scenting, on the trail Animals Activities Feelings Everyday phrases Seashore wildlife Log in to hear
bánú bhí an t-oileán le bánú .i. na daoine le n-a thréiscint, to be evacuated. Activities Feelings Places Verbs Disaster Log in to hear