Irish English Tags Audio
Thóig sé a cheann He raised his head Body Language Action Past Tense Neutral
agus tharraing sé srann, and gave [lit: pulled] a snort Verb Phrases Animal Sounds Past Tense Indicative
Agus de bhoc, And in a flash, Time Expressions Transitional Phrases Adverbial Clause Imagery
bhí sé scuabtha léithi. he was swept away by [lit: with] her Romance Passive Voice Past Tense Emotion
Céard is ciall dé sin? What does that mean? Interrogative Semantics Present Simple Confusion
An tSlua Sí! An tSlua Sí! The Fairies [lit: crowd]! The Fairies! Fantasy Creatures Repetition Plural Noun Exclamatory
Ó, bhail, mhoithigh mé go minic go bhfeicthí iad, go mbíodh siad ina gcineál aingle - oh, well, I often heard that they would be seen, that they used to be sort of angels - Frequency Adverbs Modal Verbs Future-in-the-Past Subjunctive
Na haingle a thugtaí orthu Angles is what they were called [lit: given] Geometry Historical Terms Passive Voice Neutral
Agus níl ‘fhios agam ab shin í an fhírinne nó nach í ach And I don’t know if that’s true or not but... Uncertainty Conditional Subordination Indicative Mood
bhí sé ráite go bhfeicthí iad ar mhodh ar bith. it's said they were anyway. Reported Speech Concession Past Tense Neutral
Agus mhoithigh mé fear amháin ag insean scéal faoi—seanfhear a bhí ann. And I heard one man, telling a story about it - an old man it was. Narration Past Tense Personal Anecdote Reflective
D'éirigh sé ar maidin, deireadh oíche he got up in the morning, very early [lit: the end of the night] Time Expressions Routine Activities Past Tense Neutral
ní raibh aon am an uair sin le fáil, uaireadóir ar bith, ar ndóiche, the time wasn't available, there were no watches, like Time Absence Past Tense Neutral
ní raibh cineál am ar bith ann ach an ghrian agus an ghealach there was no kind of time at all, except the sun and the moon Time Concepts Astronomical Bodies Past Tense Reflective
ach d'éirigh sé deireadh oíche but he got up at first light Time Personal Narrative Past Simple Neutral