handy phrases

irish ccc 2nd year

mar is eol duit

as you know

tá gachnóiméad tábhachta

every minute counts

cúpla seachtain/lá/mí/bliain ó shin.

a couple weeks/days/months/years ago

Is iomaí caitheamh aimsire atá agam

i have many pastimes

saor in aisce

free

daor

expensive

saor

cheap

seinim gasoga

i play violin

cleachtadh a dhéanann máistreacht

practise makes perfect

i rith

during

i dtus

at the start

i ndeireadh

at the end

buail amach

go outside

tar isteach

come inside

táim istigh

i’m inside

cathain

when

cá

where

cén fath

why

cen bhlian

what year

conas

how

cad

cá fhad

how long

cé mhéad

how many

cén chaoi

which way/how

an aontíonn tú

do you agree

an dóigh leat

do you think

cén t-alt

which paragraph

cad is brí le

what is meant by

i mo thuairim tá todhair an domhain ag brath ar gach duine againn

in my opinion the future of the world is depending on us

tar anseo

come hear

déan cur sios

make a description

téigh abhaile

go home

faigh do leabhar

get your book

bí anseo anois

be here right now

feic an nuacht

look at the news

ar mhí-amharaí an tsaoil

unfortunately

ar amharaí an tsaoil

fortunately

ar ndoigh

of course

caithfidh mé a rá

i have to say

dearmad

forgotten

réitímid go han-mhaith le chéile

we get along well

dearfach

positive

diúltach

negative

gaolmhar

relatable

roghnaigh mé

I’ve chosen

níos luaithe

earlier