The Bí verb and weather

How is the weather?

Conas atá an aimsir?

(conas atar an amsheert)

the weather

an aimsir

(arn amsheert)

It is…

Tá sé…

(tar shay)

It isn’t…

Níl sé…

(neel shay)

It is hot

Tá sé te

(tar shay cheh)

It is cold

Tá sé fuar

(tar shay fooer)

It is windy

Tá sé gaofer

(tar shay gweefer)

It is cloudy

Tá sé scamallach

(tar shay scumalukh)

to be

bí

Is it cold?

An bhfuil sé fuar?

(arn will shay foour)

It is not cold.

Níl sé fuar.

(neel shay foour)

Answering a question e.g., Is it windy?
yes
it is
It is windy

tá
tá sé
tá sé gaofer

Answering a question e.g., Is it cold?
no
it isn’t
It is not cold

níl
níl sé
níl sé fuar.

It is stormy

Tá sé stoirmiúil

(tar shay stormyewl)

It is sunny

Tá sé grianmhar

(tar shay gree-inver)

It is foggy

Tá sé ceomhar

(tar shay kyover)

It is humid

Tá sé tais

(tar shay tash)

It is dry

Tá sé tirim

(tar shay chirim)

It is wet

Tá sé fliuch

(tar shay flukh)

it is raining (lit. it is at the putting of rain)

tá sé ag cur báistí

(tar shay eg kurr boshtee)

It is snowing (lit. it is at the putting of snow)

tá sé eg cur sneachta

(tar shay eg kurr shnarkta)

very

an-

(proceeding adjective takes a séimhiú unless it is D N T L S)

it is very cold

tá sé an-fhuar

(tar shay arn-oour)

It is very hot

tá sé an-te
(tar shay arn cheh/teh)

It is too cold

tá sé rófhuar

(tar shay row-oour)

too

ró

(row)
(proceeding adjective takes a séimhiú unless it is D N T L S)

it is too hot

tá sé róthe

(tar shay row-heh)

forecast

tuar/ réamhaisnéis

(toour / rayv-ashneysh)

rainbow

tuar ceatha/ bogha báistí
(toour kahah/ bow-ah boshtee)

to be

bí

is/are/am?

An bhfuil?
(arn will)

is/are/am

tá

(tar)

isn’t/ aren’t/ am not

níl

(neel)

Am I?
Are you? (sg.)
Is he/it?
Is she?
Are we?
Are you? (pl.)
Are they?

An bhfuil mé?
An bhfuil tú?
An bhfuil sé?
An bhfuil sí?
An bhfuil muid? (arn will moyij)
An bhfuil sibh? (shiv)
An bhfuil siad? (shee-ed)

Subject Pronouns:
I
you (sg.)
he/it
she
we
you (pl.)
they

mé
tú
sé
sí
muid
sibh
siad

I am
you are (sg.)
he/it is
she is
we are
you are (pl.)
they are

tá mé
tá tú
tá sé
tá sí
tá muid
tá sibh
tá siad

I am not
you are not (sg.)
he/it is not
she is not
we are not
you are not (pl.)
they are not

níl mé
níl tú
níl sé
níl sí
níl muid (moyij)
níl sibh (shiv)
níl siad (shee-ed)

Is it cloudy?
No, the sky is clear.
It is not cloudy.

An bhfuil sé scamallach? (ar will shay scumalukh)
Níl tá an spéir glan. (neel tar arn spare/shpare glarn)
Níl sé scamallach. (neel shay scumalukh)

Is there lightning there?
There is.

An bhfuil tintreach ann? (arn will tintokh ahn/own
Tá.

preposition: in it
adverb: there

ann

(proounce ahn or ow-n like sound)

Is there thunder there?
There isnt,

An bhfuil toirneach ann? (arn will turnokh ahn)
Níl.

Is it sunny?
It is.

An bhfuil sé grianmhar? (arn will gree-envur)
Tá.

Is the sun shining?
It is.

An bhfuil an ghrian ag taitneamh? (arn will arn ghree-en eg tatnev)
Tá.

a little bit

giota beag

(gyota biyug)

today

inniu

(inyoo)

yesterday

inné

(inyay)

tomorrow

amárach

(amawrokh)

tonight

anocht

(anokt)

last night

aréir

(arrayert)

bí verb: immediate present

An bhfuil?
Tá (is)
Níl (isn’t)

bí verb: habitual present. In general overtime, not right now)

an mbíonn?
Bionn
Ní bhíonn

(arn mee-an, bee-an, nee-veean)

bí verb: future

An mbeidh? (will be?)
Beidh (it will be)
Ní bheidh (it will not be)

(arn my, by, nee vy)

bí verb: past

An raibh? (was/were?)
bhí (was/were)
ní raibh (wasn’t)

(arn rev, vee, nee rev)

With the verb to be: the question takes an ______ the positive takes _______ and the negative takes a _____.

urú
nothing
séimhiú

Was it cold yesterday?
It was.

An raibh sé fuar inné?
Bhí sé.

(arn rev shay foour inyay? Vee shay)

Was it hot last night?
It wasn’t.

An raibh sé te aréir?
Ní raibh.

(arn rev shay cheh arrayert. Nee rev)

Was it snowing today? (Lit. was it putting snow today?)
Was (yes).

An raibh sé ag cur sneachta inniu?
Bhí.

(arn rev shay eg kerr shnokta inyoo. Vee)

(Habitual present)
Does it be sunny?
It does be.

An mbíonn sé grianmhar?
Bíonn sé.

(arn mee-an shay gree-enver? bee-an shay)

Does it be humid?
It doesn’t be.

An mbíonn sé tais?
Ní bhíonn sé.

(arn mee-an shay tash? nee vee-an shay)

Does it be wet?
Does be (yes)

An mbíonn sé fliuch?
Bíonn.

(arn mee-an shay flokh. Bee-an)

Usually

de ghnáth

(jeh ghnah)

Will it be raining?
It will be.

An mbeidh sé ag cur báistí?
Beidh sé.

(arn my shay eg kerr boshtee. by shay)

Will it be windy?
It wont be.

An mbeidh sé gaofar?
Ní bheidh sé.

(arn my shay gweefur. Nee vy shay)

Will it be cold.
Will be (yes).

An mbeidh sé fuar?
Beidh.

(arn my shay foour. By)

the seasons

na séasúir

(nah sayjor/shayzor)

the spring
the summer
the autumn
the winter

an t-Earrach (arn tarrukh)
an Samhradh (arn sow-rrah)
an Fómhar (arn foh-ur)
an Geimhreadh (arn geevrreh)

In Ireland

In Éirinn

(in erin)

It does be cold and windy in the spring.

Bíonn sé fuar agus gaofar san Earrach

(bee-an shay foour ugus gweefer sen arrukh)

It does be sunny and bright in the summer

Bíonn sé grianmhar agus geal sa Samhradh.

(bee-an shay gree-enver ugus gee-al sa sow-rrah.

It does be cloudy and wet in the autumn.

Bíonn sé scamallach agus fliuch san Fhómhar.

(bee-an shay scumallukh ugus flokh sen oar)

It does be foggy and snowing in the winter.

Bíonn sé ceomhar agus ag cur sneachta sa Gheimhreadh.

(bee-an shay ciyover ugus eg kerr shnokta sa gheevreh)

How would you say?

Conas a déarfá?

(conus a jair-ha)

Translate the conversation

Aistrigh an comhrá

(ashtrrig arn co-rah)

I was                            
Were you?
Was he?      
I am           
You are        
He will be  
She won’t be       
They will be           
Will you be?    
Was I?                        

bhí mé
An raibh tú?
An raibh sé?
Tá mé
Tá tú
Beidh sé
Ni bheidh sí
Beidh siad
An mbeidh tú?
An raibh mé?

is it snowing?

An bhfuil sé ag cur sneachta?

is it raining?

An bhfuil sé ag cur báistí?

There is thunder and lightning

Tá tintreach agus toirneach ann

translate:

Mollie: Conas atá an aimsir inniu?
Heather: Tá sé uafásach! Tá sé ag cur sneachta agus beidh sé ag cur báistí. Tá sé fuar agus fliuch.
Mollie: Ó, tá sé uafásach!
Heather: Conas atá an aimsir i mBaile Átha Cliath?
Mollie: Tá sé grianmhar agus te. Níl sé scamallach. Tá sé tirim.
Heather: Conas a bheidh an aimsir amárach?
Mollie: Beidh sé ceomhar agus bogthe. Ní bheidh sé gaofar. Tusa?
Heather: Beidh sé an-mhaith anseo amárach. Beidh an ghrian ag taitneamh agus ní bheidh sé fuar.
Mollie: An-mhaith. Agus inné, conas a bhí sé?
Heather: Bhí sé ceart go leor. Ní raibh sé te ach bhí sé tirim.
Mollie: Bhí sé ceart go leor anseo, freisin.

How is the weather today?
It is terrible. It is snowing and it will be raining. It is cold and wet.
Oh, it is terrible!
How is the weather in Dublin?
It is sunny and hot. It is not cloudy. It is dry.
How will the weather be tomorrow?
It will be foggy and mild. It won't be windy. You?
It will be very good here tomorrow. The sun will be shining and it won't be cold.
Very good. And yesterday, how was it?
It was ok. It wasn't hot but it was dry.
It was ok here, too.