Irish - First Year Christmas Exam

Cad is ainm duit?

What is your name?

Joanna is ainm dom

Joanna is my name

Cé thusa?

Who are you?

Is mise Joanna

I’m Joanna

Tá mé trí bliana déag d’aois.

I am thirteen years old

Tá grúaig rua orm.

I have ginger hair

Tá suile glasa agam.

I have green eyes

dhá mhíle

2000

Rugadh mé ar an fiche gcúigiú lá de Lúnasa, dó-mhíle a dó-déag

I was born on the 25th of august, 2012

Is duine ___ mé

I am a ____ person

dána

cheeky/bold

dathúil

handsome

Deas

sweet/nice

cinéalta

kind

olc

evil

Cairdiúil

friendly

Cainteach

talkative

An-fhoighneach

very patient

Cuthail

shy

ciúin

quiet

Cliste

smart

Greannmhar

funny

Tuisceanna

understanding

Cneasta

good

Fiail

generous

Leisciúil

lazy

Ceanndána

headstrong

Sportiúil

sporty

Ceolmhar

musical

Fille

poet

údar

author

cumadóir

composer

téama

theme

cúlra

background

scéal

story

teideal

title

mothúcháin

emotions

amhrán

song

táim i mo chónaí i Mala

I live in Mallow

Mo cheantar

my area

Mo bhaile

My home

Mo theach

My house

Mo ghairdín

My garden

Mo sráid

My street

M’áit dúchais

My nature place

M’arasán

My apartment

áis

facility

Aitiúil

local

In aice leis

next to

os comhair

in front

Os cionn

behind

Trasna on

Across from

I lár an

in the middle

Ar dheis

right

Ar chlé

left

Sa chúinne

in the corner

dún

to close

díol

to sell

féach

to watch

scuab

to brush

tóg

to take

íoc

to pay

fill

to return

rith

to run

éist

to listen

caitch

to catch/wear/spend

sroich

to reach/arrive

fág

to leave

scríobh

to write

glan

to clean

ceap

to think

ól

to drink

siúil

to walk

bris

to break

buail

to hit/meet

caill

to lose

goid

to steal

fan

to wait

anuraidh

last year

inné

yesterday

areir

last night

d’ioc mé as na ___

I paid for the ___

ghearr mé an ___

I cut the ___

An chéad reimniu

one syllable

an dara réimniu

two syllables

tosaigh

to start

ceannaigh

to buy

críochnaigh

to finish

sleamhnaigh

to help

socraigh

to decide

gortaigh

to hurt

ullmhaigh

to prepare

scudaigh

to examine

diúltaigh

to refuse

mothaigh

to feel

brostaigh

to hurry

cónaigh

to live

fiosraigh

to investigate

ceartaigh

to correct

roghnaigh

to choose