GA2001: Ceacht 1-3

b'íontach agus ba thorthúil

it was wonderful and fruitful

cíos, cás ná cathú ar éinne

no-one had a care in the world

an fhaid a bhíomar

as long as we were

sháragh ár gcuairt ar ... aon ní dá raibh déanta againn

our visit to ... surpassed anything we had done

Cé gurb iomaí scéal ufáis ... a mhalairt a bhí fíor

Although there are many horror stories ... the opposite was true

ba mór again caradas ár muintire thall

we appreciated the friendship of our family over there

ardú meanman

morale lift

gach ní dá fheabhas é

however good it is

ag teacht chun críoche ... in aghaidh ár dtola

coming to an end ... against our will

Ní haon áibhéil a rá

It's not an exaggeration to say

easnamh éigin ar an dá phas a bhí acu

something missing in both of their passports

Cuireadh fíos ... d'ardaíodh an bheirt chun siúil gan trua gan taise

A message was sent ... both were raised to walk without remorse or pity

Ní fhéadfá a bheith ró-chúaramach

You couldn't be too careful

sara dtabharfaimis faoin aerfort

before we went to the airport

Ní chreidfeá déine na slándála ... go bhfeicfeá

You wouldn't believe the intensity of security ... until you see

suaite

upset

gan aon fhadhb agus ba ghearr go

without any problems and it was soon that

an mhaidin dár gcionn

the next morning

Ní gá a rá ... tuirseach tnáithe

It does not have to be said ... exhausted

bá mheasa ná ... turas eitleáin, dá fhaid é

worse than .. plane ride no matter the length

Ba dhóbair dúinn titim as ár seasamh

We almost fell

ar fhód ár sinsear

land of our ancestors

"Is gá fuineadh de réir na mine"

have to work within the boundaries

an dara rogha againn

we had no choice

ár mbagáiste a aimsiú

find our luggage

togha na foighne

the best of patience

ní raibh tásc ná tuairisc ar

there was no trace of

Crá croí ceart ab ea

It was a nuisance

ba mheasa fós iompar droch-mhúinte

worse again was the disrespectful behaviour

broan faoin bhfiacail

drunk

ní raibh aon dealramh leis an

there was no sense to the

an iomad ólta

too much to drink

Cé gur ghoill mí-iompar ... orainn

Although the misbehaviour ... deturbed us

chomh tapaidh agus a fhéadfaimis ... féachaint an bhfeicfimis

as fast as we could ... to see if we could see

ba ghearr go bhfaca mo mháthair

I soon saw my mother

ón gcuma choorathónach a bhí orthu

from the nervous look they had

le barr áthais ... ba gheall le páistí ... shileamar na deora áthais

with great joy ... like children ... we shed tears of joy

faoi mar a dheinimis

as we would have done

ach b'iontaí fós a bheith thar n-ais i measc mo mhuintire féin

but it was still wonderful to be back among my own family

i rith an ama seo ... an fhaid ... faoi lán tseoil

during this time ... while ... in full swing

Déarfainn gur ... ar a shuaimhneas é

I would say that .. at ease

gur gheall a dheartháir dó go mbuaileadh sé leis

that his brother had promised that he would meet him

Ní hé seo an chéad ... go searusach

This is not the first ... sarcastically

an bhródúil as an slí inar chuair ... ar a shocracht é

very proud of the way in which .. at his ease

ceann de na buanna is mó atá aici

one of her greatest attributes

ceanuil ar a chéile ... is baolach nach raibh sí

loving of each other ... I'm afraid she wasn't

níor thóg sé i bhfad uirthi cúrsaí

it didn't take long for her to see matters

Is ar éigin a bhí caoi ag ... chun boird ... cuireadh tús

He hardly had a chance ... at the table ... a start was made

Cad a thug go San ... é?

Why did he go to San?

Cé gur lean ... ba léir gur réitigh an bheirt acu

Although it continued ... it was clear that the two of them got along

an-thógtha leis an bhfoighne a léirigh ... le linn an cheistiúcháin

very impressed with the patience shown ... during the questioning

Níorbh aon ionadh ... gur fhógair ... súil aici nach fada ... go gcasfaí ar a

It was not suprising ... that she announced ... that she hoped that it would not be long that they would meet

an vóta muiníne ardú meanman nach beag orm

the vote of confidence raised my spirits quite a bit

Chaoch mo ... súil orm ... ní dúrt faic

She winked ... I didn't say anything

gur binn béal ina thost

silence is gold

Ba ghearr ina dhiadh san gur

It was soon after that

gur timpiste tráchta ba chúis leis

a traffic accident was the reason that

Dúirt ... nár ghá a bheith buartha

Said ... no need to worry

brú ama uirthi ... go gcaithfinis slán a fhágaint acu

pressed for time ... they had to say goodbye

Dheineamar amhlaidh

We did so

Nach ait an rud é gur fusa samoineamh ar ... ná a mhalairt

Isn't it weird that it's easier to think about ... than the other way around

mar gur mhotaíos grá mo mhuintire an uair úd ... le fada

because I felt the love of my family that time ... for a long time

Shil v Shíl

to think v to shed

ba thúisce a ... go hard na spéire

the first to ... to the height of the sky

an aimsir is ansa leis

his favourite weather

um an dtaca seo

at this time

Cé gurbh fhada uainn San ... breáthacht na haimsire

Although we were far from San ... the beauty of the weather

In ainneoin na rómánsúlachta ... ar lic an dorais, faraor

Despite the romanticism ... on the doorstep, sadly

saol na saoirse ... saol na daoirse

life of freedom ... life of slavery

in ísle brí

depressed

fáth mo bhuartha a phlé

to discuss the reason for my worry

chun duine a sheoladh ar bhóthar a leasa

to send a person on the right course

éileamh do-chreidte ar áiteanna

unbelievable demand for places

toisc go raibh ... go bhfanfaimis

because there was ... we would stay

D'oir an áit dúinn

The place suited us

ach ní bhogfadh sé oiread agus

but he wouldn't move as much as

an ganntanas cóiríochta ... an t-éileamh ... ba shuaraí

the lack of accommodation ... the demand ... was overwhelming

maidir leis na tairnaí talún

regarding the landlords

an-thionchar ag lucht an rachmais ar an gcóras

the wealth has a lot of influence on the system

Ní ceart go neart

might is right

dhiadh ar ndiadh ... ach ba mhinic ab éigean dom

gradually ... but oI often had to

an bhóithreoireacht a fhágaint id' dhiaidh

leave the travelling behind

gur chun mo leasa féin é

that it was for my own benefit

ach níor leor sin feasta

but that wouldn't be enough in the future

Tuigeas go gcaithfinn

Understand that I would have to

Scanraíodh ualach na hoibre mé ... thagadh lagmhisneach orm dá bharr

I used to be terrified of the weight of work ... it made me feel low in morale as a result

Chuimhnínn ... agus thagadh ... in uachtar arís

Used to remember ... it would come ... to the top again

Dá bhféadfainn ... cad 'na thaobh nach

If I could ... why not

Deireadh ... nár chaill bean an mhisnigh ... agus ba dhóigh liom go raibh an ceart aici

Used to say ... the woman didn't lose her courage ... I think she was right

Saol na gcaorach

great life

chun críche

to an end