Phrases and words in the Irish language that are useful in a conversation about breakfast.
This lesson from 'Buntús in Úsáid' focuses on learning the Irish vocabulary to talk about food and dining.
Bia agus deoch de gach saghas.
Beginning with the first meal of the day, breakfast. Breakfast might include sú torthaí (fruit juice), sú oráiste (orange juice), or calóga arbhair (corn flakes).
Eggs are a popular choice at breakfast and may include ubh friochta (fried egg), ubh bhruite (boiled egg), ubh scrofa (scrambled egg), or ubh scallta (poached egg). To accompany the eggs, you could have bagún fiochta (fried bacon) ispíní (sausages) and arán friochta (fried bread). While many like to have a look at an nuachtán (the newspaper) while having breakfast.
After the main terms are introduced, viewers can hear the language in use at a breakfast table where and get the opportunity to repeat each sentence.
This episode of 'Buntús in Úsáid' was broadcast on 26 January 1969. The presenters are Donal Cox and Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir.
