Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú? An bhfuil aon scéal agat inniu? We've made great progress over the past few weeks, reconnecting with our Irish and picking up plenty of new phrases along the way. Last week, we chatted about all things weather-related, and expanded our vocabulary, learning how to describe different weather conditions and talk about the forecast.
This week, we’re focusing on opinions - learning how to give them and ask for them, another key skill for everyday conversation and small talk. We’re also going to talk about our feelings, and how we express them in Irish. Léigh agus éist leis na nathanna thíos agus scríobh i do loga foghlama iad.
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Stór Focal - Lesson Five
Scríobh na nathanna thíos i do loga foghlama 📝
Tuairimí (opinions)
1. An maith leat ____?
Meaning: Do you like ____?
Freagra (Answer):
Is maith liom/Is aoibhinn liom/Ní miste liom/Ní maith liom/Is fuath liom.
Meaning: I like/I love/I don’t mind/I don’t like/I hate.
2. Aontaím (leat).
Meaning: I agree (with you).
Ní aontaím (leis sin).
Meaning: I don’t agree (with that).
3. I mo thuairim…
Meaning: In my opinion…
4. Ceapaim/Sílim/Measaim…
... go bhfuil an leabhar an-suimiúil.
... go raibh an scannán an-leadránach.
Meaning: I think…
…that the book is very interesting.
... that the film was very boring.
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Mothúcháin (emotions)
We generally describe our emotions as being 'on us’ as Gaeilge, instead of identifying as being that emotion. While in English we will say that we are happy or sad or excited, in Irish we say that happiness or sadness or excitement is on us.
1. Tá áthas orm.
Meaning: I am happy. [Happiness is on me. (orm = on me)].
Tá áthas an domhain orm!
Meaning: I am delighted/over the moon! (The happiness of the world is on me).
Tá brón orm.
Meaning: I am sad/sorry. (Sadness/sorrow is on me).
Tá tart orm!
Meaning: I am thirsty.
2. An bhfuil tuirse ort?
Meaning: Are you tired? (Is tiredness on you?).
3. Níl ocras orm inniu.
Meaning: I am not hungry today. (Hunger is not on me today).
4. Mothúcháin eile:
Faoiseamh
Sceitimíní
Tuirse
Imní
Eagla
Fearg
Frustrachas
Meaning:
Other emotions:
Relief
Excitement
Tiredness
Worry/anxiety
Fear
Anger
Frustration
Dúshlán na seachtaine
1 Fill in the blanks in the opinion phrases in Section 1, to talk about things you like/don’t like/don’t mind.
Bain úsáid as an stór focal nua a d’fhoghlaim tú le déanaí (that you learned recently).
2 Scríobh iontráil dialainne (diary entry) gach lá an tseachtain seo (this week).
Pléigh (Discuss) rud amháin is maith leat (one thing you liked) sa lá agus mar a mhothaíonn tú (how you feel) ar an lá sin.
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