Sunday 7 December 2014

Common Irish Verbs and translations

 As part of my work with the 6th class pupil from the last post i also have a list of common irish verbs and meaning typed so I thought I might as well pop them up here too! :)

ceannaigh
To buy
oscail
To open
To be
ith
To eat
ól
To drink
rith
To run
léim
To jump
tar
To come
caith
To spend/wear/throw
Íoc
To pay
díol
To sell
Tuig
To understand
Léigh
To réad
Scríobh
To write
siúil
To walk
taispeáin
To show
éist
To listen
tóg
To take
scuab
To sweep
Tosaigh
To start
críochnaigh
To finish
Cabhraigh
To help



tabhair
To give
clois
To hear
inis
To tell
Abair
To say
Déan
To do/make
Téigh
To go
beir
To take
dún
To close
fág
To leave
Fán
To wait/stay
Cuir
To put
Úsáid
To use
bris
To break
nigh
To wash
glan
To clean
feic
To see
Féach
To look
imir
To play
Foghlaim
To learn
Labhair
To speak
Tarraing
To draw
Faigh
To get
 

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  4. This is a really useful list - thank you. However I think that there is a problem with the way verbs are taught in Irish classes. The usual thing is, for example, to translate "ith" as "to eat" because it is the root form on the verb in Irish. However - and this is confusing for learners - it does not actually mean "to eat". It is the imperative, telling someone to eat. "To eat" would normally translate as "a ithe", "to do" would not be "déan", but a dhéanamh," etc.

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  11. 1. Fan, not fán
    2. Úsáid is a noun, not a verb. Use = Bain usáid as (Get use out of)
    3. Cabhraigh exists, but is rarely used. More common is Tabhair cabhrú do (Give help to)

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    1. I've seen both Úsáid and Cabhraigh be used quite a lot throughout the leaving cert.
      Was taught you could say, for example, either "Úsáideann an file..." or "Baineann an file úsáid as...".
      Cabhraigh is definitely used too. Most times i encounter it, it's as "ag cabhrú" mar shampla, "ag cabhrú le daoine bochta".

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