Irish phrases for a Post Card (Mainly Junior Cert)

I was doing up some postcard notes for a 6th class pupil I do grinds with however they would be useful for Junior cert too so thought i would put them up here! Some phrases may even be hepful with for Leaving cert so here you go!

I have more complicated sentences I can put up which would actually be more useful for HL Junior cert or leaving cert. If anyone is interested in them I can type them up for you? These are just very basic sentences that I have here as it was for a 6th class pupil doing a scholarship exam!

Cárta phoist – Postcard

Conas atá tú – how are you?

Tá mé ar fheabhas – i am great

Tá mé ar mo laethanta saoirse i _____ - i am on my holidays in _____

Conas atá do chlann? – How is your family

Tá bórn orm nach scríobh mé le fada – i am sorry i havent written in a while

Bhí áthas orm do litir a fháil – i was happy to get your letter

An Áit – The place

Tá mé i ______ - I am in _____

Is áit álainn é – it is a lovely place

Tá a lán le déanamh – there is a lot to do

Tá a lán siopaí agus bialanna – there are a lot of shops and restaurants

Tá an trá go hiontach – the beach is great

 

Cá bhfuil tú ag fanacht? – where are you staying?

Tá mé ag fanacht in óstán – I am staying in a hotel

Tá mé ag fanacht in árasán – i am staying in an apartment

Tá mé ag campáil – i am camping

Tá an seomra an deas – the room is really nice

Tá mé ag fanacht i dteach mo chara – i am staying in my friends house

Tá an óstán in aice leis an trá – the hotel is beside the beach

Tá an óstán an-mhór – the hotel is very big

 

Cé atá leat? – who is with you?

Tá mo chairde liom – I with my friends

Tá mo mham liom – I am with my mam

Tá mo theaghlach/chlann liom – i am with my family 

An Aimsir  - The weather

Bhí an ghrian ag taitneamh inné  - The sun was shining yesterday

Tá an ghrian ag taithneamh go hard sa spéir  - the sun is shining high in the sky

Tá sé te – it is hot

Tá dath gréine agam – I have a sun tan

Tá an teocht ard inniu  - the temperature is high today

Tá mé cosúil le tráta – I look like a tomato

Níl aon scamall sa spéir  - there are no clouds in the sky

Tá sé ró-the – it is too hot

Tá an aimsir go hálainn  - the weather is lovely

Tá an aimsir go dona  - the weather is bad

Tá sé ag cur báistí  - it is raining

Tá sé ag stealladh báistí – it is lashing rain

Tá sé fliuch – it is wet

Tá sé fuar – it is cold

Tá sé ag cur sneachta – it is snowing

Tá sé ceomhar  - it is foggy

Bhí mé fliuch go craiceann  - I was soaked to the skin

 

Bia – Food

Tá an bia go hálainn – the food is lovely

Tá an bia uafásach – the food is horrible

Ithim i mbialann gach oíche – i eat in a restaurant every night

Tá sé an-bhlasta – it is very tasty

Is aoibheann liom ____ – i really like _____

Ag dul abhaile? Going home?

Beidh mé ag dul abhaile i dhá seachtain – I will be going home in two weeks

Beidh mé ag filleadh abhaile amárach – I will be returning home tomorrow

Tá mé anseo ar feadh cúig lá – I am here for 5 days

Feichfidh mé thú an seachtain seo chuigeann – i will see you next week

Cad atá tú ag déanamh? What are you doing?

Chuaigh mé ag siopadóireacht inné – i went shopping inné

Cheannaigh mé bronnantas duit - i bought you a present

Rachaidh mé go dtí an trá amárach – i will go to the beach tomorrow

Thug mé cuairt ar ____ - i visited _____

Bíonn mé ag snámh gach lá – i swim everyday

Is maith liom an linn snámha – i like the swimming pool 

Na daoine – The people

Tá na daoine an-chairdiúl – the people are very friendly

Tá a lán cairde nua agam – I have a lot of new friends

____ is ainm di - ____ is her name.

Tá sí ina cónaí i _______ - she lives in ______