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 ______
