caiséad
caisearbhán
caisleán
caismír
caismirt
caite
caiteachas
caith
caitheamh
caithfidh
caithiseach
cáithnín
caitín
Caitliceach
Caitliceachas
cál
caladh
calafort
calaois
callaire
calóg
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caith
VERB
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spend time
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chaith muid seachtain i nDún na nGall
♦
we spent a week in Donegal
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caith
VERB
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spend money
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caitheann muid €900 ar an chíos
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we spend €900 on the rent
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tá an fiche euro caite agam
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I have spent the twenty euro
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caith
VERB
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wear clothes
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caitheann sí mionsciortaí
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she wears miniskirts
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caith
VERB
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throw
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chaith sé bríce leis na póilíní
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he threw a brick at the police
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caith chugam an bríce
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throw me that brick
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caith
VERB
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smoke tobacco
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an gcaitheann tú tobac?
♦
do you smoke?
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an bhfuil cead agam caitheamh anseo?
♦
may I smoke here?
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caith
VERB
♦
consume
take
have
food, drink, substances
♦
an gcaitheann tú siúcra?
♦
do you take sugar?
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ar mhaith leat lón a chaitheamh liom?
♦
would you like to have lunch with me?
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daoine óga is mó a chaitheann drugaí
♦
drugs are taken mostly by young people
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
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caith
VERB
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PAST TENSE
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chaith
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PRESENT TENSE
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caitheann
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FUTURE TENSE
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caithfidh
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VERBAL NOUN
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caitheamh
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VERBAL ADJECTIVE
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caite
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
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aimsir chaite
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past tense
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abairt san aimsir chaite
♦
a sentence in past tense
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caite
ADJECTIVE
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past
occurring in the past
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tharla sé sin san am atá caite
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it happened in past times
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caite
ADJECTIVE
♦
worn
spent
used up
♦
éadaí caite
♦
worn clothes
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caithfidh
♦
must
♦
caithfidh [duine] [rud a dhéanamh]
♦
[somebody] must [do something]
obligation
♦
caithfidh mé imeacht anois
♦
I have to leave now
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caithfidh tú bheith dall le pinsean an daill a fháil
♦
you must be blind to get the blind pension
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caithfidh [rud] [a bheith amhlaidh]
♦
[something] must [be the case]
obligation
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caithfidh Gaeilge mhaith a bheith agat le post a fháil ar Raidió na Gaeltachta
♦
you must speak good Irish to get a job in Raidió na Gaeltachta
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caithfidh go [bhfuil rud amhlaidh]
♦
[something] must [be the case]
likelihood
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caithfidh go bhfuil Gaeilge mhaith agat nuair a fuair tú post ar Raidió na Gaeltachta
♦
you must speak good Irish if you got a job in Raidió na Gaeltachta
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é caith an
54ú focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 649 focal.
Caith is the
54th
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 649 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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abairt san aimsir chaite
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a sentence in past tense
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caithfidh mé a admháil go...
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I must admit that...
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caith aga leis!
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take your time with it! (don't rush it!)
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tá aga na fáilte caite agat anseo
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you have overstayed your welcome here
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chaith sé seal i bPáras sular thug sé aghaidh ar Mheiriceá
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he spent some time in Paris before he headed to America
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chaith na fórsaí slándála go brúidiúil le lucht na hagóide
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the security forces treated the protesters brutally
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ba cheart go mbeadh Gaeilge mhaith ag an té a chaith an oiread sin ama sa Ghaeltacht
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anybody who spent so much time in the Gaeltacht should speak good Irish
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ba chóir go mbeadh Gaeilge mhaith ag an té a chaith an oiread sin ama sa Ghaeltacht
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anybody who spent so much time in the Gaeltacht should speak good Irish
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chaith siad an lá ar fad ag baint móna
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they spent the whole day cutting turf
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caithfidh mé dul go dtí an banc
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I have to go to the bank
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caithfidh muid brabús a bhaint
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we have to make profit
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tá an briathar san aimsir chaite
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the verb is in the past tense
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caithfidh mé é a athdhéanamh
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I must redo it
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caithfidh mé brostú
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I have to hurry
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ar an chéad dul síos, caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil mé neamhchiontach
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first of all, I must say that I am innocent
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ag deireadh an chéid seo caite
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at the end of the last century
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caithfidh muid do bhreithlá a cheiliúradh!
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we have to celebrate your birthday!
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caithfidh mé dul chuig dochtúir
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I must go to see a doctor
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caithfidh tú cloí leis na rialacha
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you must adhere to the rules
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chaith sí an chuid eile den tráthnóna ag cniotáil
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she spent the rest of the evening knitting
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tá cuid den airgead caite agam
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I have spent some of the money
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caithfidh mé an cheist a fhiosrú
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I need to look into the question
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foilsíodh an bhliain seo caite é
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it was published last year
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caithfidh na polaiteoirí gearradh siar ar a gcuid costas
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the politicians must cut down their expenses
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chaith mé bliain i mbun na hoibre sin
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I spent a year doing that work
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caithfidh mé imeacht anois
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I need to go now
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chaith sé tréimhse in Éirinn
♦
he spent some time in Ireland
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ní raibh mé anseo an tseachtain seo caite mar bhí mé tinn
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I wasn't here last week because I was ill
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caithfidh go bhfuil do mhuintir bródúil asat
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your family must be proud of you
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caith uait é
♦
throw it away
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tá sé a naoi a chlog, caithfidh mé dul ag obair
♦
it is nine o'clock, I must go to work
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caithfidh mé rud éigin a phlé leat
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I need to discuss something with you
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caithfidh muid an fhadhb a réiteach
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we must solve the problem
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caithfidh tú tú féin a réiteach don scrúdú
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you must get ready for the exam
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caithfidh tú táille a íoc as an tseirbhís
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you have to pay a fee for the service
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Abair go bhfuil milliún euro le caitheamh agat.
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Let's say you have a million euro to spend.
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Chaith na fir a saol ag baint guail.
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The men spent their lives mining coal.
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Tharla sé ag deireadh an chéid seo caite.
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It happened at the end of the last century.
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Caithfidh mé an dualgas a chomhlíonadh.
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I must do my duty.
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Chaith muid bliain go leith i mbun na hoibre.
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We spent a year and a half doing that work.
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Caith an liathróid!
♦
Throw the ball!
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Caitheann tú an iomarca airgid ar an deoch.
♦
You spend too much money on drink.
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Caithfidh go bhfuil do mhuintir bródúil asat.
♦
Your folks must be pround of you.
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Caithfidh mé dul chuig dochtúir.
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I must see a doctor.
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Caithfidh mé imeacht anois.
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I have to go now.
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Caithfidh na polaiteoirí gearradh siar ar a gcuid costas.
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The politicians must cut down on their expenses.
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Chaith muid an samhradh le chéile.
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We spent the summer together.
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Chaith mé an oíche sa teach tábhairne.
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I spent the night in the pub.
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Chaith siad an lá ar fad ag baint móna.
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They spent tho whole day cutting turf.
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Chaith sé bríce leis na poilíní.
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He threw a brick at the police.
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Bhuel, is í an teilifís an fhadhb mar sin, mura bhfuil tú ag caitheamh an iomarca ama sa gcithfholcadh!
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Well, the television is the problem then, unless you are spending too much time in the shower!
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Caithfidh tú thíocht.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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You must come.
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Chaith mé coicís ann.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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I spent two weeks there.
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Is féidir leat tiomáint go neart áiteanna in gConamara gan níos mó ná uair a chloig a chaitheamh ar an mbóthar.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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You can drive to plenty of places in Connemara without spending more than an hour on the road.
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Ar chaith tú coicís ann?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Did you spend two weeks there?
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Caithfidh mé an doras a dhúnadh.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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I need to close the door.
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Bhí sé fíordheas cúpla seachtain a chaitheamh anseo, ach beidh mé sásta a bheith ar ais sa mbaile mar sin féin.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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It was really nice to spend a few weeks here, but I will be happy to be back home all the same.
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Caithfidh mé éirí go moch ar maidin.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I have to get up early in the morning.
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Caithfidh mé imeacht, nó beidh mé deireanach.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I have to go, or I'll be late.
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Chuaigh mé go Contae Chiarraí an bhliain seo caite ar mo laethanta saoire.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I went to County Kerry last year on my holiday.
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Dé Máirt téim amach ag caitheamh saighead.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Tuesdays I go out to throw darts.
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An mbíonn tú ag caitheamh saighead gach aon oíche Dé Máirt?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Do you throw darts every single night on Tuesdays?
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An ndéanann tú aclaíocht ar bith? Ní dhéanann - ach amháin bheith ag caitheamh saighead.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Do you get any exercise at all? I don't - except throwing darts.
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Bhí sé de mhisneach aige t-léinte a chaitheamh a bhí chomh teann sin go mbeadh eagla ort go bpollfadh a dhidíní iad.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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He had the courage to wear t-shirts that were so tight you'd worry his nipples would pierce them.
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"Cad atá cearr leat?" a scairt Norma-Jean nuair a chaith Rebekka an babhla isteach sa doirteal de ráig.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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"What's wrong with you?" called Norma-Jean when Rebekka chucked the bowl into the sink.
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Caithfidh gur bhuail mé leo uair nó dhó, ó d'ith muid sna bialanna céanna.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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I must have met them once or twice because we ate in the same restaurants.
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Agus dá mba bhuama é, caithfidh gur cheann ollmhór é a phléascfadh an foirgneamh amach ar dhá thaobh.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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And if it was a bomb, it must have been a huge one to explode out of the building on two sides.
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Ar mo bhealach ar ais as Éirinn an mhí seo caite, rinneadh scrúdú iomlán ar mo reitine agus ar mo mhéarlorga.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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On my way back from Ireland last month, I had to undergo a close examination of my retina and my fingerprints.
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Anseo i Nua-Eabhrac bhí crith beag talún againn an tseachtain seo caite.
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
Here in New York we had a small earthquake last week.
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Tugann scaoilteacht an idirlín ardán d'achan chineál cancráin a bheith ag caitheamh anuas ar dhaoine eile faoi sciath na ganfhiosaíochta.
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
The relaxed atmosphere of the Internet gives a platform to every sort of cantankerous git to give out to other people under the protection of anonymity.
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Is maith an coincheap é iriseoireacht an tsaoránaigh ach i ndeireadh ama caithfear na billí a íoc!
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
Citizen journalism is a nice concept but, in the end, somebody has to pay the bills!
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Caithfear cuimhneamh go...
'Beo!', beo.ie
♦
It has to be remembered that...
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Éirigh go gasta agus caith ort!
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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Get up quick and get dressed!
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Caithfidh sé go bhfuil deireadh an tsaoil ann.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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This must be the end of the world.
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Ba dhoiligh a ghabháil chun faoiside. Ina dhiaidh sin, dar leis féin go gcaithfeadh sé an gealltanas a chomhlíonadh.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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Going to confession was hard. Still, he felt he had to do as he had promised.
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Mo chreach agus mo chrá gan mé chomh hóg leatsa inniu. Chaithfinn saol nár chaith mé.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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If only I was as young as you today. I'd spend my live differently.
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caithfidh tú fanacht sa bhaile mar sin
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you must stay at home then
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anois agus an táirge ar an saol, caithfidh muid tabhairt faoin mhargaíocht
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now that the product exists, we must start marketing it
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The content of the ‘Statistics’ boxes is based on Irish Word Frequency List which are under the Open Database License.
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Data from Pota Focal House Glossary is used in LingoBrain, a vocabulary learning game for mobile phones.
