Pota Focal Intergaelic
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iúl iúr jab jacaí jíp júdó labhair labhandar lacáiste lách lacha lachna ladar ladhar laethúil lag lagaigh lágar laghad laghdaigh
labhair
VERB
speak
talk
is breá liom labhairt le daoine
I like talking to people
teastaíonn uaim labhairt leat
I need to talk to you
níor labhair léi ó d'fhág muid an scoil
I haven't spoken to her since we left school
labhraíonn go mall cúramach
she speaks slowly and carefully
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
labhair
VERB
PAST TENSE
labhair
PRESENT TENSE
labhraíonn
FUTURE TENSE
labhróidh
VERBAL NOUN
labhairt
VERBAL ADJECTIVE
labhartha
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é labhair an 196ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 2,351 focal.
Labhair is the 196th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 2,351 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Gaeilge amháin a labhraítear anseo
only Irish is spoken here
labhair leis an tiománaí agus an bus ag gluaiseacht
do not talk to the driver while the bus is moving
labhraíonn a oiread céanna leatsa
she doesn't speak as much as you
Labhróidh leat ag am lóin.
I'll talk to you at lunch time.
Labhair go gairid.
She spoke briefly.
Labhraím le mo chairde ag meán lae.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
I speak to my friends at midday.
Labhraím beagáinín Fraincise agus ag foghlaim Spáinnise faoi láthair.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
I speak a little French and I am learning Spanish at present.
An bhféadfá labhairt níos airde, le do thoil? an líne ag briseadh.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
Could you speak louder, please. The line is breaking up.
ba í Gaeilge seachas Béarla an teanga a labhair siad
the language they spoke was Irish and not English
labhraíonn go tapa
she talks fast
cén teanga a labhair siad?
what language did they speak?
labhair leis an duine eile.
Do not talk to the other person.
An féidir liom labhairt leat anois? - Ceart go leor, abair leat.
Can I talk to you now? - Okay, go ahead.
labhraíonn an oiread céanna leatsa.
She doesn't speak as much as you.
Dia dhuit. An féidir liom labhairt le Seán?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
Hello. Can I speak with Seán?
Is féidir liom Sínis a labhairt.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
I can speak Chinese.
Is bean agus bhíonn mórán seans agam labhairt le daoine eile seachas m'fhear agus mo chlann.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
I am a housewife and I don't have much chance to speak with other people except my husband and my children.
Níor labhair aon duine, fiú na páistí beaga bhí dreach sollúnta orthu.
Nobody spoke, even the children had solemn expressions.