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thiomáin muid ó Dhoire go Béal Feirste
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we drove from Derry to Belfast
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níl an siopa ach leathmhíle ó mo theach
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the shop is only half a mile from my house
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scaip an scéal ó dhuine go duine
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the news spread from person to person
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ní bhfuair sí aon airgead uaim
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fuair muid bronntanas breá ó Liam
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we got a fine present from Liam
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an t-athair ónar thóg sé an nós sin
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the father from whom he got that habit
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tá mé i mo shuí ó mhaidin
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I have been on my feet since morning
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
♦SINGULAR, THIRD PERSON, MASCULINE
♦SINGULAR, THIRD PERSON, FEMININE
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
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stay out of
stay away from
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fanann [duine] (amach) ó [rud]
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[somebody] stays away from [something]
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d'fhan sé ón ól, b'in é an príomhrud
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he stayed away from the drink, that was the main thing
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stay away from those people
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from [a time point] until the present
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from 1916 until the present
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bhí an fhadhb ag fás ó bhliain go bliain
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the problem was going from year to year
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tá siad ag dul i líonmhaire ó bhliain go bliain
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they are becoming more numerous from year to year
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ó dheas ADVERB
SYNONYM: theas
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beidh mé ó dheas i gCorcaigh
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where are you from originally?
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is as an Pholainn ó dhúchas mé, ach tá mé i mo chónaí in Éirinn anois
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I am from Poland originally but I live in Ireland now
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from strength to strength
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tá foireann peile an chontae ag dul ó neart go neart
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the county's football team is going from strength to strength
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as far as [something] is concerned
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ó thaobh líon na bhfocal de, tá an foclóir seo sách mór
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as far as number of words is concerned, this dictionary is quite big
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we are going to the north
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teastaíonn uaim bheith saor
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an bhfuil an seomra saor?
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free entry
entry free of charge
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tugann [duine] [rud] uaidh
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[somebody] gives [something] up
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chuir sé iallach uirthi an páiste a thabhairt uaithi
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he forced her to give up the child
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tugann [duine] [caint] uaidh
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[somebody] delivers [speech]
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íocfar €300 leat as gach léacht a thabharfaidh tú uait
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you will be paid €300 for every lecture you deliver
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teastaíonn [rud] ó [dhuine]
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[somebody] needs [something]
[somebody] demands [something]
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teastaíonn milseáin ó na leanaí
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cad atá ag teastáil uait?
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é ó an
14ú focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 142 focal.
Ó is the
14th
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 142 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
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ghnóthaigh an clár adhradh ó na léirmheastóirí
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the programme received adoration from the critics
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an mbeidh tú ag eitilt ó Aerfort na Sionnaine?
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will you be flying from Shannon Airport?
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tá mé an-ghnóthach ó ainmníodh i mo mhéara mé
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I've been very busy since I was named mayor
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bhí mé ag aistriú troscáin agus tá mo dhroim nimhneach ó shin
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I was moving furniture and my back is sore since then
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tá an carr ar iasacht agam ó chara liom
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I have the car on loan from a friend of mine
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tá cúrsaí athraithe ó shin
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things have changed since then
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ba cheart go mbeadh sé sa bhaile anois nó d'fhág sé an teach seo uair an chloig ó shin
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he should be home by now for he left this house an hour ago
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ba chóir go mbeadh sé sa bhaile anois nó d'fhág sé an teach seo uair an chloig ó shin
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he should be home by now for he left this house an hour ago
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I've had a limp since then
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broadcasting live from...
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tá bunchéim aici ó Choláiste na Tríonóide
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she has an undergraduate degree from Trinity College
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An Dochtúir Pádraig Ó Briain
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is léir ó na rianta a d'fhág siad ina ndiaidh gur beirt a bhí ann
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we can see from the traces they left behind that there were two of them
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faoiseamh ó stealladh na gréine
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relief from the burning sun
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imeachtaí na dtraenacha ó stáisiún Mhullach Íde
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train departures from Malahide station
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is iomaí duine sa tír seo nach léann leabhar ar bith ó cheann ceann na bliana
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many a person in this country doesn't read a book the whole year
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an praghas a íoctar ar ábhar a sheoladh ó Bhaile Átha Cliath go Corcaigh
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the price paid for sending material from Dublin to Cork
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Abair liom a bhfuil uait.
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Tá muid ag craoladh beo ó Ghaillimh.
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We are broadcasting live from Galway.
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Bhí an fhadhb ag fás ó bhliain go bliain.
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The problem was growing from year to year.
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Bím ag cuidiú léi ó am go ham.
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I help her from time to time.
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Ó, comhghairdeas. Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
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Dia dhuit! Céard atá ag teastáil uait? Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Tá sé cúpla ciliméadar ón tsráidbhaile. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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It is a few kilometers from the village.
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Tá sé cúpla ciliméadar ón mBóthar Buí. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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It is a few kilometers from An Bóthar Buí.
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níor labhair mé léi ó d'fhág muid an scoil
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I haven't spoken to her since we left school
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tá an traein ag dul díreach ó mo theach go dtí mo láthair oibre
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the train goes directly from my house to my workplace
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beidh mé ó thuaidh i nDoire
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réitíonn an t-ainmfhocal agus an aidiacht ó thaobh inscne de
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the noun and the adjective agree in gender
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tá mé scartha ó mo bhean chéile
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I am separated from my wife
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thagair sé do chás a tharla daichead bliain ó shin
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he referred to a case that happened fourty years ago
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tá muid ag taisteal ó dheas
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Seo an an bóthar ó dheas.
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This is the road to the south.
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Gabh mo leithscéal, an ón chlochaois thú?
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Excuse me, are you from the stone age?
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Is mise an Dochtúir Pádraig Ó Briain.
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I am Doctor Pádraig Ó Brian.
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An ndéanfá gar dom? - Go breá, cad atá uait?
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Would you do me a favour? - Fine, what do you need?
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Beidh mé ó dheas i gCorcaigh.
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Bhí mo chuid airgid ag imeacht uaim go mear.
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My money was leaving me fast.
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Bhí sé sin ar eolas againn ón fhaisnéis a fuair muid roimh ré.
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That was known to us from the intelligence we received beforehand.
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Bhí tú in ainm teacht leathuair an chloig ó shin!
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You were supposed to come half an hour ago!
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Chuir sé iachall uirthi an páiste a thabhairt uaithi.
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He forced her to give up the child.
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Where are you from originally?
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Tá sé dhá mhíle ón teach.
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It is two miles away from the house.
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Is as Conamara ó dhúchas í.
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She is from Connemara by birth.
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Is as Luimneach ó dhúchas mé.
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I am from Limerick originally.
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Níl uathu ach díoltas a bhaint amach ar a gcuid sean-naimhde.
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All they want is to take revenge on their old enemies.
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Theastaigh uaim é a bheith faoi smacht agam.
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I needed to have it under control.
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Téim go dtí an pub ó am go ham.
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I go to the pub from time to time.
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Dia dhuit. Is mise Seán Ó Briain. Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
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Hello. I am Seán Ó Briain.
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Ó, feicim go bhfuil mo mhac ag caoineadh. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Oh, I see that my son is crying.
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Fuair m'fhear céile bás dhá bhliain ó shin. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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My husband died two years ago.
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Is é seo an chéad uair go bhfuil mise agus mo chlann ar saoire le chéile ó shin. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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This is the first time that my children and I are on vacation since.
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Bail ó Dhia oraibh. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Cé mhéad seomra codlata atá uait? Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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How many bedrooms do you need?
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Ó, tá Cré na Cille le Máirtín Ó Cadhain ar siúl ann faoi láthair. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Oh, Cré na Cille by Máirtín Ó Cadhain is playing there at present.
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Níl sé ach bloc nó dhó ón amharclann. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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It's only a block or two from the theater.
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Níl an teach ach cúig nóiméad ón ollscoil, ach fós bíonn an-mhoill orm. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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I only live five minutes from the college, but still I am very late.
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An mbíonn dhá uair a' chloig uait le tú féin a réiteach ar maidin? Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Do you need two hours to prepare yourself in the morning?
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Táimid ag iarraidh bus a fháil ó Ghaillimh go Ros an Mhíl leis an mbád a fháil go hInis Mór. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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We want to get a bus from Galway to Ros an Mhíl to get the boat to Inis Mór.
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Oibrím óna naoi a chlog go dtí a haon a chlog sa siopa leabhar. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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I work from nine o'clock until one o'clock in the bookshop.