beo
beoga
beoigh
beoir
beophianadh
beostoc
bhuel
bí
bia
biabhóg
biachlár
bialann
biatas
bídeach
bileog
bille
billéardaí
billiún
billiúnú
bindealán
binn
♦
bí
VERB
DO NOT CONFUSE WITH: is
♦
be
♦
an bhfuil tú sásta?
♦
are you happy?
♦
tá an cheist deacair
♦
the question is hard
♦
bíonn siad anseo gach samhradh
♦
they are here every summer
♦
beidh sé gaofar amárach
♦
it will be windy tomorrow
♦
ba mhaith liom bheith sa bhaile
♦
I would like to be at home
♦
tá sé a trí a chlog
♦
it is three o'clock
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
♦
bí
VERB
♦
PAST TENSE
♦
bhí
♦
PRESENT TENSE
♦
tá
♦
FUTURE TENSE
♦
beidh
♦
VERBAL NOUN
♦
bheith
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
♦
tá [rud] á [dhéanamh]
♦
[something] is [being done]
♦
tá teach nua á thógáil anseo
♦
a new house is being built here
♦
tá an t-ádh le [duine]
♦
[somebody] is lucky
♦
tá an t-ádh leat
♦
you are lucky
♦
níl an t-ádh liom anocht
♦
I am not lucky tonight
♦
tá an t-ádh ar [dhuine]
♦
[somebody] is lucky
♦
bhí an t-ádh orm go bhfuair mé an post
♦
I was lucky that I got the job
♦
tá [rud] ag [duine]
♦
[somebody] has [something]
♦
tá teach, carr agus a lán airgid ag an fhear seo
♦
this man has a house, a car and a lot of money
♦
an bhfuil clann agat?
♦
do you have children?
♦
níl aon chiall aici
♦
she has no sense
♦
tá [rud] ag [A] ar [B]
♦
[B] owes [A] [something]
♦
tá deich euro agam ort
♦
you owe me ten euro
♦
tá [buntáiste] ag [A] ar [B]
♦
[A] has [advantage] over [B]
♦
tá trí bliana agat orm
♦
you are three years older than me
you are three years ahead of me
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é bí an
dara focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 28 focal.
Bí is the
second
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 28 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
♦
go deimhin, tá ceisteanna go leor nár freagraíodh go fóill, go háirithe na cinn faoi fhoirgneamh a seacht
♦
indeed, there are still some unanswered questions, expecially those about building seven
♦
seo an litir atá sé a scríobh
♦
this is the letter he is writing
♦
cá bhfuil mo spéaclaí?
♦
where are my glasses?
♦
tá deirfiúr amháin agam
♦
I have one sister
♦
bhí seachtain amháin deas te, ach bhí an dara seachtain beagáinín fuar
♦
one week was nice and warm, but the second week was a little cold
♦
oíche amháin mhothaigh sé go raibh sé á thachtadh agus thit sé ina chnap ar an urlár
♦
one night he felt he was choking and fell in a heap on the floor
♦
smionagar amháin a bhí fágtha
♦
only fragments were left
♦
níl cead pinn luaidhe a úsáid ach amháin chun nótaí a thógáil
♦
a pencil is not allowed, except to take notes
♦
ní sláinte an choirp amháin a bhí i gceist aige ach sláinte na haigne chomh maith
♦
he meant not only health of the body but also health of the mind
♦
ní bhíonn am agam ithe fiú amháin
♦
I don't even have time to eat
♦
bhí pianta sna matáin agus sna hailt aige
♦
he had pains in his muscles and joints
♦
tá rud éigin as alt anseo!
♦
something's not right here!
♦
ní raibh mé ábalta an doras a oscailt
♦
I wasn't able to open the door
♦
níl mé ábalta ceangal leis an Idirlíon
♦
I am unable to connect to the Internet
♦
ní raibh muid ábalta an teach a fhágáil de bharr na báistí
♦
we couldn't leave the house because of the rain
♦
is beag iriseoir gairmiúil atá ábalta a bheatha a bhaint i dtír leis an bhlagadóireacht
♦
hardly any professional journalist is able to make a career out of blogging
♦
tá siad san abar de bharr na ráiteas atá déanta acu
♦
they are in trouble because of the statements they made
♦
tá mé ag dul abhaile
♦
I am going home
♦
tá daoine áirithe den bharúil go...
♦
certain people are of the opinion that...
♦
cogadh a fhearadh ar an domhan mór, go háirithe ar thíortha a raibh ola acu
♦
to wage war against the whole world, especially against countries that had oil
♦
tá seomra in áirithe againn
♦
we have booked a room
♦
tá cuma na maitheasa ar an óstán, cuirimis in áirithe é
♦
the hotel looks good, let's book it
♦
bhí sé ag breathnú ar an doras amhail is go bhféadfadh an t-áibhirseoir féin teacht isteach nóiméad ar bith
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
♦
he was looking at the door as if the devil himself could come in any minute
♦
dúirt mé léi go raibh mé tuirseach
♦
I told her that I was tired
♦
abair go bhfuil milliún euro agat
♦
let's say you have a million euro
♦
abraimis go bhfuil an ceart aige
♦
let's assume he is right
♦
cén chiall atá leis an abairt?
♦
what does the sentence mean?
♦
níl ciall leis an abairt
♦
the sentence does not mean anything
♦
tá sé in am duit dul abhaile
♦
it is time for you to go home
♦
beidh tú in ann na leabhair a thabhairt abhaile leat
♦
you will be able to take the books home with you
♦
tá sé gar don abhainn
♦
it's near the river
♦
is aige atá ábhar na ndeor
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
♦
he has something to cry about
♦
an bhfuil aon tuairim agat ar an ábhar seo?
♦
do you have any opinion on this matter?
♦
tá a chuid amhrán chomh hábhartha inniu is a bhí sna seascaidí
♦
his songs are as relevant today as they were in the seventies
♦
tá sé coitianta go leor sa Ghearmáin, agus is annamh a gheofá abhus é
♦
it is common enough in Germany but you'd rarely get it here
♦
ní bhíodh nuachtáin na Breataine ar díol sna siopaí abhus
♦
British newspapers didn't use to be on sale in shops here
♦
teanga mharbh í nach mbíonn á labhairt ach seanduine thall is abhus
♦
it is a dead language spoken only by a few old people here and there
♦
níorbh aon ionadh gurbh é an saol acadúil a bhí i ndán don bhuachaill óg, agus a mháthair ina dochtúir leighis
♦
it was no surprise that an academic life was in store for the young boy when his mother was a medical doctor
♦
bhí deoch uaim ach bhí an pub dúnta
♦
I needed a drink but the pub was closed
♦
tá na soilse lasta ach níl éinne sa bhaile
♦
the lights are on but there is nobody home
♦
ach, cuma cé chomh hard is a bhí sí, ní raibh sí ard go leor
♦
but, howevere tall she was, she wasn't tall enough
♦
níl agam ach deich euro
♦
I only have ten euro
♦
tá bileog as Gaeilge le fáil ach í a iarraidh
♦
a leaflet in Irish is available on request
♦
tá siad in achrann leis an Taoiseach
♦
they are in quarrel with the Prime Minister
♦
bhíodh sé in achrann leis na gardaí go minic
♦
he would often be in trouble with the police
♦
tá mé an-aclaí
♦
I'm very fit
♦
níl aon acmhainní nádúrtha sa tír
♦
the country has no natural resources
♦
bhí adharca fada ar an ainmhí
♦
the animal had long horns
♦
bíonn siad in adharca a chéile i gcónaí
♦
they are always fighting each other
♦
tá daoine á n-adhlacadh sa reilig sin le míle bliain
♦
people have been being buried in the cemetery for a thousand years
♦
tá sé seo déanta as adhmad
♦
this is made from wood
♦
bhí mé ag gearradh adhmaid
♦
I was cutting wood
♦
rinneadh athchóiriú ar an chaisleán agus tá an adhmadóireacht an-deas
♦
the castle has been renovated and the woodwork is very nice
♦
bíonn adhradh teaghlaigh againn gach maidin agus oíche
♦
we have a family worship every morning and evening
♦
cineál teampaill a bhí ann chun na déithe a adhradh
♦
it was a kind of temple to worship the gods
♦
tá siad á n-adhradh ag an bpobal inniu ach déanfar dearmad glan orthu amárach
♦
people worship them today but they will be all fogotten tomorrow
♦
ní duine de na mná ádhúla mé a bhfuil na fir de shíor ina ndiaidh
♦
I am not one of those luvcky women who are constantly chased by men
♦
mhaígh na póilíní gur admhaigh na fir go raibh siad páirteach sa chomhcheilg
♦
the police claimed the men had confessed to being involved in the conspiracy
♦
b'ionann a chaint agus admháil lom nach bhfuil fios a ghnó féin aige
♦
what he said was tantamount to a clear admission he doesn't understand his own job
♦
tá an liathróid ard san aer
♦
the ball is high in the air
♦
tá aeráid shéimh i Singeapór
♦
Singapore has a mild atmosphere
♦
tá athrú san aeráid polaitíochta in Éirinn
♦
there has been a change in the political atmosphere in Ireland
♦
tá trí aerárthach ag an rialtas
♦
the government has three aircraft
♦
an bhfuil tú ag an aerfort?
♦
are you are you at the airport?
♦
tá mé ag dul go dtí an t-aerfort
♦
I am going to the airport
♦
an mbeidh tú ag eitilt ó Aerfort na Sionnaine?
♦
will you be flying from Shannon Airport?
♦
níl againn de theilifís ach a dtagann isteach tríd an aeróg
♦
we only have the TV that comes in through the aerial
♦
tá sí ag obair mar aeróstach le haerlíne idirnáisiúnta éigin
♦
she is working as a stewardess with some international airline
♦
ní raibh muid tapa go leor, áfach
♦
we were not fast enough, though
♦
bhí sé ag fanacht ag doras an tí
♦
he was waiting at the house door
♦
tá muid inár suí ag an tábla
♦
we are seated at the table
♦
bhí mé ag an stáisiún róluath
♦
I was at the station too early
♦
an raibh tú ag an chóisir?
♦
were you at the party?
♦
bhí na céadta daoine ag an chruinniú poiblí
♦
there were hundreds of people at the public meeting
♦
tá sé scriosta aige
♦
he has destroyed it
♦
tá tuilleadh eolais iarrtha againn
♦
we have asked for more information
♦
beidh cruinniú againn amárach
♦
we'll have a meeting tonmorrow
♦
bhí timpiste aige
♦
he had an accident
♦
an bhfuil snámh agat?
♦
can you swim?
♦
an bhfuil Gaeilge mhaith agat?
♦
can you speak Irish well?
♦
níl Seapáinis agam
♦
I don't speak Japanase
♦
tá tiomáint aige
♦
he can drive
♦
an mbeidh deoch eile agat?
♦
will you have another drink?
♦
bhí uibheacha agam ag bricfeasta
♦
I had eggs for breakfast
♦
ní bhíonn mórán d'aga aige do chaitheamh aimsire
♦
he doesn't have much time for hobbies
Tá Gluais Tí Pota Focal faoi cheadúnas Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike agus ar fáil le híoslódáil anseo.
Pota Focal House Glossary is under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike licence and can be downloaded here.
Tá inneachar an bhosca ‘Staitisticí’ bunaithe ar Liosta Minicíochta Focal Gaeilge atá faoi cheadúnas Open Database License.
The content of the ‘Statistics’ boxes is based on Irish Word Frequency List which are under the Open Database License.
Tá sonraí Ghluais Tí Pota Focal á n-úsáid in LingoBrain, cluiche foghlama focal le haghaidh na nguthán póca.
Data from Pota Focal House Glossary is used in LingoBrain, a vocabulary learning game for mobile phones.
