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sean

ADJECTIVE

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old

The adjective sean behaves like a prefix when it modifies a noun attributively: an old house is always seanteach, never teach sean. However, when sean itself is modified by something, then it acts like a normal adjective: teach an-seana very old house, teach níos sinean older house. Also, when sean is being used predicatively, it is again a normal adjective: tá an teach seanthe house is old*.

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seanteach

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an old house

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tá mise níos sine ná tusa

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I am older than you

Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms

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sean

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GRADED FORM

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sine

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PLURAL

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seana

Iontrálacha gaolmhara
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ina ainneoin sin

d'ainneoin sin

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in spite of that

despite that

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mar sin

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therefore

then

as a consequence

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bhí mé tinn, mar sin, níorbh fhéidir liom dul ar scoil

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I was ill, so I could not go to school

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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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dá bhrí sin

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therefore

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níor vótáil mórán daoine ar a son, agus dá bhrí sin, chaill sí a suíochán sa Pharlaimint

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not many people voted for her, and therefore, she lost her seat in Parliament

Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples

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sin iomlán m'eolais ar an ábhar

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that is the total extent of my knowledge on the subject

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tá daoine á n-adhlacadh sa reilig sin le míle bliain

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people have been being buried in the cemetery for a thousand years

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níl aon aga agam air sin

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I've no time for that

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amanna, tugann na meáin aird ar na cásanna sin, amanna eile ní thugann

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sometimes the media pay attention to those cases, other times they don't

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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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bhail, sin an seachtú haithne agat, is déan a mhór nó a bheag di

Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976

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well, that's the seventh commandment for you, whatever you think of it

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Is iad na Polannaigh an dream is mó inimirce go hÉirinn. Tá sé sin amhlaidh toisc a mhéad atá daonra na Polainne.

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The Polish are the most numerous immigant group to Ireland. This is so because of the high population of Poland.

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má leanann tú ar aghaidh mar sin, beidh tú marbh faoi 50

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if you continue like that, you will be dead by 50

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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 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 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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ná bain leis sin!

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don't touch that!

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ní bhaineann sé sin le hábhar

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that is irrelevant

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an clár beo é sin?

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is that a live programme?

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cad is ainm don bhogearra sin?

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what is the name of the program?

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braitheann sé sin ar go leor rudaí

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that depends on a lot of things

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tharla sé sin san am atá caite

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it happened in past times

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cén tslí a ndéanfaidh mé é sin?

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how will I do that?

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bhíodh ocras i chuile theach an uair sin

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there was hunger in every house at that time

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níl sé sin cruthaithe go fóill

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that hasn't been proven yet

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níor vótáil mórán daoine ar a son, agus dá bhrí sin, chaill sí a suíochán sa Pharlaimint

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not many people voted for her, and therefore, she lost her seat in Parliament

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ba cheart tógáil ar an dea-thoil sin

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we should build on that good will

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sin deireadh leis an scéal, a chairde

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that's the end of the story, my friends

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chuir an eachtra sin deireadh leis an oíche

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that event put and end to the night

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bhí orm deireadh a chur leis an amaidí sin

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I had to end that madness

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tá sé sin i gcoinne an dlí

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that is against the law

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duine de na cailíní sin

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one of those girls

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sin é an freagra ceart

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that is the right answer

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tá sé sin ina fhadhb le fada an lá

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that has been a problem for a long time

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sin é an duine céanna

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that's the same person

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bhí sé sin ar eolas againn ón fhaisnéis a fuair muid roimh ré

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we knew that from the intelligence we received beforehand

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fan amach ón dream sin

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stay away from those people

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tá muid ag fanacht ar an straitéis sin

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we're continuing with that strategy

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fanaim as na díospóireachtaí sin más féidir liom

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I stay out of those discussions if I can

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na bailte is sine i Meiriceá - the oldest towns in America

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is fíor an ráiteas sin

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that statement is true

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is fíor sin, ach ní chreidfidh siad muid

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that's right but they won't believe us

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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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glacaim leis sin

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I accept that

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ní ghlacfadh na daoine leis sin

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the people would not accept that

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tá súil agam nár ghoid tú an t-airgead sin go léir

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I hope you didn't steal all the money

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cén t-ainm atá ar an bhaile sin?

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what is that town called?

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tá eolas agam ar an cheantar sin

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I know that area

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cuir na doiciméid sin isteach i dteannta an iarratais

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submit the documents along with the application

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cé hé an duine sin?

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who is that person?

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níl cúrsaí chomh dona sin go fóill

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things aren't so bad yet

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mí ina dhiaidh sin

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a month after that

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dar ndóigh, tá sé sin ar eolas ag gach duine

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of course, everybody knows that

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go raibh maith agat as é sin a chur i gcuimhne dom

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thanks for reminding me that

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tá an baile sin in aice le cathair na Gaillimhe

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that town is beside Galway City

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ná hiarr sin orm, ní bheinn in ann aige

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don't ask me to do it, I wouldn't be able for it

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níor chuala mé é sin in aon chor

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I didn't hear that at all

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an gcuimhin na laethanta sin le d'athair?

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does your father remember those days?

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tá ciall leis sin!

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that makes sense!

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an bhfuil mé chomh dona sin?

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am I so bad?

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cén fáth ar fhan tú chomh fada sin?

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why did you stay so long?

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is beag duine a thuigeann an teanga sin

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very few people understand that language

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is beag baile i Meiriceá atá níos sine ná cúpla céad bliain

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there are very few towns in America that are older than a few hundred years

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cé a d’íocfadh airgead ar éadaí a bhí déanta chomh dona sin?

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who would pay for such badly made clothes?

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níor íoc mé cáin bhóthair ar an seancharr sin

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I haven’t paid road tax on that old car

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beidh mé imithe faoin am sin

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I'll be gone by that time

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Abraimis go bhfuil an ceart aige. Cá bhfágann sé sin muidne?

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Assuming he is right, where does that leave us?

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An gcuimhin le d'athair na laethanta sin?

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Does your father remember those days?

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cad is brí leis sin agat?

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what do you mean by that?

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Ba cheart tógáil ar an deathoil sin.

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We should build on that goodwill.

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is bréag é sin

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that is a lie

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Sin briathar Dé.

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That is the word of God.

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lean an bóthar sin

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follow that road

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sin rud nach bhfeictear go minic, cailín a ólann beoir

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that's something you don't see often, a girl who drinks beer

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tá mé bacach ó shin

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I've had a limp since then

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Cé a d'íocfadh airgead ar éadaí a bhí déanta chomh dona sin?

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Who would pay for such badly made clothes?

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Cén t-ainm atá ar an duine sin?

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What is that person's name?

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Ná hiarr sin orm, ní bhéinn in ann aige.

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Don't ask me to do it, I wouldn't be able for it.

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ar mhaithe le greann a dúirt mé sin

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I just said that for fun

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ní ann don duine sin

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no such person exists

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tá aithne agat ar gach éinne, mar sin?

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you know everybody, then?

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An é sin do mhac?

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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Is that your son?

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an bhfuil áiseanna maithe sa gceantar sin?

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are there good facilities in that area?

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Ina dhiaidh sin, is breá liom dul go dtí an phictiúrlann i nGaillimh uair sa tseachtain.

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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After that, I love to go to the cinema in Galway once a week.

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Cá bhfuil an teach tábhairne sin?

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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Where is that pub?

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Bíonn cithfholcadh agam, cuirim orm mo chuid éadaí, glanaim mo chuid fiacla, agus mar sin de.

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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I have a shower, I put my clothes on, I brush my teeth, and so on.

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níl ort an fiche punt sin a íoc ar ais liom

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you don't have to pay me the twenty pounds back

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Tá sé sin imithe cheana féin, ach tá ceann eile ann ag ceathrú chun a dó dhéag.

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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That one [a bus] has left already, but there is another one at 11.45.

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Téigí síos an bóthar sin agus feicfidh sibh stad na mbusanna ansin ar Shráid na gCeannaithe.

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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Go down that road and you will see the bus stop there on Merchants Road.

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Tá sé sin imithe cheana féin.

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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That one has left already.

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Tá sé sin déanta cheana féin.

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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That one is done already.

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Tá sé sin ite agam cheana féin.

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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I have already eaten that one.

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ba mhaith liom rud éigin a rá ina thaobh sin

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I would like to say something about that

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ní féidir liom é sin a rá i láthair an uachtaráin!

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I cannot say that in the presence of the president!

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beidh tú imithe faoin am sin

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you will be gone by that time

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Mar sin tá muid ceart go leor.

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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As a result we are alright.

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Is meicneoir é. Ní maith leis an obair sin níos mó.

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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He is a mechanic. He doesn't like that job anymore.

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Tá mé féin agus Tomás ag déanamh céimeanna taighde agus mar sin níl uaireanta cinnte againn.

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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Tomás and I are doing research degrees and as a result we do not have fixed hours.

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Céard a dhéanann tú sa bpost sin?

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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What do you do in that job?

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Is í an bhean sin a mháthair.

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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That woman is his mother.

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Tá ballbhrú orm anseo. Sin an áit ar bhuail mé mo lámh ar dhoras an chairr.

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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I have a bruise here. That is the place where I hit my hand on the car door.

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