PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Cé atá ag an leanbh? Who is minding the baby?
Leanbh a chur ar ~, to put a baby out to nurse.
Fágadh mise i mbun an bhacáin, I was left holding the baby.
Rug sí mac óg; rugadh mac óg di, she had a baby boy.
Tá ~ orthu, they have a new baby.
~ ~ don leanbh, a nice toy for the baby.
Bhí an leanbh ar a ~ aici, she was breast-feeding the baby.
~ fada, long coat; (baby’s) long robe.
~ ceangail, baby’s binder.
~ beag, little one, new-born baby.
Cad é an ~ atá ann? What is the baby (a boy or a girl)?
Tá sí ag ~, she is expecting a baby.
~ súraic, baby’s soother.
An ~, the child; the baby of the family.
Tóg an naíonán i d’~ tamall, take the baby up on your lap for a while.