PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Cad é ~ na páirce sin? How far does that park extend?
Cá h~ é? Cá h~ dó? Cad is ~ dó? Cén t-~ atá air? What is his name?
Cad é an ~ de bhlianta a chaith sé ann? How many years exactly did he spend there?
Níl a fhios ag duine cad é atá in ~ dó, no man knows what is in store for him.
Cén t-~ é? Cad é an t-~ atá sé? What time is it?
Cad é an tús a bhí air? How did it begin?
Cad é an chaint atá ort? What are you talking about?
Cad é do bharúil air? What do you think of it?
Conas taoi? Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú? Cad é mar tá tú? How are you?
Cad é a dúirt sé? Tá, gur imigh sibh air, what did he say? This, that you went away without him.
Cad é an bhlasachtach atá ort? Why are you licking your chops?
Cad é an bhrionglóideach a bhí ort? What were you dreaming about?
Cad é a bhuail é? What came over him?
Cad é atá ar ~? What’s going on?
Cad é an ~ atá leis an abairt sin? What is the origin of that phrase?
~ (é) deir tú? You don’t tell me so!
~ chuige ar bhuail tú é? Why did you beat him?
~ chuige nach bhfaca tú é? Surely you saw it?
Ní bhfuair mé in aon chor é. ~ chuige? I didn’t get it at all. Why?
~ eile mar a déarfainn é? How else should I say it? (As exclamation)
~ é an t-am é? What time is it?
~ é an mhaith é? What good is it?
~ é an locht sin air? What fault is that in him?
~ é a fhios agam? How do I know?
~ é is cúis leis? What is the cause of it?
~ é is fearr leat? What do you prefer?
~ é ba chóir dom a rá? What should I say, have said?
~ é tá agat? What have you?
~ é a fuair tú? What did you get?
~ é a bheadh orm gan dul ann? Why should I not go there?
~ é an mhaith atá ann? What good is it?
~ é an deireadh a bhí air? What was the end of it?
~ é an deifir atá ort? What is your hurry?
~ é an donas a tháinig ort? What the dickens happened you?
~ é an rud is measa ar bith? What is the worst thing of all?
~ é scéal agat? How are things?
~ é (an) mórtas a bhí air! How proud he was!
~ é an stánadh atá agat orm? Why are you staring at me like that?
~ é mar olagón! What wailing!
~ é mar tá tú? How are you?
~ é mar rinne tú é? How did you do it?
Cad é an chaint atá ort? What are you talking about? Why talk about that?
Cad é tá ag ~eamh ort? What’s bothering you?
Cad é a dhéanfadh mac an chait ach luch a mharú? Like father like son.
Cad é an ~ mara a sheol anseo é? What mischance brought him here?
Cad é atá ~ lena lámh? What’s the matter with his hand?
Cad é is ~ dó imeacht mar sin? What prompted him to go away like that?
Cad é na ~ a tháinig ort? What came over, possessed, you?
Cad é ba chiontaí leis sin? What was the cause of that?
Cad a chlog é? What o’clock is it?