PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tar isteach, a Sheáin, come in, Seán.
Tháinig sé a iarraidh iasachta orm, he came to ask me for a loan.
Dul, teacht, ~, to go, to come, home.
Ní ag teacht atá siad ~ ag imeacht, they are not coming but going.
Tiocfaidh sé ~ a gcuirfear fios air, he will come if he is sent for.
~ a dtiocfaidh, dtaga, sé, as soon as he comes.
Tar in ~, come soon, without delay.
Níl lá san ~ nach dtagann sé, he comes every single day.
Is beag acu a tháinig, few of them came.
Bhí sé romham ag teacht dom, he met me when I was coming.
Tháinig sé ag iarraidh airgid orm, he came to ask me for money.
Chonaic mé ag teacht é ~ cóta mór air, I saw him coming and he was wearing an overcoat.
Tiocfaidh mé ~ fáilte, I’ll come and most willingly.
Is dóigh go raibh rud éigin uaidh ~ é a theacht anseo, he probably wanted something, seeing that he came here.
A fhad ~ nár tháinig sé chomh fada linn, so long as it did not come near us.
Dá mb’~ leis teacht, if he wished to come; if he would only come.
Tig an ~ leis an aois, fretfulness comes with old age.
Tá sé ag teacht i m’~, he is coming to replace me.
Tháinig ~ orm, something queer came over me.
Tháinig sé in ~ dom, he came near enough for me to recognize him.
Ní thiocfaidh sé in ~ ná in uair, he will be hopelessly late in coming.
San ~ atá le teacht, in the time to come.
Nuair a tháinig a n-~, when their time came.
~ leis, (i) put him out, (ii) he came, went, out, (iii) out with it, say it.
1. Tiocfaidh siad ~, they will come tomorrow.
Tháinig Brian an treas ~ orthu, Brian came at them for the third attack.
Aon) lá ~ tháinig sé isteach anseo, one day, on a certain day, he came in here.
Ná tar ar m’~, don’t let me see you; don’t come near me.
Is ~ a tháinig sé agus gan an leabhar leis, actually he came without bringing the book.
Bhí sin ~ agat, that was coming to you.
Nuair a tháinig an mhaidin, when morning came.
An dtagann sé? Does he come?
Ag teacht ~ an pháirc, thar an abhainn, coming across the field, the river.
Tar ~ anseo, come over here.
Druid ~ liom, come over closer to me.
An fear ~, the man who is coming across.
Tá sé ~, he has come over, arrived.
Dul ar ~, to come to anchor.
Cuirfidh sé é féin in ~, he will come to harm.
~ aduaidh a tháinig an scéala, the news came from an unexpected quarter.
Tar ~ ó mo chúl, come out from behind me.
Druid ~ chun na tine, come close in to the fire.
Tháinig sé ~ go maith le bliain, he has come on well during the past year.
~ an staighre, an bóthar, (coming) up the stairs, the road.
An fear ~, the man who is coming up.
Tá an uair ~, the time has come.
Seo ~! Come now! Enough of that!
An lá is faide ~ (ná inniu), in time to come.
Fan, tar, ~, stay, come, here.