PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá ~ orm ag éisteacht libh, I am deaf listening to you.
Chomh ~ le cloch, le slis, le bodhrán, stone-deaf.
Níl ag fear ~ ach lán a chluas a thabhairt leis, a deaf man can only attempt to understand what is said.
Thug sé an chluas bhodhar, éisteacht na cluaise bodhaire, dom, he turned a deaf ear to me.
Cá bhfuil do chluasa? Cá raibh tú aimsir na g~? What’s wrong with your ears? Are you deaf?
Thug sé ~ na cluaise bodhaire dom, he turned a deaf ear to me.
Bíonn cluas bhodhar ag fear na foghla, a culprit turns a deaf ear to accusation.
Tá sé ~ bodhar, he is a bit deaf.
Bodhar ó thorann an tráchta, deaf from the noise of the traffic.