PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
A ghéire a labhair sí, how sharply she spoke.
Agus a dhaoire a chosain siad dó, considering how dearly they cost him.
~ is mar sin a tharla, but that is how it happened.
Cá mhéad ~ sa Phaidir? How many petitions are there in the Lord’s Prayer?
Cén t-~ é go Corcaigh? How far is it to Cork?
Cad é ~ na páirce sin? How far does that park extend?
Cén chaoi a n-airíonn tú? How do you feel?
Cad é an ~ de bhlianta a chaith sé ann? How many years exactly did he spend there?
Cad é an tús a bhí air? How did it begin?
Is tú atá ~! So it is you! How like you!
Seo ~ agat é! So that’s how it is!
Cén bhail atá oraibh? How are you keeping?
Cá mhéad a bhain sé amach air? How much did he charge for it?
Tá fios a bhéas aige, he knows how to behave.
Cá mhéad ceann ann? ~. How many (things) are there? Two.
Conas taoi? Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú? Cad é mar tá tú? How are you?
Cá bhfuil mar a rachainn? How could I go?
Nach ~ nár labhair tú liom? How well you did not speak to me?
Dá gcuireadh sé a bhundún (dearg) amach, no matter how he tried.
Cá mhinice a dúirt mé leat é? How often did I say it to you?
Cá luaithe a thiocfaidh sé? How soon will he come?
Cá mhéad? How much? How many?
Cá hard é? How high is it?
Cárbh ard é? How high was it?
~ eile? What else. How else?
~ eile mar a déarfainn é? How else should I say it? (As exclamation)
~ é a fhios agam? How do I know?
~ é scéal agat? How are things?
~ é (an) mórtas a bhí air! How proud he was!
~ é mar tá tú? How are you?
~ é mar rinne tú é? How did you do it?
Sin mar a ~eadh liomsa, that is how I was treated.
Conas tá tú? An ~ céanna, how are you? The same as usual.
Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú? How are you?
Cén chaoi? Cén dóigh? In what way? How?
Cé chomh mór leis? How big is he?
Cé mar a thaitin sé leat? How did you like it?
Nach ~ a bhí a fhios agat? How well you knew!
Cá mhéad ceann ann? ~. How many (things) are there? Four.
Is é sin a cheird, that’s his trade; that is how he conducts himself.
~ hard leis! How tall he is!
Dá gcuirfeá do shúile ar ~í, try how you may.
Dá mbrisfí ~ air, no matter how much he should be punished.
1. ~ tá tú? ~ taoi? How are you?
~ a tharla sé? How did it happen?
Ní thuigim ~ a bhaineann sé leat, I don’t see how it concerns you.