ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Cá h~ é? Cá h~ dó? Cad is ~ dó? Cén t-~ atá air? What is his name?
Tá dóigh ~ orthu, they are in needy circumstances.
Tá dóigh mhaith oraibh anseo, you are in a good way here.
D’~ sé ar tharla dó, he related all that happened to him.
Ní dhéanfaidh tú ar a ~ de dhóigh é, you will not (be able to) do it in any other way.
Tá dóigh bheag bhocht orthu, they are in a poor way.
Ba é an chéad bhia ar an sliogán dó na scéalta sin, he was nurtured on those tales.
Ní dheachaigh sé ar bláth ná ar ~ dó, he gained nothing by it.
Tá ~ dóite air, uaidh, he is already married, is not eligible.
Ní cuid bhuíochais ar bith dó é, it is no thanks to him
Cé dó ar thug tú é? To whom did you give it?
Ná tóg ~ ar bith dó, pay no attention to him.
Thug sin ~ dó air, that entitled him to it.
Ar meisce nó ar a chiall dó, whether he be drunk or sober.
Is mór an chiotaí air, dó, é, it is very awkward for him.
Ní ~ ar bith dó iad, they are not to be compared to him, are no match for him.
Chuir mé an ~ gearr air; thug mé an ~ gearr dó, I evaded him neatly.
B’éigean dó fuarú sa chraiceann ar théigh sé ann, he had to cool down of his own accord.
Is furasta ~ a chur ar scéal, ar laoi, dó, he is easily imposed upon.
Níor bhain béim chreabhair dó; ní dhearnadh deargadh an chreabhair air, he came through without a scratch.
Ar a chúrsa dó, on his journey, on his round.
An té ar ~ dó an donas, he who is condemned to misery.
Níl an ~ dóigh air, there is no other way to do it.
Ar an ~ dó féin, fortunately for himself.
Tá sé ar ~ (is ar dóigh), it is in good order, repair. (Ironically)
Ar cheathrú i n~ a dó, at a quarter past two.
Casadh cara dó orm, I met a friend of his.
Ar imeacht dó, when he had gone.
Ar an drochuair dó, in an evil hour for him.
Ní raibh ~ dó aoibh a bheith air, he had every reason to be in good humour.
Rud a dhéanamh ar dhóigh áirithe, to do sth. in a certain way.
Tá ~ air, there is a knack of doing it.
Ar mo dhóigh féin, in my own way.
Ar an ~ seo, in this way.
Ar dhóigh éigin, somehow.
Ar aon ~, ar dhóigh ar bith, anyhow;
Ar dhóigh nó ar dhóigh eile, in one way or another.
Níl sé cosúil leat ar dhóigh na ndóigheanna, he is not like you in any way whatsoever, by any manner of means.
Tá ~ mhaith orthu, they are in good circumstances.
Chuir sé ~ mhaith air féin, he fixed himself up well.
Is breá an ~ atá oraibh, you have a fine time of it.
Tá ~ duine uasail air, he lives like a gentleman.
Níl mo dhóigh ar rí, I would not change places with a king.
Cad é an ~ atá ort? How are you (situated)?
~ a chur ar rud, to fix sth.
Do dhóigh féin a chur ar rud, to put one’s own construction on sth.
Tá a dhóigh féin aige ar an scéal, he tells the story to suit himself.
Ar ~, real, proper, excellent.
Duine, rud, ar ~, wonderful person, thing.
Bhí oíche ar ~ againn, we had a great night.