Core vocabulary
| athdheisiú | refurbishment |
| cártaí poist | postcards |
| cuimhneacháin | souvenirs |
| eochair | key |
| liathróid peile | football |
| muintir na háite | local people |
| radharc | view |
| seodra | jewellery |
| slabhra | chain/necklace |
| ag bogadh ó áit go háit | moving from place to place |
| trasna an bhealaigh ó | across the road from |
| cuir in áirithe | to book (a table, a room etc) |
| seomra singil | single room |
| seomra dúbailte/seomra do bheirt | double room |
| ar leathlóistín | half board |
| ar lánlóistín | full board |
| ar feadh oíche amháin | for one night |
| ar feadh coicíse | for a fortnight |
| fáilteoir | receptionist |
| ardaitheoir | lift |
| bainisteoir | manager |
| athdheisiú |
| refurbishment |
| cártaí poist |
| postcards |
| cuimhneacháin |
| souvenirs |
| eochair |
| key |
| liathróid peile |
| football |
| muintir na háite |
| local people |
| radharc |
| view |
| seodra |
| jewellery |
| slabhra |
| chain/necklace |
| ag bogadh ó áit go háit |
| moving from place to place |
| trasna an bhealaigh ó |
| across the road from |
| cuir in áirithe |
| to book (a table, a room etc) |
| seomra singil |
| single room |
| seomra dúbailte/seomra do bheirt |
| double room |
| ar leathlóistín |
| half board |
| ar lánlóistín |
| full board |
| ar feadh oíche amháin |
| for one night |
| ar feadh coicíse |
| for a fortnight |
| fáilteoir |
| receptionist |
| ardaitheoir |
| lift |
| bainisteoir |
| manager |
Frásaí úsaideacha
Useful phrases
| mar sin | therefore |
| nuair a | when |
| fosta | also |
| chomh maith leis sin | as well as that |
| mar | as |
| ar an bhealach | on the way |
| an t-am ar fad | the whole/all the time |
| cuid mhór/a lán | a lot of |
| lá amháin | one day |
| gach lá/oíche | every day/night |
| i mbliana | this year |
| sa deireadh | in the end |
| sa deireadh thiar thall | eventually |
| roimh imeacht | before leaving |
| an lá dár gcionn | the next day |
| mar sin |
| therefore |
| nuair a |
| when |
| fosta |
| also |
| chomh maith leis sin |
| as well as that |
| mar |
| as |
| ar an bhealach |
| on the way |
| an t-am ar fad |
| the whole/all the time |
| cuid mhór/a lán |
| a lot of |
| lá amháin |
| one day |
| gach lá/oíche |
| every day/night |
| i mbliana |
| this year |
| sa deireadh |
| in the end |
| sa deireadh thiar thall |
| eventually |
| roimh imeacht |
| before leaving |
| an lá dár gcionn |
| the next day |
Speaking (Higher)
Can you talk about the advantages and disadvantages of travel?
Here are some sample answers. You can use a range of A word used to describe an action or state of being. , structures and vocabulary.
Question
Cad iad na buntáistí a bhaineann le taisteal?
What are the advantages of travel?
Tá a lán buntáistí ag baint le taisteal, mar shampla...
There are a lot of advantages, for example...
- Thig leat éalú ó bhrú an tsaoil.
- You can escape from the pressures of life.
- Déanann sé maitheas don tsláinte intinne.
- It does your mental health good.
- Bíonn siúlach scéalach.
- A traveller is a storyteller.
- Ligeann tú do scíth.
- You relax.
- Cuireann tú snas ar do scileanna cumarsáide i dteangacha eile.
- You polish your communication skills.
- Blaiseann tú bia de gach sórt/ó chultúir éagsúla.
- You taste food of every type/various cultures.
- Buaileann tú le daoine nua.
- You meet new people.
Question
Cad iad na míbhuntáistí a bhaineann le taisteal?
Tá roinnt míbhuntáistí ag baint le taisteal, mar shampla...
There are some disadvantages, for example...
- Thig leis a bheith costasach.
- It can be expensive.
- Thig leis a bheith contúirteach in amanna.
- It can be dangerous sometimes.
- Níl sé maith don timpeallacht.
- It is not good for the environment.
- Is féidir galair/aicídí a thógáil.
- It's possible to get diseases.
- Déanann an ghrian dochar don chraiceann.
- The sun harms the skin.