Speaking
Here are two questions about the facilities in your school and some sample answers. You may wish to use some of the vocabulary on page one to fill in the gaps.
1. An bhfuil a lán áiseanna i do scoil? Are there a lot of facilities in your school?
| Tá a lán / cuid mhór áiseanna i mo scoil. | There are a lot of facilities in my school. |
| Níl a lán áiseanna i mo scoil. | There are not a lot of facilities in my school. |
| Tá ___, ___, ____, ____ agus ______ ann. | There is a ___, ___, ____, ____ and ____. |
| Níl ach ____ ann. | There is only a ____. |
| Tá a lán / cuid mhór áiseanna i mo scoil. |
| There are a lot of facilities in my school. |
| Níl a lán áiseanna i mo scoil. |
| There are not a lot of facilities in my school. |
| Tá ___, ___, ____, ____ agus ______ ann. |
| There is a ___, ___, ____, ____ and ____. |
| Níl ach ____ ann. |
| There is only a ____. |
2. Cad é do bharúil ar na háiseanna? What is your opinion of the facilities?
| Sílim / Creidim go bhfuil na háiseanna ... | I believe that the facilities are ... |
| ar dóigh / ar fheabhas | excellent |
| go maith | good |
| go measartha | fairly good |
| go dona | poor |
| Sílim / Creidim go bhfuil na háiseanna ... |
| I believe that the facilities are ... |
| ar dóigh / ar fheabhas |
| excellent |
| go maith |
| good |
| go measartha |
| fairly good |
| go dona |
| poor |
You may wish to express further feelings. Here are some more useful phrases.
| Tá cuma shean ar an scoil. | The school has an old appearance. |
| Tá an foirgneamh seanaimseartha / nua-aimseartha. | The building is old fashioned / modern. |
| Tá sciathán nua againn agus tá gach rud úrnua. | There is a new wing and everything is new. |
| Tá áiseanna spóirt ar dóigh inti. | There are excellent sporting facilities in it. |
| Tá cuma shean ar an scoil. |
| The school has an old appearance. |
| Tá an foirgneamh seanaimseartha / nua-aimseartha. |
| The building is old fashioned / modern. |
| Tá sciathán nua againn agus tá gach rud úrnua. |
| There is a new wing and everything is new. |
| Tá áiseanna spóirt ar dóigh inti. |
| There are excellent sporting facilities in it. |