My weekendGetting started

Can you talk about all the different things you do at the weekend?

Part of Irish – Learners (CCEA)Identity, lifestyle and culture

Getting started

Here are some and structures to help you describe your weekend routine.

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lig / déan mo scíth
Tabhair cuairt arto visit
tabhair aghaidh arto head for/towards
freastail arto attend
buail leto meet
ceannaighto buy
bainto win
lig / déan mo scíthto relax
bain sult as / taitin leto enjoy
caithto spend
léighto read
íoc asto pay for
seinnto play
glac páirt ito participate in
socraighto arrange/decide
tarto come
téighto go
tarto come
Tabhair cuairt ar
to visit
tabhair aghaidh ar
to head for/towards
freastail ar
to attend
buail le
to meet
ceannaigh
to buy
bain
to win
lig / déan mo scíth
to relax
bain sult as / taitin le
to enjoy
caith
to spend
léigh
to read
íoc as
to pay for
seinn
to play
glac páirt i
to participate in
socraigh
to arrange/decide
tar
to come
téigh
to go
tar
to come

Core vocabulary/phrases

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breithlá
gnóthachbusy
greim le hithea bite to eat
ceolchoirmconcert
breithlábirthday
cóisirparty
cluichegame
traenáiltraining
AifreannMass
pictiúrlanncinema
cuireadhinvitation
íoc asto pay for
seinnto play (music)
glac páirt ito participate in
socraighto arrange/decide
tarto come
téighto go
goidto steal
gnóthach
busy
greim le hithe
a bite to eat
ceolchoirm
concert
breithlá
birthday
cóisir
party
cluiche
game
traenáil
training
Aifreann
Mass
pictiúrlann
cinema
cuireadh
invitation
íoc as
to pay for
seinn
to play (music)
glac páirt i
to participate in
socraigh
to arrange/decide
tar
to come
téigh
to go
goid
to steal

Core timeframes

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ar maidin
ar maidinin the morning
san iarnóinin the afternoon
sa tráthnónain the evening
san oícheat night
aréirlast night
anochttonight
arú amárachthe day after tomorrow
arú innéthe day before yesterday
seo caite/seo a chuaigh thartlast/past
seo chugainnnext
barraíocht amatoo much time
ar maidin
in the morning
san iarnóin
in the afternoon
sa tráthnóna
in the evening
san oíche
at night
aréir
last night
anocht
tonight
arú amárach
the day after tomorrow
arú inné
the day before yesterday
seo caite/seo a chuaigh thart
last/past
seo chugainn
next
barraíocht ama
too much time