Some translations from Irish to English
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I have translated these phrases from Irish to English, and I would like to ask if my translation is correct, please:
Nuair a bhí mé i mo chonaí i Rúis, i nIrkutsk. - When I lived in Russia, in Irkoutsk.
Ba mhaith liom... - I would like...
Ba mhait leat ainmhithe a fháil? - Which animals would you like to have?
Tá teach mór agam. - I have a big house.
Tá cúpla cainn agat. - You have a couple of trees.
D'ith mé. - I ate.
Mar ní raibh a lán ocras orm. - Because I was not very hungry.
Níl sí ró-mhór, níl sí ró-bheag. - She is neither too big nor too small.
Ceapaim go bhfuil sé marbh. - I think that he is dead.
Tá súil agam nach bhfuil francach agam anois. - I hope that I don't have a rat now.
Bhí XXX sna ceapairí. - ХХХ was in the sandwiches.
Bhí siad/na ceapairí déanta le XX. - They/Sandwiches were made with ХХ.
Tá ag obair. - I am working.
Nil a lán obair agam. - I don't have a lot of work.
An mhaith leat d'obair? - Do you like your work?
Athraíonn sé go minic. - He changes frequently.
Dearaim. - I draw.
Is maisitheoir mé. - I am an illustrator.
Déanaim na pictiúir. - I make pictures.
Déanaim dearadh grafach. - I do (some) graphical design.
Is féidir linn... - We are able...
Is féidir linn an comhrá a athrú. - We are able to change the conversation.
ábhar agus foirm - matter and form
Is níos fusa titim ná éirí. - It is easier to fall that to get up.
deireadh seachtaine ) a weekend
Bíonn deireadh na seachtaine saor agam. - I have free weekends.
Chaith mé deireadh na seachtaine acu. - I spent a weekend with them.
Tá ag seinnim ceol. - I play music.
Tá uirlís cheolda agam. - I have a musical instrument.
Tá drumaí agam. - I have drums.
D'fhoghlaim mé an Gaelge. - I studied Irish.
Tá, ceart go leor. - Yes, all right.
Thank you!
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Bíonn deireadh na seachtaine saor agam. - I have free weekends.
Chaith mé deireadh na seachtaine acu leo. - I spent the weekend with them. ["I spent a weekend with them" would be: Chaith mé deireadh seachtaine leo]
Tá mé ag seinnim ceol. - I play music. [Tá mé ag seinm ceoil = "I am playing music"]
Tá uirlis cheolda cheoil [literally: "an instrument of music"; uirlis cheolda would be "an instrument which is musical"] agam. - I have a musical instrument.
Tá drumaí agam. - I have drums.
D'fhoghlaim mé an Ghaeilge. - I studied learned Irish. [normally you would say D'fhoghlaim mé Gaeilge, without the article, for "I learned Irish"; if you put in the article, an Ghaeilge, it sounds like you have learnt the whole language perfectly; "study" is staidéar a dhéanamh, so "I studied Irish" would be Rinne mé staidéar ar an Ghaeilge]
Tá, ceart go leor. - Yes, all right.
Maith thú!
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Nuair a bhí mé i mo chónaí i sa [most country names take the article: an Rúis] Rúis, in [the form in is used before vowels (but in pronunciation it makes no difference which word the n is attached to, and in older texts it is often as you wrote it)] Irkutsk. - When I lived in Russia, in Irkoutsk.
Ba mhaith liom... - I would like...
Ba mhaith leat ainmhithe a fháil? [= "Would you like to get animals?"] - Which animals would you like to have? [= Cé hiad na hainmhithe a ba mhaith leat (agat)]
Tá teach mór agam. - I have a big house.
Tá cúpla cainn crann [the singular noun is used after cúpla] agat. - You have a couple of trees.
D'ith mé. - I ate.
Mar ní raibh a lán ocrais [genitive case] orm. - Because I was not very hungry.
Níl sí ró-mhór (agus) níl sí ró-bheag. - She is neither too big nor too small.
Ceapaim go bhfuil sé marbh. - I think that he is dead.
Tá súil agam nach bhfuil francach agam anois. - I hope that I don't have a rat now.
Bhí XXX sna ceapairí. - ХХХ was in the sandwiches.
Bhí siad/na ceapairí déanta le XX. - They/Sandwiches were made with ХХ.
Tá mé ag obair. - I am working.
Níl a lán obair oibre [genitive case] agam. - I don't have a lot of work.
An mhaith leat d'obair? - Do you like your work?
Athraíonn sé go minic. - He changes frequently.
Dearaim. - I draw. [this is OK, but dear is more like "design"; tarraing or línigh is used for "draw", but it's better to add an object to avoid ambiguity: tarraingím pictiúir]
Is maisitheoir mé. - I am an illustrator.
Déanaim na pictiúir. - I make pictures.
Déanaim dearadh grafach. - I do (some) graphical design.
Is féidir linn... - We are able...
Is féidir linn an comhrá a athrú. - We are able to change the conversation.
ábhar agus foirm - matter and form
Is Tá sé níos fusa titim ná éirí / Is fusa titim ná éirí. - It is easier to fall than to get up.
deireadh seachtaine ) a weekend
Ba mhaith liom... - I would like...
Ba mhaith leat ainmhithe a fháil? [= "Would you like to get animals?"] - Which animals would you like to have? [= Cé hiad na hainmhithe a ba mhaith leat (agat)]
Tá teach mór agam. - I have a big house.
Tá cúpla cainn crann [the singular noun is used after cúpla] agat. - You have a couple of trees.
D'ith mé. - I ate.
Mar ní raibh a lán ocrais [genitive case] orm. - Because I was not very hungry.
Níl sí ró-mhór (agus) níl sí ró-bheag. - She is neither too big nor too small.
Ceapaim go bhfuil sé marbh. - I think that he is dead.
Tá súil agam nach bhfuil francach agam anois. - I hope that I don't have a rat now.
Bhí XXX sna ceapairí. - ХХХ was in the sandwiches.
Bhí siad/na ceapairí déanta le XX. - They/Sandwiches were made with ХХ.
Tá mé ag obair. - I am working.
Níl a lán obair oibre [genitive case] agam. - I don't have a lot of work.
An mhaith leat d'obair? - Do you like your work?
Athraíonn sé go minic. - He changes frequently.
Dearaim. - I draw. [this is OK, but dear is more like "design"; tarraing or línigh is used for "draw", but it's better to add an object to avoid ambiguity: tarraingím pictiúir]
Is maisitheoir mé. - I am an illustrator.
Déanaim na pictiúir. - I make pictures.
Déanaim dearadh grafach. - I do (some) graphical design.
Is féidir linn... - We are able...
Is féidir linn an comhrá a athrú. - We are able to change the conversation.
ábhar agus foirm - matter and form
Is Tá sé níos fusa titim ná éirí / Is fusa titim ná éirí. - It is easier to fall than to get up.
deireadh seachtaine ) a weekend
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