Do you know how to talk about people's jobs and what you'd like to do when you leave school in Irish? Learn some helpful words and phrases and test yourself on others you may already know!
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An 诲辞肠丑迟煤颈谤 th煤?
Irish uses a grammatical structure called the copula to talk about people's jobs.
Instead of using 迟谩 such as 迟谩 尘茅 ard (I am tall), use is. The pronoun or the word that refers to people in this case, like 尘茅, 迟煤 铆, 茅, muid, sibh and iad go after the job.
To ask a question, replace is with an.
An 诲辞肠丑迟煤颈谤 th煤? - Are you a doctor?
To say we aren't something, replace is with 苍铆.
狈铆 诲辞肠丑迟煤颈谤 尘茅. - I am not a doctor.
Look at the table on the right and practice going over it. You can see more jobs in the photos below and see how to use the copula correctly.
| Irish | English |
|---|---|
| Is 鈥 尘茅. | I am a 鈥 |
| Is 鈥 迟煤. | You are 鈥 |
| Is 鈥 茅. | He is a 鈥 |
| Is 鈥 铆. | She is a 鈥 |
| Is 鈥 muid. | We are 鈥 |
| Is 鈥 sibh. | You (plural) are 鈥 |
| Is 鈥 iad. | They are 鈥 |
| Is 鈥 茅 m'athair鈥 | My father is a 鈥 |
| Is 鈥 铆 mo mhathair. | My mother is a 鈥 |
Learn more about using the copula in this guide.
Postanna eile
Other jobs
Image caption, Is scol谩ire 尘茅.
I am a student.
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