Do you know how to talk about your interests and what you do to spend time in Irish? Learn some helpful words and phrases and test yourself on others you may already know!
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Sinead
Hey Patrick!
Patrick
Hey Sinead!
Sinead
Cad 茅 mar at谩 t煤?
Patrick
T谩 m茅 go maith.
Sinead
Maith th煤! Your Irish is coming along really well.
Patrick
Thanks very much!
Sinead
Are we still on for meeting up later on?
Patrick
Absolutely!
Sinead
Cad 茅 a ba mhaith leat a dh茅anamh inniu?
Patrick
Easy now, I'm not that good鈥
Sinead
(laughs) Sorry, I just asked you what you'd like to do today.
Patrick
Oh! I don't mind鈥 I'm easy-going!
Sinead
Ar mhaith leat dul go dt铆 an picti煤rlann?.
Patrick
Would I like to go to the cinema?
Sinead
Sea!
Patrick
N铆鈥 maith liom an picti煤rlann.
Sinead
What?!
Patrick
I don't really like watching films!
Sinead
What would you like to do? Cad iad na caithimh aimsire at谩 agat?
Patrick
鈥abh mo leithsc茅al?
Sinead
I just asked what your pastimes are. Cad iad na caithimh aimsire at谩 agat? Cad 茅 at谩 suim agat ann? What are you interested in?
Patrick
OK, OK鈥 I can do this鈥 T谩 suim agat ann-
Sinead
(laughs) So close, but you got your prepositional pronouns confused. Alright, so remember m茅, t煤, s茅 s铆鈥?
Patrick
鈥uid, sibh, siad.
Sinead
Sea! So for prepositional pronouns, it's agam, agat, aige, aici, againn, agaibh, acu. So, if you're trying to say I am interested in learning Irish, you wouldn't say "t谩 suim agat" - agat means you.
Patrick
Ah, OK. So I would say t谩 suim agam - I am interested.
Sinead
Yes!
Patrick
T谩 suim agam i鈥 soccer.
Sinead
Peil! Football is peil. And if you were saying "I am interested in football", it would be t谩 suim agam sa pheil.
Patrick
T谩 suim agam sa pheil, 谤耻驳产补铆鈥 what's hurling?
Sinead
Hurling's 颈辞尘补苍补铆辞肠丑迟.
Patrick
鈥gus 颈辞尘补苍补铆辞肠丑迟! An bhfuil suim agat i sp贸irt?
Sinead
N铆 maith liom sp贸irt.
Patrick
Do you like computer games?
Sinead
Cluich铆 r铆omhaire? No, n铆 maith liom cluich铆 r铆omhaire.
Patrick
Cad iad na caithimh aimsire at谩 agat?
Sinead
Is bre谩 liom a bheith ag l茅amh!
Patrick
Ag l茅amh? What? Ag l茅amh?! Reading?
Sinead
Sea!
Patrick
An f茅idir linn dul go dt铆 an leabharlann?
Sinead
Yes! Great idea! 鈥n bhfuil t煤 ag magadh?
Patrick
T谩 m茅 ag magadh!
Sinead
Ugh, we have such different hobbies, what shall we do?
Patrick
What's a bike as Gaeilge?
Sinead
A bike is rothar
Patrick
An bhfuil rothar agam?
Sinead
Are you asking if I have a bike, or if you have a bike?
Patrick
Do you have a bike? An bhfuil rothar ag鈥
Agam, agat, aige, aici, againn, agaibh, acu鈥 Right so, an bhfuil rothar agat?
Sinead
T谩 rothar agam! Would you like to go cycling?
Patrick
Yeah鈥 it's probably the only thing we can agree on today!
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Sinead
T谩 s茅 ag cur fearthainne鈥 an rachaidh muid go dt铆 an phicti煤rlann?
Patrick
Ceart go leor鈥
Caithimh aimsire
Pastimes
Cad iad na caithimh aimsire at谩 agat?
Cad iad na s煤imeanna at谩 agat?
Is maith liom 鈥
N铆 maith liom 鈥
N铆 miste liom 鈥
Is bre谩 liom 鈥
Is fuath liom 鈥
Is fearr liom鈥
T谩 suim / sp茅is agam i / 蝉补鈥
Caithim a l谩n ama鈥
Is maith liom a bheith ag d茅anamh鈥
What pastimes do you have?
What interests do you have?
I like 鈥
I don't like 鈥
I don't mind 鈥
I love 鈥
I hate 鈥
I prefer 鈥
I have an interest in鈥
I spend a lot of time鈥
I like to be doing鈥
Sp贸irt agus 补肠濒补铆辞肠丑迟
Sports and exercise
Image caption, peil Ghaelach
Gaelic football
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Sp贸irt eile
Other sports
滨尘谤铆尘鈥
Imr铆onn muid鈥
I play鈥
We play鈥
| Irish | English |
|---|---|
| 濒铆辞苍辫丑别颈濒 | netball |
| cispheil | basketball |
| 颈辞尘谩苍补铆辞肠丑迟 / 颈辞尘谩颈苍迟 | hurling |
| 肠补尘贸驳补铆辞肠丑迟 | camogie |
| cluiche corr | rounders |
| liathr贸id l谩imhe | handball |
| marca铆ocht capail | horseriding |
| 补肠濒补铆辞肠丑迟 | athletics |
| damhsa Gaelach | Irish dancing |
| 蝉肠颈谩颈濒 | skiing |
| 蝉肠谩迟谩颈濒 | skating |
| cl谩r蝉肠颈谩颈濒 | snowboarding |
| 蝉耻谤蹿谩颈濒 | surfing |
| 蝉别辞濒迟贸颈谤别补肠丑迟 | sailing |
| iascaireacht | fishing |
Siamsa铆ocht agus cult煤r
Entertainment and culture
Image caption, ceol
music
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脡istim le ceol.
Amharcaim ar an 迟别颈濒颈蹿铆蝉.
T茅im go dt铆 an phicti煤rlann.
Imr铆m cluich铆 r铆omhaire.
D茅anaim c贸car谩il.
Seinnim m'uirlis i mbanna ceoil.
Ligim mo sc铆th.
I listen to music.
I watch TV.
I go to the cinema.
I play computer games.
I cook.
I play my instrument in a music group.
I relax.
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