Maoin 3 Chap 6 – 10.qxp:Maoin 06/12/2010 16:21 Page 399
Aonad a naoi |Mar chabhair - Nathanna úsáideacha - An Aiste
Téama Samplach: Mo cheantar dúchais – na buanna agus na lochtanna a bhaineann leis (Aonad 2)
buanna agus lochtanna – good points and bad points
buntáistí agus míbhuntáistí – advantages and disadvantages cosúlachtaí agus difríochtaí – similarities and differences Is truacánta an scéal é – It’s an awful pity Is mór an náire é – It’s a great shame
Is bocht an scéal é – It’s a sad story Is náire shaolta é – It’s a disgrace
Is beag é mo mheas air. – I don’t think much of it.
Is beag suim atá agam ann. – I have little interest in it. Is maith is eol dúinn – It’s well we know
Tá a fhios ag an saol/Is eol do chách – Everbody knows Tá sé i mbéal an phobail. – Everyone is talking about it.
Níl mórán cur amach agam air. – I don’t know much about it. Is é bun agus barr an scéil ná – The long and the short of the matter is
Críoch na haiste Téama Samplach: Galar an ólacháin (Aonad 7)
I ndeireadh na dála/Ar deireadh thiar – Finally Tar éis an tsaoil – When all is said and done
Ina dhiaidh sin is uile – The fact remains Luath nó mall – Sooner or later
De réir na fianaise – According to the evidence Déanta na fírinne – To tell the truth
Is é fírinne an scéil – The truth of the matter is Go bunúsach – Basically
Agus an méid sin ráite – That said Sin scéal eile. – That’s another story.