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ach

CONJUNCTION

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but

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bhí deoch uaim ach bhí an pub dúnta

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I needed a drink but the pub was closed

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tá na soilse lasta ach níl éinne sa bhaile

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the lights are on but there is nobody home

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ní féidir le héinne ach leat féin an jab a dhéanamh

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nobody but you can do the job

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ach, cuma cé chomh hard is a bhí sí, ní raibh sí ard go leor

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but, howevere tall she was, she wasn't tall enough

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[níl] ach [rud]

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[there is] only [something]

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níl agam ach deich euro

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I only have ten euro

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níor tháinig ach beirt

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only two people arrived

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[tarlóidh A] ach [B a dhéanamh]

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[A will happen] if [B is done]

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tá bileog as Gaeilge le fáil ach í a iarraidh

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a leaflet in Irish is available on request

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gheobhaidh tú é ach é a lorg

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you will get it if you look for it

Iontrálacha gaolmhara
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ach amháin

SYNONYM: ach

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except

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níl cead pinn luaidhe a úsáid ach amháin chun nótaí a thógáil

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a pencil is not allowed, except to take notes

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ní féidir iad a dhíbirt ach amháin i gcúinsí an-srianta

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they cannot be expelled, except in very limited circumstances

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ní chasaim ceol ach amháin sa mbaile

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I only make music at home

STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS

Is é ach an 19ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 196 focal.

Ach is the 19th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 196 words.

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ní bhfuair mé ach ceann amháin

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I only got one

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bhí seachtain amháin deas te, ach bhí an dara seachtain beagáinín fuar

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one week was nice and warm, but the second week was a little cold

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teanga mharbh í nach mbíonn á labhairt ach seanduine thall is abhus

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it is a dead language spoken only by a few old people here and there

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b'fhearr don aistritheoir ní amháin an téacs a léamh go cúramach ach roinnt taighde a dhéanamh chomh maith

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the translator should not only read the text carefully but do a bit of research as well

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ní sláinte an choirp amháin a bhí i gceist aige ach sláinte na haigne chomh maith

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he meant not only health of the body but also health of the mind

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níl ach beagán airgid agam

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I only have a little money

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níl sé ach dhá bhliain d’aois

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he is only two years old

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tá siad á n-adhradh ag an bpobal inniu ach déanfar dearmad glan orthu amárach

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people worship them today but they will be all fogotten tomorrow

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níl againn de theilifís ach a dtagann isteach tríd an aeróg

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we only have the TV that comes in through the aerial

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níl mé ach díreach tagtha ar ais

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I only just came back

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bhí sé san ospidéal, ach tá sé ar ais sa bhaile anois

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he was in hospital but he is back at home now

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níl agam air ach ríomhaithne

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I only know him through the Internet

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ní cuimhin liom gach pioc den scéal ach is cuimhin liom gur inis sé go hálainn é

Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009

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I don't remember all the details of the story but I do remember that he told it beautifully

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ní gá duit seoladh a thabhairt, ach má dhéanann tú amhlaidh, beidh muid in ann freagra pearsanta a thabhairt

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you do not have to state your address but if you do so, we will be able to reply personally

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ní don chistin amháin é seo, ar ndóigh, ach bheadh sé úsáideach ann

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this is not just for the kitchen, of course, but it would be useful there

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ní cairde iad seo ach bréagchairde

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these aren't friends, they're false friends

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níl ionat ach cailín beag

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you're only a small girl

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is cinnte go bhfuil an ceart aige, ach...

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he is certainly right, but...

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tá an ceart agam ach ní féidir liom é a chruthú

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I am right but I can't prove it

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bhí an teilifís ar siúl sa chúlra ach ní raibh mé ag féachaint uirthi mórán

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the televison was on in the background but I wasn't watching it much

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ní féidir liom geallúintí ar a bith a thabhairt ach déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall

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I can't promise anything but I'll do my best

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níl sa cháipéis seo ach dréacht

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this document is only a draft

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bhí muid ag súil le triúr agus níor tháinig ach duine

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we expected three but only one person came

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bhí mé ag obair i monarcha ach tá mé éirithe as

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I was working at a factory but I am retired now

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níor thuig mé gach focal ach thuig mé éirim na cainte

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I didn't understand every word but I understood the gist of the talk

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níl ach cúpla nóiméad fágtha

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there only a couple of minutes left

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níl ach cúig euro fágtha agam

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I only have five euro left

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tugann dochtúirí cógas dóibh a thugann faoiseamh dóibh ach nach leigheasann iad

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doctors give them medicines which give them relief but do not cure them

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is fíor sin, ach ní chreidfidh siad muid

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that's right but they won't believe us

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chuir sé ceist orm, ach níor thug mé freagra dó

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he asked me a question but I didn't answer him

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bhí sí lách i dtús báire ach d'athraigh sí an port tar éis tamaill

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she was nice at first but she changed the tune after a while

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ach an ndeachaigh sé timpeall na cruinne i ndáiríre?

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but did he really go around the world?

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bhí a fhios agam go raibh idirdhealú éigin ann idir an dá rud, ach ní raibh mé cinnte

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I knew there was a distinction between the two thing but I wasn't sure

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bíonn an corrán in úsáid uaireanta ach níl sé chomh maith leis an scian

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they use the sickle sometimes but it is not as good as the knife

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tá bileog eolais le fáil ach í a iarraidh

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an information leaflet is available at request

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níl leigheas ar ghrá ach pósadh

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the only cure for love is marriage

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nílim ach ag magadh

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I am only joking

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maidir leis an rud a dúirt tusa, tá an ceart agat, ach...

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as for the thing you said, you are right, but...

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dúradh liom gan dul ann, ach chuaigh mé ann mar sin féin

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I was told not to go there but I went there all the same

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ní raibh mé ach ag meilt ama

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I was only killing time

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níl an siopa ach leathmhíle ó mo theach

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the shop is only half a mile from my house

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is as an Pholainn ó dhúchas mé, ach tá mé i mo chónaí in Éirinn anois

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I am from Poland originally but I live in Ireland now

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níl ach dhá rogha againn

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we only have two options

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ní raibh fágtha ina dhiaidh ach roinnt scríbhinní gearra bacacha

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he has only left behind some short, lame writings

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tugann sí Úna uirthi féin ach cén t-ainm ceart atá uirthi?

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she calls herself Úna but what is her real name?

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níl agam ach tuairim gharbh

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I only have a rough idea

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níl ann ach tuairimíocht

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that's only speculation

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Níl ionat ach buachaill beag.

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You're only a small boy.

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Níl agam ach conradh sealadach.

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I only have a temporary contract.

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Ní gá duit seoladh a thabhairt, ach má dhéanann tú amhlaidh, beidh muid in ann freagra pearsanta a thabhairt.

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You do not have to state your address but if you do, we will be able to reply personally.

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Tá Toyota ag m'athair ach tá Ford agamsa.

Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998

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My father has a Toyota but I have a Ford.

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Tá ollmhargadh agus cúpla monarcha in Indreabhán, ach ní baile fós é.