ceirtlis
céislín
ceist
ceistigh
ceistiúchán
ceistneoir
ceithre
cén
cent
ceo
ceobhrán
ceobhránach
ceoch
ceol
ceolchoirm
ceoldráma
ceolfhoireann
ceoltóir
chaon
cheana
chí
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cén
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what the
Cén is a contraction of cé and the definite article an.
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cén caitheamh aimsire atá agat?
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what hobby do you have?
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cén fhadhb atá agat?
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what problem do you have?
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
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cén áit
SYNONYM: cá
SYNONYM: cá háit
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where
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cén áit a rachaidh tú ar saoire?
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where will you go on holiday?
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cén áit a bhfeicfidh sí thú?
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where will she see you?
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cén chaoi
SYNONYM: conas
SYNONYM: cad é mar
SYNONYM: cén dóigh
SYNONYM: cén tslí
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how
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cén chaoi a bhfuil tú?
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how are you?
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cén fáth
SYNONYM: cad chuige
SYNONYM: tuige
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why
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cén fáth ar fhan tú chomh fada sin?
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why did you stay so long?
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cén fáth nach bhfuil a fhios agat?
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why do you not know?
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cén t-am
SYNONYM: cathain
SYNONYM: cén uair
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when
what time
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cén t-am a bheidh muid ag bualadh le chéile?
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what time will we be meeting?
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cén t-am a thosaigh an cruinniú?
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when did the meeting start?
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cén tslí
SYNONYM: conas
SYNONYM: cad é mar
SYNONYM: cén chaoi
SYNONYM: cén dóigh
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how
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cén tslí a ndéanfaidh mé é sin?
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how will I do that?
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cén uair
SYNONYM: cathain
SYNONYM: cén t-am
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when
what time
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cén uair a thiocfaidh tú?
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when will you come?
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cén dóigh?
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how?
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cén dóigh a ndeachaigh siad ann?
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how did they go there?
Samplaí gaolmhara
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cén chiall atá leis an abairt?
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what does the sentence mean?
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cén t-am a imíonn tú abhaile?
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what time do you go home?
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cén aimsir atá geallta?
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what's the weather forecast?
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cén aimsir ina bhfuil an briathar?
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what tense is the verb in?
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cén t-ainm atá ort?
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what is your name?
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cén t-ainm atá ar an bhaile sin?
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what is that town called?
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cén fáth an t-athrú?
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why the change?
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cén bealach go Doire?
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what's the way to Derry?
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cén brabhsálaí a úsáideann tú agus tú ag scimeáil ar an Idirlíon?
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what browser do you use when surfing the Internet?
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cén caitheamh aimsire atá agat?
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what are your pastimes?
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cén t-am é?
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what time is it?
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cén aois tú?
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what age are you?
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cén uimhir atá ar an teach?
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what is the number of the house?
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cén t-ainm atá ort arís?
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what is your name again?
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Cén seoladh atá aige?
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What address does he have? What is his address?
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Cén chaoi a bhfuil sibh?
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How are you?
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Cén tslí bheatha atá agat?
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What do you do for living?
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Cén aois iad?
Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
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What age are they?
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Tomás atá orm, agus cén t-ainm atá ort féin?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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My name is Tomás, and what is your name?
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Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú, a Sheáin?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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How are you, Seán?
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Cén aois thú, a Sheáin?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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How old are you, Seán?
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Cén aois thú?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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How old are you?
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Cén t-ainm atá ar mhac Thomáis?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What is Thomas' son's name?
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Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú, a Pheig?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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How are you, Peig?
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Cén áit a bhfuil tú i do chónaí?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Where do you live?
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Cén t-ainm atá ort?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What's your name?
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Cén seoladh atá agat, a Nóirín?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What's your address, Nóirín?
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cén dáta é an lá inniu?
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what date is it today?
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cén dath atá ar do chuid gruaige?
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what colour is your hair?
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cén déantús é an t-inneall níocháin?
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what make is the washing machine?
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níl a fhios agam cén t-am é
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I don't know what time it is
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cén mhéid atá ionat anois?
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what size are you now?
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cén seoladh atá agat?
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what's your address?
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cén tslí bbeatha atá agat?
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what do you do for living?
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cén tábhacht a bhí leis an socrú?
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how important was the arrangement?
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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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cén teanga a labhair siad?
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what language did they speak?
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cén t-am a thit sé amach?
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when did it happen?
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a Dhia, cén fáth ar thréig tú mé?
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O God, why did you abandon me?
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cén treo a rachaidh muid?
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which way will we go?
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níl tuairim dá laghad agam cén t-ainm atá uirthi
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I have no idea what her name is
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cuir ceist air cén t-ainm atá air
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ask him what his name is
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Cén áit sa Spidéal a bhfuil sé sin?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Where in An Spidéal is that?
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Cén áit a bhfuil tú ag fanacht?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Where are you staying?
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Cén uair a bhíonn an chéad léacht ann?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What time is the first lecture?
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Cén lá den tseachtain ab fhearr libh taisteal?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What day of the week would you prefer to travel?
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Cén t-am anois é?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What time is it now?
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Cén t-am a dtéann tú ag obair?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What time do you go to work?
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Cén t-am a bhfágann tú an scoil?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What time do you leave school?
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Cén t-am a n-imíonn tú abhaile?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What time do you go home?
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Cén t-am a mbreathnaíonn tú ar an teilifís?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What time do you watch television?
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Cén chaoi a bhfuil ag éirí leat?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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How are you doing/getting on?
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Cén post a bhí aige?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What job did he have?
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Cén post atá agat?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What's your job?
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Cén áit a bhfuil tú ag obair?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Where do you work?
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Cén post atá agaibh?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What job do you have?
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Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú, a Mhairéad?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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How are you, Mairéad?
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Dháiríre, níl mé cinnte cén cineál geansaí is fearr leis.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Seriously, I am not sure what type of jumper he prefers.
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Cén dath atá air?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What color is it?
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Cén chaoi a raibh an aimsir?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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How was the weather?
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Cén sórt lóistín a bhí agaibh?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What sort of lodging did you have?
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Cén fáth?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Why?
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Cén sórt cláir é sin?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What sort of program is that?
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Cén uair a bheas tú ag fágáil na Ceathrún Rua?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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When will you be leaving An Cheathrú Rua?
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Cén t-am a n-imeoidh an t-eitleán?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What time does the airplane leave?
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Cén uair a bheas an fhéile ar siúl?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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When will the festival be happening?
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Cén t-am a bheas an seó ar TG4?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What time will the show be on TG4?
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Cén uair a bheas tú ag imeacht?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What time will you be leaving?
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Cén t-am a chasfas muid le chéile?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What time will we meet together?
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Cén t-am a dhéanfas muid an cáca?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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What time will we make the cake?
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Cén áit a chasfas muid?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Where will we meet?
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Cén áit a chasfas mé leat?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Where will I meet you?
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Cén seoladh atá agat?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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What is your address?
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Cén aois atá tú?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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What age are you?
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Cén uair a bheidh an chóisir ar siúl?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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When is the party taking place?
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Cén t-am a bhuailfidh mé leat?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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When will I meet you?
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Cén áit a mbuailfidh mé leat?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Where will I meet you?
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Cén áit a mbuailfimid le chéile?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Where will we meet?
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Cén caitheamh aimsire a bhíonn agat sa ngeimhreadh?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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What pastimes do you have in the winter?
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Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú?
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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How are you? [Connacht dialect]
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Máirtín is ainm domsa. Cén t-ainm atá ortsa?
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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My name is Máirtín. What's your name?
Tá Gluais Tí Pota Focal faoi cheadúnas Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike agus ar fáil le híoslódáil anseo.
Pota Focal House Glossary is under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike licence and can be downloaded here.
Tá inneachar an bhosca ‘Staitisticí’ bunaithe ar Liosta Minicíochta Focal Gaeilge atá faoi cheadúnas Open Database License.
The content of the ‘Statistics’ boxes is based on Irish Word Frequency List which are under the Open Database License.
Tá sonraí Ghluais Tí Pota Focal á n-úsáid in LingoBrain, cluiche foghlama focal le haghaidh na nguthán póca.
Data from Pota Focal House Glossary is used in LingoBrain, a vocabulary learning game for mobile phones.
