fána
fánach
fanacht
fanaile
fánaíocht
fann
faobhar
faoi
faoileán
faoiseamh
faoistin
faomh
faomhadh
faopach
farantóireacht
faraor
farasbarr
farraige
fás
fásach
fáscadh
♦
faoi
PREPOSITION
♦
under
a physical object
♦
tá an cat faoin chathaoir
♦
the cat is under the chair
♦
cuir faoin tábla é
♦
put it under the table
♦
faoi
PREPOSITION
♦
about
a topic
♦
bhí siad ag caint fúmsa
♦
they were talking about me
♦
leabhar faoi chúrsaí grá
♦
a book about love
♦
faoi
PREPOSITION
♦
by
a time point
♦
beidh mé imithe faoin am sin
♦
I'll be gone by that time
♦
tarlóidh sé faoi Nollaig
♦
it will happen by Christmas
♦
faoi
PREPOSITION
♦
up to
decision
♦
is fút féin atá sé
♦
it is up to you
♦
fág fúm féin é
♦
leave it up to me
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
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faoi choinne [ruda]
♦
for the purpose [of something]
♦
tá mé ag ullmhú faoi choinne an scrúdaithe
♦
I am preparing for the exam
♦
seo iad na cáipéisí faoi choinne an chruinnithe
♦
these are the documents for the meeting
♦
faoi bhrú
♦
under pressure
♦
tá mé faoi bhrú an-mhór faoi láthair
♦
I am under a lot of pressure right now
♦
faoi ascaill [duine]
♦
under [somebody's] arm
♦
tháinig sé agus leabhar faoina ascaill aige
♦
he arrived with a book under his arm
♦
faoi deara
♦
tugann [duine] [rud] faoi deara
♦
[somebody] notices [something]
♦
thug mé an botún faoi deara
♦
I noticed the mistake
♦
ar thug tú faoi deara go bhfuil sí imithe?
♦
have you noticed that she is gone?
♦
faoi chaibidil
♦
being dicussed
♦
cad atá faoi chaibidil anocht?
♦
what are we talking about tonight?
♦
faoi bhun
OPPOSITE: os cionn
♦
under
below
♦
faoi bhun [ruda]
♦
under [something]
below [something]
♦
páistí faoi bhun deich mbliana d'aois
♦
children under the age of ten
♦
faoi bhláth
♦
in flower
in full bloom
♦
faoi cheann
PREPOSITION
♦
under
♦
faoi choinne
♦
for
♦
faoi choinne [ruda]
♦
for the purpose [of something]
♦
tá mé ag ullmhú faoi choinne an scrúdaithe
♦
I am preparing for the exam
♦
seo iad na cáipéisí faoi choinne an chruinnithe
♦
these are the documents for the meeting
♦
faoi chom
♦
undercover
underground
secret
♦
gníomhartha faoi choim
♦
undercover activities
♦
coireacht faoi choim
♦
the criminal underworld
♦
faoi choim [ruda]
♦
under the cover of [something]
♦
faoi choim na hoíche
♦
under the cover of the night
♦
tá [duine] in amhras faoi [rud]
♦
[somebody] doubts/suspects [something]
♦
faoi dheireadh thiar thall
♦
at long last
♦
críochnaíodh an tionscadal faoi dheireadh thiar thall sa bhliain 2004
♦
the project was finished at long last in 2004
♦
faoi láthair
♦
at present
right now
♦
tá mé gnóthach faoi láthair
♦
I am busy right now
♦
sochaí an iarthair faoi láthair
♦
contemporary western society
♦
faoi smacht
♦
under control
♦
tá an fhadhb faoi smacht agam
♦
I have the problem under control
♦
cuireann [duine] [rud] faoi smacht
♦
[somebody] puts [something] under control
♦
faoi dhéin
PREPOSITION
♦
underneath
♦
faoi dheireadh
♦
finally
♦
tá an obair críochnaithe agam faoi dheireadh
♦
I have finally finished the work
♦
tabhair faoi
♦
start
set about
launch into
♦
tugann [duine] faoi [rud]
♦
[somebody] starts [something]
♦
tugaimis faoin obair anois
♦
let's start the work now
♦
thug mé faoin aiste agus bhí sí críochnaithe agam i gceann dhá uair an chloig
♦
I got down to writing the essay and I had it finished in two hours
♦
ní raibh am ceart agam le tabhairt faoi go dtí seo
♦
I hadn't had any proper time to get down to it until now
♦
tá [A] faoi chomaoin ag [B] (as [rud])
♦
[A] is indebted to [B] (for [something])
♦
tá mé go mór faoi chomaoin agat as an tacaíocht a thug tú dom
♦
I am much indebted to you for the support you've given me
♦
faoi rún
♦
in secret
confidential
♦
eolas faoi rún
♦
confidential information
♦
faoi rún daingean
♦
top secret
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é faoi an
21ú focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 228 focal.
Faoi is the
21th
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 228 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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is cuma liom faoi na miondifríochtaí teicniúla
♦
I don't care about the small technical diffrences
♦
tá mé go mór faoi chomaoin agat as an tacaíocht a thug tú dom
♦
I am much indebted to you for the support you've given me
♦
rud a choimeád faoi rún
♦
to keep something secret
♦
coimeádann sí na cáipéisí i dtarraiceán faoi ghlas
♦
she keeps the documents locked in a drawer
♦
scéal faoi chailín beag a théann isteach sa choill
♦
a story about a little girl who goes to the wood
♦
tá mé faoi bhrú an-mhór faoi láthair
♦
I am under a lot of pressure right now
♦
chláraigh sí faoi ainm bréige
♦
she registered under a fake name
♦
má leanann tú ar aghaidh mar sin, beidh tú marbh faoi 50
♦
if you continue like that, you will be dead by 50
♦
faoi choim na hoíche
♦
under the cover of the night
♦
tá aiféala orm faoi na rudaí a rinne mé i mo shaol
♦
I regret the things I've done in my life
♦
admhálacha faighte faoi bhagairt foréigin
♦
admissions obtained under threat of violence
♦
ní hí an aimsir amháin faoi deara é
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
♦
it's not just the weather's fault
♦
go deimhin, tá ceisteanna go leor nár freagraíodh go fóill, go háirithe na cinn faoi fhoirgneamh a seacht
♦
indeed, there are still some unanswered questions, expecially those about building seven
♦
páistí faoi bhun deich mbliana d'aois
♦
children under the age of ten
♦
an bhfuil tú dáiríre faoi?
♦
are you serious about it?
♦
meitreo a chuirtear ar an traein faoi thalamh
♦
an underground train is called a metro
♦
tá an obair críochnaithe agam faoi dheireadh
♦
I have finally finished the work
♦
tá an stiúrthóir ag freastal ar chruinniú faoi láthair
♦
the director is attending a meeting at the moment
♦
níorbh é Milosevic amháin faoi ndear gach coir in aghaidh na daonnachta a tharla tráth titim as a chéile don Iúgslaiv
♦
Milosevic was not solely responsible for every crime against humanity that happened while Yugoslavia was falling apart
♦
éirím thart faoi a hocht a chlog
♦
I usually get up around eight o'clock
♦
chuaigh mé faoi agallamh le haghaidh poist
♦
I went for a job interview
♦
ní mór na hiarratais a bheith istigh faoi mheán lae
♦
the applications must be in by midday
♦
faoi 1865 bhí úinéaracht daoine in aghaidh an dlí in gach ceann de na Stáit Aontaithe
♦
by 1865, owning people was against the law in each of the United States
♦
tá mé faoi bhrú an-mhór
♦
I am under a lot of pressure
♦
ní mór an doras a chur faoi ghlas gach oíche
♦
the door must be locked every night
♦
Leanaí faoi bhun deich mbliana d'aois.
Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
♦
Children under ten years of age.
♦
tá na fadhbanna cloíte againn faoi dheireadh
♦
we have finally overcome the problems
♦
Eolas faoi rún é seo.
♦
This is confidential information.
♦
Ó, tá Cré na Cille le Máirtín Ó Cadhain ar siúl ann faoi láthair.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
Oh, Cré na Cille by Máirtín Ó Cadhain is playing there at present.
♦
Labhraím beagáinín Fraincise agus tá mé ag foghlaim Spáinnise faoi láthair.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
I speak a little French and I am learning Spanish at present.
♦
Is mic léinn iarchéime mé féin agus Gráinne. Céard fúibhse?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
Gráinne and I are post-graduate students. What about you?
♦
tá an pobal Giúdach an-chorraithe faoi seo
♦
the Jewish community is very concerned about this
♦
tá sé go hiomlán faoi smacht agam
♦
I have it completely under control
♦
d'fhéadfadh an beart a bheith críochnaithe faoi cheann sé bliana
♦
the plan could be finished in six years
♦
Tá sé ag déanamh cúrsa ar an gCeathrú Rua faoi láthair.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
He is doing a course in An Cheathrú Rua at present.
♦
tá an téacs faoi chló trom
♦
the text is in bold
♦
Tá mé ag tóraíocht post nua faoi láthair.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
I am seeking a new job at present.
♦
An bhfuil pian ort anseo? Céard faoi anseo?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
Do you have a pain here? What about here?
♦
Céard fútsa, a Liam?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
What about you, Liam?
♦
Tá mé ag coinneáil ag imeacht, a Pháidín. Céard fútsa?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
I am keeping going, Páidín. What about yourself?
♦
Tá m'fhear dífhostaithe faoi láthair.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
My husband is unemployed at present.
♦
Céard faoi rud eicínt a cheannacht i siopa Standúin nó i gCeardlann an Spidéil?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
What about buying something in Standún's Shop or in the Craft Village in An Spidéal?
♦
Níl mé ag obair faoi láthair. Tá mé dífhostaithe.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
I am not working at present. I am unemployed.
♦
Bhí muid díreach ag caint fút.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
♦
We were just talking about you.
♦
Scríobh sé cuimhní cinn faoi champaí báis na Naitsithe.
♦
He wrote memoirs about Nazi death camps.
♦
Diúltaíodh faoi dhó é.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
♦
He was refused twice.
♦
Inis dom faoin gcaitheamh aimsire a bhíonn agat ó cheann ceann na seachtaine.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
♦
Tell me about the pastimes you have from one end of the week to the other.
♦
Agus céard faoin gcuid eile den deireadh seachtaine?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
♦
And what about the rest of the weekend?
♦
Téim ar shiúlóidí fada de ghnáth ag an deireadh seachtaine; is breá liom bheith amuigh faoin aer.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
♦
I usually go for long walks at the weekend; I love being out in the open air.
♦
Tá mé san obair faoi láthair.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
♦
I'm in work at the moment.
♦
Céard faoi leathuair tar éis a seacht?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
♦
How about half past seven?
♦
Anois, ba mhaith liom cúpla ceist eile a chur ort faoi chaitheamh aimsire.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
♦
Now, I'd like to ask you a couple more questions about pastimes.
♦
Tá sé de bhua ag an scéal nach féidir bheith cinnte faoi aon rud.
♦
What is special about the story is that you can never be sure of anything.
♦
Tá uisce faoi thalamh éigin ar siúl acu!
♦
They are scheming something!
♦
tá mé buartha faoi shláinte an linbh
♦
I am worried about the baby's health
♦
bhí sí ag tabhairt amach faoi na fuinneoga briste
♦
she was giving out about the broken windows
♦
Céard faoin gceann seo?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
What about this one?
♦
Rith an cat faoin ngeata.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
The cat ran under the gate.
♦
Seo sampla maith dá dtiteann amach nuair a thugann amaitéaraigh faoin taighde.
♦
This is a good example of what happens when amateurs undertake the research.
♦
is cuma sa diabhal liom faoi na pictiúir!
♦
I don't bloody care about the pictures!
♦
Inis dom faoin sráidbhaile. An bhfuil áiseanna maithe ann?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
♦
Tell me about the village. Are there good amenities there?
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.
