Iúil
iúl
iúr
jab
jacaí
jíp
júdó
lá
labhair
labhandar
lacáiste
lách
lacha
lachna
ladar
ladhar
laethúil
lag
lagaigh
lágar
laghad
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lá
MASCULINE NOUN
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day
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lá tábhachtach
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an important day
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ag tús an lae
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at the beginning of the day
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tá lá breá ann
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it's a fine day
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tá an lá go breá
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it's a nice day
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tá drochlá ann
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it's a miserable day
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tá an lá go hainnis
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the weather is miserable
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tá an lá le [duine]
tugann [duine] an lá leis
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[somebody] wins
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meastar go mbeidh an lá leis
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he is expected to win
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thug siad an lá leo
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they won
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
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lá
MASCULINE NOUN
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GENITIVE SINGULAR
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lae
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NOMINATVE PLURAL
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laethanta
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GENITIVE PLURAL
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laethanta
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
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lá breithe
SYNONYM: breithlá
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birthday
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lá saoire
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day off
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fuair mé lá saoire
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I got a day off
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meán lae
OPPOSITE: meánoíche
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mid-day
noon
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lá pá
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pay day
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fan go lá pá
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wait until pay day
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laethanta saoire
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holidays
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bhí mé ar mo laethanta saoire
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I was on my holidays
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cá mbeidh sibh ag dul ar bhur laethanta saoire?
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where will you be going on your holiday?
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é lá an
59ú focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 702 focal.
Lá is the
59th
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 702 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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trí huaire in aghaidh an lae
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three times a day
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tá líon mór teangacha in úsáid in Éirinn sa lá atá inniu ann
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a large number of languages is being used in Ireland today
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seacht lá in aghaidh na seachtaine
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seven days a week
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lá gréine
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sunny day
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d'fhan mé sa bhaile an lá ar fad
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I stayed home the whole day
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fanfaimid go meán lae
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we'll wait till midday
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tá sé sin ina fhadhb le fada an lá
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that has been a problem for a long time
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lá éigin an tseachtain seo chugainn
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some day next week
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an ndearna tú dearmad ar mo lá breithe?
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did you forget my birthday?
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lá breise
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extra day
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lá bog a bhí ann
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it was soft day
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lá báistí a bhí ann
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it was a rainy day
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chaith siad an lá ar fad ag baint móna
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they spent the whole day cutting turf
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anraith an lae
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soup of the day
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is ag dul i ndonacht a bhíonn an aimsir ón lá seo amach
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from this day on the weather usually worsens
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cuireadh moill trí lá orm san aerfort
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I was delayed in the airport by three days
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lá gaoithe a bhí ann
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it was a windy day
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gach lá
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every day
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bhí mé ag freastal ar dhaoine sa bhialann an lá ar fad
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I was serving people in the restaurant all day
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cá mbeidh sibh ag dul ar bhur laethanta saoire?
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where will you be going on your holiday?
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cén dáta é an lá inniu?
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what date is it today?
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cuimhním siar ar laethanta m'óige
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I think back of the days of my youth
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an gcuimhin na laethanta sin le d'athair?
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does your father remember those days?
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bhí mé ag freastal ar chruinnithe an lá ar fad
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I was attending meetings all day
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lá ceatha
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showery day
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mar a dúirt mé an lá cheana...
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like I said the other day...
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cuirfimid d'ordú chun bealaigh laistigh de thrí lá oibre
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we will dispatch your order within three working days
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fan go lá pá
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wait until pay day
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An gcuimhin le d'athair na laethanta sin?
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Does your father remember those days?
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ní mór na hiarratais a bheith istigh faoi mheán lae
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the applications must be in by midday
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is é an Luan an lá is measa den tseachtain
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Monday is the worst day of the week
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Imrím peil gach lá.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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I play football everyday.
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Tá lá breise uaim.
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I need an extra day.
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An dtéann Seán ag rothaíocht gach lá?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Does Seán go cycling every day?
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Bím mall 'chuile lá ag teacht chuig an ollscoil.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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I am late each day to university.
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Bhí mé i mo sheasamh taobh thiar den chuntar ar feadh an lae.
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I was standing behind the counter all day.
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ritheann sí míle gach lá
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she runs a mile every day
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roimh dheireadh an lae
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before the end of the day
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Cad é anraith an lae?
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What is the soup of the day?
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An raibh tú ar laethanta saoire?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Were you on holiday?
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Tá lá breá ann.
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It is a nice day. It is a fine day.
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Tá lá gréine ann.
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It is a sunny day.
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tharla sé i lár an lae
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it happened in the middle of the day
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leathfaidh an bháisteach soir i rith an lae
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the rain will spread east during the day
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Ná déan dearmad ar an bpáipéar mar a bhíonn againn gach lá.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Don't forget the newspaper that we usually have each day.
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Labhraím le mo chairde ag meán lae.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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I speak to my friends at midday.
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Ní bheidh muid in ann a lá breithe a cheiliúradh.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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We will not be able to celebrate her birthday.
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lá seaca
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frosty day
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Chuaigh mé go Contae Chiarraí an bhliain seo caite ar mo laethanta saoire.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I went to County Kerry last year on my holiday.
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Téim ag snámh sa bhfarraige chuile lá den bhliain. Fiú sa gheimhreadh?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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I go swimming in the sea ever day of the year. Even in the winter?
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Chaith siad an lá ar fad ag baint móna.
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They spent tho whole day cutting turf.
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An dtéann sí ag scíáil na laethanta seo?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Does she go skiing these days?
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An bhfaigheann sí nuachtán gach lá?
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Does she get a newspaper every day?
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Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú na laethanta seo?
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
♦
How are you these days?
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Tá mé i mo chónaí i mbaile beag i gContae Chill Dara na laethanta seo.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
♦
I'm living in a small town in County Kildare these days.
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Bhí toirneach agus tintreach ann 'chuile lá.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
There was thunder and lightning every day.
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Tosaíonn sí ag obair ag 7.30 ar maidin agus críochnaíonn sí ag 11.00 istoíche seacht lá in aghaidh na seachtaine.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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She starts working at 7.30 in the morning and finishes at 11.00 at night seven days a week.
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Is cuimhin leis eachtra a tharla lá.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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He remembers an incident that happened one day.
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Bíonn muid sa mbialann gach lá.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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We are in the restaurant each day.
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Is beag duine ar domhan gur cuimhin leis lá an dhúnmharaithe sin.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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Very few people in the world remmeber the day of that assassination.
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Bhí mé ag réitiú do mo bhainis, nach raibh ach aon lá déag romham.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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I was preparing for my wedding, which was only eleven days before me.
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Thit an foirgneamh go talamh gan choinne i ndeireadh tráthnóna an lae úid.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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The building collapsed unexpectedly in late afternoon that day.
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I ndeireadh an lae, ámh, ní féidir na líomhaintí seo a chruthú.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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At the end of the day, though, these accusations cannot be proven.
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Téim ag rith agus ag snámh gach lá.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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I go running and swimming every day.
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Ar an gceathrú lá chonaiceamar scuaine camall ar íor na spéire.
Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009
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On the fourth day we saw a line of camels on the horizon.
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Feicfidh sibh sceacha a bhfuil deilgne orthu. Má éiríonn libh na sceacha deilgneacha a chur díbh, beidh an lá libh.
Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009
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You will see bushes with thorns. If you manage to negotiate those throny bushes, you will have succeeded.
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Nuair a tháinig as an lá, cheannaigh sé giota aráin.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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A little later in the day he bought some bread.
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Ná blais aon deor den bheoir mhallaithe le do lá.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
♦
Don't taste a single drop of that damned beer as long as you live.
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Bhí siad fá shiúl lae don áit.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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They were a day's walk from the place.
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Níl feidhm orm aon lá oibre a dhéanamh le mo sholas. Tá mé i mo sháith den tsaol.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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I don't have to work a single day for as long as I live. I am rich.
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Ar mhaith leat breathnú ar "7 lá"?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
♦
Would you like to watch 7 Lá?
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Bhí ag dul di ciall a bhaint as imeachtaí an lae.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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She couldn't make sense of the day's events.
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Mar a dúirt mé an lá cheana, ...
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Like I said the other day, ...
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By dad, bhí an-lá againn!
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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My goodness, we had a great day.
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tá mé i mo sheasamh taobh thiar den chuntar ar feadh an lae
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I've been standing behind the counter all day
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Tá lá gaoithe ann.
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It is a windy day.
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Tá líon mór teangacha in úsáid in Éirinn sa lá atá inniu ann.
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A large number of languages are being used in Ireland today.
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an séú lá
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the sixth day
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lá sneachta
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snowy day
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solas an lae
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daylight, natural light
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má théann tú amach lá stoirme, feicfidh tú é
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if you go out on a stormy day, you will see it
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Lá maith anois agat.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Good day to you now. [to somebody who is leaving]
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Chuaigh an oíche thart go dtáinig an lá.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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Night turned into day.
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Beidh orainn fanacht go Lá na Cáinaisnéise.
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We'll have to wait until Budget Day.
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Thóg siad ó mo leaba mé uair roimh an lá.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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They took me out of my bed an hour before daybreak.
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