10: Samhradh Iontach

Question 1

The leaving cert finished on the 20th of June last year and Síle and Máire were happily excited

Answer 1

Chríochnaigh an Ardteist ar an bhfichiú lá Mí an Mheithimh Anuaraidh agus bhí sceitimíní Athas ar Shíle agus ar Mháire

Question 2

The organised to meet up later that day to finalise their plans for the summer

Answer 2

Shocraigh siad chun bualadh suas lena chéile níos déanaí an lá sin chun a gcuid pleananna a chur i gcríoch don samhradh

Question 3

They knew that the country was in the middle of a recession and for that reason money was tight

Answer 3

Bhí a fhios acu go raibh an tír i lár cúlú eacnamaíochta agus dá bhrí sin bhí airgead gann

Question 4

The started to look for work on the website ‘summer jobs’

Answer 4

Thosaigh siad ag lorg oibre ar an suíomh gréasán ‘postanna samhraidh’

Question 5

Two days after that the two went for an interview in the o neill hotel in the city centre

Answer 5

Dhá lá ina dhiadh sin chuaigh an bheirt faoi agallamh in óstán Uí Néill i lár na cathrach

Question 6

There were vacancies there in the restaurant and as a maid cleaning the bedrooms

Answer 6

Bhí folúntais ann sa bhialann agus mar chailíní aimsire ag glanadh na seomraí leapa

Question 7

There was a good enough salary going along with it too with 10 euro an hour and time and a half at the weekend

Answer 7

Bhí tuarastal réasúnta maith ag dul leis chomh maith le deich euro in adhaigh na h-uaire agus am go leith ag an deireadh seachtaine

Question 8

They were:
making the beds
hoovering
shining all the furniture 
of course they had to wear work clothes too

Answer 8

Bhí siad:
ag cóiriú na leapacha
ag folúsghlanadh
ag cur snas ar an troscán 
Dár ndóigh bhí orthu éadaí oibre a chaitheamh chomh maith

Question 9

At the end of the summer they had enough money to go to italy for a fortnight

Answer 9

Ag deireadh mí Iúil bhí go leor airgid acy chun dul chun na hIodáile le h-aghaidh coiscíse.

Question 10

They chose Italy and Rome because they were fluent in Italian

Answer 10

Roghnaigh siad an Iodáil agus an Roimh toisc go raibh siad líofa san Iodálais

Question 11

According to them, It was a cute, greatly historic place

Answer 11

Dar leo cathair ghleoite, iontach stairiúil a bhí inti

Question 12

When they returned home, the women’s football season was going on

Answer 12

Nuair a d’fhill siad abhaile bhí séasúr Peil na mBan ar siúl

Question 13

And because they were skilled players, not only did they take part, but they won the Leinster Final

Answer 13

Agus toisc gur imreoirí oilte a bhí iontu, ní amháin gur ghlac siad páirt ach gur bhuaigh siad craobhchluiche Cúige Laighin.

Question 14

Without homework nor pressure of exams, frequently they went to the cinema in the night

Answer 14

Gan obair bhaile ná brú na scrúdaithe ba mhinic a chuaigh suad chun na pictiúrlainne san oíche

Question 15

When the two were un transition year, they did voluntary work with the organisation st. vincent de paul

Answer 15

Nuair a bhí an bheirt san idirbhliain rinne siad obair dheonach leis an eagraíocht naomh uinsinn de pól

Question 16

and they continued on with it every weekend working on the streets of the city, helping the poor with every type of food and drink

Answer 16

agus lean siad leis gach deireadh seachtaine ag obair ar shráideanna na cathrach ag cabhrú na mbochtán le gach saghas bia agus dí

Question 17

At the end of the summer the 2 of them were very happy with themselves

Answer 17

Ag deireadh an tsamhraidh bhí an bheirt acu lán sásta leo féin

Question 18

and not only did they think it was the best summer they ever had

Answer 18

agus ní amháin gur cheap siad gurbh é an samhradh ab fhearr a bhí acu riamh

Question 19

But believe it or not they were really looking forward to the following summer!

Answer 19

Ach creid é nó ná chreid bhí siad ag tnúth go mór leis an samhradh dar gcionn!

Question 20

3 cheist

Answer 20

cá bhfuair siad an post?
cá ndeacaigh siad ar a laethanta saoire?
cén t-ainm a bhí ar an eagraíocht deonach?

Question 21

Cé a chuir an bheirt faoi agallamh?

Answer 21

Chuir an bainisteoir iad faoi agallamh

Question 22

An raibh na coinníollacha oibre go maith?

3

Answer 22

Bhí siad thar barr
Fuair siad deich euro in aghaidh na h-uaire agus airgead sa bhreis ag an deireadh seachtaine
Bhí siad in ann leas a bhaint as (take advantage of) na h-áiseanna san óstán chomh maith a bhí saor in aisce dóibh

Question 23

Cén saghas oibre a bhí le déanamh acu? 4

Answer 23

Ag folúsghlanadh
ag cur snas ar an troscán uile
an ghlantachán sa bhilann
curaimí éagsúla eile

Question 24

Cad iad na rudaí go léir a rinne siad san Iodáil? 4

Answer 24

Chonaic siad an colosseum
Thug siad cuairt ar chearnóg naomh Peadair agus bhí an Pápa ansin ag tabhairt a bheannachta
D’ith siad uachtar reoite in aice leis na staighrí spáinneacha
Chaith siad bonn airgid isteach san Fhuarán Trevi chun a bheith cinnte go bhfillfidís

Question 25

Cad a bhí á ithe acu istigh sa phictiúrlann? 4

Answer 25

Milseán, gran rósta, guma coganta agus d’ól siad deochanna súilíneacha

Question 26

Cén saghas seirbhísí a bhí ar fáil dóibh siúd a bhí gan dídean? 6
(1 + 5)

Answer 26

Bhí cuairt anraith acu agus tháig na h-oibrithe deonacha le bráillíní, blancéid olla agus riachtainsí eile agus le braon uisce beatha (drop of whiskey) um nollaig

Question 27

Cén eagraíocht a bhí ag cabhrú na mbochtán?

Answer 27

naomh uinseann de pól

Question 28

Cén saghas éadaí oibre a bhí le caitheamh acu san óstán? 4

Answer 28

Gúna dubh le bóna bán (collar)
Naprún bán
Bróga dubha agus stocaí bána
bhí cosc ar smidiú agus ar guma coganta