Aiste Phrases 1 Flashcards
de réir cosúlachta
apparently
de réir dealramh
apparently
aisteach go leor
strangely enough
caithfear a aithint
it must be recognised
caithfear a rá
it must be said
Caithfear a admháil
it must be admitted
Cosúil le beagnach gach rud
like almost everything
tá maitheas agus donas ag baint leis
theres good and bad associated with it
tá taithí pearsanta agam ar an ábhar seo
i have personal experience on this subject
ainneoin sin
despite this
feictear domsa… go/gur/nach/nár
it seems to me that
dealraítear domsa… go/gur/nach/nár
it seems to me that
chun na fírinne a rá
to tell the truth
i ndeireadh na dála
at the end of the day
ar an lámh eile
on the other hand
cuir mar seo é
put it like this
deirtear
it is said
ní bréag a rá go bhfuil
its no lie to say that
mar focial scoir
as a final word
cad faoi X
what about X
níl ach X
there is only X
dá bhfeicfí a leithéid
if the likes could be seen
is deacair a chreidiúint
its hard to believe
d’fheadfadh sé bheith níos fearr
it could be better
d’fheadfadh sé bheith níos measa
it could be worse
bheadh sé deacair a shamlú
it would be hard to imagine
is oth liom a rá
i regret to say
an chéad rud eile ná go bhfuil
the other thing is that
faraor géar
alas/ really unfortunately
ní mór ddúinn a aithint
we must recognise
léirítear dúinn sna méain
it is shown to us in the media
bheadh sé sin go hiontach
that would be great
a mhalairt atá fíor
the opposite is true
Mar a bheifeá ag tnúth le
as you would expect
samhlaigh
imagine
tógaimis X mar shampla
Let us take X for example
cur i gcás
for example
níl aon dul as
theres no escaping it
cén dochar
what harm
tá X ina chnámh spairne
X is a bone of contention
mar a dúirt mé cheana
as ive already said
ar chúis amháin nó ar chúis eile
for one reason or another
Ní féidir é a shéanadh
it cant be denied
From my experience
Ò mo thaithí féin
Multicultural country
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