Gaeilge Flashcards
Lack of speakers
Easpa Cainteoirí
The way it is taught
An tslí ina múintear é
Irish is our native language
Is í an Ghaeilge ár dteanga dúchais
We must be proud
Ba cheart dúinn a bheith bródúil aisti
The history of Irish is interesting but sad
Tá stair na Gaeilge suimiúil ach brónach freisin
Irish has been spoken in Ireland for 2,000 years
Tá an Gaeilge a labhairt in Eirinn le breis agus dá mhíle blian
Irish was the main language when the British were in power
Tá an Gaeilge an príomtheanga in Eirinn go dtí bhí na Sasanaigh i réim
The language declined
Tháinig meath ar an teanga
A lot of people who spoke Irish died in the famine
Fuair a lán daoine bás cé a labhairt Gaeilge le linn an Ghorta Mór
And a lot of other people emmigrated
Agus chuaigh go leor eile ar imirce
The English set up schools in Ireland
Bhunaigh na Sasanaigh scoileanna eile in Eirinn
They taught in english
Rinneadh an múineadh i mBéarla sna scoileanna
When the students spoke Irish they used a tally stick
Nuar a labhairt na daltaí as Gaeilge, úsaid na muinteoirí an mbata scóir
In schools and Gaeltachts is where Irish is most spoken
Is sa chóras oideachas agus sna Gaeltachtaí is mó atá Gaeilge in úsáid
There is an emphasis on Irish in the leaving cert
Tá béim ar Ghaeilge labhairt san Ardteist
The life of the language is when it’s spoken
Beartha teanga í a labhairt
The worrying thing is the teaching
Rud buartha faoin gcóras oideachais ná na múineadh
Not a lot of teachers teach it in an enjoyable way
Níl go leor múinteoirí ag múineadh an teanga sa slí taitneamhach
A lot of teachers teach in an old-fashioned way
Muineadh a lán muinteoirí sa slí seanfhaiseant
It is a problem and it must be changed
Is fadhb é sin agus caithfear sé a athrú
TG4 is a good resource
Is áis iontach í TG4
There is comprehensive sport cover like Tour de France, GAA and Womens GAA
Tá clúdadh cuimsitheach ar cursaí spórt cosúil le Tour de France, GAA Beo agus Peil na mBan Beo
TG4 does work to promote Ladies Football
Déanann TG4 obair chun Peol na mBan a chur chun cinn
The station won national prizes
Bhuaigh an stáisiún iomaí duaiseanna náisiúnta
Irish is an official language in the European Union as of 2021
Ghlac an tAontas Eorpach leis an Gaeilge mar theanga iomlán ofigiúil sa bhliain 2021