Holidays Flashcards
Where I went ?
Cá ndeachaigh tú ar do laethanta saoire i mbliana? Where did you go on holidays this year?
Chuaigh mé go (dtí) ………. I went to ……….
Ní dheachaigh mé áit ar bith. I didn’t go anywhere.
What places could you visit?
Gaillimh – Galway • Baile Átha Cliath – Dublin • Corcaigh – Cork • Luimneach – Limerick • Tír Chonaill – Donegal • Dún na nGall – Donegal • An Dún – Down • Ciarraí - Kerry • Maigh Eo - Mayo • Cill Mhantáin – Wicklow • Loch Garman - Wexford Wales • An Spáinn - Spain • An Iodáil - Italy • An Fhrainc - France • An Ghearmáin - Germany • An Phortaingéil - Portugal • Meiriceá – America • An Tuirc – Turkey • An Chipir – Cyprus • Sásana – England • An Bhreatain Bheag – Wales • Albain - Scotland
Who went with you?
Cé a chuaigh leat? Who went with you?
Chuaigh ……………….. liom. ……………. went with me.
Chuaigh mé liom féin. I went by myself.
mo theaghlach – my family mo chlann – my family mo chara – my friend mo chairde – my friends mo dheartháir – my brother mo dheirfiúr – my sister mo ghaolta – my relatives
When I went?
Cén uair a chuaigh tú ann? When did you go there?
Chuaigh mé i mí ……… I went in the month of ………
Eanáir - January • Feabhra - February .Márta - March • Aibreán - April • Bealtaine - may • Meitheamh - June • Iúil - July • Lúnasa - august • Meán Fómhair - September • Deireadh Fómhair - October • na Samhna - November • na Nollag - December
How you got there ?
Cad é mar a chuaigh tú ann? How did you go there?
Chuaigh mé ……… I went ………
ar an bhus – on the bus ar an bhád – on the boat sa charr – in the car in eitleán – by plane ar an traein – on the train
Where I was staying?
Cá raibh tú ag stopadh? Where were you staying?
Bhí mé ag stopadh ……… I was staying ………
in óstán – in a hotel in árasán – in an apartment le gaolta – with relatives le bunadh/muintir na háite – with the locals i gcarbhán – in a caravan i bpuball – in a tent i dteach lóistín – in a B&B
How was the weather?
Cad é mar a bhí an aimsir? How was the weather?
Bhí an aimsir ……… The weather was ………
Bhí sé ……… It was ………
Bhí an aimsir ar fheabhas. - the weather was excellent
• Bhí sé go dona ar fad. - it was really bad
• Bhí sé millteanach. - it was terrible
• Bhí sé maith go leor. - it was ok
• Bhí sé te, tirim. It was warm and dry
• Bhí sé fuar, fliuch. - it was cold and wet
• Bhí an ghrian ag soilsiú. - the sun was shining
• Bhí sé ag cur fearthainne. - It was raining
• Bhí sé ag cur sneachta. - it was snowing
Geal - bright • Dorcha - dark • Scamallach - cloudy • Grianmhar - sunny • díreach maith go leor - just ok • ar dóigh - excellent
How long you stayed?
Cá fhad a d’fhan tú ann? How long did you stay there?
D’fhan mé ……… ann. I stayed there for ………
cúpla lá - a couple of days • deireadh seachtaine - a weekend • seachtain - a week • deich lá - 10 days • coicís - a fortnight • cúpla seachtain - a couple of weeks • mí - a month • dhá mhí - 2 months • an samhradh ar fad - the whole summer
What you did when you where there?
Cad é a rinne tú nuair a bhí tú ann? What did you do when you were there?
Thug mé cuairt ar ghaolta - I visited relatives
Chuaigh mé ag siopadóireacht - I went shopping
Cheannaigh mé éadaigh nua - I bought new clothes
Chuaigh mé cois farraige - I went to the seaside
Shnámh mé san fharraige - I swam in the sea
Shnámh mé sa linn snámh - I swam in the swimming pool
Lúigh mé faoin ghrian - I sunbathed
Did you enjoy the holiday?
What was the food like ?
Cad é mar a bhí an bia? - what was the food like ?
Cad é mar a thaitin an bia leat? - how did you enjoy the food?
Bhí an bia go maith - the food was good
Ní raibh an bia go maith - the food was not good
Thaitin an bia liom -I enjoyed the food
Níor thaitin an bia liom - I did not enjoy the food
Bhlas mé bia n’a háite - I tasted the local food
Níor bhlas mé bia n’a háite - I did not taste the local food
