Subject 1: cúrsaí airgid - ráta boilscithe Flashcards
inflation rate
ráta boilscithe
cost of living
costas maireachtála
electricity costs
costas leictreatchais/aibhléis
the cost of living has risen due to the war in Ukraine
tá an costas maireachtála ardaithe de bharr an chogaidh san Ucráin
we, as a nation depend on Ukraine for fuel like oil. we get food like wheat from ukraine too.
táimid, mar náisiún ag brath ar an Úcráin le haghaidh breosla mar ola. Faighimid bia cosúil le cruithneacht ón Úcráin freisin.
worried
buartha
fuel costs
cosats bhreosla
medical treatment
cóir leighis
suffering and struggling
ag fulaingt agus ag streachailt
Prices of necessities such as food, electricity and fuel are rising
Bíonn praghsanna riachtanais mar bhia, leictreachas agus breosla ag ardú
some even have to choose between buying their electricity or food
bíonn ar chuid acu fiú rogha a dhéanamh idir a gcuid leictreachais nó bia a cheannach
its a scandal
is rud scannal é
Old people are already retired and now rely on their pension to pay their bills and medical care
Tá seandaoine ar scor cheana féin agus anois ag brath ar a bpinsean chun a gcuid billí agus a cóir leighis a íoc
they are already retired
ar scor cheana féin
pensioners
pinsinéirí
they no longer have an income and money is a problem for them
níl ioncam acu a thuilleadh agus is fadhb dóibh airgead
no more/any more
a thuilleadh
they worry about the cost of home insurance, life insurance and more
tá imní orthu faoi chostas árachas tí, árachas saoil agus araile
they feel worried/anxious/concerned about
mothaíonn siad buartha/imní faoi
When the banking system collapsed…
Nuair a thit an tóin as an gcoras baincéireachta…
old people invested a lot of money in the banks but they lost it during the celtic tiger
d’infheistigh na seandaoine go leor airgid sna bainc ach chaill siad é le linn an tíogair Cheiltigh
they often don’t have a penny to spare
is minic nach mbíonn pingin rua le sparáil acu
a penny
pingin rua
their families offer no financial support because they often live abroad
ní thairgeann a dteaghlaigh aon tacaíocht airgeadais mar is minic a chónaíonn siad thar lear
thown on the scrap heap/dung heap of life
Caite ar charn aoiligh na beatha
stress due to money is created by the nursing homes too. The price of a bed in a nursing home is too high today. one year in a nursing home costs around forty-six thousand euro.
Cruthaíonn na tithe altranais strus mar gheall ar airgead freisin. Tá praghas leaba i dteach altranais ró-ard inniu. cosnaíonn bliain amháin i dteach altranais thart ar 46 míle euro.
etcetera/ and so on
agus araile
