Vocab: saol agus meon Bhean Sheáin

Question 1

mind

Answer 1

meon

Question 2

significant

Answer 2

suntasach

Question 3

sarcastic

Answer 3

searbhasach

Question 4

Seán’s wife is the main character in this short story

Answer 4

Is í bean chéile Sheáin an príomhcharachtar sa ghearrscéal seo

Question 5

it is significant that her name is not mentioned

Answer 5

tá sé suntasach nach luaitear a hainm

Question 6

it is a clever trick to show she doesn’t feel important to her man or to society

Answer 6

is cleas cliste é a thaispeáint nach mothaíonn sí tábhachtach dá fear ná don tsochaí

Question 7

clever trick

Answer 7

cleas cliste

Question 8

she feels she is a statistic but that label is nicer than the term housewife

Answer 8

mothaíonn sí gur staitistic í ach tá an lipéad sin níos deise ná an téarma bean tí

Question 9

label

Answer 9

lipéad

Question 10

statistic

Answer 10

staitistic

Question 11

he husband and society give her no attention or thanks for her work

Answer 11

ní thugann an fear céile agus an tsochaí aon aird nó buíochas di as a cuid oibre

Question 12

no one notices a clean floor but they do notice a dirty floor!

Answer 12

ní thugann aon duine urlár glan faoi deara ach tugann siad urlár salach faoi deara!

Question 13

Her husband has no respect for her or the work she does in the house

Answer 13

Níl meas ar bith ag a fear céile uirthi nó ar an obair a dhéanann sí sa teach

Question 14

dirty

Answer 14

salach

Question 15

to notice

Answer 15

“X” faoi deara

Question 16

she is a lonely, solitary person

Answer 16

Is duine uaigneach, aonrach í

Question 17

solitary

Answer 17

aonrach

Question 18

she is a welcoming person

Answer 18

Is duine fáiltiúil í

Question 19

she is a dishonest, sarcastic person

Answer 19

is duine mímhacánta, searbhasach í

Question 20

dishonest

Answer 20

mímacánta

Question 21

she is an angry person. she is frustrated

Answer 21

is duine feargach í. Tá frustachas uirthi

Question 22

she is a friendly person. She (puts) welcomes a stranger, namely, the survey woman

Answer 22

is duine cairdiúil í.
Cuireann sí fáilte roimh strainséar, mar atá, bean an tsuirbhé

Question 23

she is a complicated, talkative wife

Answer 23

is duine chasta, chainteach í

Question 24

complicated (person)

Answer 24

casta