Irish Adjectives
Welcome to the second Irish lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Irish to help you practice your daily phrases.
black  dubh | grey liath | white bán | blue gorm |
green glas | yellow buí | red dearg | brown donn |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules | Irish |
|---|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] | tá mo teach bán |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] | tá do thír mór |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] | tá leabhair nua daor |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] | tá áthas orainn anseo |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] | tá trí mhadra bheaga aici |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] | tá an teanga seo an-éasca |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] | tá teach glas beag agam |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold fuar | hot te | cloudy scamallach | rainy ag cur báistí |
snowy ag cur sneachta | sunny grianmhar | windy gaothfar | warm te |
Conversation in Irish
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English | Irish |
|---|---|
| hi | dia duit! |
| how are you? | cén chaoi an bhfuil tú? |
| I'm good, thank you | tá mé go breá, go raibh maith agat! |
| and you? | agus (cén chaoi an bhfuil) tusa? |
| what is your name? | cén t-ainm atá ort? |
| my name is Maya | maya is ainm dom |
| nice to meet you | tá sé go deas castáil leat! |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about adjectives in Irish. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. The next lesson is below.
| Irish Nouns |
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