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Buntús Cainte 51
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cloisim | I hear |
| deirim | I say |
| ag teacht | coming |
| ag éisteacht | listening |
| ag imeacht | going away |
| ag obair | working |
| ag fanacht | staying |
| ag féachaint | looking |
| níl sé ag teacht | he is not coming |
| sílim nach bhfuil sé ag teacht | I think that he is not coming |
| sílim nach bhfuil sé ag imeacht | I think that he is not going off |
| sílim nach bhfuil sé ag fanacht | I think that he is not staying |
| sílim nach bhfuil sé ag éisteacht | I think that he is not listening |
| sílim nach bhfuil sé ag obair | I think that he is not working |
| sílim nach bhfuil sé ag féachaint | I think that he is not looking |
| cloisim nach bhfuil an duine sin ag teacht | I hear that that person is not coming |
| deirim nach bhfuil tú ag éisteacht | I say you are not listening |
| cloisim nach bhfuil d'athair ag obair ar chor ar bith | I hear your father is not working at all |
| sílim nach bhfuil fear an phoist imithe fós | I think the postman is not gone yet |
| creidim nach bhfuil aon duine eile ag fanacht | I believe no one else is waiting |
| nach gcreideann tú go bhfuil an garda ag teacht? | don't you believe the guard is coming? |
| luí | lying down |
| le fada an lá | for many a long day |
| na laethanta seo | these days |
| slaghdán | a cold |
| ina luí | lying down |
| is maith an áit í | it is a good place |
| Ní fhaca mé Peadar le fada an lá | I did not see Peadar for many a long day |
| Bhí slaghdán air seachtain ó shin agus bhí sé ina luí | He had a cold a week ago and he was lying down |
| Cloisim nach bhfuil sé ag obair na laethanta seo | I hear he is not working these days |
| Níl an slaghdán imithe fós, is dócha | The cold is not gone yet, I suppose |
| An raibh sé chomh dona sin? | Was he as bad as that? |
| Ní raibh, ach is maith leis a bheith sa leaba | No he was not, but he likes being in bed |
| Sílim go bhfuil an ceart aige. Is maith an áit í | I think he is right. It is a good place |