School lifeSpeaking and writing

Can you talk about the teachers and pupils at your school?

Part ofIrish – Learners (CCEA)School life, studies and work

Speaking and writing

Describe your school day. Here are some useful phrases.

Déan cur síos ar do lá scoile.

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Déanaim turgnaimh - I do experiments
Téim ar scoil ar an bhus. I go to school on the bus.
Sroichim an scoil i dtrátha a naoi a chlog.I arrive at school at about nine o'clock.
Cláraím le mo mhúinteoir foirme.I register with my form teacher.
Tosaíonn na ranganna ar cheathrú i ndiaidh a naoi. The classes start at nine fifteen.
Bíonn sos againn ar leath i ndiaidh a deich. There is a break at ten thirty.
Sa seomra ranga, éistim leis an mhúinteoir.In the classroom, I listen to the teacher.
Tugaim aird ar an mhúinteoir i gcónaí. I always pay attention to the teacher.
Maireann am lóin leathuair. Lunchtime lasts half an hour.
Téann gach duine go dtí an ceaintín chun lón a ithe. Everyone goes to the canteen to eat lunch.
Téim chuig clós na scoile chun peil nó liathróid láimhe a imirt. I go to the schoolyard to play football or handball.
Scríobhaim i mo leabhar nótaí.I write in my notebook.
Labhraím Gaeilge agus Fraincis. I speak Irish and French.
Foghlaimím a lán Mata. I learn a lot of Maths.
Déanaim turgnaimh. I do experiments.
Críochnaíonn an lá scoile ar leath i ndiaidh a trí.The school day finishes at three thirty.
Téim ar scoil ar an bhus.
I go to school on the bus.
Sroichim an scoil i dtrátha a naoi a chlog.
I arrive at school at about nine o'clock.
Cláraím le mo mhúinteoir foirme.
I register with my form teacher.
Tosaíonn na ranganna ar cheathrú i ndiaidh a naoi.
The classes start at nine fifteen.
Bíonn sos againn ar leath i ndiaidh a deich.
There is a break at ten thirty.
Sa seomra ranga, éistim leis an mhúinteoir.
In the classroom, I listen to the teacher.
Tugaim aird ar an mhúinteoir i gcónaí.
I always pay attention to the teacher.
Maireann am lóin leathuair.
Lunchtime lasts half an hour.
Téann gach duine go dtí an ceaintín chun lón a ithe.
Everyone goes to the canteen to eat lunch.
Téim chuig clós na scoile chun peil nó liathróid láimhe a imirt.
I go to the schoolyard to play football or handball.
Scríobhaim i mo leabhar nótaí.
I write in my notebook.
Labhraím Gaeilge agus Fraincis.
I speak Irish and French.
Foghlaimím a lán Mata.
I learn a lot of Maths.
Déanaim turgnaimh.
I do experiments.
Críochnaíonn an lá scoile ar leath i ndiaidh a trí.
The school day finishes at three thirty.
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Bíonn sos againn ar leath i ndiaidh a deich - there is a break at ten thirty