My house Speaking about the rooms in your house

Can you describe your house, rooms, surroundings, furniture and equipment?

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Speaking about the rooms in your house

2. Cá mhéad seomra atá i do theach? - How many rooms are in your house?

Tá ______ seomra i mo theach. - There are ______ rooms in my house.

When counting in Irish and using a there are a few things to remember.

  1. changes to dhá
  2. ceathair changes to ceithre
  3. for the numbers 1-6 séimhiú / the noun
  4. for the numbers 7-10 urú / the noun
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Tá dhá sheomra i mo theach
Tá dhá sheomra i mo theach.There are two rooms in my house.
Tá cúig sheomra i mo theach.There are five rooms in my house.
Tá sé sheomra i mo theach. There are six rooms in my house.
Tá seacht seomra i mo theach. There are seven rooms in my house.
Tá ocht seomra i mo theach. There are eight rooms in my house.
Tá aon seomra dhéag i mo theach. There are eleven rooms in my house.
Tá dhá sheomra dhéag i mo theach. There are twelve rooms in my house.
Tá cúig sheomra dhéag i mo theach. There are fifteen rooms in my house.
Tá naoi seomra dhéag i mo theach. There are nineteen rooms in my house.
Tá ceithre sheomra is fiche i mo theach. There are twenty four rooms in my house.
Tá dhá sheomra i mo theach.
There are two rooms in my house.
Tá cúig sheomra i mo theach.
There are five rooms in my house.
Tá sé sheomra i mo theach.
There are six rooms in my house.
Tá seacht seomra i mo theach.
There are seven rooms in my house.
Tá ocht seomra i mo theach.
There are eight rooms in my house.
Tá aon seomra dhéag i mo theach.
There are eleven rooms in my house.
Tá dhá sheomra dhéag i mo theach.
There are twelve rooms in my house.
Tá cúig sheomra dhéag i mo theach.
There are fifteen rooms in my house.
Tá naoi seomra dhéag i mo theach.
There are nineteen rooms in my house.
Tá ceithre sheomra is fiche i mo theach.
There are twenty four rooms in my house.

3. Ainmnigh na seomraí atá i do theach.- Name the rooms in your house.

Thíos staighre, tá ... - Downstairs, there is ...

Thuas staighre, tá ... - Upstairs, there is ...

Ar an chéad urlár, tá ... - On the first floor, there is ...

Ar urlár na talún, tá ... - On the ground floor, there is ...

San áiléar, tá ... - In the attic / loft, there is ...

San íoslach, tá ... - In the basement, there is ...

an chistinthe kitchen
an halla (iontrála)the (entrance) hall
an leithreasthe toilet
an seomra aclaíochta / an seomra meáchanthe exercise / weights room
an seomra biathe dining room
an seomra ceoilthe music room
an seomra cithfholcthathe shower room
an seomra fliuchthe wet room
an seomra folctha the bathroom
an seomra gréine, grianánthe sun room, conservatory
an seomra leapa / codlata the bedroom
an seomra staidéir, oifigthe study, office
an seomra súgarthathe playroom
an seomra suíthe sitting room
seomra cluichíthe games room
seomra na gcótaíthe cloakroom
staighrestairs
an chistin
the kitchen
an halla (iontrála)
the (entrance) hall
an leithreas
the toilet
an seomra aclaíochta / an seomra meáchan
the exercise / weights room
an seomra bia
the dining room
an seomra ceoil
the music room
an seomra cithfholctha
the shower room
an seomra fliuch
the wet room
an seomra folctha
the bathroom
an seomra gréine, grianán
the sun room, conservatory
an seomra leapa / codlata
the bedroom
an seomra staidéir, oifig
the study, office
an seomra súgartha
the playroom
an seomra suí
the sitting room
seomra cluichí
the games room
seomra na gcótaí
the cloakroom
staighre
stairs