Speaking: Verbs
Useful A word used to describe an action or state of being. to help you talk about your evening routine:
| ceannaigh | to buy |
| cuir scairt ar | to phone |
| buail le | to meet |
| rith | to run |
| glan | to clean |
| oscail | to open |
| íoslódáil | to download |
| déan | to do |
| críochnaigh | to finish |
| ceannaigh |
| to buy |
| cuir scairt ar |
| to phone |
| buail le |
| to meet |
| rith |
| to run |
| glan |
| to clean |
| oscail |
| to open |
| íoslódáil |
| to download |
| déan |
| to do |
| críochnaigh |
| to finish |
Question
Cad é a dhéanann tú gach lá i ndiaidh na scoile?
What do you do every day after school?
Describe your evening in the present tense. Extend each of the phrases below:
- I buy ...
- I phone ...
- I meet ...
- I run ...
- I clean ...
- I open ...
- I download ...
- I do ...
- I finish ...
Sample responses may include:
- Ceannaím milseáin sa siopa le mo chairde. - I buy sweets in the shop with my friends.
- Cuirim scairt ar mo dheartháir. - I phone my brother.
- Buailim le mo chairde ag traenáil peile ar a cúig a chlog. - I meet my friends at football training at five o’clock.
- Rithim suas agus síos an pháirc. - I run up and down the pitch.
- Glanaim mo bhróga peile. - I clean my football boots.
- Osclaím mo leabhair obair bhaile. - I open my homework books.
- Íoslódálaim mo cheachtanna. - I download my lessons.
- Déanaim m’obair bhaile díreach i ndiaidh na scoile nuair a thagaim abhaile. - I do my homework straight after school when I come home.
- Críochnaím m’obair bhaile ar a naoi a chlog. - I finish my homework at nine o’clock.
Críochnaím m’obair bhaile ar a naoi a chlog
