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Listen to Mairéad describing her lunch. Try to answer the questions below in English.
Éist le Mairéad ag cur síos ar a lón. Freagair na ceisteanna thíos i mBéarla.
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Mairéad ag cur síos ar a lón an-bhlasta
1) What type of restaurant did Mairéad eat in?
healthy/organic
D'ith mé sa bhialann nua i lár an bhaile, An Caifé Glas. Níl acu ach bia sláintiúil orgánach.
I ate in the new restaurant in the centre of town, The Green Café. They only have healthy organic food.
2) What type of soup did Mairéad order?
pea
Bhí anraith piseanna agam.
I had pea soup.
3) Name three things that were in her mum's salad.
(Any three of these) lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, herbs, beans, spinach, nuts
Bhí sailéad ildaite ag mo mhamaí le leitís, trátaí, meacain dhearga, cúcamar, luibheanna, pónairí, spionáiste agus cnónna ann.
My mum had a colourful salad with lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, herbs, beans, spinach and nuts.
4) How do you know that Mairéad enjoyed her lunch?
She said that everything was very tasty/she praised it.
Mholfainn go hard na spéire é. Bhí gach uile rud fíorbhlasta.
I would praise it to the high heavens. Everything was very tasty.
5) Who had fresh bread with their meal?
It was Mairéad.
Bhí anraith piseanna le harán úr agam.
I had pea soup with fresh bread.
6) What was her opinion on the price?
She thought it wasn't cheap.
Ar ndóigh, ní raibh sé saor ar chor ar bith.
Of course, it wasn't cheap at all.
