My daily routine - BBC Bitesize

Do you know how to talk about your daily routine in Irish? Learn some helpful words and phrases and test yourself on others you may already know!

This guide is all about using the present tense.

You use the present tense when talking about what you're doing right now, or regularly — for example, when talking about what you're doing this instant, or explaining what your daily routine involves.

Learn more about using the present tensein this guide.

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Ar maidin

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Músclaím go luath. *I wake up early.*

Irish	English
múscail	wake up
éirigh	get up
cuir éadaí ar	get dressed
glac	take
nigh	wash
scuab	brush
téigh	go
ith	eat
ól	drink

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Músclaím go luath ar maidin ar a sé a chlog.
I wake up early in the morning at six o'clock.
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Éirím ar a seacht a chlog.
I get up at seven o'clock.
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Glacaim cithfholcadh sa tseomra folctha.
I take a shower in the bathroom.
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Ním mé féin.
I wash myself.
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Scuabaim mo chuid fiacla.
I brush my teeth.
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Cuirim orm m'éide scoile sa tseomra leapa.
I put on my uniform in the bedroom.
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Téim go dtí an chistin.
I go to the kitchen.
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Ithim bricfeasta sa chistin gach maidin le mo theaghlach.
I eat breakfast in the kitchen every morning with my family.
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Ólaim caife agus sú oráiste.
I drink coffee and orange juice.

Ar mo scoil

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Éistim le dlúthdhioscaí sa rang Spáinnise. *I listen to CDs in Spanish class.*

Irish	English
faigh	get, find
bain amach	arrive, reach
tosaigh	start
abair	say
éist le	listen to
amharc ar	watch
foghlaim	learn
imir	play (sports, games)
seinn	play (an instrument)
labhair le	talk with, talk to
scríobh	write
fág	leave

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Faighim an bus ar maidin ar leath i ndiaidh a hocht.
I get the bus in the morning at half past eight.
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Bainim an scoil amach ar a naoi a chlog.
I reach school at nine o'clock.
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Deirim 'maidin mhaith' le mo mhúinteoir.
I say 'good morning' to my teacher.
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Éistim le mo mhúinteoir sa rang mata.
I listen to my teacher in maths class.
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Amharcaim ar an chlár bhán sa tseomra ranga.
I look at the whiteboard in the classroom.
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Seinnim ar an trumpa.
I play the trumpet.
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Imrím spórt.
I play sport.
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Labhraím le mo chara ag am lóin.
I talk with my friend at lunchtime.
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Scríobhaim nótaí sa rang staire.
I write notes in history class.

An tráthnóna

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Imrím cluichí riomhaire le mo chairde. *I play computer games with my friends.*

Irish	English
ceannaigh	buy
cuir scairt ar	call
buail le	meet
rith	run
glan	clean
oscail	open
íoslódáil	download
uaslódáil	upload
cuir/seol	send
déan	do, make
críochnaigh	finish

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Ceannaím barra seacláide.
I buy a chocolate bar.
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Cuirim scairt ar mo chara sa Ghaeltacht.
I call my friend in the Gaeltacht.
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Buailim le mo chairde ag traenáil peile.
I meet my friends at football training.
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Rithim sa pháirc le mo mhadadh.
I run in the field with my dog.
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Glanaim an seomra suí.
I clean the living room.
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Íoslódálaim ceol ar mo ghúthan póca.
I download music onto my phone.
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Déanaim m'obair bhaile i mo sheomra leapa.
I do my homework in my bedroom.
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Críochnaím m'obair bhaile ar a naoi a chlog.
I finish my homework at 9 o'clock.
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Ligim mo scíth os comhair na teilifíse.
I relax in front of the TV.
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Téim a luí ar leath i ndiadh a deich.
I go to bed at half past ten.