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Learn how to express likes and preferences in Irish with helpful phrases and examples. Discover how to use "Is maith liom" and "B'fhearr liom" to express your preferences.
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I like it! • Is maith liom é! – I like it/him![iss my lumm ey]It’s good with me, it/him! • Is maith liom í! – I like her![iss my lumm ee]It’s good with me, her!
With • LEliom linn with me with usleat libh with you with y’allleis/léi leo with him/her with them • Is maith léi tae - She likes tea • Is maith leis tae - He likes tea • Is maith leo tae – They like tea
I don’t like it • Ní maith liom é! – I don’t like it/him![nee my lyum ey]It isn’t good with me, it/him! • Ní maith liom í! – I don’t like her![nee my lyum ee]It isn’t good with me, her!
Do You Like Something? • An maith leat ceol? – Do you like music?[unn my latt ey]Is it good with you, music? • An maith leat í? – Do you like her?[unn my latt ee]Is it good with you, her?
Would you like something? • Ar mhaith leat tae? [air wy latt tay]Would it be good with you, tea? • Ar mhaith leat bainne agus siúcra? [air wy latt bannya agus shoo-kra]Would it be good with you, milkand sugar? • Gan siúcra, le do thoil.[gan shoo-kra, leh duh hull]Without sugar, with your permission.
What would you like? • Cad é ba mhaith leat?[kajey ba wy latt]What would be good with you? • Ba mhaith liom tae![ba wy lumm tay]It would be good with me, tea.
My friend would like tea! • Ba mhaith le mo chara tae.[ba wy leh mo khara tay]It would be good with my friend, tea. • Ba mhaith le Geoff tae.[ba wy leh Geoff tay]It would be good with Geoff, tea.
I wouldn’t like it! • Níor mhaith liom fíon![neer wy lumm feen]It wouldn’t be good with me, wine! • Níor mhaith le mo mháthair beoir.[neer wy leh ma-her beer]It wouldn’t be good with my mother, beer.
I prefer it! • Is fearr le Seán uisce.[iss far leh shawn ish-ka]It’s preferable with Seán, water. • Is maith liom bainne, ach is fearr liom uisce.[iss my lumm banya, akh iss far lumm ish-ka]It’s good with me milk, but it’s preferable with me, water.
One prefers another • Is maith le mo chara é, ach is fearr leis í.[iss my leh mo khara ey, akh iss far lesh ee]It’s good with my friend, him, but it’s preferable with him, her. • Is maith leo tae, ach is fearr leo caife.[iss my lyo tay, akh iss far lyo café]It’s good with them tea, but it’s preferable with them coffee.
I would prefer it! • B’fhearr liom uisce.[Barr lumm ishka]It would be preferable with me, water. • B’fhearr le mo chat iasc.[barr leh mo khat ee-usk]It would be preferable with my cat, a fish.
…but she would prefer... • Is maith léi tae, ach b’fhearr léi uisce.[iss my lay-ee tay, akh bar lay-ee ish-ka]It’s good with her, tea, but it would be preferable with her, water. • Is maith libh ceol, ach b’fhearr libh TV.[iss my liv kyol, akh bar liv TV]It’s good with you, music, but it would be preferable with you, TV.
It’s all the same to me • Is cuma liom do chúilín dubh nó bán.[iss kuma lumm duh khooleen doov no bawn]It’s the same with me your hair, dark or white. • Is cuma le do chara ceol nó teilifís.[iss kuma leh duh khara kyol no tellefeesh]It’s the same with your friend, music or TV.
Possibilities • Is féidir linn![iss fey-jir linn]It’s possible with us! • B’fhéidir.[bay-jir]It’s possible.
Cad é seo? • Tá cat ag tiomána sa charr.
Cad é seo? • Tá buachaill ag scríobhnearacht sa rang.
Cad é seo? • Tá bean agus fear ag caint sa bhialann.
Cad é seo? • Tá scoláirí ag staidéar sa leabharlann.
Cad é seo? • Tá múinteoir ag obair san oifig.
Cad é seo? • Tá fear agus madra ag léimh (le spéaclaí).
Cad é seo? • Tá bean ag ithe úll.
Cad é seo? • Tá Mickey agus Minnie Mouse ag rince.
Cad é seo? • Tá peil ag briseadh an fhuinneog seo.
Assignment • Create five basic sentences, then extend them using agus, ach, nó, mar, or le. Use a different version of tá for each one. • Examples: - Tá mé sa rang le mo chara agus tá muid ag staidéar le mo leabhar.- Bhí mo mháthair sa teach inné le m’athair.- Níl mo chara anseo mar tá tinneas air.- An mbeidh tú nó sé sa rang amárach?