JMT Final Exam Sentences Flashcards
(21 cards)
Is buachaill cliste é Jimín. Bíonn sé greannmhar uaireanta, ach bíonn sé dána freisin.
Jimín is a clever boy. He is funny sometimes, but he can be bold too.
Ní maith leis ceachtanna a dhéanamh.
He doesn’t like doing lessons.
Dúirt sé nach raibh na ceachtanna aige, ach ní raibh sé sin fíor.
He said he didn’t have the lessons, but that wasn’t true.
Níor mhaith leis an obair a dhéanamh, mar sin rinne sé leithscéal.
He didn’t want to do the work, so he made an excuse.
Nuair a dúirt Micilín go raibh ceachtanna acu, bhuail fearg ar Jimín le Micilín.
When Micilín said they had lessons, Jimín got angry with Micilín.
Níor mhaith leis é sin a chloisteáil. Blú sé ar buile le Micilín.
He didn’t like to hear that. He got really mad at Micilín.
Ghearr sé na cnaipí óna bhríste féin.
He cut the buttons off his trousers.
Ansin, léim sé isteach chun na bróga nua a thriail.
Then, he jumped in to try the new shoes on.
Bhí plean aige i gcónaí.
He always has a plan
Tagann sé suas le plean nuair a bhíonn fadhb aige.
He comes up with a plan when he has a problem.
Is buachaill cliste é.
He is a clever boy
Tá sé fiosrach freisin.
He is curious too.
Chuaigh sé go dtí an trá i lár na hoíche chun féachaint an raibh leanaí sa bhfeamainn.
He went to the beach in the middle of the night to see if there were babies in the seaweed.
Ní fhaca sé Seabhríd.
He didn’t see Seabhríd.
Bhí súil aige na leanaí a fheiceáil
He was hoping to see the babies
ach ní raibh aon leanaí sa fheamainn
But there were no new babies in the seaweed.
Cheannaigh mamaí Jimín péire bróga nua san aonach
Jimín’s Mom bought him a new pair of shoes at the fair
bhí sé ag iarraidh féachaint an gcoinnigh na bróga uisce amach
He wanted to see if the shoes kept water out
Tá intinn linbh ag Jimín.
Jimín has the mind of a child
Chreid sé gur rugadh leanaí sa fheamainn agus gur phioc seabhríd suas iad
He believed that babies were born in the seaweed and that seabhríd picked them up
Author’s Name
Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha
