Irish Gaelic B1
CEFR B1 · Intermediate
At B1 you stop describing and start reporting and supposing. Indirect speech arrives with go and nach and the eclipsis that follows them (deirim go bhfuil, ceapaim nach dtuigeann sé), the conditional lets you say what you would do (dhéanfainn, rachainn, dá mbeadh an t-am agam), and the imperative gives directions around a town (téigh ar chlé, cas ar dheis). You use the direct relative particle a with its séimhiú (an fear a cheannaigh an teach), hedge and argue with is dóigh liom, i mo thuairimse and ar an láimh eile, and pick up the abstract vocabulary of work, study and society - fostaíocht, sprioc, freagracht, rialtas - so you can give a reason as well as a fact.
61 words · 3 units · 3 grammar points
What you learn at Irish Gaelic B1
Obair agus staidéar
Talk about your job, workplace, and studies; give reasons and opinions.
- Describe my job and where I work
- Say what my profession involves
- Talk about colleagues, meetings and daily tasks
- Describe my workload and deadlines
- Talk about my studies and courses
- Explain my educational goals and reasons
- Recall vocabulary from earlier lessons without being shown it first
- Prove the unit stuck before moving on
Pleananna, brionglóidí agus coinníollacha
Talk about the future, express wishes, and use conditionals.
- Talk about my upcoming plans using the future tense
- Express my intentions for the near future
- Express my hopes, dreams and wishes
- Say what I would like to do one day
- Form hypothetical sentences with the conditional mood
- Use 'if' clauses to talk about imagined situations
- Recall vocabulary from earlier lessons without being shown it first
- Prove the unit stuck before moving on
An chathair, an tsochaí agus tuairimí
Get around the city, discuss society, and express opinions.
- Give clear directions around a city
- Use verbs of motion to describe a route
- Discuss social problems and their causes
- Suggest possible solutions to social issues
- Express my opinion clearly
- Agree and disagree politely in a discussion
- Agree and disagree politely in a discussion
- Concede a point before making your own
B1 grammar points
Irish Gaelic B1 vocabulary
The first 40 of 61, in frequency order.
| Irish Gaelic | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| taithí | experience (f.) | Tá taithí agam ar an obair sin. |
| gaol | relationship; relation (m.) | Tá gaol gairid eadrainn. |
| sochaí | society (f.) | Tá sochaí na hÉireann ag athrú go tapa. |
| an comhshaol | the environment (m.) | Caithfimid an comhshaol a chosaint. |
| eacnamaíocht | economy; economics (f.) | Tá an eacnamaíocht ag fás. |
| polaitíocht | politics (f.) | Ní maith liom polaitíocht a phlé ag an dinnéar. |
| difríocht | difference (f.) | Tá difríocht mhór eatarthu. |
| buntáiste | advantage (m.) | Is buntáiste mór é sin. |
| míbhuntáiste | disadvantage (m.) | Is míbhuntáiste mór é an costas ard. |
| féidearthacht | possibility (f.) | Tá féidearthacht eile ann freisin. |
| cinneadh | decision (m.) | Rinne sí cinneadh tábhachtach. |
| cúis | cause, reason (f.) | Tá cúis mhaith leis an gcinneadh. |
| sprioc | goal, target (f.) | Bhain mé mo sprioc amach. |
| toradh | result, outcome (m.) | Bhí toradh maith ar an obair. |
| tionchar | influence, impact (m.) | Bhí tionchar mór aige orm. |
| forbair | to develop | Forbair do chuid scileanna gach lá. |
| ciallaigh | to mean | Cad a chiallaíonn sé sin? |
| maígh | to claim, to assert | Ná maígh rud nach féidir leat a chruthú. |
| glac le | to accept | Glac le mo chomhairle agus fan sa bhaile. |
| mínigh | to explain | Mínigh dom é, le do thoil. |
| déan cur síos ar | to describe (lit. do a description of) | Déan cur síos ar an áit. |
| déan comparáid idir | to compare (between) | Déan comparáid idir an dá rud. |
| déan idirdhealú idir | to distinguish between | Déan idirdhealú idir fíricí agus tuairimí. |
| seachain | to avoid | Seachain an trácht. |
| ceadaigh | to permit, to allow | Ceadaigh dom an scéal a mhíniú. |
| cuir cosc ar | to prohibit, to ban | Cuir cosc ar thobac sa teach. |
| éirigh le | to succeed (lit. it rose with) | D'éirigh le Seán sa scrúdú. |
| theip ar | to fail (lit. it failed on) | Theip ar Sheán sa scrúdú. |
| cuir isteach ar | to apply for; to disturb | Cuir isteach ar an bpost sin roimh an Aoine. |
| éirigh as | to give up, to retire from | Éirigh as an tobac, ar mhaithe le do shláinte. |
| athraigh | to change | D'athraigh sí a hintinn. |
| léirigh | to show, to demonstrate | Léirigh an taighde fírinne shoiléir. |
| cruthaigh | to create; to prove | Cruthaigh rud éigin nua gach seachtain. |
| déileáil le | to deal with | Ní mór dúinn déileáil le fadhb na tithíochta. |
| moltar | is recommended (autonomous) | Moltar é a léamh. |
| b'fhéidir | perhaps, maybe | B'fhéidir go bhfuil an ceart agat. |
| is dócha | probably (lit. it is likely) | Is dócha go mbeidh sé fliuch. |
| ar dóigh | presumably; brilliantly | Bhí an oíche ar dóigh. |
| i mo thuairimse | in my opinion | I mo thuairimse, tá sé mícheart. |
| ó mo dhearcadhsa | from my point of view | Ó mo dhearcadhsa, is cinneadh maith é. |