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Learning the Irish Questions displayed below is vital to the language. Irish questions may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. Usually it starts with why, how, where, when ... Here are some examples:
English Questions | Irish Questions |
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Questions | Ceisteanna |
how? | conas? |
what? | Cad é ? /Céard é ? |
who? | Cé? |
why? | cén fáth? |
where? | cén áit? |
Notice the structure of the Questions in Irish.
Below is a list of the Questions and interrogative expressions in Irish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Irish vocabulary.
English Questions | Irish Questions |
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where is he? | Cá bhfuil sé? Cá háit a bhfuil sé? |
what is this? | cad é seo? |
why are you sad? | cén fáth a bhfuil brón ort? |
how do you want to pay? | Cén chaoi ar mhaith leat íoc? |
can I come? | Cead agam a theacht? An féidir liom teacht? |
is he sleeping? | An bhfuil sé ina chodladh? |
do you know me? | An bhfuil a fhios agat cé mé ? (Do you know who I am?) |
do you have my book? | An bhfuil mo leabhar agat? |
how big is it? | cé chomh mór is atá sé? |
can I help you? | An féidir liom cabhrú leat? |
can you help me? | An féidir leat cabhrú liom? |
do you speak English? | An labhraionn tú Bearla? |
how far is this? | chomh fada chun é seo? |
what time is it? | cén t-am é? |
how much is this? | Cén méad ar seo? |
what is your name? | cad is ainm duit? |
where do you live? | Cá bhfuil tú i do chónaí?/Cá bhfuil cónaí ort? |
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