Gaeilge Vocabulary Mat — Key Verbs & Actions

Briathra — Verbs (present tense: I ...)

1. 1 téim I go e.g. TAY-im
2. 2 tagaim I come e.g. TAG-im
3. 3 ithim I eat e.g. IH-im
4. 4 ólaim I drink e.g. OH-lim
5. 5 codlaím I sleep e.g. KUD-leem
6. 6 imrím I play (sport/game) e.g. IM-reem
7. 7 léim I read e.g. LAY-im
8. 8 scríobhaim I write e.g. SKHREEV-im
9. 9 feicim I see e.g. FEK-im
10. 10 cluinim I hear e.g. KLEEN-im
11. 11 is maith liom I like e.g. is MAH lyum
12. 12 ní maith liom I don't like e.g. nee MAH lyum

• ▶ BASIC STRUCTURE: Irish is Verb-Subject-Object (VSO) — the verb comes FIRST. This is opposite to English!
• ▶ EXAMPLE: Ithim úll — I eat an apple (Eat I apple)
• ▶ NEGATIVE: put 'Ní' before the verb: Ní ithim úll — I don't eat an apple
• ▶ QUESTION: put 'An' before the verb: An ithim úll? — Do I eat an apple?
• ▶ WITH 'TÁ': use 'Tá mé ag...' + verbal noun for continuous: Tá mé ag ithe úll — I am eating an apple
• ▶ BUILD A SENTENCE: Téim ar scoil gach lá — I go to school every day
• ▶ PRACTICE: say 5 things you do each day using these verbs