Gaeilge Vocabulary Mat — Describing Weather (Advanced)
An advanced bilingual Irish/English vocabulary mat for 4th–6th Class: extended weather vocabulary, adjectives for descriptive writing about Irish weather, forecasting language, and weather proverbs (seanfhocail).
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Aimsir mhionsonraithe — Detailed weather vocabulary
- 1 stoirm thuaiscirt northern storm e.g. STIR-im HOO-ish-kirt
- 2 ceo na maidine morning mist/fog e.g. KYO nuh MAD-in-eh
- 3 báisteach throm heavy rain e.g. BAWSH-tukh HUM
- 4 sioc frost e.g. SHUK
- 5 sneachta tiubh thick/heavy snow e.g. SHNAKH-tuh TYUV
- 6 tintreach lightning e.g. TYIN-trukh
- 7 toirneach thunder e.g. TOOR-nyukh
- 8 gaoith láidir strong wind e.g. GWEE LAW-dir
- 9 scamall troma heavy clouds e.g. SKAM-ul TRO-muh
- 10 spéir ghlan clear sky e.g. SPAY-ir GLAN
- 11 réamhaisnéis na haimsire weather forecast e.g. RYAV-ish-naySH nuh HAM-shir-eh
Seanfhocail faoin aimsir — Weather proverbs
Traditional Irish weather sayings
- ▶ 'Ní théann tart gan lorg.' — Thirst always leaves a trace. (Said of rainy weather — it's rarely completely gone.)
- ▶ 'Maidin chiúin, tráthnóna gaofar.' — Calm morning, windy evening.
- ▶ 'Is fearr drochshíon ná drochsheans.' — Bad weather is better than bad luck.
- ▶ 'Bíonn gach tosnú lag.' — Every beginning is weak. (Said of a clearing shower.)
- ▶ 'Tá sé ag stealladh báistí.' — It's pelting rain (lit. 'spouting rain').
- ▶ WRITING TASK: describe today's weather using at least 5 words from this mat. Include a weather forecast for tomorrow.
Learning objective
Use detailed weather vocabulary in Irish descriptive writing; understand weather forecasting language in Irish; apply Irish weather proverbs in context.
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Weather in Irish
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M Met Éireann — weather in Irish poster classroom
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T Tuairisc aimsire — weather report activity pack
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R Réamhaisnéis na haimsire — weather forecast role play
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