In this video we're going to look at some words and phrases to describe the
family in Irish, if you want to learn more words and phrases then consider
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family here the Irish for family is clann but you could also say teaghlach
as well whichever one is best
máthair is mother, athair is father, deirfiúr is sister and deartháir is brother
tá cúigear i mo chlann = there's five in my family
is mise an duine is sine = I am the oldest
if you wanted to say you are the youngest you could say is mise an duine is óige
whichever one is best for you, you might remember from the
last video I said the following phrase - tá mo thuismitheoirí i mbarr na sláinte buíochas le dia
my parents are in good health thankfully
so mo thuismitheoirí is parents, so moving on then to some
descriptions of your mother and father and brother and sister in terms of what
they do for a living and so on - bhíodh mo mham ag obair i naíonra ach níl sí ag obair i láthair na huaire
so that means my mother used to work in a
nursery or kindergarten but she's not working at the moment
bhíodh mo mham ag obair i naíonra ach níl sí ag obair i láthair na huaire
tá m'athair éirithe as a phost anois
my dad/father is retired from work at the moment - tá m'athair éirithe as a phost anois
b'ionadaí díolacháin é ag díol bia agus deoch chuig síopaí beaga agus ollmhargaí
so that means he used to be a sales representative or a salesman
selling goods to small shops and supermarkets or cash and carry's
b'ionadaí díolacháin é ag díol bia agus deoch chuig síopaí beaga agus ollmhargaí
na laethanta seo baineann sé taitneamh as ag dul ar shiúlóide fada lena mhadra
these days he likes to spend his time going on walks with his
dog long walks that is I meant to say
na laethanta seo baineann sé taitneamh as ag dul ar shiúlóide fada lena mhadra
is aoibhinn leis an gharraíodóireacht - he loves or he adores gardening
moving on then to talking about your sister - tá mo dheirfiúr ocht mbliana is fiche agus oibríonn sí i gcomhlacht árachais
my sister is 28 and she works in an insurance company
tá mo dheirfiúr ocht mbliana is fiche agus oibríonn sí i gcomhlacht árachais
tá mo dheartháir sé bliana is tríocha agus oibríonn sé le comhlacht slándála
my brother is 36 and he works with a security company - tá mo dheartháir sé bliana is tríocha agus oibríonn sé le comhlacht slándála
another phrase that you might
remember from the most recent video if you watch this is the following
caithfidh mé a rá go réitím go hiontach leo
so I'm not gonna say what that means I want you to let me
know in the comments section what that means, it's a very
useful phrase to have if you're describing friends or family, one more time
caithfidh mé a rá go réitím go hiontach leo
please let me know in the comment section what that means
so thanks for watching I'll be back very soon with another video, if you enjoyed it please
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slán tamall.