Dia duit agus fáilte ar ais, in this video we're going to look at some really useful
irish phrases that you can use with ag déanamh so ag déanamh means doing
or making and it originates from the irish verb déan which is to do or to make
for example ag déanamh go maith means doing well or doing good and
ag déanamh go hiontach means doing wonderfully or doing brilliantly ag déanamh go hiontach
tá siad ag déanamh go hiontach = they are doing brilliantly
tá sí ag déanamh go maith = she is doing well or she is doing good
ag déanamh imní example means causing worry/causing anxiety ag déanamh imní & as you can see here we can
use this with a number of the prepositions from do, so you can see them there dom duit dó di dúinn daoibh & dóibh
depending on whether you are referencing me you him her etc so for example
tá sé ag déanamh imní dúinn = it's causing us worry or anxiety
ná bí ag déanamh imní faoi = don't worry about it or don't be causing yourself anxiety or worry
ag déanamh dul chun cinn is another great little phrase this means moving forward or advancing
for example tá sí ag déanamh dul chun cinn maith = she's coming along well
níl siad ag déanamh aon dul chun cinn = they're not making any progress
ag déanamh gaisce is another convenient phrase
ag déanamh gaisce, this means showing off or gloating, for example
bhí sé ag déanamh gaisce os comhair a chairde = he was showing off in front of his friends
ag déanamh bróin then is next so this means grieving, ag déanamh bróin, for example
bhí an teaghlach ar fad ag déanamh bróin = the whole family were grieving
let's look at some more phrases now using ag déanamh that you are going to find
really useful and really convenient ag déanamh beag first of all ag déanamh beag literally means
making little and it can be used to say you're insulting somebody or mocking somebody, ag déanamh beag
next then ag déanamh eagarthóireachta so that means editing
so that's something i'll be doing very shortly editing this video next ag déanamh áibhéile
so that means exaggerating or stretching the story beyond its limits ag déanamh áibhéile
next then we have ag déanamh spraoi so this means having fun or
creating fun ag déanamh spraoi, and ag déanamh taighde means researching or doing research
literally it means ag déanamh taighde, so these are all great phrases that you can use to
improve your confidence in spoken written and understanding irish so if you enjoyed this video
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