ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a dtiocfaidh, dtaga, sé, as soon as he comes.
Is maith an ~ go dtaga an cuntas, credit is all very well till the account is tendered.
Is maith an t-ól go dtaga an t-~, one must pay for one’s whistle.
Fan go dtaga ~ beag, wait till the wind dies down a bit.
Sula dtaga an bláth bán ar an draighean, before the white blossoms appear on the blackthorn.
Mura dtaga leat ~ leo, if you can’t beat them join them.
Fan go dtaga ~ an lae, wait till the day gets warmer.