TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Leagan amach simplí
mé 1 , 1 sg. pron. I, me. 1. I. (a ) (Subject of vb.) Tá mé go maith, I am well. Chonaic mé é, I saw him. (b ) (With autonomous vb.) Anseo a tógadh mé, I was brought up here. (c ) (With copula) Is mé Brian, I am Brian. Más mé is cúis leis, if I am the cause of it. Ní mé a dúirt é, it was not I who said it. Ba bheag an chaill mé, I would be no great loss. (d ) (Virtual subject of vn.) Cad é a d’éirigh duit? Mé mo chos a bhriseadh, mé a bhriseadh mo choise. What happened you? I broke my leg. (e ) (After agus) Agus mé i mo shuí anseo liom féin, as I sit here all alone. 2. Me. (a ) (Direct object) Chonaic sé mé, he saw me. Ná tréig mé, don’t desert me. (b ) (With imperative of autonomous vb.) Íoctar mé, let me be paid. (After prepositions that have no pron. form) Ach mé, except for me. Gan mé, without me. Duine mar mé, a person like me. (Var. of 2 : mé )
mé 2 , int . ~! ~! Call to sheep.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Thug mé arán dó ach níor mhian leis a ithe, I gave him bread but he did not want to eat it.
An té a d’fhreagair mé, the person who answered me.
Íocfaidh mé as a gceannóidh tú, I will pay for whatever you will buy.
Bhí mé á dhíol, I was selling it.
Dúirt mé liom féin gurbh fhearr dom fanacht sa bhaile, I said in my own mind, I considered, that it would be better for me to stay at home.
Ní raibh sé sásta faoi rá gur inis mé di é, he was not pleased that I told her.
Ní tú atá mé a rá, I am not referring to you.
Déarfaidh mé thú le d’athair, I’ll report you to your father.
Ní raibh mé ach ag ~, I was only joking.
Níl aon duine anseo ~ mé féin, there is no one here except myself.
~ ar éirigh mé ar maidin, when I got up in the morning.
Ní rachaidh mé ~ a bhfaighidh mé scéala cinnte, I won’t go till I get definite news.
Bhí mé anseo ar feadh an achair, I was here all the while.
Chuala mé ag Brian é, I heard it from Brian.
Is aige a fuair mé an speal, I got the scythe from him.
Bhí mé ag feirmeoir anuraidh, I was working for a farmer last year.
D’aithin mé cé a bhí agam, I recognized who was in my presence.
D’~ mé é fanacht sa bhaile, I pleaded with him, begged him, to stay at home.
Thaitin sé liom ~ cheannaigh mé é, I liked it and so I bought it.
D’ól mé é ~ ba é an togha é, I drank it and it was first class.
Chonaic mé ag teacht é ~ cóta mór air, I saw him coming and he was wearing an overcoat.
Tiocfaidh mé ~ fáilte, I’ll come and most willingly.
Déanfaidh mé é chomh maith ~ is féidir liom, I’ll do it as well as I can.
D’aithin mé é chomh luath ~ a chonaic mé é, I recognized him as soon as I saw him.
Mura bhfaighe mé bás in ~, unless I die suddenly.
Ní raibh mé i m’~ riamh go dtí anois, never before was I in such a fix.
Tá ~ orm, tá mé in ~, faoi sin, I am sorry about that.
Tháinig ~ orm gur labhair mé, I felt ashamed that I had spoken.
Tá mé ~ ar na háiteanna, na daoine, seo, I am unfamiliar with these places, people.
Tá mé i m’~ anseo, I don’t know my way about here.
~, d’~, gur labhair mé leis, although I spoke to him.
Bhí mé ar ~ acu aréir, I stayed with them, was their guest, last night.
D’~ mé sa láthair é, I sensed his presence.
D’~ mé air go raibh sé imníoch, I perceived he was anxious.
Níor ~ mé i gceart é, I didn’t quite catch it.
Níor ~ mé a leithéid riamh, I never heard the like of it.
An airíonn tú leat mé? Do you hear me?
D’~ mé uaim iad, I missed them.
D’fhill mé ar m’~, I retraced my steps.
~ a chonaic mé trí mo néalta, a vision I saw in my slumbers.
An ~ a bhfuil mé i mo sheasamh, the place, the spot, on which I stand.
D’~ mé air go raibh sé tuirseach, I saw by him that he was tired.
D’~ mé (go raibh) an slaghdán ag teacht orm, I realized that I was getting a cold.
Tá mé ag cailleadh na h~, I am losing my memory for faces.
Ní h~ duit mé, you do not know me.
Tháinig ~ orm gur labhair mé, I regretted that I had spoken.
Chonaic mé an ~ sa dorchadas, I saw a figure in the dark.
An t-~ a chonaic mé iad, the time I saw them.
Fuair mé ~ cruinn air an iarraidh sin, I got a good shot at it that time.
Thug, chuir, mé in ~ labhairt leis, I felt like speaking to him; I was about to speak to him (but didn’t).