ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá na tonnta ag ~eadh faoi thír, the waves are breaking on the coast.
Do thír a dhíol, to sell one’s country.
Thréig sé a thír agus a dhúchas, he forsook his home and country.
Mo thír dhúiche, my native country.
Teacht ~ thír, to come ashore.
Tharraing sé ~ ar a thír, he won respect for his country.
De mhuir agus de thír, by sea and land.
Shraon siad an long ó thír, they pulled the ship from shore.
Ag tóraíocht táilliúra i mbruth faoi thír, looking for a needle in a haystack.
Teacht faoi thír, to come ashore.
Ní de thír ná de thalamh é, he is a total stranger.
I bhfad amach ó thír, far out from the land.
Adhmad farraige a tháinig faoi thír, drift-wood that came ashore.