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Learn how to quick-text in Irish, and practise being very endearing to people! We鈥檒l also find out what happened to Bran in our soap, Barr na Sr谩ide.

Have a look at some of the key phrases in Episode 13 and try them out in your own time.

Glan an table - Clean the table
T谩 s茅 glanta - It鈥檚 cleaned.
D茅an an l贸n - Make the lunch.
T谩 s茅 d茅anta - It鈥檚 made.
L铆on isteach an fhoirm sin - Fill in that form.
T谩 s茅 l铆onta - It鈥檚 filled in.
Druid - close
Druidte - closed
Oscail - open
Oscailte - opened
L茅igh - read
L茅ite - read
Caill - lose
Caillte - lost

T谩 an siopa sin druidte ach t谩 an siopa seo go f贸ill oscailte - That shop is closed but this shop is still open.
Druid an doras sin, le do thoil, t谩 s茅 fuar. T谩 s茅 druidte - Close that door please, it鈥檚 cold. - It is closed.
Oscail an fhuinneog, le do thoil, t谩 s茅 iontach te. T谩 s茅 oscailte. - Open the window, please, it鈥檚 very warm. - It is open.
T谩 Bran caillte - Bran is lost.
T谩 an leabhar leite - The book is read.
T谩 an leabhar l茅ite agam - I have read the book.

cro铆 - heart, dear or love
a ghr谩 - love (when speaking to someone)
gr谩 geal mo chro铆 - the bright love of my heart, my sweetheart
mo chro铆 - my love
a r煤in - loved one
r煤in mo chro铆 - love of my heart
a thaiscigh - my dear, darling

bris - break
briste - broken
ith - eat
ite - eaten
nite - washed
thart - over, finished

鈥榞rma鈥� can be text for go raibh maith agat - thank you
鈥榚ay鈥� can be text for o铆che mhaith - goodnight
鈥榮gf鈥� can be text for sl谩n go f贸ill - goodbye for now
鈥榣dt鈥� can be text for le do thoil - please
the letter 鈥榡鈥� can be text for cad 茅 - what
the letters 鈥榓n鈥� followed by the digit 8, ocht in Irish, can stand for anocht, an8 鈥� tonight
鈥榢wul2鈥� can be c谩 bhfuil t煤? - where are you?
鈥榞ao鈥� can be gr谩 agam ort - love you

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