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Fuaimeann an Ghaeilge seo mar Ghaeilge na hÉireann trí An Caighdeán Oifigiúil a cheangal le tú don duine aonair, sibh don iolra, agus struchtúir nádúrtha ar nós tá ... agam agus tar éis + briathar ainm briathartha.

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What locals actually say

What's the craic?

Cén scéal?

Is beannú neamhfhoirmiúil coitianta é “Cén scéal?”, agus úsáidtear “scéal” anseo ar bhealach comhráiteach seachas ceist fhoirmiúil faoi scéal.

I'm after losing my keys.

Tá mé díreach tar éis mo chuid eochracha a chailleadh.

Úsáideann an Ghaeilge “tar éis + briathar ainm briathartha” chun rud a tharla díreach anois a chur in iúl; cuireann “díreach” béim ar an úire.

Are ye coming in for tea?

An bhfuil sibh ag teacht isteach chun tae a ól?

Is é “sibh” an forainm don iolra, agus cuireann “chun tae a ól” in iúl go nádúrtha go bhfuiltear ag teacht isteach le haghaidh tae.

I haven't a penny.

Níl pingin rua agam.

The idiom pingin rua means a red penny, while agam uses the Irish possession construction and signals that the speaker has no money.

Go straight ahead and turn right.

Téigh díreach ar aghaidh agus cas ar dheis.

The directional phrases ar aghaidh and ar dheis are standard Irish ways to say straight ahead and to the right.

I'm full, thanks.

Tá mo sháith ite agam, go raibh maith agat.

The expression mo sháith means my fill, and tá ... ite agam is the Irish perfect construction for having eaten something.

The children are asleep.

Tá na páistí ina gcodladh.

The phrase ina gcodladh literally means in their sleep and uses the Irish prepositional form for describing a state.

I need a day off tomorrow.

Tá lá saor de dhíth orm amárach.

The construction de dhíth orm means needed by me or I need, a characteristically Irish way to express necessity.

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Irish (An Caighdeán Oifigiúil). Tú informal, sibh plural; idiomatic Irish constructions (tá ... agam possession, copula for classification) over anglicised calques.

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