Speaking
Can you construct an oral response to the question below?
Question
Cad é an dhéanann tú gach maidin scoile?
What do you do every school morning?
Sample answer:
De ghnáth, músclaím nuair a bhuaileann mo chlog aláraim thart ar a seacht a chlog. Bíonn tuirse orm mar sin, titim i mo chodladh arís. Sa deireadh, éirím ón leaba agus ním mé féin sa seomra folctha. Cuirim orm m’éide scoile agus rithim síos an staighre. Ithim arán rósta le him agus calóga arbhair go gasta mar bím mall don bhus. Rithim go stad an bhus agus téim ar scoil le mo chairde. Nuair a shroichim an scoil, bíonn ocras orm go fóill mar sin, téim chuig an cheaintín agus ceannaím greim le hithe.
Usually I wake up when my alarm clock rings around seven o’clock. I am always tired therefore I fall back to sleep again. Finally I get out of bed and I wash myself in the bathroom. I put on my uniform and I run down the stairs. I eat my toast with butter and cornflakes quickly because I am always late for the bus. I run to the bus stop and I go to school with my friends. When I reach school, I am still hungry and therefore I go to the canteen and I buy a bite to eat.
Useful verbA word used to describe an action or state of being. to help you talk about your school routine:
faigh | to get |
sroich | to reach |
tosaigh | to start |
abair | to say |
éist le | to listen to |
amharc ar | to watch / look at |
foghlaim | to learn |
imir | to play (sports) |
seinn | to play (music) |
labhair le | to speak to |
scríobh | to write |
fág | to leave |
faigh |
to get |
sroich |
to reach |
tosaigh |
to start |
abair |
to say |
éist le |
to listen to |
amharc ar |
to watch / look at |
foghlaim |
to learn |
imir |
to play (sports) |
seinn |
to play (music) |
labhair le |
to speak to |
scríobh |
to write |
fág |
to leave |
Question
Cad é a dhéanann tú gach lá ar scoil?
What do you do every day at school?
Describe your school day in the present tense. Extend each of the phrases below:
- I get the bus ...
- I reach school ...
- I say ...
- I listen to the teacher ...
- I look at the board ...
- I learn ...
- I play ...
- I talk to friends at school ...
- I write ...
Sample responses may include:
- Faighim an bus le mo chairde ar maidin ar leath i ndiaidh a hocht. - I get the bus with my friends in the morning at half past eight.
- De ghnáth, sroichim an scoil ar chúig go dtí a naoi. - Usually I reach school at five to nine.
- Deirim maidin mhaith le mo mhúinteoir. - I say good morning to my teacher.
- Éistim le mo mhúinteoir sa rang Gaeilge. - I listen to my teacher in the Irish class.
- Amharcaim ar an chlár bán sa tseomra ranga. - I look at the board in the classroom.
- Foghlaimím a lán ábhar ar scoil. - I learn a lot of subjects at school.
- Seinnim ar an trumpa. / Imrím spórt. - I play the trumpet. / I play sport.
- Labhraím le mo chairde ag am lóin. - I speak with my friends at lunchtime.
- Scríobhaim nótaí sa rang Staire. - I write notes in History class.
