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Weather vocabulary

Cad é mar atá an aimsir?

How is the weather?

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Tá sioc ann.
Tá sé te.It's warm.
Tá sé fuar.It's cold.
Tá sé fliuch.It's wet.
Tá sé tirim.It's dry
Tá sé garbh.It's rough.
Tá sé ciúin.It's quiet.
Tá sé ag cur seaca.It's icy/frosty.
Tá sé gaofar.It's windy.
Tá an ghrian ag soilsiú.The sun is shining.
Tá tintreach agus toirneach ann.There is thunder and lightning.
Tá flichshneachta ann.There is sleet.
Tá clocha sneachta ann.There are hailstones.
Tá sé ceomhar.It is foggy.
Tá an aimsir galánta.The weather is beautiful.
Tá an aimsir go dona.The weather is awful.
Tá dea-aimsir ann.There is good weather.
Tá drochaimsir ann.There is bad weather.
Tá an aimsir millteannach.The weather is terrible.
Tá an ghaoth ag séideadh.The wind is blowing.
Tá lá deas ann.It's a nice day.
Tá mé sioctha/conáilte.I'm freezing.
Tá sioc ann.There is frost.
Tá sé te.
It's warm.
Tá sé fuar.
It's cold.
Tá sé fliuch.
It's wet.
Tá sé tirim.
It's dry
Tá sé garbh.
It's rough.
Tá sé ciúin.
It's quiet.
Tá sé ag cur seaca.
It's icy/frosty.
Tá sé gaofar.
It's windy.
Tá an ghrian ag soilsiú.
The sun is shining.
Tá tintreach agus toirneach ann.
There is thunder and lightning.
Tá flichshneachta ann.
There is sleet.
Tá clocha sneachta ann.
There are hailstones.
Tá sé ceomhar.
It is foggy.
Tá an aimsir galánta.
The weather is beautiful.
Tá an aimsir go dona.
The weather is awful.
Tá dea-aimsir ann.
There is good weather.
Tá drochaimsir ann.
There is bad weather.
Tá an aimsir millteannach.
The weather is terrible.
Tá an ghaoth ag séideadh.
The wind is blowing.
Tá lá deas ann.
It's a nice day.
Tá mé sioctha/conáilte.
I'm freezing.
Tá sioc ann.
There is frost.
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cith
An mhórthimpeallachtThe wider environment
aeráidclimate
aimsirweather
aimsir bhreágood weather
aimsir olcbad weather
cithshower
grianmharsunny
oighearice
réamhaisnéis na haimsireweather forecast
scáthshade
spéirsky
stoirmstorm
taishumid
tréimhsí gréinesunny spells
An mhórthimpeallachtaeráid
The wider environmentclimate
An mhórthimpeallachtaimsir
The wider environmentweather
An mhórthimpeallachtaimsir bhreá
The wider environmentgood weather
An mhórthimpeallachtaimsir olc
The wider environmentbad weather
An mhórthimpeallachtcith
The wider environmentshower
An mhórthimpeallachtgrianmhar
The wider environmentsunny
An mhórthimpeallachtoighear
The wider environmentice
An mhórthimpeallachtréamhaisnéis na haimsire
The wider environmentweather forecast
An mhórthimpeallachtscáth
The wider environmentshade
An mhórthimpeallachtspéir
The wider environmentsky
An mhórthimpeallachtstoirm
The wider environmentstorm
An mhórthimpeallachttais
The wider environmenthumid
An mhórthimpeallachttréimhsí gréine
The wider environmentsunny spells
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sleamnaigh

Core

sleamnaighto slip
molto advise
titto fall
sleamnaigh
to slip
mol
to advise
tit
to fall