Useful Constructions

• is aoibhinn liom


  I love...
• is breá liom, is maith liom … go mór


  I enjoy, I really like
• is dóigh liom go/gur


  I think that
• is fearr liom


  I prefer
• is fuath liom


  I hate
• is grá liom


  I love
• is maith liom


  I like
• a lán, cuid mhaith

  lots
• an chuid is fearr


  best
• an … is fearr

  the best...
• an chuid is mó

  the most
• an … is lú

  the least...
• an … is measa


  the worst...
• go breá


  well
• (go h)olc


  bad(ly)
• go maith


  good, well
• is lú


  less
• níos fearr


  better
• níos lú ná


  less than
• níos measa


  worse
• níos mó


  more
• níos mó ná


  more than
• ach


  but
• áfach


  however
• agus


  and
• an chéad … eile


  next
• ansin


  then
• ar an dóigh seo


  thus
• ar an taobh eile den scéal

  on the other hand
• ar scor ar bith, ar chor ar bith

  however
• ar son


  on behalf of
• ar thaobh amháin


  on the one hand
• dá bhrí sin


  therefore
• do


  for
• fiú


  even, if
• fiú ansin


  even then
• fosta, chomh maith leis sin


  also
• gan amhras


  without doubt
• ina dhiaidh sin


  next
• is léir


  obviously