Dia Daoibh a chairde! Hello!

Conas atá sibh? How are you?

Tá Lá Fhéile Pádraig ag teacht go luath! Is é Padraig Naomhphatrún na hÉireann. Bíonn Lá Fhéile Padraig ar an 17ú Márta gach bliain. Bíonn spóirt agus spraoi ag Éireannaigh ar fud an domhain.

• Lá Fhéile Padraig – St Patrick’s Day
• go luath - soon
• spóirt agus spraoi – fun and games
• ar fud an domhain – all over the world

A few words that might be useful at this time:

• seamróg: shamrock
• paráid: parade
• ribín glas: green ribbon
• bratach ghlas: green flag
• ceol: music
• cláirseach; harp
• ceolchoirm: concert
• slua mór: a big crowd
• pionta Guinness: you may guess that one!

Just a tiny bit of grammar

Notice above that the word for green is spelt in two different ways – ribín glas and bratach ghlas. The word ribín is masculine and is followed by the adjective glas – no change. However, the word bratach is feminine so the adjective following it has to change and take a seimhiú (or a h).

You may want to send some cards to your family and friends for St Patrick’s Day. Here are some words you might use:

Beannachtaí ar Lá Fhéile Padraig (Beannachtaí means blessings or greetings)

or:

Lá Fhéile Padraig sona duit (Happy St Partick’s Day)

or:

Bain sult as an lá (Enjoy the day!)

Sláinte: cheers!