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BEAG.

Is beag liom é. I consider it too small.
Is beag orm é. I don’t like it at all.
Is beag agam é. I have no great opinion of him.
Is beag an sgéal é. It’s no great harm. He is not to be pitied.
Is beag an ċaḃair ṫú. You are not of much use.
Is beágḟiós agat. ’Tis little you know.
Is beag naċ miṫid dó ḃeiṫ ag imṫeaċt.
It is nearly time for him to be going.
Ba ḃeag nár ṁiṫid dó ḃeiṫ ag imṫeaċt.
It was nearly time for him to be going.
Is beag a ḃríġ é. It is a trifle.
Is beag má tá éinne i n‑Éirinn d’ ḟéadfaḋ é ḋéanaṁ.
There is hardly a person in Ireland who could do it.

Miscellaneous.

An éireoċaiḋ (sé) linn? Shall we succeed?
Ḃí sé ag éirġe fuar. It was getting cold.
Maiṫ an áit go raḃais! Well said! or Well done!
Maiṫ mar ṫárla. It has happened luckily.
Níor laḃair sé fiú aon ḟocal aṁáin.
He did not speak a single word.
Gan fiú na n‑anála do ṫarraing (ṫarac).
Without even taking breath.
Fiú ár ndaoine féin. Even our own people.