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Is diaḃalta an capal é ċum oibre.
"He is a great horse for work."
Is diaḃalta an talaṁ é ċum órnan.
"It is great land for barley."
Is diaḃalta an sgeal é ná fanfá socair.
"It is an extraordinary thing that you would not keep quiet."
Náċ diaḃalta ná leigfaḋ siḃ dom féin!
"Is it not extraordinary that ye would not let me alone!"
Náċ diaḃalta ná leigfaḋ siḃ dom féin!
"Is it not extraordinary that ye would let myself alone!"
Leig dom féin.
Let me alone.
Leig dom féin.
Let myself alone.
bac é féin.
Don’t mind it.
Ná bac é féin.
Don’t mind itself.
Náċ diaḃalta an diṫneas atá ort!
What an awful hurry you are in!
Náċ diaḃail an diṫneas atá ort!
What a divilish hurry you are in!
Is diaḃalta an fuinneaṁ a ḃíon le pléur.
A bullet moves with very great force.
Is diaḃalta a ḃfuil d’ airgead ag Taḋg.
Thade has an awful lot of money.
Is diaḃalta a ḃfuil de ċaint aige pé airgead atá aige.
He has an awful lot of talk whatever money he has.
Ní beag de ṡeó aḃfuil de ċaint aige.
(Lit. It is not too little as a wonder what talk he has.) The amount of talk he has is amazing.