Leabhair / Books
Do you read a lot?
An mbíonn tú ag léamh go minic?
What kinds of books do you read?
Cén saghas leabhair a bhíonn á léamh agat?
I like…
Is maith liom…
What are you reading at the moment?
Cad atá á léamh agat faoi láthair?
Can you tell me about the book?
An bhféadfá insint dom faoin leabhar?
Plot
Plota
What did you like most about the book?
Cad é an rud is mó a thaitin leat faoin leabhar?
Story
Scéal
to dedicate a book to s.o.
Leabhar a thiomnú do dhuine.
What did you like the least about the book?
Cad é an rud is mó nár thaitin leat faoin leabhar?
She’s a real bookworm.
Bíonn sí sáite sna leabhair i dtólamh.
James Joyce is my favourite author.
Is é James Joyce an t-údar is fearr liom.
It’s a flimsy story.
Is tánaí an scéal é.
It was a sad story.
Ba liach an scéal é
Would you recommend this book?
An molfá an leabhar seo?
To be poring over books.
Bheith os cionn na leabhar.
There is two sides to every story.
Tá dhá insint ar scéal.
An unlikely story.
Scéal gan dath
Fiction
Ficsean
Romance
Scéal Grá
History
Stair
Fantasy
Fantaisíocht
A long drawn-out story.
Scéal mhadra na n-ocht gcos.
The characters left an impression on me.
Chuaigh na carachtair i bhfeidhm orm.
To translate a book from Latin, into Irish.
Leabhar a thiontú ón Laidin, go Gaeilge.
His days are numbered.
Tá sé sa leabhar ag an bhfiach dubh
Horror
Uafáis
Themes
Téamaí
The room is cluttered with books.
Tá an seomra ina thranglam le leabhair.
Science Fiction
Ficsean Eolaíochta
Mystery
Mistéir
his books are highly regarded.
Tá moladh mór ar a chuid leabhar.
Thriller
Scéinséir
Non-fiction
Neamhfhicsean
Biography
Beathaisnéis
I’m a member of my local library. They have a monthly book club.
Táim mar ball de mo leabharlann áitiúil. Tá club leabhair míosúil acu.
I’m reading Normal People by Sally Rooney.
Tá Normal People le Sally Rooney á léamh agam.
Autobiography
Dírbheathaisnéis