LCA Gaeilge Chumarsáideach flashcards

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Cluastuiscint - an chéad éisteacht

First listening is for gist only: identify the topic, the speakers, and the setting. Do not attempt to answer details yet, because translating mid-clip costs the following sentence.

Cé / cad / cathain

Question words signal answer type: cé asks for a person, cad or céard for a thing or action, cathain for a time, cá for a place, cé mhéad for a number.

Scannán tuisceana - léitheoireacht

Read the question keyword first, then the sentence containing it plus the preceding sentence. Title and headings give the gist and let you eliminate wrong options quickly.

Ach / áfach

Contrast markers. In reading and listening texts the correct answer often appears after ach or áfach, because the first statement is a distractor that is then corrected.

Is maith liom X mar gheall ar Y

The core opinion frame for oral tasks: state a preference, then give a reason. A one-word answer loses communication marks; opinion plus reason sustains the turn.

An chopail vs. an briathar

Is identifies or classifies (Is múinteoir í), while tá states condition or location (Tá sí sa seomra). Confusing the two is a named error in oral and written tasks.

Struchtúr litreach fhoirmiúla

Formal letter: A chara or the name, an opening paragraph stating purpose, body paragraphs with one point each, then Le meas and a signature. Register must stay formal throughout.

Séimhiú agus urú sa scríbhneoireacht

Séimhiú follows an, a (vocative), dhá, and the past tense; urú follows i, ar an, ag an, and na in the genitive plural. Check every noun phrase against these triggers.

Punann - dréacht agus ceartúchán

Portfolio evidence usually requires a draft, a corrected version, and a final version, all dated. The process evidence carries marks separate from the final text.

Briathra treorach sa tasc

Task verbs decide the response: déan cur síos means describe, mínigh means explain, cuir i gcomparáid means compare, cosain do thuairim means defend an opinion with reasons.

Cad is ainm duit?

A standard opening question in the oral. The answer uses the copula: is ainm dom… or the name alone. Follow with Cén aois thú? and Cá bhfuil tú i do chónaí?

Cén fáth?

The question that forces a reason. Every opinion answer in the oral should include mar gheall ar or toisc, because unsupported opinions score low on communication.

Réamhfhocail le daoine - ag

Ag plus person: agam, agat, aige, aici, againn, agaibh, acu. Used for possession (Tá leabhar agam) and for ability or state (Tá Gaeilge agam).

Chun vs. chuig

Chun takes the genitive and means towards or for the purpose of (chun an bhaile, chun na scoile). Chuig takes the dative and means to a place or person (chuig an scoil).

An aimsir chaite rialta

Regular past tense: séimhiú on the initial consonant (chuir, cheannaigh), with d' before vowels and fh (d'ól, d'fhág). Endings are -Ø or -igh/-aigh.

An modh coinníollach

Conditional endings -feadh/-fadh (chuirfeadh, cheannódh). Used for hypothetical situations and for politeness, as in ba mhaith liom or an bhféadfá cabhrú liom?

An chopail sa chéad phearsa

Is mise, is tusa, is eisean, is ise. The copula is used for identification and emphasis, and ba replaces is in the past (ba mhaith liom).

Stór focal - an scoil

School vocabulary: an scoil, an múinteoir, an dalta, an t-ábhar, an scrúdú, an obair bhaile, an leabharlann, an clár. Note the t- prefix before vowels after an.

Stór focal - an comhshaol

Environment vocabulary: an comhshaol, an truailliú, an t-athrú aeráide, an fuinneamh in-athnuaite, an athchúrsáil, an inbhuanaitheacht, an bhithéagsúlacht.

Treoracha sa chluastuiscint

Direction phrases: ar chlé, ar dheis, díreach ar aghaidh, timpeall an choirnéil, in aice leis, trasna an bhóthair. These usually answer a location question in a map-style item.

Fógraí - foirmlí seasta

Announcement formulas: Tá fáilte romhaibh, Cuirfear ar ceal, Beidh sé ar siúl, Iarrtar ar dhaoine. Recognising these fixed phrases saves time in listening tasks.

Alt nuachta - an lead

The lead paragraph of a news article answers cad, cé, cathain, and cá. Detail follows in descending importance, so the lead often contains the tested answer.

Fógra - comharthaí áitithe

Advertisements use imperatives, persuasive adjectives, and a call to action. The claimed benefit of the product, not the product name, is the usual tested point.

Gabh mo leithscéal

A repair and politeness phrase meaning excuse me or sorry. Used to interrupt, to ask for clarification, or to open a turn without breaking the flow of conversation.

An féidir leat é sin a rá arís?

A clarification request. Using it keeps the interaction in Irish instead of switching to English, and it demonstrates interaction strategy to the examiner.

An t- roimh ghuta

The article adds t- before a vowel in the nominative feminine and in masculine nouns after the article: an t-uisce, an t-ospidéal, an t-éan, an t-athair.

An aidiacht - comhaontú

Adjectives agree in number and case: na páistí óga (nominative plural), na ndaoine óg (genitive plural). The genitive singular feminine takes the slender form.

An t-intleacht saorga

Artificial intelligence. A common current-affairs topic in reading and oral tasks, usually paired with discussion of employment, privacy, and an tslándáil shibhriúil.

An bhréagnuacht

Disinformation or fake news. Appears in media-themed texts and opinion pieces, often with an réiteach (the solution) or an fhreagracht (the responsibility) as the tested point.

An mheabhairshláinte

Mental health. A frequent topic in reading and written tasks, paired with an strus, an chothromaíocht, agus an leigheas coisctheach (preventive medicine).

Critéir mheasúnaithe - cumarsáid

Communication is usually the first named criterion: did the response achieve the task? Grammar and vocabulary follow. A short correct answer outscores a long off-task one.

Bainistíocht ama sa scrúdú

Allocate time by marks, not by question order. Leave five to ten minutes at the end to check séimhiú, prepositional pronouns, and verb tense consistency in the written piece.