Le Caitríona O' Connell Is minic a chloistear an ráiteas “Ba bhreá liom níos mó Gaeilge a úsáid - ach níl a fhios agam conas gur cheart a leithéid a dhéanamh!’ Seo roinnt seanfhocal* le chur i do bhio nó mar theideal ar do phictiúr ar Instagram agus cúpla focal a úsáid ar na meáin shóisialta. Más rud é gur pictiúr d’oíche amach é le do chairde, nó de do mhadra, nó díot féin is tú ag taisteal, ag imirt spóirt, nó ag ithe béile breá, tá seanfhocal ann chuige sin! Ag dul amach:
- Nuair a bhíonn an deoch istigh, bíonn an chiall amuigh – when drink is in, sense is out.
- Lá ar meisce agus lá ag ól uisce – A day being drunk and a day drinking water.
- Sceitheann fíon fírinne – Wine releases the truth/loosens the tongue.
- Spléachadh isteach i bhflaithis Dé an ceol – Music is a glimpse of heaven.
- Oíche aerach agus maidin bhrónach – A fun night and a sad morning.
- Ní thagann an óige faoi dhó choíche – You are only young once.
Frasaí ionsparáideacha:
- Níl tuile ann nach dtránn – There is no flow that does not ebb.
- Níl uasal ná íseal ach thuas seal agus thíos seal – There isn’t nobility or ignobility, but up for a while and down for a while.
- Is ait an mac an saol – Life is a strange business.
- Dá fhada an lá, tagann an tráthnóna – However long the night. The day will come.
- Ní mar a shíltear a bhítear – It is never as you imagine.
- Is olc an ghaoth nach séideann do dhuine éigin – It’s an evil wind that doesn’t blow good for somebody.
- An rud is annamh is iontach – The thing that is rare is wonderful.
- Bíonn súil leis an bhfarraige – The sea offers hope.
- Bí fírinneach duit féin – Be true to yourself.
- Bailíonn brobh beart – Every little counts.
- Tar éis doininne soineann na hoíche – After bad weather comes fine skies.
Cairde:
- Is maith an scáthán súil charad – A friend’s eye is a good mirror.
- Amhail an fíon is fearr, feabhsaíonn cumann le haois – Like the best wine, friendship improves with age.
- Gioraíonn beirt bóthar – Two shorten the road.
- Is fearr cairde ná ór – Friends are better than gold.
- Níl rud níos géire ná teanga mhná – There is nothing sharper than a woman’s tongue.
- An áit a bhíonn mná bíonn caint – Wherever there are women there is talk.
- Inis dom cé hiad do chairde agus neosfaidh me duit cé tú féin – Tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you are.
- Níl aon chara mar sheanchar – There’s no friend like an old friend.
- Ní saol é go cuideachta charad – We cannot have a perfect life without friends.
- An té a bhuailfeadh mo mhadra, buailfeadh sé mé féin! – Love me, love my dog!
Bia:
- Is milis an rud an saol – Life is sweet.
- Bia don chorp, deoch don bheol, comhrá, damhsa agus ceol…- Food for the body, drink for the lips, chat, dancing and good music ( sin iad na rudaí a cheaptar chun go mbeadh saol deas agat).
- Marbh le tae agus marbh gan é – Dead with tea and dead without it.
- Bíonn blas ar an mbeagán – Small amounts are sweer.
Spórt:
- Ní bhíonn an rath ach mar a mbíonn an smacht – There is no success without discipline.
- Ní féidir gach cluiche a thabhairt leat – You can’t win every game.
- Níl pá gan chrá – No pain, no gain.
Grá:
- Maireann lá go ruaig ach maireann an gra go huaigh – A day lasts until it is chased away, but love lasts until the grave.
- Grá inneall na beatha agus tiománaí an tsaoil – Love is the engine of life and it drives the world.
- Uireasa a mhéadaíonn cumha – Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Taisteal:
- Is aoibheann dul ar cuairt agus is fearr i gcónaí bheith i do thigh féin – It’s nice to go on a visit, but there’s no place better to be than at home.
- Castar na daoine ar a chéile! - People meet each other/ It’s a small world.
- Bíonn siúlach scéalach –Travel broadens the mind.
Sonas:
- Gáire geal an leigheas is fearr – Happy laughter is the best medicine.
- Ná cur an sonas ar athlá! – Don’t postpone joy!
- Níl costas ar chineáltas – Kindness costs nothing.
- Bain spraoi as gach lá agus gach oíche ó imíonn an bheatha ar nós na gaoithe – Enjoy every day and every night since life passes by at the speed of light.
- Glac an saol mar a thagann sé! – Take life as it comes!
- Bia breá, gáire minic, agus an grá gan teorainn! – Eat well, laugh often, love much.
*Fuaireas na seanfhocail seo as “Proverbs In Irish” le Garry Bannister, 2017 (BÁC).