Oral notes for Irish – Líontóirí (fillers)

Irish Higher Level

• Bhuel, sin ceist mhaith : well, that’s a good question.
• Fan go bhfeicfidh mé : wait until I see.
• Caithfidh mé a rá : I have to say
• Déirfinn go. . : I would say . .
• Is dócha go. . : I suppose. .
• Ní féidir a shéanadh ach go . . : It cannot be denied that. . .
• Ceist casta is ea í sin, gan réiteach sofheicithe : that’s a complicated question without a visible solution.
• Níl tuairim dá laghad agam faoin an ábhar sin : I don’t have a clue about that subject
• Níl spéis agam sa cúrsaí sin mar níl an am agam leis an brú an bliain seo : I don’t have an interest is those things because I don’t have the time with the pressure this year
• Caithfidh mé smaoinimh faoin sin : I have to think about that
• Tá fhios agat: You know
• An bhfuil fhios agat : do you know
• Anois: now
• N’fheadar : I don’t know
• B’fheidir: maybe
• Ní bheadh mé in ann tada a rá faoin ceist sin : I wouldn’t be able to say anything about that