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How to say "to get better at something" in Irish. How can you say the following in Irish? 1. I want to better/improve my Irish. 2. I want to get better at speaking Irish. 3. I want to improve my Irish (language) skills. 4. My Irish skills got better/improved. 5. You have gotten better at Irish. 6. I have gotten better at reading Irish. 7. She wants him to get better at Irish.
Dec 9, 2014 5:49 AM
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"Getting better" is generally expressed with the word "feabhas" ("excellence, improvement"). Ba mhaith liom feabhas a chur ar mo chuid Gaeilge = I'd like to improve my Irish Chuaigh mo chuid Gaeilge i bhfeabhas/Tá feabhas ar mo chuid Gaeilge = My Irish has improved You can also use "fearr" ("better") in some cases: Léim Gaeilge níos fearr anois = I read Irish better now Ba mhaith liom Gaeilge níos fearr a labhairt = I want to speak better Irish When talking about "getting better" in the sense of "recovering from an illness", "biseach" is better: Bhí mé tinn ach tá biseach orm anois = I was sick but I'm better now
December 9, 2014
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