Tíortha: Countries

Below are words and phrases associated with Topaic na Seachtaine:

Tíortha

(Countries)

Focail / Words

Argentina – An Airgintín
Armenia – An Airméin
Australia – An Astráil
Austria – An Ostair
Bahamas – Na Bahámaí
Barbados – Barbadós
Belarus – An Bhealarúis
Belgium – An Bheilg
Brazil – An Bhrasaíl
Bulgaria – An Bhulgáir
Cambodia – An Chambóid
Cameroon – Camarún
Canada – Ceanada
Cape Verde – Rinn Verde
Central African Republic – Poblacht na hAfraice Láir
Chile – An tSile
China – An tSín
Colombia – An Cholóim
Costa Rica – Cósta Ríce
Cuba – Cúba
Czechia/Czech Republic – Poblacht na Seice
Dominican Republic – An Phoblacht Dhoiminiceach
Ecuador – Eacuadór
Egypt – An Éigipt
El Salvador – An tSalvadóir
Equatorial Guinea – An Ghuine Mheánchriosach
Ethiopia – An Aetóip
Finland – An Fhionlainn
France – An Fhrainc
Germany – An Ghearmáin
Greece – An Ghréig
Haiti – Háítí
Honduras – Hondúras
Hungary – An Ungáir
Iceland – An Íoslainn
India – An India
Indonesia – An Indinéis
Iran – An Iaráin
Iraq – An Iaráic
Ireland – Éire
Israel – Iosrael
Italy – An Iodáil
Jamaica – Iamáice
Japan – An tSeapáin
Jordan – An Iordáin
Kazakhstan – An Chasacstáin
Kenya – An Chéinia
Kiribati – Cireabaití
Kuwait – Cuáit
Kyrgyzstan – An Chirgeastáin
Laos – Laos
Latvia – An Laitvia
Lebanon – An Liobáin
Lesotho – Leosóta
Liberia – An Libéir
Libya – An Libia
Liechtenstein – Lichtinstéin
Lithuania – An Liotuáin
Luxembourg – Lucsamburg
Madagascar – Madagascar
Malawi – An Mhaláiv
Malaysia – An Mhalaeisia
Maldives – Oileáin Mhaildíve
Mali – Mailí
Malta – Málta
Marshall Islands – Oileáin Marshall
Mauritania – An Mháratáin
Mauritius – Oileán Mhuirís
Mexico – Meicsiceo
Micronesia – An Mhicrinéis
Moldova – An Mholdóiv
Monaco – Monacó
Mongolia – An Mhongóil
Montenegro – Montainéagró
Morocco – Maracó
Mozambique – Mósaimbíc
Myanmar – Maenmar
Namibia – An Namaib
Nauru – Nárú

Nepal – Neipeal
Netherlands – An Ísiltír
New Zealand – An Nua-Shéalainn
Nicaragua – Nicearagua
Niger – An Nígir
Nigeria – An Nigéir
North Korea – An Chóiré Thuaidh
North Macedonia – An Mhacadóin
Norway – An Iorua
Oman – Óman
Pakistan – An Phacastáin
Palau – Oileáin Palau
Palestine – An Phalaistín
Panama – Panama
Papua New Guinea – Nua-Ghuine Phapua
Paraguay – Paragua
Peru – Peiriú
Philippines – Na hOileáin Fhilipíneacha
Poland – An Pholainn
Portugal – An Phortaingéil
Qatar – Catar
Republic of the Congo – Poblacht an Chongó
Romania – An Rómáin
Russia – An Rúis
Rwanda – Ruanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis – San Críostóir-Nimheas
Saint Lucia – San Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – San Uinseann agus na Greanáidíní
Samoa – Samó
San Marino – San Mairíne
São Tomé and Príncipe – São Tomé agus Príncipe
Saudi Arabia – An Araib Shádach
Senegal – An tSeineagáil
Serbia – An tSeirbia
Seychelles – Na Séiséil
Sierra Leone – Siarra Leon
Singapore – Singeapór
Slovakia – An tSlóvaic
Slovenia – An tSlóivéin
Solomon Islands – Oileáin Sholamón
Somalia – An tSomáil
South Africa – An Afraic Theas
South Korea – An Chóiré Theas
South Sudan – An tSúdáin Theas
Spain – An Spáinn
Sri Lanka – Srí Lanca
Sudan – An tSúdáin
Suriname – Suranam
Sweden – An tSualainn
Switzerland – An Eilvéis
Syria – An tSiria
Tajikistan – An Táidsíceastáin
Tanzania – An Tansáin
Thailand – An Téalainn
Timor-Leste/East Timor – An Tíomór Thoir
Togo – Tóga
Tonga – Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago – Oileán na Tríonóide agus Tobága
Tunisia – An Túinéis
Turkey – An Tuirc
Turkmenistan – An Tuircméanastáin
Tuvalu – Túvalú
Uganda – Uganda
Ukraine – An Úcráin
United Arab Emirates – Aontas na nÉimíríochtaí Arabacha
United Kingdom – An Ríocht Aontaithe
United States of America – Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Uruguay – Uragua
Uzbekistan – An Úisbéiceastáin
Vanuatu – Vanuatú
Venezuela – Veiniséala
Vietnam – Vítneam
Yemen – Éimin
Zambia – An tSaimbia
Zimbabwe – An tSiombáib

Frásaí / Phrases

We were in China. – Bhí muid sa tSín.

My wife and I were in Argentina. – Bhí mé féin agus mo bhean chéile san Airgintín.

I visited France this year. – Thug mé cuairt ar an bhFrainc i mbliana.

I went to Germany. – Chuaigh mé go dtí an Ghearmáin.

I did not go anywhere this year. – Ní dheachaigh mé aon áit i mbliana.

I did not visit anywhere this year. – Níor thug mé cuairt ar aon áit i mbliana.

I was abroad for a week. – Bhí mé thar lear ar feadh seachtaine.

I was there for a week. – Bhí mé ann ar feadh seachtaine.

We were in Germany for a fortnight. – Bhíomar sa Ghearmáin ar feadh coicíse.

My friends and I were in Italy for a month. – Bhí mé féin agus mo chairde san Iodáil ar feadh míosa.

I visited a friend of mine in the Netherlands for/during the summer. – Bhí mé ar cuairt ag cara liom san Ísiltír ar feadh an tsamhraidh.

I went on a trip to South Africa at the beginning of the year. – Chuaigh mé ar thuras go dtí an Afraic Theas ag tús na bliana.

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