N.B.
I bpictiúr a haon/dó/trí
Sa chéad/dara/triú p(h)ictiúr
Frásaí úsáideacha
Teideal na sraithe seo ná…The title of this sequence is…(always begin with this.
Tá an tsraith seo bunaithe ar… This sequence is based on…
Baineann an scéal seo le… this story is about…
Tá an tsraith/pictiúr seo lonnaithe/suite i… The sequence/picture is situated in…
Leagtar síos bunchloch an scéil sa chéad phictiúr le… The foundation of the story is laid out in the first picture with…
Forbraítear an scéal sa dara phictiúr…The story develops in the second picture
Leanann eachtraí/dráma an scéil ar aghaidh i bpic a trí… The events/drama of the story continues in picture three...
Tá dá chuid sa phictiúr seo, sa chéad leath….sa dara leath… There is two parts to this picture, in the first half…in the second half…
Sroichtear buaicphoite an scéil i bpictiúr a cúig… The climax of the story is reached in picture five
Feictear sa phictiúr seo...it can be seen in this picture…
Is léir ón bpictiúr seo…it’s clear from this picture…
Críochnaíonn an scéal ar nóta ________….The story ends on a _____ note
Briathra – Ionadaigh (Replace)
| Chuaigh siad | Dúirt siad |
| Rith siad – they ran | Phléigh siad – they discussed |
| Shiúil siad – they walked | Labhair siad faoi – They spoke about |
| Thaisteal siad – they travelled | Mhínigh siad – they explained |
Seanfhocail a bhíonn oiriúnach go minic:
| Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí |
| Ní bhíonn bua gan dua |
| Is í an chiall ceannaithe an chiall is fearr |
| Bíonn an siúlach scéalach |
| Ní bhíonn in aon rud ach seal |
Nathanna eile:
| Creid é nó ná creid | Believe it or not |
| Gan mhoill | Without delay |
| Tar éis tamaill bhig | After a little while |
| ag screadaíl in ard a gcinn is a ngutha | Screaming at the top or their voices |
| Dubh le daoine | Full of people |
| Le luas lasrach | At lightning speed |
| Ba bheag nár léim sé/sí as a c(h)raiceann | He/she almost jumped out of her skin |
| Bhí a c(h)roí ina b(h)éal | His/her heart was in his/her mouth |
| Bhí sceitimíní air/uirthi | He/she was excited |
| Bhí áthas/ionadh/eagla an domhain air/uirthi | He/she was very happy/surprised/scared |
| I bpreabadh na súl | In the blink of an eye |
| Go tobann | Suddenly |
| Bhí an t-ádh dearg leis/léí | He/she was very lucky |