Holidays
How would you describe your holiday?

I went to Spain	Chuaigh mé go dtí an Spáinn
I went to Edinburgh	Chuaigh mé go Dún Éideann
I went to France	Chuaigh mé go dtí an Fhrainc
I went to London	Chuaigh mé go Londain
I went to Australia	Chuaigh mé go dtí an Astráil

It was hot	Bhí sé an-te
It was cold	Bhí sé fuar
It was fine	Bhí sé go breá
It was dry	Bhí sé tirim
It was warm	Bhí sé te

The hotel was dirty	Bhí an t-óstán salach
The hotel was disgusting	Bhí an t-óstán cáidheach
The hotel was terrible	Bhí an t-óstán go dona
The hotel was swanky	Bhí an t-óstán galánta
The hotel was expensive	Bhí an t-óstán daor

The food was delicious	Bhí an bia an-bhlasta
The food was awful	Bhí an bia millteanach
The food was healthy	Bhí an bia sláintiúil
The food was fantastic	Bhí an bia thar barr
The food was strange	Bhí an bia aisteach

The women were pretty	Bhí na mná álainn
The women were polite	Bhí na mná múinte
The women were friendly	Bhí na mná cairdiúil
The women were tall	Bhí na mná ard
The women were chatty	Bhí na mná cainteach

The men were handsome	Bhí na fir dóighiúil
The men were impolite	Bhí na fir mímhúinte
The men were funny	Bhí na fir greannmhar
The men were witty	Bhí na fir deisbhéalach
The men were unfriendly	Bhí na fir míchairdiúil

mná = women
fir = men

Colin thought "mná" meant 'men' until a rather embarrassing incident in The Corner Bar. He successfully excused himself from polite company with a perfect "Gabh mo leithscéal" (excuse me), in order to answer nature's call... just a pity that on entering, he happened upon bar owner Prue and the lovely Frankie in the throes of enhancing their natural feminine beauty.

"bhí sé" = it / he was"tá sé" = it / he is"beidh sé" = it / he will be