Irish Roads and Traffic

The Rocky Road to Dublin Medley

I usually spend the two hours driving to work and back again as Irish practice time. I found most of the words below at the Bórd Na Gaeilge site. I list them below in hopes that students like yourself will find them useful while driving as I did. They are a great source for sentence building.

Conas is féidir liom dul go dtí an oifig an phost?	How can I go to the post office?
Lean díreach ar aghaidh chomh fada leis an banc.	Go straight ahead as far as the bank.
Ansin tóg an tríu casadh ar dheis.	Then take the 3rd turn on the right.
Ansin tóg an chead casadh ar chlé.	Then take the 1st turn on the left.

English Irish Amber Ómrach Bus lane Buslána Car park Carrchlós Child Crossing Leanaí ag Trasnú Crooked road bóthar cam Cul de sac Cul de sac Deadend bun bás Draw Bridge Droichead togala Entrance Bealach isteach Hazzard Guais High speed Luas uachtara Local traffic Trácht áitiúil Local road Bóthar áitiúil Traffic Circle Timpeallán Main road Príomhbhóthar Macadam tarramhacadam Map Léarscáil One-way traffic Trácht aontreo Pedestrian Coisí Parking Páirceáil Parking lot Carrchlos Pedestrian crossing Trasrian coisithe

English Irish Pole Cuaille Pole Cuaille Pothole Linntreog Road closed Bóthar dúnta Rumble strips Stiallacha tormáin Side road Taobh-bhóthar Sidewalk Siúlbhealach Signpost Cuaille eolais Single line traffic Trácht aon líne Speed Luas Street Light Solas bhóthar Traffic light Solas thrachta Through traffic Tréthrácht Toll bridge Droichead dola Toll plaza Plás dola Traffic jam Plód Trácta Traffic Accident Timpiste Trácta Two-way traffic Trácht dhá threo Underpass Íosbhealach Walkway siúlbhealach Idling ag falsacht . .

Courtesy of Bórd na Gaeilge
Abridged and Additions by Vivian & Jack.
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