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Meaning of lá breá | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B2
l̪ˠɑː bʲɾʲɑː

Definitions

an Irish learner visiting a Gaeltacht area

slang

Examples

“Is mór an seó iad na Laethanta Breátha a thagann inár measc. Sin é an t-ainm a bhí ag na seandaoine go léir ar chuairteoirí a thagadh anseo fadó a’ foghlaim mar ná raibh acu ach an ‘Lá breá!’ nuair a chasaidís ort. Bail orthu.”

The “Lovely Days” who come among us are big fun. That’s the name that all the old people used for visitors who used to come here long ago to learn as they spoke only ‘Lá breá!’ [ie. ‘Lovely day!’] when they happened upon you. Bless them.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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