Irish word

bhuail

strike (past of buail)

verbmasculine/vˠuəlʲ/ ~ /vˠwɛlʲ/

bhuail means “strike (past of buail)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /vˠuəlʲ/ ~ /vˠwɛlʲ/.

Mutation forms

Sa Spáinn a bhuail mé le Mattias.

I met Mattias in Spain.

Bhuail cailín mé.

I got hit by a girl.

Bhuail an smaoineamh mé ar éirí ar maidin dom.

I got the idea while getting up in the morning.

Bhuail muid le chéile i bPáras.

We met each other in Paris.

Bhuail mé leis agus mé i nGaillimh.

I met him while I was in Galway.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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