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friend in Irish

cara

friend

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Is tusa cara Tomás.

You're Tom's friend.A2

Is Gaeilgeoir í an cara is fearr agam.

My best friend is an Irish speaker.B1

Tá an múinteoir nua níos cosúla le cara ná múinteoir.

The new teacher is more like a friend than a teacher.A2

Bhí mé sa bheár le cúpla cara agus bhí an chraic go hiontach.

I was in the bar with a few friends and it was great fun.B1

Is cara liom í.

She is a friend of mine.A1

A little grammar Optional, but useful

You may also meet these forms of cara in a sentence.

Base form
cara
Séimhiú
chara
Urú
gcara
When to use séimhiú and urú →

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