Irish Phrases Greetings Naming People Pleasantries Partings At the Table Useful Phrases Time Nouns The Verb "to be" The Prepositional Pronoun "ar" More Prepositional Pronouns" Adjectives" Verbs Colors Blessings & Curses English - Irish - Phonetic Greetings Good Day - Dia duit! - djiah gwich Good Morning - Dia duit ar maidin - djiah gwich air mahdjeen --reply- - Dia is Muire duit. - djiahs murrah gwich Naming People - What is your name? - Cad is ainm duit? - cahd iss anim ditch? --reply-- is my name - ------is ainm dom. - ---- iss anim dyum Dennis is my name - Donnacadh is ainm dom. - Don-nikah iss anim dyum Mary is my name - Maire is ainm dom. - Moirah iss anim dyum Pleasantries - Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú? - How are you? (Connemara) - Caidé mar tá tú? - How are you? (Ulster) - Conas tá tú? - - How are you? (Munster) co-nas tah tu - I'm well...or - Tá mé go maith - tah may go mah or I'm well - Táim go maith. - tah-im go mah I'm not good. - Níl mé go maith. - neel may go mah I'm ...... - Tá me.... - tah may... wonderful - Tá mé go hiontach. tah-may go hee-un-tachk fine - Tá mé go breá. tah-may go brah bad - Tá mé go dona - tah-may go doe-nah medium - Tá mé go measartha. - tah-may go mas-ser-ah drunk - Tá mé ar meisce. - tah-may air meeish-kah very drunk - Tá mé ólta. - tah-may ole-tah mad (crazy or angry) - Tá mé ar buille. - tah-may air bu-ill-yah tired - Tá mé tuirseach. - tah-may ter-shock Parting Good bye - Slán - shlahn --reply - Slán leat - shlahn lyaht Goodbye for now - Slán go fóill - shlahn goh foihll - At the Table - Would you like.. - Ar mhaith leat... - air why lyat.. No - Níl.. - neel Yes - Ba mhaith liom - bah hwah lyum.. What would you like? - Cad ba mhaith leat? - cahd ba hwah lyat? I would like... - Ba mhaith liom.. - bah hwah lyum.. I wouldn't like.. - Ní maith liom... - nee my lyum I'd prefer - B'fhearr liom... - bar lyum.. a cigarette - toitín - toit-tcheen coffee, please - caife, le do thoil - ccoffey, ledah hel lemonade - líomanáid - lemon-adj a coke - cóc - coke tea - tae - tay milk - bainne - bahn-nyeh ice cream - uachtar reoite - oo-akter roycheh eggs & bacon - uibheacha agus bagún - ovv vahah ugus bahgoon fruit - torthaí - tor-hee bread - arán - ahr-rahn butter - im - im jam - subh - soov meat - feoil - feeoil fish - iasc - ee-asc water - uisce - ishkah whisky - uisce beatha - ishkah bahhah beer - beoir - beeyore wine - fíon - feeon breakfast - bricfeasta - brick-festah lunch - lón - lahn supper - suipéar - sup-air' Thank you - Go raibh maith agat. - gura mie ugut Useful Phrases I am.. Is mise.. - iss mishheh.. please Más é do thoil é - mushayduh-hulyah Thank you Go raibh maith agat - guramahhagut You're welcome. - Tá fáilte romhat Thank God Buíochas le Dia - bweeahhkus lay djeeah Cheers! Sláinte! shlahntcheh Excuse me - Gabh mo leithscéal. Take it easy Tóg bog é - toge boag ay Never mind Ná bac leis - nah bahk lesh Be careful Bí curamach - be kuramakh Be quiet Bí ciúin - be ku-in shut your mouth Dún do bheal - dun doe vale Kiss my arse Póg ma thoin - poag mah hone good bye ( if staying) Slán leat - shlahn lyaht goodbye (if going) Slán agat - shlahn ugut good night oíche mhaith - ee-ha-why pardon me gabh mo leithscéal - gomolyesh-kale alright ceart go leor - kyart go lyore Good enough / O.K. - Maith go leor. - listen to me eistigi liom - eshtigee lyum say it again, please Abair é sin arís, le do thoil - abber ay shin areesh, ledah hell Tuigim Gaeilge shimpli (thug/imm gale/geh him/plee) - I understand simple irish Nil moran Gaeilge agam.(kneel more/on gale/geh ah/gum) - I dont have much Irish Ta cupla focail Gaeilge agam (taw koo-pluh fuk-ill gale-geh ah/gum) - I have a couple of words of Irish Oiche mhaith, codladh samh (eehah wot, culla sovh) - Good night, sleep well Ca as duit? (caw oss dit) - Where are you from? Is as Meiricea/Sasana/Eire dom (iss oss mare-i-caw/sos-in-ah/air-ah dum) - I am from America/England/Ireland! gabh mo leithscéal! (guh muh lesh/kale) - pardon me! An bhfuil Gaelige/Bearla agat? (On will gale-geh/bear-lah ah-gut?) - Do you speak Irish/English? An dtuigeann tú? (On digg/inn two) - Do you understand? Tuigim/Ni thuigim (tigg-im/knee higg-im) - I understand/I don't understand Go raibh míle maith agat! (Guh ruh meal/ah mawt ag/gut) - Many thanks! (may you have a thousand good things) Tá failte romhat (Taw fall cheh row at) - You are welcome Cá bhuil tú i do chónaí? - - Where do you live? Cé as tú? (K/oss/tu) - Where are you from? As America, is tú féin? (oss/America/iss/tu/feign) - From America, and yourself? Time What time is it? - Cén t-am é? - cane tom ay? It's.. - Tá sé.. - tah shay.. 1 AM - Tá sé a haon a chlog ar maidin - ..a hayn uh clug air mahdjeen 2 AM - Tá sé a dó a chlog ar maidin - ..a doeh uh clug air mahdjeen 3 AM - ... a trí a chlog... - ..a tree uh clug 4 AM - ... a ceathair a chlog... - ..a ca-her uh clug 5 AM - ... a cúig a chlog.. - . ..a ku-ig uh clug 6 AM - ... a sé a chlog... - ..a shay uh clug 7 AM - ... a seacht a chlog... - ..a shockt uh clug 8 AM - ... a hocht a chlog... - ..a hokt uh clug 9 AM - .. a naoi a chlog.. - ..a nyee uh clug 10 AM - ... a deich a chlog... - ..a djay uh clug 11 AM - ... a haon déag a chlog.. - ..a hayn djeg uh clug 12 PM - .. a dó dhéag a chlog ..a doe yeg uh clug or Noon - meán lae - ..man lay 1 PM - Tá sé a haon a chlog um tráthnóna - ..a hayn uh clug um trahnoena 2 PM - Tá sé a dó a chlog um tráthnóna .. - a doeh uh clug um trahnoena etc. 12 PM - a dó dhéag a chlog um tráthnóna. - a doeh yeg uh clug um trahnoena or Midnight - meán oíche - ..man ee-hah 2:30 - Tá sé leathuair tar éis a dó.. - ..leh-ooar tar eysh a doe 3:15 - Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a trí.. - ..cahroo tar eysh a doe 7:45 - Tá sé ceathrú chun a hocht... - ..cahroo hun a hokt 7:10 - Tá sé a deich tar éis a seacht. - a djay tar eysh a shockt half hour after - leathuair tar éis - leh-ooar tar eysh quarter after - ceathrú tar éis - cahroo tar eysh quarter to - ceathrú chun - cahroo hun ten after - deich tar éis - djay tar eysh Nouns What's that? - Cad é sin? - cahd ay shin? It's a... - Is ... é. - Iss.......ay. It's a...radio - Is raidió é. - Iss rahdee-oh ay. cabinet - cófra - coffrah window - fuinneog - fwin-ngog curtains - cuirtíní - kurt-chin-nee newspaper - nuachtán - noo-ak-tan book - leabhar - lyore wall - balla - bahllah flowers - bláthanna - bla-ha-nah mirror - scáthán - scah-hen clock - clog - clug fire - tine - chinneh the man - an fear - un far the woman - an bhean - un van the floor - an t-urlár - un ter-ler classroom - seomra scoile - shome-rah skullyeh bathroom - seomra folctha - shome-rah folk ha Where is the bathroom? - Cá bhfuil an seomra folctha ? - cah hwill un shome-rah folk ha ? class - rang - rahng pencil (lead pen) - peann luaidhe - paen loo-ey desk - deasc - dayshk table - bord - bord teacher - múinteoir - moo-un-cheore scholar - scoláire - sko-larleh student - mac léinn - mac-layn black board - clár dubh - clar-doov The Verb "to be" sentence structure= - verb + subject + modifiers I am - Tá mé - tah may you are - Tá tú - tah too He is - Tá sé - tah shay It is... - Tá sé - tah shay She is... - Tá sí - tah shee We are... - Táimid - tah mwidj You all are.. - Tá sibh - tah shiv They are... - Tá siad - tah shee-id The Prepositional Pronoun "ar" - on..., on me, on you, on him or it, on her, on us, on you (plural), on them - ar...orm,ort, air, uirthi, orainn, oraibh orthu - air, orum, ort, air, orinn, oriv, or-hoo sentence structure= - verb +condition + on..... I am sick (The sickness is on me) - Tá slaghdán orm. - tah shlayden ourm He is sick (The sickness is on him) - Tá slaghdán air. - tah shlayden air I am happy - Tá áthas orm. - tah a-has orum She is happy - Tá áthas uirthi. tah a-hass er-hee I am sorry - Tá brón orm. - tah broan orum I am afraid - Tá eagla orm. - tah uglah orum I am angry - Tá fearg orm. - tah fareg orum I am ashamed - Tá náire orm. - tah nareh orum I am hungry - Tá ocras orm. - tah ocrus orum I am thirsty - Tá tart orm. - tah tart orum Prepositional Pronouns I like... Is maith liom... - iss mah lyum.. I don't like... Ní maith liom... - nee mah lyum.. Would you like tea? Ar mhaith leat tae? - air why lyat tay? - The preposition "ag" (at) will combine with "mé" (I or me) to form "agam" (at me). The preposition is combined with the pronouns "mé, tú, sé,sí, etc." into one word. This feature with "agam", "agat","againn", etc. also form an idiom that means "having". "Tá cóta agat" literally means: "The coat is at you", but really means "You have the coat". This mixing of prepositions with the pronouns also works with the preposition "le" (with). For example: with le - leh with me - liom - lyum with us linn - lyinn with you - leat - lyat with you (plural) libh - liv with him/on it - leis - lesh with them leo - loe with her léi - lay-hee "Le" means "with", but it can also be used as a idiom which means to own. Here are some different ways that "le" is used: I'm here with Martin. Tá mé anseo le Máirtín. - tah may unshaw leh mar-tcheen I agree with Martin (I am with Martin) Tá mé le Máirtín. - tah may leh mar-tcheen I own that new car. (car is with me) Tá carr nua seo liom. tah carr nooah shaw lyum Health with you! Slán leat! - shlahn lyaht Move thyself! Bog leat! bug lyaht It's good with me (I like .....) Is maith liom... - iss mah lyum You don't like... Ni maith leat... - nee mah lyum I don't care. Is cuma liom. - iss cumma lyum I prefer....... Is fear liom. - iss far lyum If you can. Más féidir liom. - mahs faydjer lyum You can't. Ní féidir leat. nee faydjer lyat Adjectives - They are early - Tá siad go luath. tah sheeid gu lu-ah You are late or slow - Tá tú mall. tah too guh mahl He is fast. - Tá sé go tapaidh. - tah shay guh tahpee He is laying down. - Tá sé ina luí. tah shay innah gnlu-ee He is old. - Tá sé sean. - tah shay shan It is new. - Tá sé nua - tah shay noo-ah She is beautiful. - Tá sí go hálainn. tah shee guh hall-in He is tall. - Tá sé ard. - tah shay ard He (or it) is soft. - Tá sé bog. tah shay bog 'Tis a soft day. - Lá bog é. lah bog ay It is hard (surface). - Tá sé go crua. - tah shay go cruah It is hard (work). - Tá sé go deacair. - tah shay guh djakker It is dirty. - Tá sé salach. tah shay sallahck It is clean. - Tá sé glan. - tah shay glahn It is cold outside. - Tá sé fuar amuigh. - tah shay foo-ar amwee It is wet. - Tá sé fliuch. - tah sahy fluhck It is dry - Tá sé tirim. - tah shay chirrim It is hot inside - Tá sé te istigh. - tah shay chay ishtgee It is fat - Tá sé ramhar. - tah shay rour It is thin. - Tá sé tanaí. - tah shay tanee Was it hot outside? - An raibh sé te amuigh? - un roe shay chay amwee No - Ní raibh.. nee roe Yes - Bhí. - vee I was cold. - Bhí mé fuar. - vee may foo-ir Verbs I was... Bhí mé .... vee may eating my lunch ag ithe mo lón eg eehah moe lone watching TV ag féachaint ar an teilifís eg fehckent air un tellefish drinking whiskey ag ól uisce beatha eg ole ishkah bah-hah fighting with my wife ag troid leis mo bhean céile eg troid lesh moe van kaylah reading a book ag léamh an leabhar eg lay-uh un lyore walking on the road ag siúl ar an bothar eg shooil air un boe-her going to.. ag dul go dtí.. eg dull go djee the store an siopa eg dull go djee un shoappah the bathroom sa seomra folctha eg dull go djee sah shumrah foelkah big fair aonach mhór eg dull go djee un aynohck wore Colors What color is it? - Cén dath atá ar? - kane dah ahtah' air? It is.. - Tá sé... - tah shay.. red - dearg - djareg blue - gorm - gorum yellow - buí - bwee green - glas - glahs orange - oráiste - orrahshtah black - dubh - doov white - bán - bahn grey - liath - lee-ah brown - donn - dun pink - bándearg - bahn-djareg purple - corcra - kor'-krah Blessings & Curses Things to say to your friends and lovers May you have a thousand good things = Many thanks! Go raibh míle maith agat! - guh ruh meel'uh mah uhguht My thousand loves Mo mhíle grá moh veela grah My fair darling mo mhúirnín bán - moh vor-neen bahn My thousand treasures = darling Mo mhíle stór - moh veelah shtore I love you Tá grá agam duit - tah grah ugum ditch Your honey-mouth Do bhéilín meala doh vayleen mahlah My secret (love) Mo rún moh roo-in Happiness on you = Thank you! - Sonas ort! - sonuhs ort A gold ring on you = Bravo! Thank you! - Fáinne óir ort! - fahn'uh oer' ort Good you = Good for you! - Maith thú! - mah hoo My music you = Bravo! Good for you! Mo cheol thu! - muh kyoel hoo My seven blessings on you Mo sheacht mbeannacht ort! - muh haext baenuhxt ort May God not weaken your hand = More power to you! Nár lagaí Dia do lámh! - nahr lagee d'eeuh duh lahv May you live long! Go maire tú! - guh mar'uh too May you go live to the hundred Go dté tú an céad! - guh d'ay too uhn k'ayd Prosperity from God on you - Bail ó Dhia ort! - bal' oe jeeuh ort God's bounty on you = God bless you! Rath Dé ort! - rah d'ay ort May God put luck on you = Best of luck to you! Go gcuire Dia an t-ádh ort! - guh gir'uh d'eeuh uhn tah ort God's blessing with you - Beannacht Dé leat! - baenuhxt d'ay l'aet May your trip succeed with you = Have a successful trip! Go n-éirí do thuras leat! - guh n'ayr'ee duh huruhs l'aet May the road succeed with you - Go n-éirí an bóthar leat! - guh n'ayr'ee uhn boehuhr l'aet Things to say to your enemies To hell with you - Go hifreann leat! - guh hif'r'uhn l'aet Go in the devil's house - Téigh i dtigh diabhail! - t'ay uh d'ee d'aul' May the devil take you with him - Go mbeire an diabhal leis thú! - guh mer'uh uhn d'aul l'es' hoo Your soul to the devil - D'anam don diabhal! - danuhm duhn d'aul Your body to the devil - Do chorp don diabhal! - duh xorp duhn d'aul Go to the devil - Imigh sa diabhal! - im'ee suh d'aul Damnation on you Damnú ort! - damnoo ort Scorching and burning on you - Loscadh is dó ort! - loskuh uhs doe ort Smothering and drowning on you - Múchadh is bá ort! - mooxuh uhs bah ort A shroud on you - Marbhfháisc ort! - maruhvahs'k' ort May the devil choke you - Go dtachta an diabhal thú! - guh daxtuh uhn deel hoo May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat! - Go n-ithe an cat thú, is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat! - guh nee-ha un caht hoo, iss guh nee-ha un deel un caht