Question:
Irish Phrases?
halainn317
2006-05-22 15:38:06 UTC
Just wondering if anyone know's any phrases in Gaelic...something interesting...Just so I have some general phrases to use.
Ten answers:
jibbers4204
2006-05-22 15:39:50 UTC
here is website that has a lot of irish phrases!
SouthOckendon
2006-05-23 14:09:43 UTC
Nobody in Ireland actually SPEAKS Irish and most don't even understand it. They don't call it Gaelic either. They call it Irish. Gaelic is a very similar language spoken in the western isles of Scotland etc. Look up www.overheardindublin.com for the way the Irish speak English. One good phrase to have in Irish as quite a few people will understand it is "Pogue muh hone". (Pouge rhymes with Rogue) Loosely it translates as "You really can't be serious" and you give it to anybody who is obviously talking rubbish as lots of irish people do.
anonymous
2016-12-08 10:02:10 UTC
And the only each and every Irish guy or woman is familiar with from their college days: An bhfuil cead agam dul amach bypass dti an leathras? tough pronounciation: On will kyad ah-gum boring amach guh dee on l. a.-raas? Or, 'could i bypass out to the rest room?' (additionally, could I upload that having been Irish for some a protracted time now, i've got under no circumstances heard absolutely everyone different than American vacationers say "could the line upward thrust with you", "could the devil discover out your lifeless, a million/2 an hour when you have arrived in heaven", or "perfect of the morning")
cleofox32
2006-05-23 07:18:20 UTC
go to www.irishlanguage.net - and click on the phrases section. This has everyday phrases. The website also has a section that explains how to pronounce grammar etc.
anonymous
2006-05-22 22:39:42 UTC
Erin Go Bragh! Ireland Forever!



Cead Maile Failte - 100,000 welcomes
trixie
2006-05-22 15:43:58 UTC
This was on a back of an Irish sugar packet that I brought home with me from my last trip.



"Ar mhaite leis fein a dheinneann an cat cronan"



It's for its own good that a cat purrs
GrimmyBear
2006-05-22 15:42:10 UTC
Enjoy.



PHRASE:Na dean sin!

PRONOUNCED:naw dane shin

MEANING:Don't do that!



PHRASE: Gle mhaith!

PRONOUNCED:glay moth

MEANING:Very good!



PHRASE:Rinn tu e!

PRONOUNCED:rinn two a (as in the letter a)

MEANING:You did it!





February 2006

PHRASE:Ba mhaith liom cupan tae

PRONOUNCED:Buh wah lum cup-onn tay

MEANING:I would like a cup of tea?



PHRASE:Le bainne? Le siucra?

PRONOUNCED:Leh bonn-yeh? Leh shu-kreh

MEANING:With milk? With sugar?



PHRASE:Ta se ro-laidir/ro-lag/an dheas

PRONOUNCED:Taw shay ro-law-dirr/ro-logg/on djas

MEANING:It is too strong/too weak/just nice



January 2006

PHRASE:Slainte agus tainte!

PRONOUNCED:slawn-che oggus tinn-che

MEANING:Health and Wealth!



PHRASE:Go mbeire muid beo ar an am seo aris!

PRONOUNCED:guh mware-eh mwid beow air on omm shuh ah-rish

MEANING:May we be alive this time next year!



PHRASE:Athbhliain faoi mhaise dhuit!

PRONOUNCED:ought-bleen fwee may-sheh dwit

MEANING:A prosperous new year to you!





November 2005

PHRASE: Fainne oir ort!

PRONOUNCED:fawn-yeh ore urt

MEANING:A gold ring on you

(Bravo! or Well Done!)



PHRASE:Go dte tu an cead

PRONOUNCED:guh day two on kade

MEANING:May you live to be 100



PHRASE:Go maire tu!

PRONOUNCED:guh mire-ehh two

MEANING:May you live

(Congratulations! or Live long!)



October 2005

PHRASE: Oiche Shamhna

PRONOUNCED:ee-ha how-nah

MEANING:Halloween (the night before Samhain)



PHRASE:Tabhair feirin dom no buailfidh me bob ort!

PRONOUNCED:tour ferr-een dum no booligg may bob urt

MEANING:Trick or Treat

(give me a treat or I will play a trick on you!)



PHRASE:Tine cramha/Cailleach/Taibhse

PRONOUNCED:tinneh cravh-sheh/coll-yuk/tavh-sheh

MEANING:Bonfire/Witch/Ghost





September 2005

PHRASE: Fomhair/Geimhreadh/Earrach/Samhradh

PRONOUNCED:foe-irr/gev-reh/arr-ock/souwh-rah

MEANING:Autumn/Winter/Spring/Winter



PHRASE:Ta se ag cur baisti

PRONOUNCED:taw shay egg curr bosh-tee

MEANING:It is raining



PHRASE:Ta mo eadie fliuch

PRONOUNCED:taw muh ea-dee flee-uck

MEANING:My clothes are wet





August 2005

PHRASE: An mor ata air?

PRONOUNCED:on moor ah-taw err

MEANING:Ho much does this cost?



PHRASE:An dtogann tu caratai credit?

PRONOUNCED:on duggan two car-tee credit

MEANING:Do you take credit cards?



PHRASE:Ceannoid me e

PRONOUNCED:kyan-oh-idd may a

(a as the letter A)

MEANING:I'll buy it!



July 2005

PHRASE: Ta me go hiontach

PRONOUNCED:taw may guh hyun-tock

MEANING:I am wonderful!



PHRASE:Ta me tinn

PRONOUNCED:taw may tin

MEANING:I am unwell (sick)



PHRASE:Ta tuirse orm

PRONOUNCED:taw tier-sheh urm

MEANING:I am tired



June 2005

PHRASE: Sean is ainm dom

PRONOUNCED:Sean is ann-imm dum

MEANING:Sean is my name!



PHRASE:Ca bhfuil Maire/Sean?

PRONOUNCED:caw will Maire/Sean

MEANING:Where is Maire/Sean!



PHRASE:Ta se/si sa teach/ostan

PRONOUNCED:taw shay/shee sah chock/us-tawn

MEANING:He/She is in the house/hotel



May 2005

PHRASE:Ta se go brea

PRONOUNCED:taw shay goh braw

MEANING:It is sunny!



PHRASE:Ta se scamaillach

PRONOUNCED:taw shay scomm-ill-ock

MEANING:it is cloudy



PHRASE: Ta se ag cuir baisteach

PRONOUNCED:taw shay egg curr bawsh-stuck

MEANING:It is raining!





April 2005

PHRASE:Na dean sin!

PRONOUNCED:nah dane shin

MEANING:Dont do that!



PHRASE: Cuir sin sios

PRONOUNCED:cwirr shin shees

MEANING:Put that down!



PHRASE:Fuirich air falbh on teine

PRONOUNCED:fwirr-ick err voliv on dyan-yeh

MEANING:Stay away from the fire!





February 2005

PHRASE: Eireann go Brach !

PRONOUNCED:air-inn go braw

MEANING:Ireland forever!



PHRASE:Cead mile failte romhat!

PRONOUNCED:kade meela fall-cheh row-itt

MEANING:A hundred thousand welcomes!



PHRASE:Slainte

PRONOUNCED:slawn-che

MEANING:Good Health!





January 2005

PHRASE: Buchaill/cailin maith!

PRONOUNCED:boo-kill/coll-een mott

MEANING:Good boy/girl!



PHRASE:Stad!

PRONOUNCED:stadd

MEANING:Stop!



PHRASE:Na dean sin!

PRONOUNCED:nah dane shin

MEANING:Don't do that!





December 2004
anonymous
2006-05-23 06:27:35 UTC
Grimmybear, it is not:

PHRASE: Gle mhaith!



This is not correct - "An-mhaith", pronounced "an-wha" means "very good".



And you certainly won't have an occassion to use Irish in Ireland. In all my life I've never used it out of school, except to talk privately around tourists...
LouLou
2006-05-23 06:55:19 UTC
nil aon tintean mar do thintean fein..

my fave..theres no place like home!
Irish Airyfairy
2006-05-23 11:01:56 UTC
Pog Mo Hoin



Kiss my a*s*s*


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