Irish for beginners

Fáilte - Welcome

Éist - Listen

Is mise - I am

Cad é mar atá tú? - Hello How are you?

Tá mé go maith! - I'm very well!

Agus tú féin? - And yourself?

Go maith - Well

Slán - Bye

go raibh maith agat - Thank you

cupán tae - a cup of tea

Cúpan caife le do thoil - a cup of coffee please

le do thoil - please

Tá sé... - it is...

fuar - cold

fliuch - wet

te - hot

iontach - extremely / very

iontach fuar - very cold

iontach fliuch - very wet

iontach te - very hot

tá sé i Srón Ramhar - He is in Srón Ramhar / Stranraer

anois - now

is maith sin! - that's good! (smashing!)


Tá mé i mo chónaí - I live

agus - and

Tá mé ag obair - I am working

Tá mé i mo chónaí - I live

ar mhaith leat...? - Would you like?

Ba mhaith / níor mhaith - Yes/No

ba mhaith liom - would like

níor mhaith liom - I wouldn't like

gabh mo leithscéal - Excuse me

níl a fhios agam - I don't know

tá sé /sí / siad go maith - He / she / they are well

tóg go bog é! - take it easy

Numbers

aon - one

dó - two

trí - three

ceathar - four

cúig - five

sé - six

seacht - seven

hocht - eight

naoi - nine

deich - ten

aondéag - eleven

dó dhéag - twelve

Days

Dé Luain - Monday

Dé Máirt - Tuesday

Dé Céadaoin - Wednesday

Déardaoin - Thursday

Dé hAoine - Friday

Dé Sathairn - Saturday

Dé Domhnaigh - Sunday

Maith an fear, admin-Tá do ghaeilge thar barr!!!

Go hiontach ach.... you have a mistake. Iontach means excellent Very in Irish is 'an-' and you add a h onto the next word. Mar shampla - tá an aimsir an-fhuar .... the weather is very cold.

Handball - Liathróid Láimhe

Serve - Freastal

Alley - pinniúr

Ace - aon