Irish Language

What is your name?

Cad is aimn duit?

Who are you?

Cé túsa?

Where are you from?

Cad as duit/tú?

Rachel is my name

Rachel is ainm dom

My name is Rachel

Is mise Rachel

I am from America

is as Meiriceá dom

Excuse me

Gabh mo leithscéal

Sin é

that’s it

hello (to more than one person)

dia daoibh

Response to hello (God and Mary to you)

Dia is Muire duit

How are you?

Conas atá tú?

today

inniu

nice day

lá deas

bad day

drochlá

Nice to meet you

Tá sé go deas bualadh leat

What languages do you speak?

Cad iad na teangacha atá agat?

I speak (have) English

Tá Béarla agam

How are you? (Connacht dialect)

Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú?

How are you? (Ulster dialect)

Cad é mar atá tú?

I am good, thank god.

Tá mé go maith, buíochas le dia.

Bye for a while

Slán tamaill

Where are you living?

Cá bhfuil tú i do chónaí?

I am living in Limerick

Tá mé i mo chónaí i Luimneach

When does the séimhiu occur?

The adjective after feminine nouns, after possessives, the numbers 2-6, and when addressing someone with an Irish name

séimhiu of p

ph (f)

séimhiu of t

th (h)

séimhiu of c

ch (kgh)

séimhiu of b

bh (v)

séimhiu of d

dh (gh/y)

séimhiu of g

gh (gh)

séimhiu of f

fh (silent)

séimhiu of m

mh (v)

séimhiu of s

sh (h)

numbers 1-12

haon, dó, trí, ceathair, cúig, sé, seacht, hocht, naoi, deich, haon déag, dó dhéog

how old are you?

cén aois thú?

I am twenty years old

Tá mé fiche bliain d’aois

an bhfuil áiseanna maithe ann?

are there good amenities there?

Tá. Tá siopaí agus bialanna agus leabharlann ann.

Yes there are. There are shops and restaurants and a library there.

Tá a lán áiseanna maithe i mo cheantar

there are a lot of good amenities in my area

bialanna

restaurants

ollmhargadh

supermarket

teach tábhairne

pub

spórtlann

gym

pictiúrlann

cinema

oifig an phoist

post office

páirc imeartha

sports ground

banc

bank

amharclann

theatre

linn snámh

swimming pool

ostán

hotel

siopaí

shops

trá

beach

leabharlann

library

An bhfuil a lán áiseanna ann?

are there a lot of amenities there?

cad

what

cén

what/which

conas

how

cá

where

an bhfuil

is

cé

who

an + noun

is/are

when does an urú occur?

after in, as (an), and after 7-10

rule for remembering urú

my brother

got caught

not doing

dishes tonight

nobody gets

blueberry pie

before he finishes

What is the urú for nouns starting with a vowel?

always “n”

7 pubs (teach tábhairne)

seacht dteach tábhairne

eight families (clann)

hocht gclann

9 places (áit)

naoi náit

3 cinemas (pictiúrlann)

trí phictiúrlann

2 theatres (amharclann)

dó amharclann

1 country (tír)

haon tír

1 bank (banc)

haon banc

personal numbers (counting people) 1-10

duine amháin, beirt, triúr, ceathar, cuígar, seisar, seachtar, ochtar, naonúr, deichniúr

Tá triúr i mo clann.

There are three people in my family.

Cé mhéad duine atá i do chlann?

How many people are in your family?

deartháir

brother

deirfiúr

sister

athair

father

máthair

mother

tuismitheorí

parents

mac

son

iníon

daughter

Is páiste aonair mé

I am an only child

my family

mo chlann (seimhu)

your family

do chlann (seimhu)

his family

a chlann (seimhu)

her family

a clann

their family

a gclann (uru)

Cad iad na caithimh aimsire atá agat?

What pastimes do you have?

sacar

soccer

rugbaí

rugby

galf

golf

leadóg

tennis

ióga

yoga

snamh

swimming

rith

running

siúl

walking

aclaíocht

exercise

Léitheoireacht

reading

scannáin

movies

elaín

art