Intro Vocab in Gaeilge

Common greetings, conjunctions, time of day, describing people - language used all the time

and

agus, AH-gus

with

le, LEH

or

nó, no

hello (singular)

dia duit, GEE-ah gwitch

hello (plural)

dia dhaoibh, GEE-ah yeev

hello (response, singular)

dia is Muire duit, jee-ah iss Mwureh gwitch

goodbye

slán, slawn

please

le do thoil, leh doh hole

thank you

go raibh maith agat, guh rev mah agut

he

sé, shay, slender “sh” so subtle y sound

she

shí, she, slender “sh” so subtle y sound

they

siad, shee-ud, subtly of “ud” varying by dialect.

often

go minic, (guh MIN-ick)

every

gach, (gawch, broad “ch” so as in loch)

day

lá, law

morning

maidin, MAW-din, (subtle j sound for d depending on dialect)

hello (response, plural

Dia is Muire dhaoibh, jee-ah iss Mwureh yeev