USEFUL IRISH PHRASES

The Irish language rarely sounds like it looks, it may help if you know the sounds of the vowels, use them as they sound in these words.

a as in bad, e as in let, i as in bit, o as in top, u as in burn,

á as in law, é as in bay, í as in meet, ó as in door, ú as in poor

1 Béarla - English

2 Gaeilge - Irish

3 Foghraíocht - Phonetic Spelling

1 Hello

2 Dia dhuit / Dia 's Muire dhuit.

3 Día gwit/Días mura gwit

1 How are you?

2 Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú?

3 Kén kwí a will thú

1 Fine, thank you

2 Go maith, go raibh maith agat.

1 Where is? 2 Cá bhfuil?

3 Ká will?

1 How?

2 Cén chaoi?

3 Kén kwí

1 When?

2 Cén t-am?

3 Kén thom?

1 How much?

2 Cé mhéid atá air?

3 Ké véd a thá er

1 It is three euro and sixty cent

2 Sin trí euro agus seasca cent

3 Shin trí euro ogus shaska cent.

1 Excuse me
2 Gabh mo leithscéal.
3 Gov mo le shkél

1 You're welcome
2 Tá fáilte romhat.
3 Thá foyl te róth

1 It's a beautiful day, isn't it?
2 Lá breá, nach ea?
3 Lá brá, nok a

1 What time is it?
2 Cén t-am é?
3 Kane thom é

1 It is half past three.
2 Tá sé leath uair tar éis a trí.
3 Thá shé la úr thar ésh a trí

1 See you later.
2 Slán tamall.
3 Slán thom ul

1 Good night
2 Oíche mhaith.
3 Íh e wo

1 Are you going out tonight?
2 An bhfuil tú ag dul amach anocht?
3 Un will thú eg dul amok anokt?

1 Where is the shop/hotel/restaurant?
2 Cá bhfuil an siopa/ostán/bialann?

3 Ká will un shupa/óstán/bí alan?

1 Have a good day.

2 Lá maith agat.

3 Lá mo agut

1 Can I have a pint and a glass of Guinness please?
2 Pionta agus gloine Guinness, led' thoil.

3 Piuntá á gus glin a Guinness, led hul.

1 What time is the next boat for Rossamhil/Doolin?

2 Cén t-am a bheidh an chéad bhád eile go Ros a Mhíl/Dúlainn?

3 Kane thom a will án ked bád ella gu Rossamhil/Doolin