Ireland: Living Between Worlds

GAELIC

Cad é mar atá tú? 

Tá mé go maith/dona/measartha.

Agus tú féin?            

Go breá.

C’ainm atá ort? 

Maidin/iarnóin oíche mhaith. 

Go raibh maith agat.   

Tá fáilte romhat.   

Maith thú!   

Tá ceist agam. 

Cá bhfuil…  

Cén t-am atá se? 

Tá lá breá ann.   

Tá sé fuar/fluich/te.  

Tar isteach/suigh síos. 

Gabh no leithscéal.        

Le do thoil.    

Dia linn! 

Buíochas le Dia. 

Céad Míle Fáilte!  

Sláinte!      

Slán go foill.      

mé/tú/sé/sí    

muid/sibh/siad   

tá/níl/ an bhfuil/nach bhfuil   

FAKE PHONETICS  

(cajay mataw too?)     

(taw may guh my/dona/masra)

(aguss too hayn?)  

(guh bray)

(kanim ataw ort?)

(majin/eernan/eeha wy)

(gurrev my-agutt)

(taw fawltcha rowat)

(My hoo!)

(taw kesht agumm)  

(kaw will…)   

(kayn tam ataw shay?)

(taw la bray aun)

(taw shey fooer/flyookh/tyay)

(tar ishtyakh/see shees)

(gah mo lehshkayl) 

(leh do hull) 

(jee-ah linn)  

(bweehas le jeea)  

(cayd meelya fawltcha) 

(slawntcha) 

(slawn guh foil)

(may/too/shay/shee)  

(mwidj/shiv/shee-ad) 

(taw/neel/an will/nakh will) 

ENGLISH

How are you?

I am good/bad/middling

And yourself?

Fine.

What is your name?

Good morning/afternoon/evening

Thank-you

You’re welcome.

Good on you/I hear you.

I have a question.

Where is…

What time is it?

It is a fine day out there.

It is cold/wet/warm.

Come in/sit down

Excuse me.

If you please.

Gesundheit! (God with us!)

Thanks be to God.

A hundred thousand welcomes!

Cheers!

Goodbye for now.

I/you/he/she

we/y’all/they

s/isn’t/is?/isn’t?