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Useful Phrases

Below you will find some phrases to help you as a parent. As well as these you will find a copy of 'Déan Comhrá' a resource published by Gaeloideachas and a link to the website Irish For Parents, where you will find more information to help you with your own Irish.

School Phrases

  • Dia duit - Hello - Dee a gwitch

  • Dia ‘s Muire duit - Hello (answer to above) - Dee a is mwera gwitch

  • Conas atá tú? - How are you? - Cun is a tha two?

  • Tá mé go maith - I am well - Tha may gu mah

  • Gabh mo leithscéal - Excuse me - Ga mo lesh cale

  • An féidir liom caint leat? - Can I speak to you? - On fay der lum kinet lat?

  • Tá brón orm - I’m sorry - Thaw bron orum

  • Cá bhfuil do chóta? - Where is your coat? - Caw will du coata?

  • Cá bhfuil do gheansaí? - Where is your jumper? - Caw will du gansy?

  • Cá bhfuil do mhála? - Where is your bag? - Caw will du walla?

  • Cá bhfuil do lón? - Where is your lunch? - Caw will do loan?

  • An bhfuil do lón agat? - Do you have your lunch? - On will du loan agut?

  • An bhfuil do obair bhaile agat? - Do you have your homework? - On will du ubar wala agut?

  • An bhfuil do pheann agat? - Do you have your pen? - On will do fan agut?

  • An bhfuil do choip agat? - do you have your copy? - On will do cope agut?

  • An bhfuil do leabhar agat? - do you have your book? – On will do lawar agut?

Home Phrases

  • Cén t-ám é? - What time is it? - Cane tom ay?

  • Tá sé - It is - Tha shay

  • Ar mhaith leat? - Would you like? - Air wath lat?

  • Ba mhaith liom - I would like - Bu wath lum

  • Níor mhaith liom - I wouldn’t like - Near wath lum

  • Cuir an solas ar siul - Turn on the light - Cur on sulus air shule

  • Cuir an teilifís ar siul - Turn on the television - Cur on telefeesh air shule

  • Cuir an raidio/ríomhaire ar siul - Turn on the radio/computer - Cur an radio/reevera air shule

  • Múch an solas/teilifís/raidio/ríomhaire - Turn off the light/tv/radio/computer - Mook an sulus/telefeesh/reevara

  • Dún an doras - Close the door - Dune on durus

  • Dún an fhuinneog - Close the window - Dune an inyoog

  • Dún an leabhar - Close the book - Dune an lawar

  • Oscail an doras/an fhuinneog/leabhar - Open the door/window/book - Uskill on durus/inyoog/lawar

  • Nígh do lámha - Wash your hands - Knee du lawva

  • Ith do dhinnear - Eat your dinner - I du yinair

  • Suí síos - Sit down - See she us

  • Seas suas - Stand up - Shass sue us

  • Glan suas - Clean up - Glon sue us

  • Tá sé in am dul a chodladh - It’s time to go to sleep - Tha shay in ahm dul a kulla

  • Léimid scéal - We’ll read a story - Lay a midge shcale

  • An bhfuil obair bhaile agat? - Do you have any homework? - On will ubur walla agut?

  • Déan d’obair bhaile - Do your homework - Dane dubur walla

  • An bhfuil tú críochnaithe d’obair bhaile? - Are you finished your homework? - On will two creek na ha dubur walla?

  • Taispeán dom d’obair bhaile - Show me your homework - Tash bawn dumb dubur walla

  • Slán - Bye - Slawn

  • Bí go maith! - Be good! - Bee gu mah

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