Tosaigh · Get started

Ag lorg roinnt smaointe le teachtaireacht a sheoladh as Gaeilge? · Looking for some ideas to send a message in Irish?


Acmhainní · Resources


Frásaí Tosaigh · Starter Phrases

  • Dia duit! · Hello!
  • Beannachtaí ón bhFionlainn · Greetings from Finland
  • Máire is ainm dom · My name is Máire
  • Is as an Nigéir mé · I’m from Nigeria
  • Carb as thú? · Where are you from?
  • Beannachtaí! · Greetings!

Frásaí Níos Faide · Longer Phrases

  • Tá suim agam sa Ghaeilge agus i gcultúr na hÉireann · I’m interested in the Irish language and Irish culture
  • Seo é mo chéad tvuít as Gaeilge · This is my first tweet in Irish
  • Tá áthas orm gur féidir liom tvuíteáil as Gaeilge · I’m delighted to be able to tweet in Irish
  • Táim bródúil go bhfuil cúpla focal Gaeilge agam · I am proud that I have a few words in Irish
  • Is aoibhinn liom ceol traidisiúnta na hÉireann · I love traditional Irish music
  • Táim an-cheanúil ar mhuintir na hÉireann · I am very fond of Irish people
  • Táim an-mhórtasach as mo dhúchas Éireannach · I am very proud of my Irish roots
  • Ba as Dún na nGall do mo shinsir · My ancestors came from Donegal
  • Is é an focal Gaeilge is fearr is liom ná ____ · My favorite Irish word is ____
  • Is é an áit is fearr liom ar domhan ná ____ · My favorite place in the world is ____
  • Ba bhreá liom dá mbeinn in Éirinn do laethanta saoire na Nollag · I wish I was in Ireland for the Christmas holidays
  • Nollaig Shona! · Merry Christmas!
  • Beannachtaí na Nollag ort! · Happy Christmas to you!

Seanfhocail Ghaeilge · Old Irish Sayings

  • Beatha teanga í a labhairt · It’s the life of a language to speak it
  • Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam · A country without language is a country without soul
  • Taithí a dhéanann máistreacht · Practice makes perfect
  • Tús maith, leath na hoibre · A good start is half the work
  • Ní neart go cur le chéile · There is no strength without unity
  • An rud is annamh is iontach · What is seldom is wonderful
  • An té a bhíonn siúlach bíonn sé scéalach · Travellers have tales to tell
  • Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin · There is no place like home
  • Go n-éirí an bóthar leat · May the road rise to meet you