Everyday Irish phrases, seanfhocail (proverbs) and beannachtaí (blessings), with pronunciation and audio, each with a page of its own: how to say thank you, cheers, good luck and I love you in Irish.
Broken Irish is better than clever English · Iss farr Gway-il-geh vrish-teh naw Bay-r-lah klish-teh
There's no place like home · Neel ayn chin-tawn mar duh hin-tawn fayn
A country without a language is a country without a soul · Cheer gon tang-ah, cheer gon on-um
May the road rise to meet you (Good luck) · Guh nye-ree on boh-har lat
People live in each other's shadows (We rely on each other) · Er skaw ah khay-leh ah war-ann nah dee-neh
Praise the youth and they will flourish · Mul on oh-ig-eh og-us tyuk-fee shee
He who travels has stories to tell · On tay ah vee-un shool-ukh, bee-un shay shkay-lukh
A good start is half the work · Toos moh lah nah hib-reh
Thank you very much · Guh rev mee-leh moh ag-ut
Cheers / Health · Slawn-cheh
May you live long / Congratulations · Guh mor-eh too
God's blessing be with you · Ban-akht Jay lat
Happiness be on you · Sun-as urt
Hello · Dee-ah dit
Hello (in reply) · Dee-ah iss Mwir-eh dit
How are you? · Kun-as ah-taw too
I am well · Taw may guh moh
Thank you · Guh rev moh ag-ut
Please · Leh duh hull
Excuse me · Gow muh lesh-kayl
Goodbye · Slawn
Safe home · Slawn ah-wal-yeh
Goodbye for now · Slawn guh fohl
Good morning · Mah-jin wah
Good night · Ee-heh wah
Welcome · Fawl-cheh
A hundred thousand welcomes · Kayd mee-leh fawl-cheh
What is your name? · Kod iss an-im dit
My name is · Iss an-im dum
Do you speak Irish? · On will Gway-il-geh ag-ut
I have a little Irish · Taw byug-awn Gway-il-geh ag-um
Well done! · Moh hoo
Take it easy · Tohg guh bug ay
What's the story? · Kayn shkayl
It is raining · Taw shay egg kur baws-tee
May I go to the toilet? · On will kyad ag-um dull guh dee on leh-hras
Happy birthday to you · Law breh-heh sun-ah dit
Happy Christmas · Null-ig hun-ah dit
Happy New Year · Ah-vlee-in fwee wash-eh dit
Happy Easter · Kawshk hun-ah dit
Happy Saint Patrick's Day · Law ay-leh Paw-drig sun-ah dit
Happy Halloween · Ee-heh How-nah hun-ah dit
Congratulations · Koh-gar-dyas lat
May you enjoy your new life together · Guh mor-eh shiv wur sayl noo-ah
Ireland forever · Air-in guh Brawkh
I love you · Taw graw ag-um dit
You are my love · Muh graw hoo
My darling · Ah stohr
My pulse · Ah khwish-leh
Pulse of my heart · Ah khwish-leh muh khree
My darling · Ah wur-neen
My child · Ah lan-uv
May his soul be at God's right hand · Er yesh Day guh rev ah an-um
May God have mercy on him · Guh nyay-nah Dee-ah troh-ker-eh er
I am sorry · Taw brohn ur-um
His like will not be seen again · Nee veh ah leh-hayd ah-reesh on
There is no strength without unity · Nee nyart guh kur leh khay-leh
Two people shorten a road · Gir-een bert boh-har
Hunger is a good sauce · Iss moh on tan-lan on tuk-ras
Sense does not come before age · Nee hog-an kee-al riv eesh
Faraway hills are green · Iss glos ee-ad nah knick ih wod oo-in
What is seldom is wonderful · On rud iss on-uv iss een-tukh
There is no wise man without fault · Neel see gon lukht
Often a person's mouth broke his nose · Iss min-ik ah vrish bayl din-eh ah hrohn
When the cat is out the mice dance · Noor ah vee-un on kot ah-mwee bee-un nah lukh-ah egg rink-eh
Doing very well · Er win nah mwik-eh
A woman told me that a woman told her · Doort ban lum guh noort ban lay
The life of a language is to speak it · Ba-ha tang-ah ee ah low-irt
A good run is better than a bad stand · Iss far rih moh naw drukh-hass-uv
Good luck · Guh nye-ree lat
May you go safely · Guh day too slawn
May God not weaken you · Nawr log-ah Dee-ah hoo
Long life to you · Fod seel ag-ut
A hundred farewells · Kayd slawn
Take victory and blessing · Ber boo-ah og-us ban-akht
Good health · Slawn-cheh wah
I am sorry for your trouble · Nee moh lum duh HRUB-lohd