Cén Chaoi a bhfuil tú? — How Are You?

Nobody has any news. Nobody is going anywhere. Both men are in a terrible hurry.

1. Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú? (How are you?)
Níl gearán ar bith agam. (No complaints at all.)

2. Aon scéal? (Any news?)
Diabhal scéal. (Not a bit of news.)

3. Caithfidh mé imeacht. (I must go.)

4. Tá deifir orm féin. (I am in a hurry myself.)

Phrases worth stealing

• Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú? — How are you? The Connacht form. Munster says Conas atá tú? and Ulster Cad é mar atá tú?
• Níl gearán ar bith agam. — I have no complaint at all. The correct answer. Never say you are great.
• Aon scéal? — Any news? Two words that open every conversation in Ireland.
• Tá deifir orm. — I am in a hurry. Hurry, like hunger, is something that is *on* you.