Gabh Mo Leithscéal — Excuse Me

Two people bump into each other. Both of them are extremely sorry. Neither of them did anything.

1. Gabh mo leithscéal! (Excuse me!)
Gabh mo leithscéal! (Excuse me!)

2. Ní tusa a bhí ann. (It was not you.)
Bhí mé sa bhealach. (I was in the way.)

3. Ní raibh, ar chor ar bith. (You were not, at all.)
Bhí, cinnte. (I was, certainly.)

4. Tá brón orm faoi bheith ag rá "tá brón orm". (I am sorry for saying "I am sorry".)
Tá brón orm faoi sin freisin. (I am sorry about that too.)

Phrases worth stealing

• Gabh mo leithscéal. — Excuse me. Literally take my excuse.
• Tá brón orm. — I am sorry. Sorrow is on me — the same pattern as hunger and hurry.
• Bhí mé sa bhealach. — I was in the way.
• Ní raibh, ar chor ar bith. — You were not, at all. Ar chor ar bith — at all, at all.