In Irish (Gaeilge), there isn't a single word for "yes"; instead, you repeat the verb from the question in its affirmative form (e.g., "Is it?" answered with "It is" or Tá if the verb is "to be") or use phrases like Is ea (it is so). In everyday English spoken in Ireland (Hiberno-English), people often say "I do," "He is," or simply echo the verb from the question to mean "yes".
Connacht: dhuit is always lenited. The dialectal form is dia dhuit (written like that if you want to show the dialectal form). Munster: duit is lenited after a vowel and after some r's too (eg tabhair dhom é) but not after a consonant. So in dia dhuit this would attract lenition - written and spoken like that.
Aye and Naw
You can say aye for yes and naw for no.
The most formal way to say okay in Ireland is by saying “ceart go leor.” This could sound a bit formal, but using this phrase will always be helpful if you can't remember any other way of saying Okay in Irish Gaelic. You can use it with any Irish pronoun.
Common greetings include “Howaya?”, "What's the craic?" and "How's she cuttin'?" “Grand” is a word you will hear a lot in Ireland and means fine or okay. Irish people love slagging.
The slogan uses the Irish words, “tá” (Pronunciation: t-aw) which means to be, but can be used to mean yes, especially in regard to the context of a vote, and “grá” (Pronunciation: gr-aw), which is the Irish word for love.
"Agus tú féin?" means "and you too" in English.
11 Popular Irish Proverbs
When leaving we say 'Slán leat' which means goodbye, the appropriate answer being 'Slán agus beannacht leat' meaning goodbye and God Bless or more fondly 'Saol fada chugat' Long life to you.....
What is a séimhiú ? A séimhiú lenites, ie makes thinner, the letter at the start of the word, which changes the sound of the word. In Irish this change is shown by adding a h after the first consonant in the word.
Yep and yeah are very common alternatives to yes, but are only used informally, among people you know well, and they might be frowned upon in formal settings, such as the workplace when you're speaking to your boss.
1. Dia dhuit. Dia dhuit (pronounced “dee-ah gwitch”) means “God be with you.” This is the most common traditional greeting you'll hear throughout Ireland.
Eh (/ˈeɪ/ or /ˈɛ/) is a spoken interjection used in many varieties of English.
Sinn Féin ("We Ourselves", often mistranslated as "Ourselves Alone") is the name of an Irish political party founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith. It became a focus for various forms of Irish nationalism, especially Irish republicanism.
Mo Shearc (pronounced 'hark'): Means 'my love' Another simple version of 'mo ghrá'. Mo Rúnsearc (pronounced 'roon-hark'): Literally means 'my secret love', there is no direct equivalent in English. Mo Mhuirnin (pronounced 'mur-neen'): Means 'my little darling' or 'my dear', a more formal phrase.
What does the "oge" mean in Michaleen Oge Flynn's name? Óg is the Irish word for "young", so if someone was named after their father or mother, they'd put óg at the end of the name so people would know which one you were talking about, e.g. Sean (senior) versus Seanóg (junior).
Éire. Éire (English: /ˈɛərə/ AIR-ə, Irish: [ˈeːɾʲə]) is the Irish language name for "Ireland". Like its English counterpart, the term Éire is used for both the island of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the sovereign state that governs 85% of the island's landmass.
banjax verb trans.
Anglo-Irish To batter or destroy (a person or thing); to ruin; to confound, stymie.
Bloody, as an adjective or adverb, is an expletive attributive commonly used in British English, Irish English, New Zealand English and Australian English; it is also present in Canadian English, Indian English, Malaysian/Singaporean English, Hawaiian English, South African English, Zimbabwean English, Kenyan English, ...
Da, Dad, Dadaí (same as Daddy). Mamaí and Dadaí are commonly used, not just by children. Typically Athair and Máthair would be used when talking ABOUT them, but not really TO them. It's more formal.
From Old Irish ail (“boulder, rock”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸales-, from Proto-Indo-European *pelis-, *pels- (“stone”).
Other phrases you could use to praise someone include “Maith thú!” (well done), “Bulaí fir!” (good man) and “Maith an bhean!” (good woman).