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  • 25-10-2010 12:50pm
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭


    Hi, I have been collecting these for a while and thought my fellow learners might like them.

    Please add your own favourites, ar ndóigh!
    and point out my mistakes, Dia ár sábháil!
    :)

    A Dhia dhílis! = My God!

    A Dhia liom = My God!

    Abair é! = Well said! /quite true!

    Amaidí! = Nonsense!

    An créatúr! = Poor thing!

    Ar aghaidh leat! = Go ahead!

    Ar fheabhas! = Excellent!/ Sensational / Super

    Ar ndóigh! = Naturally!

    Bhuel! = Well!

    Bulaí girsí = good girl yourself! well done! (Lit: a bull of a girl)

    Bulaí stócaigh = good boy yourself! well done! (Lit: a bull of a boy)

    Bullaí fir! = Good man yourself! well done! (Lit: a bull of a man)

    Bullaí mná = Good woman yourself! well done! (Lit: a bull of a woman)

    Buíochas le Dia! = Thank God!

    Chugainn!, siúil leat! = Come on!

    Chugainn, ar aghaidh linn! = let's go!

    Cinnte! = naturally! (of course!)

    Cinnte! = Yes indeed!
    Cinnte! = By all means!
    Go cinnte! = Certainly!
    Go cinnte! = Definitely!
    Cinnteacht! = Certainty!

    Go deimhin! = Certainly / Indeed
    Is breá, go deimhin = It's fine, certainly!

    Dia ár sábháil! = God save us!

    Fan ort go fóill! = Hold on a minute!

    Go díreach! = Exactly!

    Go hiontach! = Great!

    Go hiontach ar fad! = Great altogether

    Imigh leat = Be off with you / Go away

    Bailigh leat! = Be off!

    Imní ar bith!= No worries!

    (Gan imní!= Without worry)

    Is ea! = It is

    Mar dheá! = As if! (mar ya) Used to denote disbelief

    Mhuise! = Indeed! (musha)

    Mhuise Dia linn! = God help us!

    Pé scéal é! = Anyway!
    Ar aon nós! = Anyway!

    Sin sin! = thats that!

    Sin a bhfuil = that's all (shin a will??)

    Sin é! = That's it! (shin a), that's right!

    Sin é go díreach! = quite (so)!

    Thar barr! = excellent (Lit: over the top)

    Togha cailín! = good girl yourself! well done! (Lit: choice (i.e. the best) of a girl)

    Togha fir! = Good man yourself! well done! (choice (i.e. the best) of a man)
    This can be said to a boy or a man


    Togha mná! = good woman yourself! well done! (Lit: choice (i.e. the best) of a woman)

    Nach mór an trua é! = What a shame/pity

    Is mór an trua! = What a shame/pity


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,696 ✭✭✭trad


    The Craobh Chulann branch of Comhaltas Ceolteori Eireann did a series of leaflets called Focal ar Flocal with the same aim ie, improving peoples vocabulary.
    They might still have hard copy available
    http://www.craobhchualann.net/anghaeilge.htm


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Krusader


    Crap leat! - clear off

    Seo linn! - Here we go

    Seafóid! - nonsense

    A phleota!/ A phlaidhce! - eejit/fool

    A Mhaighdean/ A Mhuire - Mary!

    Dia ár sáibháil! - God our saviour

    go sábhála Dia sinn! - God save us

    A amadáin! - idiot (to a boy/man)

    A óinsigh! - idiot (to a girl/woman)

    Gabh suas ort féin! - Go fook yourself (or to that effect)

    T'anam 'on diabhail! - Your soul to the devil (d'anam don diabhail)

    A Alpaire! - You Glutton (some one who takes more than their share)

    Coinnigh leis! - Keep with it (Keep it up)

    A Thiarna Dia! - Lord God

    Thar cionn! - Excellent

    Maith thú/sibh! - Well done (good on you)

    Striapach! - Whore

    go hifreann leat! - To hell with you

    Goitse! - Come here


  • Registered Users Posts: 608 ✭✭✭mr chips


    Cibé / Cibé ar bith - Anyway / Whatever
    Mo thóin - Me hole!
    Go pointe - Exactly
    Sgoinneal - Great, fantastic (Scottish Gaelic)
    Cacamas! - eh, dung (ie you're talking sh...)
    Nach méanar duit - aren't you lucky


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭Poll Dubh


    Here's my own collection. I'll be definitely adding more from this thread.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Krusader


    'S magadh fúm atá tú! - You're joking me

    A Rí na bhFeart! - God Almighty

    I ndáiríre! - Seriously/Really

    Tóg go bog é! - Take it easy

    Tóg d'am! - Take your time

    Ná habair é! - Don't mention it

    Lig do scíth! - Relax

    Ith/Ól leat! - Eat/Drink up


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  • Registered Users Posts: 941 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


    Breast é sin!......He's a plonker!
    Barr dócúil air.....Feck him.


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