Phrases and turns is phrase as Gaeilge that are deadly

Stop moaning ffs

Saw this today on the journal.

there’s a lovely phrase in Irish that says giorraíonn beirt bóthar – two people shorten a road

What ones do you have. Provide translations or explanations of them where you can.

Ush1

Snás.

When taking a d*ck pick and you make your helmet extra shiny.

E.G. "I sent her a picture of the ol hammerhead but I put a lovely snás on him first."

EmmetSpiceland

“Ag sleamhneadh abhaile ar cac an asal”, literally meaning “sliding home on the donkey’s shíte” but is used to express how drunk one was the night before.

Please excuse any spelling errors or fadas omitted.

A wonderfully expressive language, if a little guttural.

Stop moaning ffs

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

“Ag sleamhneadh abhaile ar cac an asal”, literally meaning “sliding home on the donkey’s shíte” but is used to express how drunk one was the night before.

Please excuse any spelling errors or fadas omitted.

A wonderfully expressive language, if a little guttural.

That’s brilliant. Still laughing

Professor Moriarty

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

“Ag sleamhneadh abhaile ar cac an asal”, literally meaning “sliding home on the donkey’s shíte” but is used to express how drunk one was the night before.

Please excuse any spelling errors or fadas omitted.

A wonderfully expressive language, if a little guttural.

Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste, ná Béarla cliste.

Tammy!

Eist moran agus can beagan - Hear much, say little.

Edgware

Os a chionn Agus aghaidh Daingean.

Stop moaning ffs

It’s one of the more basic ones but I always loved it and it’s very true.

Tús maith, leath na hOibre

A good start is half the work (done)

Pog mo thon (sp?)

"sorry?"

"I said, hold my phone"

Ipso

níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin

Professor Moriarty

Ipso wrote: »

níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin

Níl aon tóin tinn mar do thóin tinn féin.

Day Lewin

Ni féasta go rósta
Ni céasta go pósta.

Cynical and very pithy!

Not a feast without a roast.
Not tortured until married.

Say Your Number

Was watching that programme in Irish about the 1996 All-Ireland Final scrap and the phrase ruaille buaille came up, which means commotion or cheerful mayhem, really rolls off the tongue.

Frynge

Sceal cappal

Story horse.

Junkyard Tom

Watched an episode of Creedon' Irish Atlas there Sunday just gone, fascinating stuff. Haven't a word of Irish but would love to be able to download it into my head through a high-speed USB port.

Rows Grower

Níl sé i bhfad ach is mó, a dúirt an gealbhan agus é ag pógadh isteach san aigéan.

It's not much but it's more, said the sparrow as he wee'd into the ocean.

Stop moaning ffs

Day Lewin wrote: »

Ni féasta go rósta
Ni céasta go pósta.

Cynical and very pithy!

Not a feast without a roast.
Not tortured until married.

Oh wow. I’d love context for that of you can op. That sounds like a doozy and I can’t figure it out
Meaning I’m sure the original had many meanings and variations. Love to hear them

Stop moaning ffs

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Watched an episode of Creedon' Irish Atlas there Sunday just gone, fascinating stuff. Haven't a word of Irish but would love to be able to download it into my head through a high-speed USB port.

Is it worth a watch? RTÉs online player is beyond appalling but I’d deal with it if the documentary was quality.

Stop moaning ffs

Rows Grower wrote: »

Níl sé i bhfad ach is mó, a dúirt an gealbhan agus é ag pógadh isteach san aigéan.

It's not much but it's more, said the sparrow as he wee'd into the ocean.

Love that

Junkyard Tom

Stop moaning ffs wrote: »

Is it worth a watch?

Definitely is.

Padre101

Is minic a bhrisean béal duine a shrón.

A person's mouth often breaks his nose.

Stop moaning ffs

Padre101 wrote: »

Is minic a bhrisean béal duine a shrón.

A person's mouth often breaks his nose.

Haha. So true. Great one thanks

Frynge

Frynge wrote: »

Sceal cappal

Story horse.

Marbh le tae agus marbh gan é.

Dead with tea and dead without it.

Gregor Samsa

Snaidhm bundúin ort

May your anus be knotted.

Fourier

D'fhágas Bleá Cliath ar an mbóthar aige

I left "Dublin on the road" for him

It means to leg it and leave somebody in trouble.

Baile Átha is often said Bleá

Professor Moriarty

Dúirt bean liom go ndúirt bean léi.

Stop moaning ffs

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Dúirt bean liom go ndúirt bean léi.

You’re gonna have to explain that one for me

Professor Moriarty

Stop moaning ffs wrote: »

You’re gonna have to explain that one for me

'A woman told me that a woman told her.' It's a mocking comment implying gossip.

Stop moaning ffs

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

'A woman told me that a woman told her.' It's a mocking comment implying gossip.

Ah brilliant. Love that

ionapaul

Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb.

A windy day isn't a day for thatching your roof.

Basically, do things in the best time for doing them, not when circumstances are against you. Use it all the time, even if I'm the only one who understands what I say

Stop moaning ffs

ionapaul wrote: »

Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb.

A windy day isn't a day for thatching your roof.

Basically, do things in the best time for doing them, not when circumstances are against you. Use it all the time, even if I'm the only one who understands what I say

Never heard that one. Thanks

castletownman

Is iomaí slí muc a mharú seachas a thachtadh le h-im

Translation: there are many ways to kill a pig apart from choking it on butter.

Meaning:There's more than one way of doing everything. And it's often simpler.

Remembered the first part as a stock phrase for my Leaving Cert, had to google the second part of the sentence.

FishOnABike

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Dúirt bean liom go ndúirt bean léi.

A slightly longer version
"Dúirt bean liom go ndúirt bean léi go ndúirt bean eile gur inis bean di"

Professor Moriarty

castletownman wrote: »

Is iomaí slí muc a mharú seachas a thachtadh le h-im

Translation: there are many ways to kill a pig apart from choking it on butter.

Meaning:There's more than one way of doing everything. And it's often simpler.

Remembered the first part as a stock phrase for my Leaving Cert, had to google the second part of the sentence.

Ar mhuin na muice.

sligojoek

Dún do bhéal agus nà bí a c**t. (ag chaint).

khalessi

cac muice
cac bó

bull**** as gaeilge so I believe

RhubarbCrumble

Stop moaning ffs wrote: »

Is it worth a watch? RTÉs online player is beyond appalling but I’d deal with it if the documentary was quality.

Definitely. John Creedon is brilliant. Love him.

Professor Moriarty

khalessi wrote: »

cac muice
cac bó

bull**** as gaeilge so I believe

Cac tarbh!

Reati

I have tons of these - some favorites

Ní féidir dubh a chur ina gheal ach seal - You can only make back white for a while.
Bíonn gach cat liath san oíche - Every cat looks grey at night (you need a clear view to make a judgement)
Má tá achainí agat ar an Rí, labhair ar dtús le bean an tí - If you have a request of the King, first speak to the women of the house.

An uncle always said to me Ní chuimhnítear ar an arán ite. Bread eaten is not remembered.

I've loads more. Will post later.

Rows Grower

Reati wrote: »

I have tons of these - some favorites

Ní féidir dubh a chur ina gheal ach seal - You can only make back white for a while.
Bíonn gach cat liath san oíche - Every cat looks grey at night (you need a clear view to make a judgement)
Má tá achainí agat ar an Rí, labhair ar dtús le bean an tí - If you have a request of the King, first speak to the women of the house.

An uncle always said to me Ní chuimhnítear ar an arán ite. Bread eaten is not remembered.

I've loads more. Will post later.

Eaten bread is soon forgotten would be the more popular translation.

Reati

Rows Grower wrote: »

Eaten bread is soon forgotten would be the more popular translation.

Yup. That's a better way to put it in English.

A few more favs. I've books and books of these.

Is breá an leath leapan í - She is a great half of the bed (ye can figure that one out I'm sure)

Is ait an fear é lá fliuch - He’s a mighty man on a wet day. (all talk nó action)

Is mac mo mhac go bpósfaidh sé. Ach is iníon m’iníon go dtéim i gcré - My son is my son till he gets a wife. My daughter’s my daughter for the rest of my life.

Tá a chuid prátaí ite - his potatoes are eaten (he's dead)

I still use this one, Chomh cinnte is atá cac san asal. As sure as there is ****e in a donkey

This is an old one that shows why the famine did such harm. Potatoes were literally everything to the people.

Prátaí ar maidin, prátaí um nóin
Agus dá n-éireoinn san oíche, prátaí a gheobhainn

Potatoes in the morning, potatoes at noon
And if we get up in the night, it’s potatoes we’ll get

sligojoek

Ná bac le mac an bhacaigh, is ní bhacfaidh mac an bhacaigh leat.

Don't bother the beggar's son and the beggar's son won't bother you

maudgonner

Buinneach (diarrhoea) is a very satisfying curse word. Especially when said, eh, explosively.

Professor Moriarty

Briseann an dúchas trí shúile an chait.

Reati

maudgonner wrote: »

Buinneach (diarrhoea) is a very satisfying curse word. Especially when said, eh, explosively.

We also have a word for Scutter now in the dictionary.

Sciodar

Reati

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Briseann an dúchas trí shúile an chait.

Heredity breaks out in the eyes of the cat

Never heard that one but I read online in the older version it was Briseann an dúchas trí shúilibh an chait. Shúilibh was an old form of plural for shúile that's not used anymore.

Aglomerado

maudgonner wrote: »

Buinneach (diarrhoea) is a very satisfying curse word. Especially when said, eh, explosively.

Came on here to post that. My aunt who has lived in England for 60 years still uses that as a swear.

Professor Moriarty

Reati wrote: »

Heredity breaks out in the eyes of the cat

Never heard that one but I read online in the older version it was Briseann an dúchas trí shúilibh an chait. Shúilibh was an old form of plural for shúile that's not used anymore.

It means that a person's true nature is in their eyes.

Professor Moriarty

Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam.

Reati

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam.

Pádraig Mac Piarais - A country without a language is a country without a soul. That quote worked people up in a different thread

One in a similar vein that I like is Ár dTeanga Do Rogha - Our Language, Your Choice.

is_that_so

Is ait an mac an saol - Life is a strange son