Irish phrases

hullaballoo

[edit:Tim]I've edited this to have a definitive list of phrases instead of loads of posts, if you have anything to add, post it below and ill put it on the list

B'fhéidir go mbeadh an fhórum seo úsáiseach dona daoine a mbeidh ina suí don árdteist i mí an Mheithimh (an bfhuil an dán sin fós ar an chúrsa?)

Tá mé ag iarradh go mbeadh focail nó dhó (nó phrás etc) postaithe ar an snáth (thread) seo chuile lá dona daltaí arteistimeaireachta a bfhuil inár measc!

I'm hoping leaving cert students will get something out of this, when I was in school I picked an Irish word/phrase to learn each day until my exams and got a pretty high mark as a result. I've noticed some LC students asking meanings etc so that's kinda where i got the idea.

ag cabhrú le daoine bochta = helping poor people (apt?)

I gcuinne mo thola = against my will
do thola - your will (singular)
a thola - his will
a tola - her will
ár dtola - our will
bhúr dtola- your will (pl.)
a dtola - their will

Is féidir leis rith ar nós na gaoithe.
de réir dealramh = apparently
de réir cosúileachta = apparently
níl ann ach ráiméis = it's rubish
Tá sé ina chac! = It's f*cked up!
Thar gach ní eile = above all else
Ní mór a admháil = it must be admitted
Is baolach = unfortunately
Dála an scéil = anyway..
Pé scéal é = anyway..
Ar an iomlán = on the whole
I gcomhthéacs an lae inniú = in the context of todays world (handy for essays)

Ar amhraí an tsaoil = luckily
I ndeireadh na Dála = At the end of the day(NOT Ag deireadh an lae)
Idir an dá linn = in the meantime
Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile = Takes one to know one
Tá sé de bhua ag an tír seo = this country has the advantage
Téann sé i bhfeidhm orthú = it affects them
Réitím leis an tuairim sin = I agree with that opinion
Níl de rogha air ach = there's no alternative but
Go bunúsach = basically
Níl lá lochta agam orthu = I don't blame them in the least
Ní gearánta dúinn = we shouldn't complain
D'fhéadfaí a rá = one could say
Ní féidir a shéanadh = it cannot be denied
Tá róbhéim ar = There's too great an emphasis on
Ní teorainn le = there's no end to
Is léir don saol é = everybody knows
De réir na fianaise = according to the evidence
Is é fírinne an scéil = the truth is (in point of fact)
I gcian is i gcóngar = far & near
Níl aon dabht faoi = There's no doubt about that
Aontáim go huile agus go homlán leis = I agree whole heartedly with it..
Ní gá ach sracfheachaint a thogail chun an fhírinne a fheiceail = It isn't necessary but to take a glimpse to see the truth

Rinne mé an taighde agus tá an t-eolas agam chun an fhírinne a thaispeaint = I have done the research and I have the research to show the truth

Is léir go bhfuil/nach bhfuil = It's clear that/that it isn't..
Á mhalairt ar fad = far from it
Corp díchéile = the height of folly
Ina theannta sin = furthermore
Sa todhchaí = in the future
Bíodh sé lenár leas nó lenár n-aimhleas = let it be for good or for ill
Ní mór dúinn bheith san airdeall = we must be on out guard
Tuigim a thábhachtaí is atá sé = I understand its importance
Tá dul amú orthu sa mhéad seo = they are incorrect in this regard
Chuaigh sé i gcian ormsa = it influenced me
Go bhfios domsa = as far as I know
Is maith is eol dúinn = we know (only too) well
Ní lia duine ná tuairim = everybody has his own opinion
Tá clú agus cáil ar (Sheán) mar pheileadóir = (Seán) is very famous as a footballer
Mo áit dúchais = my native place
Tá sé ar dhuine de na cainteoirí is fearr = he is one of the best speakers
Cuireann sé le háilleacht na háite = it adds to the beauty of the place
Cuimhní taitneamhacha = pleasant memories
Dea-thréithe na ndaoine = the good charachteristics of the people
Bhí fonn taistil orm i gcónaí = I always wanted to travel
Is fada mé ag smaoineamh ar seo = I've long been thinking of this
Ó shin i leith = hence forth/from then on
Cleachtadh a dhéanann máistreacht = practice makes perfect
Ní lia tír ná nós = every country has it's own customs
Nósanna na tíre = the cutoms of the country
Teastaíonn uaim é in a dhéanamh = I want to do that
Na háiteanna clúiteacha = the famous places
Is í mo thuairim mheáite = It's is my considered opinion
Rogha an dá dhíogha = The lesser of two evils
Tháinig an lá mór i ndeireadh na dála = the big day came at long last
Bhíomar go léir ar bior = we were all on edge
Bhí an áit plódaithe = the place was packed
An lucht féachána = the spectators
An lucht éisteachta = the audience
An lucht leanúna = the followers
Caighdeán ard = high standard
Chuir mé aithne air = I got to know him
Comórtas scoile = school competition
Daoine difriúla = different people
Féith an ghrinn = sense of humour
Bua na cainte = the gift of the gab
Ag pleidhcíocht = messing
Oibríonn sí go dian dícheallach = she works very hard
Bíonn aoibh mhaith air i gcónaí = he's always in good form.
críochdheighilt = partition(as in political)
cinedheighilt = apartheid
comhrialtas = coalition government
reachtaíocht = legislation
poiblíocht = publicity
fuarchúis = apathy
Tá buntáistí agus míbhuntáistí ag baint leis - there are advantages and disadvantages connected with it

Thar a bheith tábhachtach = very important
Teagmháil leis an bpobal = contact with the people
Taithí = experience
Riachtanach = necessary
fite fuaite = interwoven
rinne mé staidéar orm féin = I steadied myself
chun an fhirinne a rá = to tell the truth
Tá mé as mo mheabhair = I'm crazy (lit. I'm out of my mind.)
Tá mé trí chéile = I'm in a (bad) state.

mangled

dont forget that some of these words change because of the past present and future tenses!!!

cHaTbOx

http://www.irishgaelictranslator.com/

Is brilliant with links to dictionaries etc

Twinkle-star15

For every single poem:
Baineann an file úsáid as friotal nádúrtha/oiriúnach/gonta/simplí/éifeachtach.
Seriously, multi-purpose!

I say "n'fheadar" (nyadur) a lot for the oral too, it means I don't know. It's a real munster phrase, and sounds natural. Anything else like "is dócha" and stuff is good to throw in.

PurpleFistMixer

[quote=[Deleted User];58922829]how do you say:
"I couldnt believe it"?[/QUOTE]
Hm.. "Níor chreid mé é" is "I didn't believe it".
"Ní raibh mé in ann é a chreidiúint" is "I wasn't able to believe it", can't really think of a snappy or eloquent way to put it.
"Bhí sé do-chreidte" is "It was unbelievable".
I suppose it depends a bit on the context, you might be able to find a better Irish phrase that suits your meaning without being a literal translation of something from English, if you get my gist.

the_wheel_turns

[quote=[Deleted User];58922829]how do you say:
"I couldnt believe it"?
[/quote]

"Ní chreidfinn é sin" (literally, "I couldn't believe it")

I think in the way they say "I couldn't believe it" in English, we would be more inclined in Irish to say, "Níor chreid mé é" (literally, "I didn't believe it")

how do you say:
"we don't know anything about finance, like taxes and banking and mortgages"?

cmb.

[quote=[Deleted User];58962404]how do you say:
"we don't know anything about finance, like taxes and banking and mortgages"?[/QUOTE]

Níl eolas againn faoi chúrsaí eacnamaíochta . . . cáin, na bainc, morgáistí s.lr.

(thats translates literally as we dont have info on economic matters . . .tax, the banks, morgatges etc)

s.rl. (pronouncedas: is ihrihle) is the irish for etc

seandeas

Ta bróm orm - níl mo gaelige chomh láidir mar a bhí sí. Chonaic mé na línte thíos í gcathair Doire le gairid agus ba mhaith liom an fíor bhrí a fháil (agus freisin - an bhfuil an litríocht ceart ?)

Thocfadh An Réabhlóideach A Mharu, ach ní an Réabhlóid a scríosadh.

Ceapaim go bhfuil sé cóisiúl le :

"They will come to kill the revolutionary but the revolution cannot be erased " ???

Éinne ???

randylonghorn

i have just edited about 40 posts out of this thread, all of them saying a very big "thank you" to Hulla (and well deserved too!)

Thread is hopefully more readable now!

Supersonic1993

hullaballoo wrote: »

[edit:Tim]
I gcuinne mo thola = against my will
do thola - your will (singular)
a thola - his will
a tola - her will
ár dtola - our will
bhúr dtola- your will (pl.)
a dtola - their will

Is féidir leis rith ar nós na gaoithe.
de réir dealramh = apparently
de réir cosúileachta = apparently
níl ann ach ráiméis = it's rubish
Tá sé ina chac! = It's f*cked up!
Thar gach ní eile = above all else
Ní mór a admháil = it must be admitted
Is baolach = unfortunately
Dála an scéil = anyway..
Pé scéal é = anyway..
Ar an iomlán = on the whole
I gcomhthéacs an lae inniú = in the context of todays world (handy for essays)

Ar amhraí an tsaoil = luckily
I ndeireadh na Dála = At the end of the day(NOT Ag deireadh an lae)
Idir an dá linn = in the meantime
Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile = Takes one to know one
Tá sé de bhua ag an tír seo = this country has the advantage
Téann sé i bhfeidhm orthú = it affects them
Réitím leis an tuairim sin = I agree with that opinion
Níl de rogha air ach = there's no alternative but
Go bunúsach = basically
Níl lá lochta agam orthu = I don't blame them in the least
Ní gearánta dúinn = we shouldn't complain
D'fhéadfaí a rá = one could say
Ní féidir a shéanadh = it cannot be denied
Tá róbhéim ar = There's too great an emphasis on
Ní teorainn le = there's no end to
Is léir don saol é = everybody knows
De réir na fianaise = according to the evidence
Is é fírinne an scéil = the truth is (in point of fact)
I gcian is i gcóngar = far & near
Níl aon dabht faoi = There's no doubt about that
Aontáim go huile agus go homlán leis = I agree whole heartedly with it..
Ní gá ach sracfheachaint a thogail chun an fhírinne a fheiceail = It isn't necessary but to take a glimpse to see the truth

Rinne mé an taighde agus tá an t-eolas agam chun an fhírinne a thaispeaint = I have done the research and I have the research to show the truth

Is léir go bhfuil/nach bhfuil = It's clear that/that it isn't..
Á mhalairt ar fad = far from it
Corp díchéile = the height of folly
Ina theannta sin = furthermore
Sa todhchaí = in the future
Bíodh sé lenár leas nó lenár n-aimhleas = let it be for good or for ill
Ní mór dúinn bheith san airdeall = we must be on out guard
Tuigim a thábhachtaí is atá sé = I understand its importance
Tá dul amú orthu sa mhéad seo = they are incorrect in this regard
Chuaigh sé i gcian ormsa = it influenced me
Go bhfios domsa = as far as I know
Is maith is eol dúinn = we know (only too) well
Ní lia duine ná tuairim = everybody has his own opinion
Tá clú agus cáil ar (Sheán) mar pheileadóir = (Seán) is very famous as a footballer
Mo áit dúchais = my native place
Tá sé ar dhuine de na cainteoirí is fearr = he is one of the best speakers
Cuireann sé le háilleacht na háite = it adds to the beauty of the place
Cuimhní taitneamhacha = pleasant memories
Dea-thréithe na ndaoine = the good charachteristics of the people
Bhí fonn taistil orm i gcónaí = I always wanted to travel
Is fada mé ag smaoineamh ar seo = I've long been thinking of this
Ó shin i leith = hence forth/from then on
Cleachtadh a dhéanann máistreacht = practice makes perfect
Ní lia tír ná nós = every country has it's own customs
Nósanna na tíre = the cutoms of the country
Teastaíonn uaim é in a dhéanamh = I want to do that
Na háiteanna clúiteacha = the famous places
Is í mo thuairim mheáite = It's is my considered opinion
Rogha an dá dhíogha = The lesser of two evils
Tháinig an lá mór i ndeireadh na dála = the big day came at long last
Bhíomar go léir ar bior = we were all on edge
Bhí an áit plódaithe = the place was packed
An lucht féachána = the spectators
An lucht éisteachta = the audience
An lucht leanúna = the followers
Caighdeán ard = high standard
Chuir mé aithne air = I got to know him
Comórtas scoile = school competition
Daoine difriúla = different people
Féith an ghrinn = sense of humour
Bua na cainte = the gift of the gab
Ag pleidhcíocht = messing
Oibríonn sí go dian dícheallach = she works very hard
Bíonn aoibh mhaith air i gcónaí = he's always in good form.
críochdheighilt = partition(as in political)
cinedheighilt = apartheid
comhrialtas = coalition government
reachtaíocht = legislation
poiblíocht = publicity
fuarchúis = apathy
Tá buntáistí agus míbhuntáistí ag baint leis - there are advantages and disadvantages connected with it

Thar a bheith tábhachtach = very important
Teagmháil leis an bpobal = contact with the people
Taithí = experience
Riachtanach = necessary
fite fuaite = interwoven
rinne mé staidéar orm féin = I steadied myself
chun an fhirinne a rá = to tell the truth
Tá mé as mo mheabhair = I'm crazy (lit. I'm out of my mind.)
Tá mé trí chéile = I'm in a (bad) state.

Caithfidh Mé a admháil........I must admit
Caithfidh mé a rá......I must say
Níl ann ach ráiméis......Its rubbish
Dála an scéal.....Anyway
Ar Fhocail scor.... As a Final word
Aithníonn ciaróg, ciaróg eile.......Takes one to know one
Níl aon dabht faoi é sin......There's no doubt about that
Aontaím go huile is go hiomlán leis! ......I agree whole heartedly with it!
Is léir go bhfuil......It's clear that....
Chuaigh sé i gcian ormsa......It influenced me
Gan anmhras....Without doubt
Creid é nó ná creid......Believe it or not
Chun an Fhírinne a rá.... To tell the truth
Le cúnamh dé......With the help of god
In aice lámha domsa.....Beside me
I láthair na huaire......In recent times
I mo thuraim...In my opinion
I mo thuraim pearsanta féin......In my personal opinion
I mo bhairiúl.....In my opinion
Mar a dúirt me cheanna....As I said before
D'fhéadfá a rá....You could say.....
Is dóigh liom.....I think/I believe
Creidim...I believe
Is dócha.....I suppose
Is bocht an scéal é....Its a sad story
Is iomaí......Often


Off the top of my head....Cmon lets get the language going again

sarahisainmdom

I don't think anyone's posted this but I could well be wrong...

Is léir don dall = It's clear to the blind

and...

Is/ba cuma sa tsioc leo = They don't/couldn't give a damn

grantyrs10

Mar is eol don té is dáille - as everyone knows (as even the blindest person knows)

Bíonn na polaiteoirí ag tochras ar a gceirtlín féin - the politicians work on their own behalf.

dá gcaithfí go leor airgid ar an gcás d'fhéadfaí é a leigheas - if enough money is spent there could be a cure

dá mbeadh soineann go samhain bheadh breall ar dhuine éigin - you can't please everybody.

táim bodhar ag éisteacht le - i'm deaf listening to

couple just off the "barr de mo chlann "

Minie Mouse

hullaballoo wrote: »

[edit:Tim]I've edited this to have a definitive list of phrases instead of loads of posts, if you have anything to add, post it below and ill put it on the list

B'fhéidir go mbeadh an fhórum seo úsáiseach dona daoine a mbeidh ina suí don árdteist i mí an Mheithimh (an bfhuil an dán sin fós ar an chúrsa?)

Tá mé ag iarradh go mbeadh focail nó dhó (nó phrás etc) postaithe ar an snáth (thread) seo chuile lá dona daltaí arteistimeaireachta a bfhuil inár measc!

I'm hoping leaving cert students will get something out of this, when I was in school I picked an Irish word/phrase to learn each day until my exams and got a pretty high mark as a result. I've noticed some LC students asking meanings etc so that's kinda where i got the idea.

ag cabhrú le daoine bochta = helping poor people (apt?)

I gcuinne mo thola = against my will
do thola - your will (singular)
a thola - his will
a tola - her will
ár dtola - our will
bhúr dtola- your will (pl.)
a dtola - their will

Is féidir leis rith ar nós na gaoithe.
de réir dealramh = apparently
de réir cosúileachta = apparently
níl ann ach ráiméis = it's rubish
Tá sé ina chac! = It's f*cked up!
Thar gach ní eile = above all else
Ní mór a admháil = it must be admitted
Is baolach = unfortunately
Dála an scéil = anyway..
Pé scéal é = anyway..
Ar an iomlán = on the whole
I gcomhthéacs an lae inniú = in the context of todays world (handy for essays)

Ar amhraí an tsaoil = luckily
I ndeireadh na Dála = At the end of the day(NOT Ag deireadh an lae)
Idir an dá linn = in the meantime
Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile = Takes one to know one
Tá sé de bhua ag an tír seo = this country has the advantage
Téann sé i bhfeidhm orthú = it affects them
Réitím leis an tuairim sin = I agree with that opinion
Níl de rogha air ach = there's no alternative but
Go bunúsach = basically
Níl lá lochta agam orthu = I don't blame them in the least
Ní gearánta dúinn = we shouldn't complain
D'fhéadfaí a rá = one could say
Ní féidir a shéanadh = it cannot be denied
Tá róbhéim ar = There's too great an emphasis on
Ní teorainn le = there's no end to
Is léir don saol é = everybody knows
De réir na fianaise = according to the evidence
Is é fírinne an scéil = the truth is (in point of fact)
I gcian is i gcóngar = far & near
Níl aon dabht faoi = There's no doubt about that
Aontáim go huile agus go homlán leis = I agree whole heartedly with it..
Ní gá ach sracfheachaint a thogail chun an fhírinne a fheiceail = It isn't necessary but to take a glimpse to see the truth

Rinne mé an taighde agus tá an t-eolas agam chun an fhírinne a thaispeaint = I have done the research and I have the research to show the truth

Is léir go bhfuil/nach bhfuil = It's clear that/that it isn't..
Á mhalairt ar fad = far from it
Corp díchéile = the height of folly
Ina theannta sin = furthermore
Sa todhchaí = in the future
Bíodh sé lenár leas nó lenár n-aimhleas = let it be for good or for ill
Ní mór dúinn bheith san airdeall = we must be on out guard
Tuigim a thábhachtaí is atá sé = I understand its importance
Tá dul amú orthu sa mhéad seo = they are incorrect in this regard
Chuaigh sé i gcian ormsa = it influenced me
Go bhfios domsa = as far as I know
Is maith is eol dúinn = we know (only too) well
Ní lia duine ná tuairim = everybody has his own opinion
Tá clú agus cáil ar (Sheán) mar pheileadóir = (Seán) is very famous as a footballer
Mo áit dúchais = my native place
Tá sé ar dhuine de na cainteoirí is fearr = he is one of the best speakers
Cuireann sé le háilleacht na háite = it adds to the beauty of the place
Cuimhní taitneamhacha = pleasant memories
Dea-thréithe na ndaoine = the good charachteristics of the people
Bhí fonn taistil orm i gcónaí = I always wanted to travel
Is fada mé ag smaoineamh ar seo = I've long been thinking of this
Ó shin i leith = hence forth/from then on
Cleachtadh a dhéanann máistreacht = practice makes perfect
Ní lia tír ná nós = every country has it's own customs
Nósanna na tíre = the cutoms of the country
Teastaíonn uaim é in a dhéanamh = I want to do that
Na háiteanna clúiteacha = the famous places
Is í mo thuairim mheáite = It's is my considered opinion
Rogha an dá dhíogha = The lesser of two evils
Tháinig an lá mór i ndeireadh na dála = the big day came at long last
Bhíomar go léir ar bior = we were all on edge
Bhí an áit plódaithe = the place was packed
An lucht féachána = the spectators
An lucht éisteachta = the audience
An lucht leanúna = the followers
Caighdeán ard = high standard
Chuir mé aithne air = I got to know him
Comórtas scoile = school competition
Daoine difriúla = different people
Féith an ghrinn = sense of humour
Bua na cainte = the gift of the gab
Ag pleidhcíocht = messing
Oibríonn sí go dian dícheallach = she works very hard
Bíonn aoibh mhaith air i gcónaí = he's always in good form.
críochdheighilt = partition(as in political)
cinedheighilt = apartheid
comhrialtas = coalition government
reachtaíocht = legislation
poiblíocht = publicity
fuarchúis = apathy
Tá buntáistí agus míbhuntáistí ag baint leis - there are advantages and disadvantages connected with it

Thar a bheith tábhachtach = very important
Teagmháil leis an bpobal = contact with the people
Taithí = experience
Riachtanach = necessary
fite fuaite = interwoven
rinne mé staidéar orm féin = I steadied myself
chun an fhirinne a rá = to tell the truth
Tá mé as mo mheabhair = I'm crazy (lit. I'm out of my mind.)
Tá mé trí chéile = I'm in a (bad) state.

thank you these should come in so helpful as i am in lc year!

Nic Neptune

Thank you so much for putting those up! I could kiss you now! (But at risk of being considered a perve, a cyber cookie will suffice) :P *hands cyber cookie to hulla*

An0n

Thanks very much.

I've written half of these out (the ones I think I might use) onto flask cards and I'll be just having a sconse through them before I go in tomorrow.

Good luck everyone!