Irishisms

liah · 10-09-2009 11:07PM #1

What's the most confusing Irishism you can think of?

When I first got here they took a hell of a lot of getting used to. "Come here" (the conversation version, not the actual command) especially. First time someone said that to me all I could think is "what the fúck? I'm already literally right beside you, how much closer can I possibly get?! Creep!"

"I'm after doing x" is another one that makes no sense to me. And I kept waiting for the remainder of the sentence every time someone ended one with "like" or "so."

I won't even get into "do be" and "amn't," much less "craic." :pac:

So, what's the strangest Irishism you can think of that you may or may not have used to confuse a poor innocent foreigner like me?

genericguy · 10-09-2009 11:09PM

levy. it's a tax, it's just a sneaky irish way of putting it.

thomond2006 · 10-09-2009 11:09PM

G'wan away outta dat.

Earthhorse · 10-09-2009 11:09PM

liah wrote: »

"I'm after doing x" is another one that makes no sense to me.

They're just trying to respect the person's privacy.

brummytom · 10-09-2009 11:09PM

The word 'after' when it's not used to do with time.

He's after being sick
She's after leaving school

WHAT?!

EDIT: How did I miss this in the OP? Silly bilyl

admiralofthefleet · 10-09-2009 11:10PM

ill do it now in a minute

Larianne · 10-09-2009 11:10PM

The Australians always got confused when I said "yer man".
"which man? Who? Huh?"

And one poor German lad never understood when someone was talking about a 'fillim'. When I explained, it solved the mystery of quite a few conversations where he got lost.

genericguy · 10-09-2009 11:10PM

liah wrote: »

a poor innocent foreigner like me?

there's no such thing. you're here to steal our jerbs and you fcuking well know it.

My name is URL · 10-09-2009 11:11PM

Get yisser selves a drink while I strain the spuds

phasers · 10-09-2009 11:11PM

Don't discriminate against us you feckin Maple lover

Gallant_JJ · 10-09-2009 11:11PM

the butt of a dunt

As in 'Did ya give her the butt of a dunt'

thomond2006 · 10-09-2009 11:12PM

I'll have a slug of Guinness.

bluefinger · 10-09-2009 11:14PM

least we can say aboot about

Borneo Fnctn · 10-09-2009 11:14PM

Come off it!

thomond2006 · 10-09-2009 11:14PM

Larianne wrote: »

And one poor German lad never understood when someone was talking about a 'fillim'. When I explained, it solved the mystery of quite a few conversations where he got lost.

"Are ye here for the fishin'?"

Sofaspud · 10-09-2009 11:14PM

Lash it in the press there!

admiralofthefleet · 10-09-2009 11:15PM

get 'ou of that garden, get off tha' wall and take that young wan with ye

Prof.Badass · 10-09-2009 11:16PM

"how come" instead of "why".

Catari Jaguar · 10-09-2009 11:17PM

brummytom wrote: »

The word 'after' when it's not used to do with time.

He's after being sick
She's after leaving school

WHAT?!

Direct from Gaeilge "Táim tar éis e sin á dheanamh" - translates "I'm after doing that".

I think it means already, or just recently

K-Ren · 10-09-2009 11:19PM

Wudjagoolack she's a beour! Sure fair fúcks to ya! Wujageddup outta dat!

ziggy23 · 10-09-2009 11:20PM

turns round. As in a conversation 'well I turns round to him and said....'

Kevin Bacon · 10-09-2009 11:20PM

Saying the word "grand" when something is ok confuses the hell out of ever foreigner ive ever encountered.

Then when you follow it up, when you get a confused look, with "ah its fine", confusion reigns down on the conversation..........

Bloody Nipples · 10-09-2009 11:21PM

Skeeeeetch!!!! It's the shades!!

Also see: Lamp! Lamp!, means the same as sketch (Watch out! basically)

thomond2006 · 10-09-2009 11:22PM

Jackie Realy Rae wrote:

I could eat a cow's arse through a hedge.

:D

TheManWho · 10-09-2009 11:22PM

Trying to relate to somebody - Ara shar ya know yar self

brummytom · 10-09-2009 11:23PM

Lil Kitten wrote: »

Direct from Gaeilge "Táim tar éis e sin á dheanamh" - translates "I'm after doing that".

I think it means already, or just recently

Sound.. didn't know that before. Language is a strange thing

Michellenman · 10-09-2009 11:23PM

'Grand'.

That's a uniquely Irish thing apparently that tends to confuse people who aren't from here!

Kevin Bacon · 10-09-2009 11:28PM

TheManWho wrote: »

Trying to relate to somebody - Ara shar ya know yar self

Ha:D i say that at least once a day. Its great for when your not listening to someone ramble on and you have no idea what there talking about. There is not a statement in the world that someone can make that cant be answered with,

Ara shar ya know yar self!

Catari Jaguar · 10-09-2009 11:30PM

No bother!

Gallant_JJ · 10-09-2009 11:30PM

I mind ( I suppose mind is an irishism too for remember) asking a girl on hoildays to fire a shot of whatever stuff she was holding into a glass. After a bemused few seconds she said 'Is fire, where'.

Professey Chin · 10-09-2009 11:31PM

I thought this was gonna be about Irish text messages

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