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🤗 Irish Greetings for Everyday Life
Haileo! Irish Learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Irish?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Irish, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Food, Nature and Environment, Time & Geography.
Greetings[edit | edit source]
English | Irish |
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general greeting | Haileo |
general greeting, literally "God be with you" | Dia dhuit |
general greeting spoken to a group, literally "God be with you" | Dia dhaoibh |
general greeting, reply to Dia dhuit, literally "God and Mary be with you" | Dia is Muire dhuit |
general greeting, literally "May God bless you" | Go mbeannaí Dia duit |
general greeting, reply to Go mbeannaí Dia duit, literally "May God and Mary bless you" | Go mbeannaí Dia is Muire duit |
morning greeting | Maidin mhaith |
morning greeting | Dia dhuit ar maidin |
afternoon and evening greeting | Dia dhuit tráthnóna |
how are you? | Conas atá tú? |
reply to Conas atá tú | Go mhaith |
how are you? spoken to one person in the Connacht dialect [gle-con] | Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú? |
how are you? spoken to a group in the Connacht dialect [gle-con] | Cén chaoi a bhfuil sib? |
how are you? spoken to one person in the Connacht dialect [gle-con] | Ce chuil tú? |
how are you? spoken to a group in the Connacht dialect [gle-con] | Ce chuil sib? |
how are you? in the Leinster dialect [gle-mun] | Con'as tá? |
how are you? in the Leinster dialect [gle-mun] | Con's tá? |
how are you? spoken to one person in the Muster dialect [gle-mun] | Conas taoi? |
how are you? spoken to a group in the Muster dialect [gle-mun] | Conas táthaoi? |
how are you? spoken to one person in the Muster dialect [gle-mun] | Conas tánn tú? |
how are you? spoken to a group in the Muster dialect [gle-mun] | Conas tánn sibh? |
how are you? spoken to one person in the Ulster dialect [gle-wul] | Cad é mar atá tú? |
how are you? spoken to one person in the Ulster dialect [gle-wul] | Caidé mar atá tú? |
how are you? spoken to one person in the Ulster dialect [gle-wul] | Goidé mar atá tú? |
how are you? spoken to a group in the Ulster dialect [gle-wul] | Cad é mar atá sibh? |
how are you? spoken to a group in the Ulster dialect [gle-wul] | Caidé mar atá sibh? |
how are you? spoken to a group in the Ulster dialect [gle-wul] | Goidé mar atá sibh? |
how are you? spoken to one person in the Donegal dialect [gle-don] | Goidé mar tá tu? |
how are you? spoken to a group in the Donegal dialect [gle-don] | Goidé mar tá sibh? |
welcome greeting | Fàilte |
Hello... | Dia duit |
...Hello
[God and Mary be with you] |
Dia is Muire duit |
good morning | Dia duit ar maidin,
"maidin mhaith" [anglicisation] |
good afternoon | tráthnóna maith |
good evening
good night |
oíche mhaith |
goodbye | slán |
a kiss, (the kiss)
a little kiss, peck |
póg, (an phóg)
póigín |
I love you
[= "I have love for you"] |
Táim in ngrá leat,
Tá grá agam duit |
How are you? | Cad é mar atá tú ?
Conas atá tú ? Cen chaoi a bhfuil tú ? |
I am fine/well | Táim go breá |
What is your first name? | Cad is ainm duit ? |
My first name is ... | ... is ainm dom |
last name, family name | sloinne |
Do you speak French?
(= "Do you have French?") |
An bhfuil Fraincis agat? |
yes [it is the case] | is ea |
no | ní ea |
excuse me | gabh mo leithscéal |
please | le do thoil,
más é do thoil é |
thank you | go raibh maith agat |
OK | ceart go leor |
good health | sláinte |
Videos[edit | edit source]
Learn Irish-Lesson 6 Greetings[edit | edit source]
Learn How To Say Hello In Irish Gaelic[edit | edit source]
Greetings in Irish: The first 3 essential words[edit | edit source]
Gnathchaint an lae - Everyday phrases[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
- http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
- http://lang.gaeilge.free.fr/index_uk.php
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd28oI68DOA
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvThJ7TGWJY
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