Cúpla Focail
I am pleasantly surprised with how easy it is to pick up the cupla focail and get back into using Gaeilge. I am not fluent in Irish but I enjoy using the odd phrase. I find a great way to revise is to go through your child’s Irish homework.
Through this website I would like to do what I can to make the cupla focail of Gaeilge a normal part of our everyday language.
Please find listed a number of useful everyday phrases that if used will go a big way in getting back into using Gaeilge.
Gaeilge would also be helped if mobile phone providers offered an option to use their voicemail services through Gaeilge or if offices were encouraged to use Irish sign offs in their letters.
Abairtí Úsáideacha
Cad is ainm duit ?
What is your name ?
Cá bhfuil conaí ort ?
Where do you live ?
Tá conaí orm i
I live in
Cén aois thú ?
What age are you?
Tá mé ceithre bliana déag d’aois
I’m 14 years old.
An bhfuil aon dearthair no deirfiúr agat?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Tá beirt dearaireachta agam ach níl aon deirfiúr agam.
I have 2 brothers but no sisters.
Tá dearthair amháin agus deirfiúr amhain agam.
I have one brother and one sister.
Níl aon dearthair no deirfiúr agam.
I have no brothers or sisters.
Cén caitheamh aimsire atá agat?
What pastimes do you have?
An imríonn tú spórt?
Do you play sport?
Imrím. Yes.
Imrím peil agus agus cispheil.
I play football and basketball.
Tá ocras orm.
I’m hungry.
Tá tuirse orm.
I’m tired.
Tá tart orm.
I’m thirsty.
Tá me tinn.
I’m sick.
Tá pian í mo cheann.
I have a pain in my head.
An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas?
Can I go to the toilet?
An bhfuil cead agam deoch uisce a fháil?
Can I get a drink of water.
Caith chugam an liathróid.
Throw me the ball.
Sin chugam an bainne le do thoil.
Pass me the milk please.
Cá bhfuil an bosca bruscar?
Where is the rubbish bin?
Más é do thoil é / Le do thoil .
Please.
Go raibh maith agat.
Thank you.
Ar mhaith leat ?
Would you like?
Bá mhaith liom.
I would like
Níor mhaith liom.
I would not like.
An raibh dinnéar deas agat?
Did you have a nice dinner?
Bhí dinnéar deas agam
I had a nice dinner.
Ní raibh dinnéar deas agam.
I had not a nice dinner.
Ar ith tú do lón?
Did you eat your lunch?
D’ith mé mo lón.
I ate my lunch.
Níor ith mé mo lón.
I did not eat my lunch.
Ar ól sé an oraiste ar fad?
Did he drink all the orange?
D’ol sé an oraiste
He drank the orange.
Níor ól sé an oraiste.
He did not drink the orange.
An dtuigeann tú?
Do you understand?
Tuigim mé
I understand.
Ní thuigim
I do not understand.
Cad is brí le ------?
What does ------ mean?
An dtaitníonn ceol leat?
Do you like music?
Taitníonn ceol liom
I like music.
Ní thaitníonn ceol liom
I don’t like music.
Cad í an Ghaeilge ar -------?
What is Irish for -------?
Amhrán na bhFiann
Sinne na Fianna Fáil, atá faoi gheall ag Eirinn, buionn dar slua thar toinn Do ráinig chugainn, faoi mhóid bheith soar. Sean tír ar sinsear feasta ní fhágfar faoin tiorán na faoin traill, anocht a théam sa Bhearna Bhaoil, le gcean ar Ghaeil chun báis nó saol, le gunnai screach faoi lamhnach na bpilár. Seo libh, canaigi Amhrán na bhfiann.
