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Calling all Irish!! I need help with a project?? easy pts!?

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what do you call your Mom, Dad, siblings, Grandmother, Grandfather, maybe friends? Or any phrases you can give me of something someone in Ireland would say...

So far I only got Lads and Lassies... lol Thanks!!

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  1. well we irish use the term ''craic'' alot. and if you're calling someone stupid we use the term ''eejit''. ''mammy'' and ''daddy'' is used for mom and dad .

    ''grand'' for ''i'm fine''

    hoped i helped


  2. One that was used often when I was in Ireland was having "good craic" last word pronounced "crack". The first time we heard it in the phrase, "There will be music in the pub and it should be some good craic." we were very confused. The translation of craic is simply fun or good times.

    Here is a website that might help

    http://www.irish-sayings.com/

    This one also has some great information:

    http://www.omniglot.com/writing/irish.ht...

    If you scroll down on the second site it gives links to other sites

    When looking at Irish Gaelic words it's important to remember that they aren't pronounced AT ALL the way we English speakers think they should be. THere is no v, f, or w in the alphabet....but the sounds exist in the spoken language and are combinations of letters such as "mh" and the sound made by those combinations can change depending on where in the word it is.

  3. Mam and Mammy for mother, also Mum.

    Dad or Daddy for father

    Granny for grandmother, but some of the hotter grannies don't do this.

    Grandad for grandfather.

    Aunt or auntie, or uncle ... but usually just by their names. My nieces and nephews call me by my name.

    Lads and lassies is either Scottish, or some just wannabe-Irish that doesn't know the difference between the two winding you up.

  4. what ever phrases you use we do too what you think we are!!!!!!!!!!!

  5. Mom- My old lade/mammy/mam/ma

    Dad- My old man/daddy/da

    Girlfriend-My old doll

    Boyfriend-my fella

    Grandmother/granny/nana/nan

    Friends-Buddies

    (i am from cork, we have a very different dialect from the rest of Ireland, so some of these words may only be used in cork)

    Hope i helped!

  6. i call my mother mom, i get the p**s taken out of my big time for saying it

    daddy

    granny, granda

    just friends

    fellas- boys

    eejit - stupid person

    craic = fun =  whats the craic with ya?

    a lot of people say bae"boy" after a sentence = that game was great bae

    feck = ****

    class = brilliant = that place is class

    eat the head of= go mad at someone = he ate the head off that boy

    fair play = approval of someones actions = fair play to him

    culchies= real country accents = a townie would say this to the country lads

    banjaxed = wrecked, broken = that car is banjaxed

    yoke = pronounced yolk = is a vehicle = get into the yoke

    i also use hi after most sentences lol

    eg. where are you goin hi?



    thats all i can think of, hope i helped :)

  7. Firstly yeah we say craic a lot! (My friends tell me that I over use it!!

    Well;

    Mum; Mam, Mammy (Everybody uses Mammy, even teens! lol!!

    Dad; Dad, Daddy (again everybody uses Daddy!!)

    Siblings are just sister(s), brother(s), big/lil sis/bro or bruv.

    Grandmother; Granny or Nana

    Grandfather; Granda or sometimes Gaga

    Friends are just friends (we don't use mates unless you are a 21 male!!)

  8. Some Words for you/ Slieveen Pronounced Sleeve ian means A treacherous Sly Person/ Lachycoat means a Traitor/ /an Omadain Pronounced Omadawn means Stupid/ /AGombeen Man A Person who likes to give the Impression of being Stupid while Conning you at the same time, Members of Our Government Party Fianna Fail Chiefly Bertie Ahern on the Rob/   / A go by the Wall and Tiddle the Bricks meaning A Sneaky Person Stalking You/    /A gurrier meaning a Street Urchin, usually a Beggar Child or a Child Robber following People to Rob them ,it is an Old fashioned Word not Relevant really anymore./ / Some Country People still call small Children Leanmh Pronounced Laniv meaning Child in Gaelic./

  9. when talking about girls, you will hear some call them "young one"..pronounced "young wan"  . so if you see a girl , you'd shout "hey young wan" Only used for younger girl. For boy, it would be "young fella"

    For older people it be "old one" pronounced "aul wan" . Of course to shout "aul wan" at an elderly person would be considered rude.

    This depends on which part of ireland. Lads and lassies may be used in other parts. The young wan/young fella phrase would be used a lot in Waterford.

    Also another waterford thing is "well boy" or "well girl" when saying hello to a male/female friend.

  10. Personally I say Mum and Dad or Da

    Nana and Granda

    Friends or mates

  11. mom = ma or mam or mammy

    dad = da or dad or daddy or the ould lad (when hes not in earshot)

    grandfather = granda or grandad

    grandmother = nana or nanny or nan or granny

    brothers and sisters = bro and sis

    phrase =

    grand means ok, fine e.g im grand

    shift or meet or snog mean to french kiss

    ride mean to have s*x with

    biorre is a word used by irish travellers (kinda nomadic people) it mean woman

    feen is another word used by irish travellers, is means man

    down the (as in down the town) means to go/going e.g are ya going down the town

    pints means drinks, from pint as in pint of guinness

    thats the shot means great

    are ya taking the p**s means are you joking

    ask me **** means why my good man i couldnt care

    gobshite means a stupid person

    go way or go on outta that means i dont believe it

    ya swear means are you serious

    hope im of use - anything else just ask!!

  12. dad- daddy /da

    mum-mammy/ ma

    sister-sister

    brother-brother

    grandmother- nana or i call her by her name (patsy)

    grandfather- grandda

    friends- bud (whats up bud)

    Phrases

    whats the story (bud)? what da sory/ dont pernounce the t

    get the boat! ge da boa

    whats the crack?

    alright>>>>means hi

    but its different across the country

    from dublin

    and not all of the people in dublin talk like this!!!

    lol hope you get a A++++

  13. Ok I call my mother "Ma" or " Mam" some call them Mammy,

    My dad is just da, dad or daddy. Most people call there grandparents (Granny and Granddad) some call them (Nanny and granddad)  

    Phrases - Grand not a bother, whats going on? How are ya?

    i call my friends just lads.

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