Can anyone here speak Gaelic?

Question

I have always wanted to learn to speak it, but not many people know how. Could you give me some phrases and meanings to them? Thanks!♥

Answer 1

http://www.ireland-information.com/irish...

Answer 2

Sea labhraím Gaeilge líofa.

Yes I speak Irish fluently

Dia dhuit....Conas atá thú?

Hello.....How are you?

Blah is aimn dom.

I'm called Blah.

Táim ó Blah.

I'm from Blah.

Tá an aimsir go dona anseo.

The weather is awful.

Ba chóir duit féachaint ar "Yu Ming is ainm dom" Tá sé ar fheabhas!

You should check out "Yu Ming is aimn dom". Its a great movie!

Answer 3

Irish Gaelic? Different from Scotch Gaelic. Here in Ireland we simply refer to it as Irish.

Learned in school, and now only have a passive knowledge, I'm afraid. There is an Irish language television channel now called TG4, so check it out.

Answer 4

pog mahone, means kiss my ....

Answer 5

deliberate incorrect spelling, it sound as it is read...

majin wa --- Good Morning,

kunis ataw two --- How Are You

Beo air aigan --- Somehow Alive

eesa kreest ---- Jesus Christ

kolleen all-in ----- Beautiful Girl

tour ara --- Take Care

eeha wa --- Good Night

Answer 6

No, but I can speak double dutch! oh, and gobbledy-g o o k.

Answer 7

Pug Ma Hon

Answer 8

gaelic as in irish? gaeilge?

yep, well i can make a stab at it :)

email me if you want

Answer 9

You asked in the Ireland section, so I'm assuming you mean Irish Gaelic. Scottish Gaelic is almost an entirely different language.

I went to a gaelscoil (primary school thought almost entirely through Irish) when I was younger, so I'm almost fluent.

there are some great phrases on this site with a pronounciation guide. Pronounciation in Irish is a bit strange =)

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

xx

Answer 10

I can. I'm irish and we hafta learn it in school. What do ya wanna know how to say???

Answer 11

i can speak only a tiny bit i learned from songs. i always wanted to learn too. but its one of te most difficult languages in the world, and i;m no good with them. sorry.

Answer 12

I can speak cupla focail (a few words) "Koo-pla-****-el" That is how it's pronounced! Seriously!   I last spoke Gaelic, or Irish as we prefer to call it, in 1993 when I was in my final year at school.

Chonas a ta tu? "Kunis a taw too" (How are you?)

Ta me go maith buiochas le dia "Taw may guh ma bway-cuss le dee-ah" (I'm good, thanks be to god)

Go n'eiri an bothar diabh "Go nigh-ree un bow-her dee-iv" (May the road rise to meet you)

Nil aon tintean mar do thintean fein "Neil ayun tintawn mar duh hintawn fain" (Fain as in rhymhing with pain) (There's no fireplace like your own fireplace) The Irish version of "There's no place like home"

Bhiodh bhur solas ag taitneamh "Vee-uck vour sullus egg tatnuv" (Let your light shine) That was my school's motto.

Slan go foill "slaun guh foal" (Goodbye)

Slainte "schlawn-tuh" (Cheers) To be said when toasting a drink. And speaking of alcohol.....

Uisce baithe "ishkuh ba-huh" (Whiskey) Uisce baithe literally translates as "The water of life" Proof of Ireland's love affair with alcohol.

Tir no n-og "Tear nuh no-ug" (The land of youth) Tear, as in crying.

Thats about all I can think of. I've tried to match the pronunciations phonetically, so practice them first!

Is mise le meas "Iss mish-uh luh mass" (Yours sincerely)

Melok

Edit:

Melok isin't Irish by the way, its a variation on my real first name backwards. Colm "Cull-um". It's derived from the latin word columba meaning "dove", as in the bird but it's considered to be an Irish word and name. So my first name can actually be translated to be "Dove".

Hope this has helped!

Answer 13

No but if you have access to eorpa on a Thursday evening on BBC 2  (Scotland) you might find it of some interest. It is a fascinating programme that is in Gaelic but with English Subtitles. However, if you live in England you may only be able to access it through Sky.

Answer 14

Ick-lik-nec-tic.....fic-wic-fla-drik.......

Answer 15

Contact the Irish Independent at www.irishindependant.ie they recently did a short CD Rom  series for beginners Irish for conversation with Liam O Maohaonai. You may be able to buy the series from them. Linguafone also do a course in Irish.

Answer 16

Yes.

Dia Dhuit    Hello {May God be with you}

Conas ata tu? How are you? {How is luck for you?}

Cad is ainm dhuit?  What is your name?

Ca bhfuil tu i do chonai? Where do you live?

Cen t-am e? What time is it?

Ta me go maith. I am fine/good/well.

Sea  Yes

Ni h-ead  No

Nil fhios agam  I don't know

Ni thuigim I don't understand

An dtuigeann tu? Do you understand?

Answer 17

no,but i can speak garlic.

Answer 18

I've been going to an all Irish school since i was 3. I'd be happy to help you. My E-mail is [e-mail] (I have a personal one to but i never give that up on the Internet)

So yeah just email me. Also there is this on-line dictionary that i use when i need help with my homework it's really good.

http://www.englishirishdictionary.com/

Answer 19

Yes...is Éireannach mé ;) agus cainteoir Gaeilge ;)  Ã¢Â™Â£

Dia duit -God to you.

Cén chaoi 'bhfuil tú ?-How are you? (Connacht)

Nollaig shona duit-Happy Christmas

Slán leat-Good Bye

Sláinte -Cheers.

PS the language is called Irish or Irish Gaelic ;)

Answer 20

Mise!       (me)

Conas ata tu?   (how are you)

Kathrina is ainm dom.    (my name is Kathrina)

Is Mhaith liom . .             (I like . . . )

Slan                                (Bye)

Pog mo thon                 (Kiss my ***)    

You really need to listen to some one talking it because the pronuciation is tricky.

Answer 21

yes, i can speak a little Gaelige(irish)...we learn it all throughout our schooling.

Its a shame people dont speak it more...i live in an area where no-one speaks it, so im not that good at it....but i always wanted to be!!

Answer 22

feasgar math. Ciamur a tha thu?  

Before they built the Skye bridge, I was trapped on the island for 3-4 days due to storms making ferry journeys impossible.

So I bought "Everyday Gaelic" by Morag MacNeill, £4.50, SBN 901771 73 2.  It has many useful phrases including phonetic pronunciation.

Answer 23

Chan eil Gàidhlig agam ach tá Gaeilge agam!! :-D*

Go here for phrase in Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic with audio.

Irish Gaelic:

Sayings/ Phrases:

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

Proverbs:

http://www.daltai.com/sf_eile.htm

Free Download of Phrases:

http://www.byki.com/fls/iris/irish

BBC Blas:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/iri...

BBC Colin and Cumberland:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/col...

Scottish Gaelic:

BBC Colin and Cumberland:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/colinandcu...

BBC Beag Air Bheag

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/foghl...

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Chan eil Gàidhlig agam - I am not able to speak Scottish Gaelic (written in Scottish Gaelic)

ach tá Gaeilge agam - but I am able to speak Irish (written in Irish Gaelic)

Answer 24

Nyet.

Answer 25

No but I can speak 18 other languages ie coca cola, coca cola, coca cola, coca cola X 18 times.

Answer 26

Dia duit (de-a gwit) Hello

Dia is Mhuire dhuit (de-a iz Mwura gwit) response to hello

Conas ata tu? (cun-is a-taw too) How are you?

Ta me go maith (taw may guh mahh) I'm good

Cad is ainm duit? (cod iz ann-imm dit) What's your name?

Sarah is ainm dom. (Sarah iz ann-imm dumb) My name's Sarah.

Cen aois thu? (cane eesh who) How old are you?

Ta me ocht mbliana deag daois (taw may ucht mleana dayg deesh) I'm 18 years old.

Ca bhuil tu ina chonai? (caw will too ina coney) Where do you live?

Taim ina chonia i Meiricea (tawm ina coney ih Mer-e-caw) I live in America.

That's the basics anyway :)

Answer 27

Yea, I can speak Irish almost fluently, and as I read in a previous answer saying it's one of the hardest languages to learn, it really isn't. English is by far the most difficult.

Some things you might like to know besides the obvious that have been said above..

Ba mhaith liom pionta Guinness (I'd like a pint of Guinness)

Cá bhfuil an teach tabhairne? (Where's the pub?)

Tá mé go maith/go hiontach (I am good/very good) (to reply to if someone asks "Conas atá tú?" (how are you?))

Aon scéal/Aon craic? (Any news?)

As for pronounciation, it will depend on where in Ireland you are, there are different accents in both English and Irish across Ireland.

Answer 28

Dia guit [Dee-a gw-it] "Hello"

Conas a tá tú? [Cun-is a taw too?] "How are you?"

Táim go-maith [Taw-m guh mah] "I'm fine"

Slán [Slaw-n] "Bye!"

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