Gaeilge
💬 A Cúpla Focal – Gaeilge to English Phrasebook
🇮🇪 Gaeilge
Translation: Irish (the Irish language)
Pronunciation: gwayl-gah
Used as: The native name for the Irish language — often seen in greetings, phrases, and cultural references.
🇮🇪 Fáilte, fáilte! 👋
Translation: Welcome, welcome!
Pronunciation: fawl-cheh, fawl-cheh
Used as: A warm and friendly greeting to welcome someone at the start of a post or message.
🇮🇪 Maidin mhaith
Translation: Good morning
Pronunciation: mah-djin wah
Used as: A cheerful greeting at the start of a post.
🇮🇪 Dia duit
Translation: Hello
Pronunciation: dee-ah gwit
Used as: A friendly “hi” or welcome.
🇮🇪 Slán
Translation: Goodbye
Pronunciation: slawn
Used as: A quick farewell at the end of a post.
🇮🇪 Slán agus beannacht!
Translation: Farewell and blessings!
Pronunciation: slawn ah-gus byan-okt
Used as: A warm farewell wishing good wishes and goodbye.
🇮🇪 Agus slán go fóill!
Translation: And goodbye for now!
Pronunciation: ah-gus slawn guh foh-il
Used as: A friendly, temporary farewell—like “see you soon.”
🇮🇪 Fáilte ar ais
Translation: Welcome back
Pronunciation: fawl-cha air ash
Used as: A nice return-reader greeting.
🇮🇪 Go n-éirí leat
Translation: Good luck
Pronunciation: guh ny-air-ee lyat
Used as: A warm wish before a quiz or challenge.
🇮🇪 A Cúpla Focal
Translation: A few words (in Irish)
Pronunciation: a kooh-plah fuh-kull
Used as: A friendly phrase meaning “a few words of Irish” — often used to describe casual, everyday Gaeilge.
🇮🇪 Go dtí an chéad uair eile
Translation: Until the next time
Pronunciation: guh jee on kayd oor el-ya
Used as: A warm farewell meaning ‘until we meet again’, suitable for ending posts or messages.
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