Cúpla focail – Learning the lingo, Irish edition!
Are you brave enough to learn and speak a bit of Irish? While you won’t always hear Irish being used for everyday business, most people on the streets have a couple of words, or as we like to say, cúpla focail! Why not impress your friends (and maybe the taxi driver!) with your own cúpla focail…
| Gaeilge do thurasóirí | Meaning | Fuaimniú/pronunciation |
| Abhainn | River | ow-in |
| Airgead | Money | are-e-gid |
| An Leabharlann Phoiblí | Public Library | an leowr-lan foib-lee |
| An Oifig Thurasóireachta | Tourist Office | an ifig huras-ore-ach-ta |
| Ar chlé | On the left | ar hl-ay |
| Ar dheis | On the right | ar yeis |
| Arán | Bread | ar-awn |
| Baile | Town | bal-ya |
| Bean / Mná | Woman / women | ban / manaw |
| Bia agus deoch | Food and drink | be-ah agas deuck |
| Brothallach | Hot (weather) | bro-hal-ach |
| Cabhair liom | Help me | cow-er lom |
| Caife | Coffee | kafay |
| Caint, Ceol, Craic | Conversation, Music, Fun | kaint, ke-o-el, krak |
| Ceart go leor | All right / OK | keart go lore |
| Conas atá tú? | How are you? | con-is-a-taw-too? |
| Dia duit | Hello | de-a gwich |
| Eaglais | Church | ag-lish |
| Fáilte | Welcome | fall-tche |
| Fáisnéis na h-aimsire | Weather report | fawsh-naysh ne ham-shira |
| Fear / Fir | Man / Men | far / fir |
| Feol | Meat | fee-ol |
| Feoilséantóir | Vegetarian | fee-ol-shayn-thoer |
| Gairdín | Garden | gar-deen |
| Garda Síochána | Police | gar-da she-och-awn-a |
| Go breá | Good | gu br-aw |
| Grá | Love | graw |
| Iasc | Fish | ee-asc |
| Lá báistí | Rainy day | law baw-ish-tee |
| Leabhar | Book | leow-er |
| Leithreas | Toilet / bathroom | leh-hras |
| Más é do thoil é | Please | maw-shay doh hull ay |
| Níl mé go maith | I am not well | neel may gu-mah |
| Nuachtán | Newspaper | noo-ach-tawn |
| Oíche mhaith | Good night | eeha wah |
| Oifig an Phoist | Post Office | ifig an fuisht |
| prátaí | Potatoes | praw-thee |
| Scamallach | Cloudy | scam-a-lach |
| Sláinte | Health / Good health! | slaw-in-ta |
| Slán | Goodbye | slawn |
| Sráid | Street | sraw-id |
| Sráid bhaile | Village | sraw-id vail-ya |
| Tá brón orm | I’m sorry | taw browan orum |
| Tá mé go maith | I am well | taw may gu-mah |
| Tacsaí | Taxi | taxi |
| Tae | Tea | tay |
| Uisce | Water | ish-ka |
| Uisce Beatha | Whiskey (water of life) | ish-ka ba-ha |