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In Irish Translations — Page 18
Phrases in The Irish Language
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handsome/good looking
beautiful. ("Álainn" is used when it modifies a noun, as in "she is a beautiful woman.")
beautiful. ("Go hálainn is used when this word stands alone, as in "she is beautiful.")
ugly
long
curly
straight
She has long red hair
I have curly brown hair
She's a red-haired woman
He is a brown-haired man
blue eyes
brown eyes
green eyes
big eyes
small eyes
old
aged/old (used as an adjective)
middle-aged
This is my wife. She's beautiful, isn't she?
is the simplest way to say "goodbye".
safe home
goodbye for now
Goodbye with you (to multiple people)
safety at you is usually said by the person leaving.
Goodbye at you (to multiple people)
This is Seán.
This is Gráinne.
This is Seán.
This is Gráinne.
This is Seán, my brother.
This is my neighbor, Gráinne.
This is Liam. He is my teacher.
My co-worker
This is my new dog, Bran.
This is Éamonn, my employer.
This is my doctor
This is Mícheál. He is my employee.
It's Seán's.
It's Pádraig's.
They're Máire's.
This bag is Seán's.
That harp is Patrick's.
Those pens are Máire's.
It's mine.
That's yours.
They're hers.
Yes. It's Seán's.
I like coffee.
Seán likes tea.
He likes it.
I love coffee.
Seán loves tea.
He loves it.
I don't like coffee.
Seán doesn't like tea.
He doesn't like it.
I hate coffee.
Seán hates tea.
He hates it.
Yes
No
They like pizza.
We don't like it.
I like coffee, but I prefer tea.
Seán likes wine, but he prefers beer.
Does Máire like steak? Yes, but she prefers pizza.
Irish music is my favorite music.
Máire likes pizza.
I would like coffee.
Máire would like pizza.
I would prefer coffee.
Seán likes wine, but he would prefer beer, please.
Would Seán like wine? No. He would prefer beer.
in a secondary school
I am going up.
I am up/above.
I am going down.
I am down/below.
Where is Máire? She is downstairs.
Where is your pen? I left it up in the office.
I am downstairs
Come up, please (literally "come from down, please")
He is down on the beach
I'm going up to my room.
Come down, please.
beard: grammatically feminine
verbal noun of "éist"
That is my car. ("gluaisteán" is grammatically masculine, so the pronoun is "é")
This is my harp. ("cláirseach" is grammatically feminine, so the pronoun is "í")
She is a nice girl. ("cailín" is grammatically masculine, but a girl is obviously female, so the feminine pronoun "í" is used)
This is Émer. She's my new friend. ("cara" is grammatically masculine, but Émer is female, so the feminine pronoun "í" is used).
Secretariat was a red/chestnut stallion. ("stail" is grammatically feminine, but we're speaking of a particular horse, who was male, so the masculine pronoun "é" is used]]
I'm sick.
Máire is sick.
I have a cold.
He has a sore throat.
I'm not myself today.
She's under a doctor's care.
He's bad/unwell.
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