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In Irish Translations — Page 30
Phrases in The Irish Language
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For God's sake!
Shut up!
Oh no! What happened? Are you OK?
Good lord! Seriously?
For God's Sake! It broke again?
Literally O Virgin! (a reference to the Virgin Mary) -- a good stand-in for "Oh No!"
Literally From the breast of God! -- a good stand-in for "For God's Sake!"
God save us!
Damnation
Damn you! (said to one person)
Damn him/it!
Damn her/it!
Damn you! (said to multiple people)
Damn them!
Literally In God's name! -- a good stand-in for "For God's Sake" or "Oh My God!"
Go away!
Shove off! (This one is considered very rude)
To Hell with you!
Your soul to the devil!
Shut your mouth!
Shut it! (a very rude way to say "shut up!")
ninety boats
Leaving without returning on you! Literally, "May you go away and never come back!"
Falling without rising on you! (the implication being "may you die!")
Scorching and burning on you!
Smothering and drowning on you!
A shroud on you! (another wish for the person's death)
May you be eaten by the itch!
May the devil choke you!
May the devil tear you!
Breaking and crushing on your bones!
You idiot/fool! (used for males)
You idiot/fool! (used for females)
Literally you hypocrite, but often used in the same way "bastard" is in English
To Hell with you, you rotten hypocrite!
May the devil choke you, you idiot!
Get out of my way, you fool!
For God's sake, shut up!
Shove off! May you go and never return!
May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat!
Do you hear the bells?
Does Máire hear the bells every morning?
Seán is stronger than Cathal.
clever
Strong
stronger
Beautiful
lovelier
Good
better
Máire is younger than Sorcha.
Sorcha is older than Gráinne.
Áine is nicer than Mairéad.
strongest
I'm the oldest person in my family.
No.
How are you?
How are you?
I'm not
my room
It is 25 past 10.
I'll see you next week.
I saw him last week.
Literally This week toward us.
Next year: Literally This year toward us.
Last year: Literally This year past.
I'll see you next year!
It is 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
It is 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
It is 8 o'clock in the evening.
Uisce is the best dog in Ireland.
My father is the strongest man in the world.
That horse is the fastest one in the race.
faster
fastest
Seán is the strongest man in the group.
You are the best friend in the world.
Chocolate is nicer than vanilla.
My car is faster than your car!
Fast
My car is faster than your car.
Tadhg is smaller than Micheál.
May the devil make a ladder of your backbone while picking apples in the garden of Hell!
Put your coat on the table
I will do it tomorrow.
Won't he forget it? No; he's got a good memory.
I don't want to do it.
Are you doing your work?
Do your homework, children!
Hurry up, sweetheart...we'll be late!
Do people dance at the céilí?
I made a small mistake in my homework.
I will say "hi" to Máire for you!
I won't say "thank you" to him.
Will you say "hi" to him for me?
Won't you say "thank you" to your uncle?
Will you say "hi" to him for me? Yes, certainly!
No, because I'm not thankful to him.
I don't want to say it.
I'm saying that to Síle right now.
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