Irish Phrases Starting with "A"

• banc
  a bank
• beár
  a bar
• barra sópa
  a bar of soap
• gloine beorach
  a beer glass
• greim le hithe
  a bite to eat
• um
  about, at
• faoi
  about, under
• fé
  about, under (Munster)
• fá
  about, under (Ulster)
• Buachaill ón Éirne
  A Boy from the Erne (song)
• lámh bhriste
  a broken arm
• cos bhriste
  a broken leg
• scian ime
  A butter knife
• ingne cait
  a cat's claws
• Ball báis timpiste
  Accident Black Spot
• Dar le Ciara, ní raibh na gardaí ag labhairt leis an mbainisteoir ach leis na húinéirí.
  According to Ciara, the guards weren't speaking to the manager but to the owners.
• De réir traidisiúin, ligeann seo na sióga amach, ach deimhníonn sé go mbeidh an t-arán cócaráilte go hiomlán.
  According to tradition, this lets the fairies out, but it also makes sure the bread cooks through.
• De réir mar a chloisim, goideadh an t-airgead ón gcomhlacht féin agus ceaptar gurb iad na húinéirí atá taobh thiar de.
  According to what I hear, the money was stolen from the company itself and it's thought that the owners were behind it.
• bosca ceoil
  accordion
• cuntasóir
  accountant
• Deis Cainte
  A Chance to Speak
• Oileán Acla
  Achill Island
• slaghdán
  a cold
• Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam.
  A country without a language, a country without a soul.
• cúpla pionta
  a couple of pints (pint measures of liquid, as when ordering beer)
• giotár fuaimiúil
  acoustic guitar
• trasna
  across
• os comhair
  across from/opposite (followed by genitive case)
• trasna an bhóthair
  across the road
• Trasna na dTonnta
  Across the Waves
• Cupán caife le do thoil.
  A cup of coffee please.
• a leanbh
  addressing someone as "my child"
• a stór
  addressing someone as "my darling"
• a chéadsearc
  addressing someone as "my dearest love"
• a ghrá geal
  addressing someone as "my dear love"
• a shíorghrá
  addressing someone as "my eternal love"
• a spéirbhean
  addressing someone as "my fairest love"
• a rún
  addressing someone as "my love"
• a thaisce
  addressing someone as "my treasure"
• a fhíorghrá
  addressing someone as "my true love"
• a ghrá
  addressing your loved one
• Cuir na prátaí leis agus fág ag bruith é go dtí go bhfuil na prátaí bog.
  Add the potatoes and leave it to boil until the potatoes are soft.
• cóta fiaclóra
  a dentist's coat 
• aidiacht
  adjective
• comhtheacht na haidiachta
  adjective agreement
• aidiachtaí
  adjectives
• An Aidbhint
  Advent
• Aidbhint
  Advent
• féilire Aidbhinte
  Advent calendar
• dobhriathar
  adverb
• aeróg
  aerial
• aeróga
  aerials
• eitleán
  aeroplane
• Chuala
  Affirmative past tense of clois
• páirc bláthanna
  a field of flowers - genitive plural
• hata amadáin
  a fool's hat
• Cara de chuid Sheáin
  A friend of Seán's
• Is maith an scáthán súil charad
  A friend's eye is a good mirror
• Is maith an scáthán súil charad
  A friend's eye is a good mirror
• lá seaca
  a frosty day
• tar éis
  after
• i mo dhiaidh
  after me
• tar éis sin
  after that
• ina dhiaidh sin
  after that
• i ndiaidh an chruinnithe
  after the meeting
• tar éis na hoibre
  after work
• arís
  again
• i gcoinne Taoiseach nua
  against a new Taoiseach
• ina choinne
  against him
• aois
  age
• aosta
  aged/old (used as an adjective)
• gúna cailín
  a girl's dress
• Gloine nó piúnt?
  A glass or a pint?
• Is capall gabhar más gá.
  A goat is a horse if necessary.
• cumann gailf
  a golf club
• Tús maith leath na hoibre
  A good start is half the work
• leathuair
  a half-hour
• ar aghaidh
  ahead
• Céad
  A hundred
• Céad míle fáilte!
  A hundred thousand welcomes!
• Bíonn Ailís ina suí ag a ríomhaire i gcónaí
  Ailís is always sitting at her computer.
• Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an poc ar buile!
  Aill-il-lu, puill-il-iu, aill-il-lu the puck goat is mad
• Tá Áine níos deise ná Mairéad.
  Áine is nicer than Mairéad.
• Caife Áine
  Áine's coffee
• A Áine, seo é mo chara nua Seán. A Sheáin, seo í Áine, seanchara liom.
  Áine, this is my new friend Seán.  Seán, this is Áine, an old friend of mine.
• A Áine, seo é mo chara nua Seán. A Sheáin, seo í Áine, seanchara liom.
  Áine, this is my new friend Seán.  Seán, this is Áine, an old friend of mine.
• Gheobhaidh Áine post go luath.
  Áine will get a job soon.
• Feicfidh Áine Mícheál an tseachtain seo chugainn.
  Áine will see Mícheál next week.
• aerfort
  airport
• Bíonn blas ar an mbeagán
  A little bite is tasty
• beo
  alive
• beo
  alive
• ailléirge
  allergy
• Ní mar a shíltear a bhítear
  All is not what it seems
• ildánach
  all-round
• ildánach
  all-round talented
• Lá na Naomh Uile
  All Saints Day
• Lá Fhéile na Naomh Uile
  All Saints' Day
• Lá na Marbh
  All Souls Day
• Lá Fhéile na Marbh
  All Souls' Day