Irish Phrases Starting with "A"

• A Thomáis
  (A man's name)
• A Pamela
  (A woman's name)
• cupán caife
  (a) cup of coffee
• banc
  a bank
• beár
  a bar
• barra sópa
  a bar of soap
• gloine beorach
  a beer glass
• greim le hithe
  a bite to eat
• 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
• Deis Cainte
  A Chance to Speak
• 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)
• Cupán caife le do thoil.
  A cup of coffee please.
• cóta fiaclóra
  a dentist's coat 
• 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
• 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
• Céad
  A hundred
• Céad míle fáilte!
  A hundred thousand welcomes!
• Bíonn blas ar an mbeagán
  A little bite is tasty
• a lán airgead tirim
  a lot of cash
• a lán airgid
  a lot of money
• Báidín bóidheach, báidín Fheilimí
  A lovely little boat, Feilimí's little boat
• roinnt cleas a bhaineann le síceolaíocht an duine
  a number of tricks which relate to people's psychology
• duine ón Afraic Theas
  a person from South Africa
• pictiúr tí
  a picture of a house
• pictiúr athair Sheáin
  a picture of Seán's father
• pictiúr hata Sheáin
  a picture of Seán's hat
• pictiúr theach Sheáin
  a picture of Seán's house
• Píosa císte
  A piece of cake
• pionta beorach
  a pint of beer
• Pionta Bulmers, le do thoil.
  A pint of Bulmers, please.
• Pionta Guinness, le do thoil.
  A pint of Guinness, please.
• Pionta, le do thoil.
  A pint, please.
• oifig an phoist
  a post office
• ceathrú
  a quarter
• gasúr ciúin
  a quiet boy
• Ní hé lá na báistí lá na bpáistí
  A rainy day is not the children's day
• seomra a bhfuil radharc ar an bhfarraige uaidh
  a room with a view of the sea
• Tá fear díolacháin ag an doras.
  A salesman is at the door.
• Marbhfháisc ort!
  A shroud on you! (another wish for the person's death)
• Is binn béal ina thost
  A silent mouth sounds sweet (ie "silence is golden")
• lá sneachta
  a snowy day
• Báidín díreach, báidín deontach
  A straight little boat, a willing little boat
• lá gréine
  a sunny day
• linn snámha
  a swimming pool
• Báidín bídeach, báidín beosach
  A tiny little boat, a lively little boat
• Nod don eolach
  A tip for the wise
• solas tráchta
  A traffic light
• córas iompair
  a transport system
• Turas timpeall na hÉireann
  A Trip around Ireland
• radharc na habhann
  a view of the river
• seachtain
  a week
• lá gaoithe
  a windy day
• Máire
  a woman's name
• Is leor nod don eolach
  A word to the wise is sufficient
• um
  about, at
• faoi
  about, under
• fé
  about, under (Munster)
• fá
  about, under (Ulster)
• 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
• Oileán Acla
  Achill Island
• 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
• 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.
• a leanbh
  addressing someone as "my child"
• a stór
  addressing someone as "my darling"
• a ghrá geal
  addressing someone as "my dear love"
• a chéadsearc
  addressing someone as "my dearest 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
• aidiacht
  adjective
• comhtheacht na haidiachta
  adjective agreement
• aidiachtaí
  adjectives