Irish Phrases Starting with "A"

• an t-am ar fad
  all the time
• 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
• aibítir
  alphabet
• aibitír
  alphabet
• cheana féin
  already
• Ceart go leor.
  Alright.
• Freisin
  Also
• fosta
  also (Ulster)
• cé go
  although
• Mura mbeam beo ina dhiaidh ach seachtain
  Although we may live for a week once after
• Áiméan
  Amen
• Meiriceá
  America
• Meiriceánach
  American
• peil Mheiriceánach
  American football
• Meiriceánaigh
  Americans
• Nach tuirseach mise anseo liom féin
  Amn’t I tired here by myself
• i measc na gcrann
  among the trees
• duine feargach
  an angry person
• sinsir
  ancestors
• an tSean-Ghréig
  Ancient Greece
• is
  and
• Agus ina dhiaidh sin?
  And after that?
• Agus och och Éire ‘lig is ó
  And alas for Ireland and oh
• Agus intinn ghéar!
  And a sharp mind!
• Agus is beannaithe toradh do bhruinne, Íosa
  And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
• Agus ar bhain tú sult as an turas chuig an Phortaingéil?
  And did you enjoy the trip to Portugal?
• Agus an dtaitníonn do phost leatsa, a Áine?
  And do you like your job, Áine?
• Agus an dtaitníonn do phost leatsa, a Áine?
  And do you like your job, Áine?
• agus ar deireadh
  and finally
• Is dá bhríste nua do dhein sé giobail
  And he made rags of his new trousers
• Is treascairt do bhfuair sé sna turtóga
  And he took a bad fall on the hummocks
• Is chan aithním féin an Domhnach
  And I don’t even recognise Sunday
• ‘S Éire go léir faoi chlócaibh dubha
  And Ireland completely under black cloaks
• Agus mheall sé uaimse an óige
  And it stole my youth from me
• Is gurbh fhusa dúinn á bplúchadh go minic ná iad a dhíol
  And it was often as easy to thow them overboard as it was to sell them
• Agus bímis dílis, bímis dílis go fíor
  And let us be faithful, let us be truly faithful
• Is mo chamán bán ins mo dhorn liom
  And my white hurley in my hand
• ‘S ná ríomhtar tuairisc uaidh, mo bhrón
  And no news is told of him - alas
• Is gan idir mé is an tsíoraíocht ach an t-éadach tana tarr’
  And nothing between me and eternity but the thin tarred cloth
• Is gach uair dár chroch mé an stiúir uirthi is an teilm ina ceann
  And of every time I hung the rudder on with the tiller at its end
• 'S na céaslaí á dtarraingt go láidir is go buan
  And pulling on the oars strongly and steadily
• Is é dúirt gurbh é an diabhal ba dhóigh leis
  And said he believed he was the Devil himself
• ’S chuirfeadh sí cóistí ar bhóithre Chois Fharraige
  And she would put coaches on the roads of Cois Farraige
• Is an fuacht ag dul i dteas.
  And the coldness warming.
• Is do ghluais an comhrac ar fud na muinge
  And the fight went all through the tufts of heath
• Agus an bainne... cá bhfuil sé sin?
  And the milk... where is that?
• Is ansan ‘sea, do chaith sé an léim ba mhó
  And then he gave the greatest leap
• Agus tá a lán áiteanna spéisiúla má théann tú sa treo eile.
  And there are a lot of interesting places if you go in the other direction.
• Agus ní raibh scamall sa spéir ar maidin. Tá an aimsir an-athraitheach faoi láthair.
  And there wasn't a cloud in the sky this morning. The weather is very changeable these days.
• Is níl guth gadhair i gcoilltibh cnó
  And the sound of hounds isn't heard in the nut-tree woods
• Is an phéist ag an Tor Dhearg ag cur na scadán tharna droim
  And the whale at the Tor Dhearg casting the herring across its back
• ’S na rothaí ’ghabháil timpeall siar óna ceathrúnaí
  And the wheels turning speedily out from her flanks
• Is cuirfidh siad ruaig ar Ghallaibh
  And they will rout the foreigners
• 'S go hOíche Fhéile Eoin ní thiocfaidh mé aniar
  And 'til St John's Eve I won't return
• Agus cad a cheannaigh sibh?
  And what did you buy?
• Agus cad a rinne tú ann?
  And what did you do there?
• Agus cad é an clár teilifíse is fearr leat ón ré seo?
  And what is your favourite television programme from this era?
• Agus cad a dhéanfaidh tú don Nollaig?
  And what will you do for Christmas?
• agus
  and, while/when
• Agus ar mhaith leat milseog?
  And would you like a dessert?
• Agus tú féin?
  And yourself?
• Agus tusa, a Sheáin? Cén tslí bheatha atá agatsa?
  And you, Seán? What's YOUR line of work?
• Agus tusa, a Sheáin? Cén tslí bheatha atá agatsa?
  And you, Seán? What's YOUR line of work?
• Is tú díolta leis na Gallaibh
  And you sold to the foreigners
• fearg
  anger
• go feargach
  angrily
• ainmhí
  animal     
• ainmhithe
  animals
• rúitín
  ankle
• cruit
  another word for harp
• Tá bliain eile thart!
  Another year is over!
• siopa seandachtaí
  antique shop
• Aontroim
  Antrim
• roinnt cleas a bhaineann le síceolaíocht an duine
  a number of tricks which relate to people's psychology
• Is namhaid ceird gan chleachtadh
  An unpractised craft is an enemy
• Aon scéal?
  Any news?
• Aon rud eile?
  Anything else?
• Ar aon nós
  Anyway
• Beireann Aogán a mhac go dtí an oifig leis gach lá.
  Aogán brings his son to the office with him every day.
• Tá Aogán níos airde ná Tadhg.
  Aogán is taller than Tadhg.
• Ní deir Aogán "go raibh maith agat" riamh, mar níl béasa aige.
  Aogán never says "thank you" because he has no manners.
• Máthair Aogáin
  Aogán's mother
• árasán
  apartment
• 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
• uaschamóg
  apostrophe (lit. "upper comma")
• de réir cosúlachta
  apparently, it seems
• de réir dealraimh
  apparently, it seems
• is cosúil go
  apparently, it seems