Irish Phrases Starting with "A"

• An Aidbhint
  Advent
• Aidbhint
  Advent
• féilire Aidbhinte
  Advent calendar
• dobhriathar
  adverb
• aeróg
  aerial
• aeróga
  aerials
• eitleán
  aeroplane
• Chuala
  Affirmative past tense of clois
• 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)
• ar aghaidh
  ahead
• 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.
• Gheobhaidh Áine post go luath.
  Áine will get a job soon.
• Feicfidh Áine Mícheál an tseachtain seo chugainn.
  Áine will see Mícheál next week.
• 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.
• aerfort
  airport
• beo
  alive
• beo
  alive
• Ní mar a shíltear a bhítear
  All is not what it seems
• 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
• an t-am ar fad
  all the time
• ildánach
  all-round
• ildánach
  all-round talented
• ailléirge
  allergy
• aibitír
  alphabet
• aibítir
  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
• Otharcharr
   ambulance
• 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
• Is namhaid ceird gan chleachtadh
  An unpractised craft is an enemy
• sinsir
  ancestors
• an tSean-Ghréig
  Ancient Greece
• is
  and
• 'S go hOíche Fhéile Eoin ní thiocfaidh mé aniar
  And 'til St John's Eve I won't return
• Agus intinn ghéar!
  And a sharp mind!
• Agus ina dhiaidh sin?
  And after that?
• Agus och och Éire ‘lig is ó
  And alas for Ireland and oh
• 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
• 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 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 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 cuirfidh siad ruaig ar Ghallaibh
  And they will rout the foreigners
• 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 ar mhaith leat milseog?
  And would you like a dessert?
• Is tú díolta leis na Gallaibh
  And you sold to the foreigners
• Agus tusa, a Sheáin? Cén tslí bheatha atá agatsa?
  And you, Seán? What's YOUR line of work?