Irish Phrases Starting with "H"

• Tá sé ina luí
  He is lying down
• Is é m'athair é.
  He is my father.
• Tá sé in aice leis an bhfuinneog mhór
  He is next to the big window
• Tá sé in aice leis an fhuinneog mhór
  He is next to the big window (ULSTER)
• Tá sé in aice leis an bhfuinneog
  He is next to the window
• Tá sé ard.
  He is tall.
• Tá sé thuas san áiléar
  He is up in the attic
• Tá sé an-ard agus an-tanaí.
  He is very tall and very thin.
• Tá sé.
  He is.
• Níl sé ag taisteal.
  He isn't (at) travelling.
• Níl sé sa bhaile.
  He isn't home.
• Níl tart air
  He isn't thirsty
• Níl sé.
  He isn't.
• Is maith leis a bheith ag cócaireacht
  He likes cooking
• Is maith leis é.
  He likes it.
• Is maith leis é sin!
  He likes that!
• Tá sé ina chónaí in Aontroim
  He lives in Antrim
• Tá a chroí istigh inti
  He loves her
• Tá grá aige di
  He loves her (He has love for her)
• Tá grá aige uirthi
  He loves her (He has love on her)
• Is breá leis é.
  He loves it.
• Tá air a sheancharr a dhíol.
  He needs to sell his old car.
• Ní dhéanann sé botún choíche.
  He never makes a mistake.
• Tagann fearg air go minic
  He often gets angry
• Rug sé ar mo ghruaig!
  He pulled my hair!
• Chuir sé an liathróid thar an trasnán
  He put the ball over the bar
• Rinne sé a mhachnamh ar an gceist
  He reflected on the issue
• D'fhill sé agus a dhá lámh chomh fada le chéile
  He returned with his two arms as long as each other (i.e. empty-handed)
• Dúirt sé go bhfuil brón air
  He said that he is sorry
• Deir seisean go raibh a charrsa briste freisin.
  He says that his car is broken too.
• Scóráil sé dhá chúl agus sé chúilín
  He scored two goals and six points
• Ba chóir dó an féar a bhaint
  He should cut the grass
• Bíonn sé ag srannadh ar nós míl mhóir.
  He snores like a whale.
• Mhol sé gur cheart dom dul abhaile
  He suggested that I should go home
• Ghlac sé toradh oráiste amháin ó chrann
  He took one orange fruit from a tree
• Shiúil sé abhaile gach lá le haghaidh an lóin.
  He walked home every day for lunch.
• Shiúil sé ar scoil.
  He walked to school.
• bhí sé
  he was (Connacht)
• bhí sé
  he was (Munster)
• bhí sé
  he was (Ulster)
• Ba laoch é
  He was a hero
• Bhí sé ag rá sin
  He was saying that.
• Chuaigh sé suas go dtí an t-áiléar
  He went up to the attic
• Tiocfaidh sé anuas
  He will come down (from above)
• Eitleoidh sé timpeall na cruinne ina charr sleamhnáin.
  He will fly around the world in his sleigh.
• Éireoidh sé go luath.
  He will get up early.
• Ní bhéarfaidh sé orm. Tá sé an-séimh.
  He won't bite me. He's very gentle.
• Ní chloisfidh sé na cloig eaglaise.
  He won't the church bells.
• Oibríonn sé i gcomhlacht beag.
  He works for a small company.
• bheadh sé
  he would be
• Chloisfeadh sé an comhrá óna sheomra
  He would hear the conversation from his room
• Níor mhaith leis é a fheiceáil
  He wouldn't want to see it.
• Níor mhaith leis é a fheiceáil.
  He wouldn't want to see it. Literally: He wouldn't want it to see.
• Ba mhaith leis aistriúchán le haghaidh tatú.
  He'd like a translation for a tattoo.
• Ba mhaith leis bheith ina mhúinteoir lá éigin.
  He'd like to be a teacher some day.
• Is deas an fear é
  He's a -nice- man
• Is fear deas é
  He's a nice man
• Fear deas é!
  He's a nice man!
• Tá fearg air
  He's angry
• Tá sé go dona.
  He's bad/unwell.
• Tá sé san Astráil
  He's in Australia
• Is san Astráil atá sé!
  He's in Australia!
• ‘Sé mo Shaesar, Gile Mear
  He's my Caesar, a Gallant Darling
• ‘Sé mo laoch, mo Ghile Mear
  He's my champion, my Gallant Darling
• Tá sé go deas, nach bhfuil?
  He's nice, isn't he?
• Tá sé ag léamh.
  He's reading.
• Tá croí óg aige!
  He's young at heart!
• Sé
  He/it*
• ceann
  head
• cinn
  head, in the genitive singular
• tinneas cinn
  headache
• sláinte
  health
• Sláinte is táinte!
  Health and wealth!
• siopa bianna sláinte
  health food shop
• Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte
  Health is better than wealth
• folláin
  healthy
• Clois
  Hear
• clois
  hear
• Cloiseann
  Hear (affirmative present tense of clois)
• cluin
  hear (Ulster)
• Cloisigí
  Hear (when speaking to multiple people)
• Éist le mo ghuí
  Hear/listen to my prayer (said to one person).
• Éistigí leis an gceol
  Hear/listen to the music (said to multiple people).
• Cloiste
  Heard
• Cloisteáil
  Hearing
• croí
  heart
• tinneas croí
  heart disease
• teas
  heat
• teas
  heat (Connacht)
• teas
  heat (Munster)
• teas
  heat (Ulster)
• Is trom cearc i bhfad
  Heavy is a hen over a long distance
• héileacaptar
  helicopter
• Dia dhuit
  Hello
• Dia dhaoibh
  hello (to more than one person)
• Dia is Muire dhuit!
  Hello!
• Dia dhuit!
  Hello!
• Dia dhuit!
  Hello!
• Dia dhuit!
  Hello!
• Dia is Muire dhuit!
  Hello!