Irish Phrases Starting with "I"

• Is liomsa é.
  It's mine.
• ‘Sé mo chroí ‘tá trom agus brónach
  It's my heart that is heavy and sad
• ní mór
  it's necessary
• Tá sé go deas bualadh leat, a Áine.
  It's nice to meet you, Áine.
• Tá sé go deas bualadh leat, a Áine.
  It's nice to meet you, Áine.
• Tá sé go deas bualadh leatsa, a Sheáin.
  It's nice to meet YOU, Seán.
• Tá sé go deas bualadh leatsa, a Sheáin.
  It's nice to meet YOU, Seán.
• Tá sé go deas bualadh leat, a Thaidhg. Cén fadhb atá ann?
  It's nice to meet you, Tadhg. What's the problem?
• Tá sé go deas bualadh leat, a Thaidhg. Cén fadhb atá ann?
  It's nice to meet you, Tadhg. What's the problem?
• Tá sé go deas bualadh leatsa! Cad as duit?
  It's nice to meet YOU! Where are you from?
• Tá sé go deas bualadh leatsa! Cad as duit?
  It's nice to meet YOU! Where are you from?
• Ní liomsa é
  It's not mine
• Tá sé ar thaobhroinn uimhir a trí, ar thaobh na láimhe deise.
  It's on aisle number three, on the right-hand side.
• Tá sé thall ansin, ar chúl an tsiopa, in aice leis na bróga reatha.
  It's over there, at the back of the shop, next to the running shoes.
• Is le Pádraig í.
  It's Pádraig's.
• Is féidir dul isteach anois
  It's possible to go in now
• Tá sé réasúnta go leor. Níor íoc mé an iomarca as mo bhróga.
  It's reasonable enough. I didn't pay too much for my shoes.
• Deirtear gur ghoid sé airgead ón gcomhlacht.
  It's said he stole money from the company.
• Is le Seán é.
  It's Seán's.
• Tá sé ag cur sneachta.
  It’s snowing.
• Tosóidh sé ag a hocht a chlog, ach beidh dinnéar againn roimhe sin.
  It starts at eight o'clock, but we'll have dinner before that.
• Tosóidh sé ag a hocht a chlog, ach beidh dinnéar againn roimhe sin.
  It starts at eight o'clock, but we'll have dinner before that.
• Tá sé blasta.
  It's tasty.
• Is ea.
  It's that.
• Tá sé ró-the inniu, i mo thuairim.
  It's too hot today, in my opinion.
• Tá sé an-deas ar fad, ach tá sé an-bheag. Níl ach ceithre sheomra ann: seomra suite, seomra folctha, seomra codlata, agus cistin bheag.
  It's very nice, but it's very small. There are only four rooms in it: a sitting room, a bathroom, a bedroom, and a small kitchen.
• Tá sí an-deas. Is maith liom an patrún.
  It's very nice. I like the pattern.
• Is mór an t-ionadh gur lig na Fianna dá leithéid
  It’s very surprising that the Fianna allowed the likes of it
• Tá sé gaofar.
  It's windy.
• Tá sé gaofar tráthnóna.
  It's windy this evening.
• Tháinig sé aniar aduaidh orm
  It took me by surprise (lit. "it came on me from the north-west")
• bhí sé
  it was
• B'iontach an rud é
  It was a wonderful thing
• Fear óg a bhí ann. Bhí sé beag. Bhí gruaig chatach dhubh air.
  It was a young man. He was short. He had curly black hair.
• Bhí sé briste
  It was broken (describing its state of brokenness)
• Briseadh é
  It was broken (describing the action of breaking)
• Bhí sé scamallach an tseachtain seo caite.
  It was cloudy last week.
• Bhí sé tirim an samhradh seo caite.
  It was dry last summer.
• Bhí sé bog inné.
  It was mild yesterday.
• Dob é ár gcreach tú bheith i ngéibheann
  It was our ruin that you were in bondage
• Bhí sé an-deas ar fad, go raibh maith agat. Thóg mé go bog é.
  It was very nice indeed, thank you. I took it easy.
• beidh sé
  it will be
• Beidh sé fuar fliuch anocht.
  It will be cold and wet tonight.
• Beidh sé ag teacht ó Ghaillimh.
  It will be coming from Galway.
• Beidh sé ceathach amárach.
  It will be showery tomorrow.
• B’annamh liom gan dul ar cuairt
  It would be rare that I wouldn’t visit
• ba cheart
  it would be right
• B'fhiú go mór é a léamh
  It would be well worth reading
• Mheallfadh sé an chaora ón uan
  It would steal the sheep away from the lamb
• tuigim
  I understand
• Tuigim.
  I understand.
• Tuigim beagán.
  I understand a little.
• Tuigim an bheirt agaibh ach caithfidh mé a rá gurb í Oíche Shamhna an fhéile is ansa liom! Is breá liom na feistis agus na tinte ealaíne.
  I understand both of you but I have to say that Halloween is my favourite festival! I love the costumes and the fireworks.
• Tuigim. An bhfuil bua na garraíodóireachta agat?
  I understand. Do you have green fingers?
• Tuigim. Déanaim féin sealobair agus mar sin de uaireanta bím ag obair san oíche agus uaireanta bím ag obair i rith an lae.
  I understand. I myself do shift work so sometimes I am working at night and sometimes I am working during the day.
• Ba ghnách liom...
  I used to...
• Bhíodh eagla orm roimh an dorchadas
  I used to be afraid of the dark
• Léinn finscéalta nuair a bhí mé óg
  I used to read fairy stories when I was young
• Úsáidim na meáin shóisialta deich n-uaire sa lá
  I use social media ten times a day
• Tá strus orm le déanaí
  I've been stressed out lately
• Suan ná séan ní bhfuaireas féin
  I've found neither rest nor fortune
• Tá beart agam
  I've got a plan
• Tá pingin faighte agam!
  I've gotten a penny! (Literally: "I've a penny gotten!")
• Tá an scannán sin feicthe agam ocht n-uaire
  I’ve seen that film eight times
• Thug mé cuairt ar chairde sa tSualainn
  I visited friends in Sweden
• Tugaim cuairt ar mo sheantuismitheoirí ó am go ham
  I visit my grandparents from time to time
• Shiúil mé ar an trá; chuaigh mé ag snámh; d'ól mé cúpla pionta sa phub san oíche...rudaí mar sin.
  I walked on the beach; I swam; I drank a couple of pints in the pub in the evenings...things like that.
• Shiúil mé chuig an bpictiúrlann
  I walked to the cinema
• Bím ag siúl go minic.
  I walk often.
• Tá taoschnó seacláide uaim.
  I want a chocolate doughnut.
• Bhí mé ag iarraidh bróga nua a cheannach agus bhain mé triail as cúpla siopa ach níor éirigh liom bróga deasa a aimsiú.
  I wanted to buy new shoes and I tried a few shops but I couldn't find nice shoes.
• Tá ceithre rollóg aráin uaim.
  I want four bread rolls.
• Tá tae agus arán ag teastáil uaim
  I want/need tea and bread
• Bhí mé
  I was
• bhí mé
  I was
• Bhain muiscít greim asam.
  I was bitten by a mosquito (literally,“A mosquito took a bite out of me”)
• Rugadh agus tógadh i Luimneach mé
  I was born and raised in Limerick
• Bhí mé ag dornálaíocht.
  I was boxing.
• bhí mé ar mo chompord
  I was comfortable, at ease
• Bhí mé ag cócaireacht ar nós mire.
  I was cooking like mad.
• Bhí mé ag críochnú mo chuid oibre ar nós mire le go bhféadfainn dul abhaile.
  I was finishing my work like made so that I could go home.
• Bhí mé in Éirinn anuraidh.
  I was in Ireland last year.
• Bhí mé faoin tuath inné, agus chonaic mé sionnach!
  I was in the countryside yesterday, and I saw a fox!
• bhíos
  I was (Munster)
• Ní raibh mé ag súil leis sin
  I wasn't expecting that
• Ní raibh mé tinn inné.
  I wasn't sick yesterday.
• Bhí mé ar an mbóthar ag a seacht a chlog
  I was on the road at seven o'clock
• Bhí mé tinn inné.
  I was sick yesterday.
• Bhí mé i mo shuí an lá ar fad.
  I was sitting down all day.
• Bhí mé ag suí síos chun dinnéir nuair a bualadh cnag ar an doras.
  I was sitting down to dinner when there was a knock on the door.
• Bhí mé i mo chodladh ar an tolg.
  I was sleeping on the sofa.
• Bhí mé ar mire nuair a ghoid scag breac mo ghuthán.
  I was so angry when a magpie stole my phone.
• Bhí mé ann ar feadh míosa anuraidh.
  I was there for a month last year.
• Bhí mé ar camchuairt san Áise
  I was touring Asia
• bhí mé ar deargmheisce
  I was very drunk
• Bhí mé ag obair i siopa deich mbliana ó shin
  I was working in a shop ten years ago
• D'fhéach mé ar scannán buachaillí bó
  I watched a cowboy movie
• Chuaigh mé thar lear
  I went abroad
• Chuaigh mé abhaile go luath aréir
  I went home early last night
• Chuaigh mé ar shiúlóid threoraithe thart ar an oileán agus d’fhoghlaim mé cuid mhaith faoi stair agus scéalta an oileáin.
  I went on a guided walk around the island and I learnt a lot about the history and stories of the island.