Irish Phrases Starting with "I"

• An é seo do dheartháir?
  Is this your brother?
• An í seo d'iníon?
  Is this your daughter?
• An é seo d'athair?
  Is this your father?
• ceaptar
  is thought
• slán leat
  is what you say to someone who's leaving you.
• An dochtúir é d'athair?
  Is your father a doctor?
• tá
  is, am, are
• An bhfuil?
  Is?
• An mbíonn?
  Is? (present habitual)
• oileán
  island
• Níl
  Isn't
• Ní bhíonn
  Isn't (present habitual)
• Nach bhfuil daidí sa stáisiún?
  Isn't daddy in the station?
• Nach bhfuil sé sa bhaile?
  Isn't he at home?
• Nach mbeidh sé ag dul go Corcaigh?
  Isn't he going to go to Cork?
• Nach breá an lá é?
  Isn't it a lovely day?
• Nach deas an lá é?
  Isn't it a nice day?
• Nach bhfuil an lá go deas?
  Isn't it a beautiful day?
• Nach breá í mo bháidín ag snámh ar an gcuan
  Isn't my little boat fine as she glides in the bay
• Nach bhfuil sí go hálainn?
  Isn't she beautiful?
• Nach bhfuil sí go hálainn? Tá. Tá sí an-álainn!
  Isn't she beautiful? Yes. She's very beautiful!
• Nach bhfuil an crann seo mór? Tá! Tá sé an-mhór!
  Isn't that tree big? Yes! It's very big!
• Nach bhfuil sé sin go hiontach!
  Isn't that wonderful!
• Nach bhfuil an t-uisce salach?
  Isn't the water dirty?
• Nach mbíonn seisiún ceoil ann Dé Domhnaigh?
   Isn't there a music session on Sundays?
• Nach mbíonn seisiún ceoil ann Dé Domhnaigh? Bíonn, cinnte!
  Isn't there a music session on Sundays? Yes, certainly!
• Nach bhfuil aon duine sa ghluaisteán?
   Isn't there anyone in the car?
• Nach bhfuil aon rud sa bhosca?
  Isn't there anything in the box?
• Nach mbíonn an siopa seo oscailte san oíche de ghnách?
  Isn't this shop usually open at night?
• Nach bhfuil?
  Isn't?
• Nach mbíonn?
  Isn't? (present habitual)
• 'S nach éachtach a léimneach thar thonntracha ard’
  Isn’t her leaping over tall waves impressive
• 'S nach lúfar í ag iomramh soir agus siar
  Isn’t she agile rowing west and east
• 'S nach éadrom í ag iompar aníos thar an trá
  Isn’t she light carrying up over the strand
• Ní fhéadfadh sé a bheith níos éasca
  It couldn't be easier
• Is cuma
  It doesn't matter
• tá sé
  it is
• Tá sé a ...
  It is ...
• Tá sé a haon a chlog um thráthnóna.
  It is 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
• Tá sé a haon a chlog ar maidin.
  It is 1 o'clock in the morning.
• Tá sé a haon a chlog.
  It is 1 o'clock.
• Tá sé deich tar éis a deich.
  It is 10:10.
• Tá sé a haon déag.
  It is 11.
• Tá sé ina mheán lae.
  It is 12 noon/midday.
• Tá sé a dó dhéag a chlog.
  It is 12 o'clock.
• Tá sé ceathrú chun a haon.
  It is 12:45.
• Tá sé a hocht déag tar éis a ceathair um thráthnóna.
  It is 18 past 4 in the afternoon.
• Tá sé a dó a chlog ar maidin.
  It is 2 o'clock in the morning.
• Tá sé cúig nóiméad is fiche tar éis a deich.
  It is 25 minutes past 10.
• Tá sé fiche cúig tar éis a deich.
  It is 25 past 10.
• Tá sé fiche a cúig chun a seacht.
  It is 25 to 7.
• Tá sé a cúig a chlog um thráthnóna.
  It is 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
• Tá sé a cúig a chlog um thráthnóna.
  It is 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
• Tá sé leathuair tar éis a cúig.
  It is 5:30.
• Tá sé a hocht a chlog um thráthnóna.
  It is 8 o'clock in the evening.
• Is leabhar é.
  It is a book.
• Is pian sa tóin é!
  It is a pain in the arse!
• Tá sé beagnach deich gcéim Celsius.
  It is almost ten degrees Celsius.
• Tá sé ina ghála.
  It is blowing a gale. (‘It is a gale’)
• Tá sé fuar inniu.
  It is cold today.
• Tá sé fuar.
  It is cold. (For speaking about the weather.)
• Is breá le
  It is fine/excellent with
• Tá sé cúig chéim Celsius.
  It is five degrees Celsius.
• Tá sé cúig nóiméad tar éis a deich.
  It is five minutes past 10.
• Tá sé a cúig tar éis a deich.
  It is five past 10.
• Tá sé a cúig chun a haon déag.
  It is five to 11.
• Tá sé a leathuair tar éis a deich.
  It is half past 10.
• Tá sé ina mheán oíche.
  It is midnight.
• Is é is dóichí go mbuafaidh an Iodáil an Corn Domhanda.
  It is most probable that Italy will win the World cup.
• is gá
  it is necessary
• Tá sé in aice leis an siopa.
  It is next to/near the shop.
• Tá sé a cúig a chlog anois.
  It is now 5 o'clock.
• Tá sí ar thaobh na láimhe deise.
  It is on the right-hand side.
• Tá sé nóiméad amháin tar éis a dó dhéag.
  It is one minute past 12.
• Tá sé a haon a chlog.
  It is one o'clock.
• Tá sé a haon.
  It is one.
• Tá sé os comhair na scoile.
  It is opposite/across from the school.
• is féidir
  it is possible
• is dócha go..
  it is probable that.
• gealltar
  it is promised, it is expected
• Tá sé a ceathrú tar éis a deich.
  It is quarter past 10.
• Tá sé a ceathrú chun a haon déag.
  It is quarter to 11.
• moltar
  it is recommended
• Deirtear go bhfuil a lán fadhbanna sa chlub peile sin
  It is said that there are a lot of problems in that football club
• Tá sé a deich tar éis a deich.
  It is ten past 10.
• is amhlaidh sin a deirim
  it is thus I say
• Tá sé dhá nóiméad tar éis a dó.
  It is two minutes past two.
• Tá sé gaofar inniu!
  It is windy today!
• Níl sé fuar; tá sé te.
  It isn't cold; it's hot.
• Ní thógann sé ach leathuair.
  It only takes half an hour.
• Is cosúil go bhfuil an chóisir thart
  It seems like the party is over
• Is cosúil nach raibh, ar deireadh thiar thall. Tá an chuma ar an scéal go ndearna na húinéirí iarracht an locht a chur air, ach go bhfuil sé neamhchiontach.
  It seems not, in the end. It looks like the owners tried to put the blame on him, but that he is innocent.
• 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.
• 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)