Irish Phrases Starting with "I"

• Tá cion agam duit
  I love you (I have affection for you)
• Tá cion agam ort
  I love you (I have affection on you)
• Tá mo chroí istigh ionat
  I love you (literally "my heart is within you")
• Mo ghrá thú
  I love you (literally "you are my love")
• Tá grá agam duit
  I love you (literally, I have love for you)
• Tá grá agam ort
  I love you (literally, I have love on you)
• Mo ghrá thú. Is tusa m'fhíorghrá amháin.
  I love you. You are my one true love.
• Rinne mé botún beag i m'obair bhaile.
  I made a small mistake in my homework.
• Rinne mé pancóga don bhricfeasta
  I made pancakes for breakfast
• Bhuail mé le roinnt daoine áille sa Tuirc
  I met some lovely people in Turkey
• Mothaím uaim í
  I miss her
• Tá cumha orm i ndiaidh na seanlaethanta
  I miss the old days
• Is fada liom uaim thú
  I miss you (lit. "you are far away from me")
• Éirim féin ag a seacht a chlog gach maidin mar caithfidh mé bheith sa scoil ag leathuair tar éis a hocht. Cad fúibhse?
  I myself get up at eight o’clock every morning because I have to be in the school at half past eight. What about you guys?
• Tá cúpla rud ag teastáil uaim ón siopa.
  I need a few things from the shop.
• is gá dom
  I need to
• Is gá dom an tsiopadóireacht a dhéanamh
  I need to do the shopping
• Caithfidh mé dul abhaile. Tá tinneas cinn orm.
  I need to go home.  I have a headache.
• Tá bróga nua de dhíth orm
  I need/want new shoes
• Ní théim go dtí an spórtlann riamh, ach uaireanta buailim le mo chairde sa chathair i ndiaidh na hoibre. Téimid chuig teach tábhairne nó bialann.
  I never go to the gym, but sometimes I meet my friends in the city after work. We go to a pub or restaurant.
• Níor chuala mé an fhuaim sin riamh.
  I never heard that sound before.
• Ní dhearna mé pancóga roimhe seo
  I never made pancakes before this
• Is minic a théim ann
  I often go there
• Téim go dtí an phictiúrlann go minic
  I often go to the cinema
• Is minic a théim go dtí an phictiúrlann
  I often go to the cinema
• Feicim daltaí scoile ar an mbus go minic
  I often see schoolchildren on the bus
• Ní ólaim Guinness ach ar Lá Fhéile Pádraig
  I only drink Guinness on St. Patrick's Day
• Phéinteáil mé an teach do mo mháthair
  I painted the house for my mother
• Tá beart agam cuairt a thabhairt ar mo chairde i mí an Mheithimh
  I plan to visit my friends in June
• ag seinm
  I play (music)
• Imrím peil
  I play football
• Bím ag imirt peile.
  I play football.
• Imrím galf ó am go ham, ach is é an ceol an caitheamh aimsire is fearr liom.
  I play golf from time to time, but music is my favorite pastime.
• Imrím galf ó am go ham, ach is é an ceol an caitheamh aimsire is fearr liom.
  I play golf from time to time, but music is my favorite pastime.
• Imrím leadóg gach seachtain
  I play tennis every week
• Seinnim an fhidil agus an fheadóg stáin.
  I play the fiddle and the tin whistle.
• Seinnim an fhidil agus an fheadóg stáin.
  I play the fiddle and the tin whistle.
• Seinnim an pianó
  I play the piano
• Seinnim an veidhlín.
  I play violin.
• Is fearr liom ______ ná ______.
  I prefer _____ to _____.
• Is fearr liom caife
  I prefer coffee
• Is fearr liom peil ná cispheil.
  I prefer football to basketball.
• Is fearr liom an hata sin.
  I prefer that hat.
• Is fearr liom an ceann seo ná an ceann sin.
  I prefer this one to that one.
• Is fearr liom na bláthanna sin.
  I prefer those flowers.
• chuir mé
  I put (past tense)
• cuirim
  I put (present tense) 
• Chuir mé ceol ar siúl
  I put music on
• Chuir mé mo bhróga orm
  I put my shoes on
• Chuir mé na heochracha ar an mbord
  I put the keys on the table
• Chuir mé an teilifís ar siúl sa seomra suí
  I put the TV on in the living room
• Is annamh a ithim iasc
  I rarely eat fish
• Léigh mé leabhar filíochta
  I read a poetry book
• Bím ag léamh.
  I read.
• Airím uaim go mór é
  I really miss him
• Measaim go mbíonn, ach fiú agus drochlá ann, tá an ceantar níos áille!
  I reckon so, but even on a bad day, the region is more beautiful!
• lig mé mo scíth
  I relaxed
• Is cuimhin liom
  I remember
• Fuair mé teach saoire ar cíos
  I rented a holiday house
• D'éirigh mé as le déanaí
  I retired recently
• D'fhill mé ag a sé a chlog le haghaidh dinnéir
  I returned at six o'clock for dinner
• Chaith mé na díslí
  I rolled the dice
• Reáchtálaim comhlacht
  I run a company
• Dúirt mé gur feoilséantóir mé.
  I said I am a vegetarian.
• Chonaic mé fia sa pháirc inné.
  I saw a deer in the field yesterday.
• Chonaic mé scannán ar an teilifís aréir
  I saw a film on the television last night
• Chonaic mé solas sa spéir.
  I saw a light in the sky.
• Chonaic mé é an tseachtain seo caite.
  I saw him last week.
• Chonaic mé é Dé hAoine.
  I saw him on Friday.
• Chonaic mé Seán ag an siopa Déardaoin.
  I saw Seán at the shop on Thursday.
• Chonaic mé go raibh fearg ag teacht ar mo mháthair
  I saw that my mother was getting angry
• Chonaic mé an siopa sin inné ach ní dheachaigh mé isteach. Nach bhfuil sé costasach?
  I saw that shop yesterday but I didn't go in. Isn't it expensive?
• Chonaic mé an scannán "An Fear Dofheicthe" inné.
  I saw the film "The Invisible Man" yesterday.
• Deirim heileo le fear an phoist gach lá
  I say hello to the postman every day
• ba cheart dom
  I should
• Ba chóir dom dul abhaile
  I should go home
• Theip orm agus d’ith mé sicín cúpla uair ach seachas sin, tá ag éirí go maith liom. An bhfuil rún ar bith agatsa?
  I slipped up and ate chicken a couple of times but apart from that, I'm getting on well. Do you have any resolutions?
• Réitím tomhais
  I solve puzzles
• Tá Gaeilge agam.
  I speak Irish.
• Chaith mé ceithre uair ar an trá
  I spent four hours on the beach
• Chaith mé an samhradh ag taisteal timpeall na hÉireann ar mo rothar
  I spent the summer travelling around Ireland on my biycycle
• D'fhan mé i mo leaba an lá ar fad
  I stayed in bed the whole day
• D'fhan mé sa phost don airgead
  I stayed in the job for the money
• is dócha
  I suppose
• Is dócha go gcuireann an Nollaig cumha orm, agus is fearr liom a bheith ag déanamh socruithe don bhliain atá romhainn. Céard fútsa, a Sheáin?
  I suppose Christmas makes me nostalgic, and I prefer making arrangements and plans for the year ahead. What about you, Seán?
• Is dócha go bhfuil sé in am críochnú!
  I suppose it is time to finish!
• Is dócha go bhfuil, mar d’fhás mé aníos ar fheirm.
  I suppose so, since I grew up on a farm.
• Is dóigh liom go mbeidh siad ar ais gan mhoill
  I suppose they will be back soon
• tógaim
  I take
• Bhlais mé bia na háite
  I tasted the local food
• Measaim gur fear dathúil é
  I think (that) he's a handsome man
• Sílim gurb é an ceoltóir is fearr sa tír
  I think he's the best musician in the country
• Sílim go bhfuil slaghdán ag teacht orm!
  I think I'm getting a cold virus!
• Bím ag smaointiú ar an eangaigh is ar a bhád a mbíonn sí ann
  I think of the fishing net and the boat on which it is
• Bím ag smaointiú ar na rámhaí is ar a mbuillí insa toinn
  I think of the oars and their strokes in the waves
• Bím ag smaointiú ar an fhearthainn is ar an tréan a bhí sa ghaoth
  I think of the rain and the strength that was in the wind
• Sílim go bhfuil brón uirthi
  I think she is sad
• Sílim go bhfuil an aimsir measartha socair anseo!
  I think the weather is fairly settled here!
• Chuir mé slacht ar an ngairdín Dé Domhnaigh ach bhain mé sult as sin. Cad fútsa? Ar lig tú do scíth ag an deireadh seachtaine?
  I tidied up the garden on Sunday but I enjoyed that. What about you? Did you rest at the weekend?
• thóg mé
  I took