Irish Phrases Starting with "M"
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Mise fosta. Sin an fáth a ndeachaigh mé go Toraigh.
Me too. That's why I went to Tory.
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Mise chomh maith. Tá siopa os comhair na scoile. Stadfaimid ansin.
Me too. There's a shop across from the school. Let's stop there.
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Táimse sa seomra bia.
Me, I am in the dining room.
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cluain
meadow
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móinéar
meadow
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móinéir
meadows
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béile
meal
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min
meal (powdered food)
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béilí
meals
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Tabhair dom
means give me, or literally give to me.
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Oibrím
means I work.
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feoil
meat
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feoil
meat
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An Mhí
Meath
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cógas
medicine
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machnamh
meditation
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measartha
medium, fairly
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mealbhacán
melon
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ball de phobal
member of a community
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fir
men
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biachlár
menu
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meamhlach
meow
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Nollaig shona dhaoibh!
Merry Christmas to you (to two or more people)
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Nollaig shona dhuit!
Merry Christmas!
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modh
method
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modh
method
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meitreo
metro
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ardchathair
metropolis
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Meicsiceach
Mexican
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Bia Meicsiceach
Mexican food
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Meicsiceo
Mexico
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Micheál
Michael
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Cheannaigh Micheál fiche cloicheán don oíche
Michael bought twenty prawns for the night
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a Mhichíl
Michael (vocative case)
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Níor thug Mícheál bronntanas do Mháire.
Mícheál didn't give a gift to Máire.
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Tá Mícheál i ngrá le Máire.
Mícheál is in love with Máire.
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Mála Mhichíl
Micheál's bag
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meán lae
midday, noon
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meánaosta
middle-aged
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meán oíche
midnight
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bainne
milk
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milliún
million (1,000,000)
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mionfheoil
mince
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pióg mhionra
mince pie
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intinn
mind
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aireachas
mindfulness
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Liomsa chomh maith! Tá bialann Éireannach i lár na cathrach. Ar mhaith leat dul ansin?
Mine too! There's an Irish restaurant in the city centre. Would you like to go there?
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íosteocht
minimum temperature
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nóiméad (Munster)
minute
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nóiméad (Connacht/Ulster)
minute
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nóiméad
minute
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bomaite
minute (Ulster)
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nóiméid
minutes
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ceochán
mist
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Measc na comhábhair thirime i mbabhla mór, agus ansin cuimil an t-im isteach.
Mix the dry ingredients in a big bowl, and then rub in the butter.
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Carn Uí Néid
Mizen Head
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guthán póca
mobile phone
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Muineachán
Monaghan
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Dé Luain
Monday
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an Luan
Monday
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Luan
Monday
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airgead
money, silver
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monatóir
monitor
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bráthair
monkfish
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arracht
monster
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mí
month
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Mí na Nollag
Month of December
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míonna
months
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séadchomhartha
monument
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gealach
moon
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solas na gealaí
moonlight
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níos tarraingtí
more attractive
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níos galánta
more beautiful/lovely
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níos casta
more complicated
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níos deacra
more difficult
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níos ceobhránaí
more drizzly
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níos suimiúla
more interesting
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Níos Gaelaí ná na Gaeil iad féin
More Irish than the Irish themselves
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níos ceathaí
more showery
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níos stoirmiúla
more stormy
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níos mó ama
more time
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is galánta
most beautiful/lovely
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is ceobhránaí
most drizzly
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is dóichí
most probable
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is ceathaí
most showery
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is stoirmiúla
most stormy
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máthair
mother
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máthair
mother
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Lá na Máithreacha
Mother's Day
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spreagadh
motivation
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gluaisrothar
motorbike
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sliabh
mountain
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sruthán sléibhe
mountain stream
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sléibhte
mountains
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luchóg
mouse
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béal
mouth
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Bog
Move
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Bogtha
Moved
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Bean Uí Bhriain
Mrs O'Brien (literally, Wife of the grandson of someone named Briain)
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Bean Uí Mháille
Mrs. O'Malley (literally, Wife of the grandson of someone named Máille)