Irish Phrases Starting with "N"
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Ní raibh, is mór an trua.
No, more's the pity.
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Níl. Tá mo theach sna bruachbhailte, ach b'fhearr liom bheith i mo chónaí sa lár.
No. My house is in the suburbs, but I'd rather live downtown.
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Níl, go fóill. Cad fútsa?
No, not yet. What about you?
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núdail
noodles
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Ná Scoitear
No overtaking
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Cosc ar pháirceáil
No parking
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Fadhb ar bith! Tá fáilte romhat.
No problem! You're welcome.
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Ná maidin shamhraidh i ngleanntaibh ceoigh
Nor a summer morning in a misty glen
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Meiriceá Thuaidh
North America
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Tuaisceart Éireann
Northern Ireland
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tuaisceartach
northern, person from the north
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an Chóiré Thuaidh
North Korea
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An Iorua
Norway
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Ioruach
Norwegian
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srón
nose
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Ní hea. Ní iriseoir í. Is amhránaí í.
No. She is not a journalist. She is a singer.
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Ná caitear tobac
No smoking (lit. do not smoke)
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Ní raibh aon fhocal ráite faoi sin.
Not a word was said about that.
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Níor mhaith, go raibh maith agat
No, thank you
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Níl, go raibh maith agat.
No, thank you.
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Níor mhaith, go raibh maith agat. Tá mé ró-thuirseach. Íosfaidh mé greim bia i mo sheomra.
No thank you. I'm too tired. I'll have a bite in my room.
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Níor mhaith, go raibh maith agat. Níl ach caife uaimse.
No, thank you. Just coffee for me.
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Ní chloisfidh. Tá an t-óstán sin an-chiúin.
No. That hotel is very quiet.
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Ní deir. Tagann fear an phoist chuig a theach san iarnóin.
No. The postman comes to his house in the afternoon.
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Ní raibh. Bhí an spéir gorm agus an ghrian ag taitneamh gach lá.
No. The sky was blue and the sun was shining every day.
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Ní hiad. Seo iad mo sheantuismitheoirí.
No, they are my grandparents.
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Ní bhfuair. Bhí siad ródhaor.
No. They were too expensive.
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Ní hea. Is Síneach mé.
Not that. I am Chinese.
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ainmfhocal
noun
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úrscéal
novel
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úrscéalaí
novelist
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Samhain
November
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Samhain
November/Ancient festival of Samhain
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anois
now
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Anois agus ar uair ár mbáis
Now and at the hour of our death
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Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh
Now at the coming of summer
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Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh
Now at the start of summer
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Níor chuala. Cad a tharla?
No. What happened?
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Anois múnlaigh an taos i gcruth builín ciorclach éadomhain.
Now shape the dough into a flat, round loaf.
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Ach anois atá mé aosta is mé ag éirí lag breoite tinn
Now that I am old and I'm getting feeble and sick
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Ní thabharfaidh! Tá do dhóthain agat!
No! You've had enough!
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uimhir
number
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uimhir a haon déag, Sráid Uí Chonaill
number 11, O'Connell Street
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uimhir a cúig
number five
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uimhir a naoi
number nine
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bean rialta
nun
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banaltra
nurse
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altra
nurse
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cothaitheach
nutritious
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builín ilchnónna
nut roast
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builín ilchnónna
nut roast
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cnónna
nuts