Irish Phrases Starting with "S"
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Ní dhéarfaidh Síle tada faoi sin.
Síle won't say a thing about that.
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A Shíle, cén fáth nach bhfuil tú anseo?
Síle, why are you not here?
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Sile? Ní dúirt! Is breá léi feoil!
Síle? No! She loves meat!
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Ciúnas, le bhur dtoil!
Silence, please!
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bonn airgid
silver medal
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Uí
Simpler prefix
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peaca
sin
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ó shin
since
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ós rud é
since it happens that
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Ós teach nua é, bíonn sé deas te sa gheimhreadh
Since it's a new house, it's nice and warm in the winter
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Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo Ghile Mear
Since my Gallant Darling went far away
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Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo Ghile Mear
Since my Gallant Darling went far away
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Ó d’imigh sé uaim an buachaill beo
Since my lively boy went away from me
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Toisc go raibh mo cheannsa marbh
Since my one was dead
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Ós rud é go bhfuil tú críochnaithe cheana, tá cead agat dul abhaile go luath
Since you are finished already, you have permission to go home early
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amhránaí
singer
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ag canadh
singing
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Siobhán
Siobhán (Connacht)
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Siobhán
Siobhán (Munster)
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Siobhán
Siobhán (Ulster)
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a Shiobhán
Siobhán (vocative case)
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deirfiúr
sister
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deirfiúracha
sisters
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Suígí síos, a pháistí, le bhur dtoil!
Sit down, children, please!
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Suígí síos, más é bhur dtoil é!
Sit down, please!
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sé cinn
six heads
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seisear fear
six men
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seisear
six people
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sé dhuine dhéag
sixteen people
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seasca teach
sixty houses
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creatlach
skeleton
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sciálaí
skier
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sciáil
skiing
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sciorta
skirt
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spéir
sky
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codladh sámh
sleep soundly, sleep well
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codladh
sleepiness, sleep
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caol
slender
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Caol le caol, leathan le leathan
Slender with slender, broad with broad
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slisne cáca
slice of cake
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Sliabh gCuillinn
Slieve Gullion
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Sliabh Liag
Slieve League
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Sligeach
Sligo
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dlúthluiteach
slim-fitting
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slipéir
slippers
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An tSlóvaic
Slovakia
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Slóvacach
Slovakian
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Slóivéanach
Slovene
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An tSlóivéin
Slovenia
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An tSlóivéin
Slovenia
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mall
slow, late
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Go Mall, Bóthar Cúng
Slow, narrow road
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Go mall
Slowly
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beag
small
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beag
small
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beaga
small (plural)
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súile beaga
small eyes
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béalóg
small opening
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boird bheaga
small tables
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Cogar Mogar
Small Talk
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níos lú
smaller
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is lú
smallest
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laghad
smallness
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snasta
smart, snazzy
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smidiríní
smithereens
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bradán deataithe
smoked salmon
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mín
smooth
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Múchadh is bá ort!
Smothering and drowning on you!
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sneaic
snack
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nathair
snake
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snúcar
snooker
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sneachta
snow
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neadaigh faoin bpluid
snuggle under the duvet
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ionas
so that
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Is go bhfaighinn bás in Éirinn
So that I could die in Ireland
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gallúnach
soap
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sobaldráma
soap opera
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na meáin shóisialta
social media
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stocaí
socks
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fód
sod (Connacht)
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fód
sod (Munster)
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fód
sod (Ulster)
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arán sóide
soda bread
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innealltóir bogearraí
software engineer
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innealtóir bogearraí
software engineer
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saighdiúir
soldier
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bonn na coise
sole of the foot
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réitigh
solve
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uaireanta
sometimes
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Uaireanta cuirim am amú ar na meáin shóisialta
Sometimes I waste time on social media
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mac
son
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Mac
son
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amhrán
song
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cumadóir amhrán
songwriter
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’S gairid go bpósfaidh, ’s gairid go bpósfaidh
Soon will marry, soon will marry
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’S gairid go bpósfaidh, ’s gairid go bpósfaidh
Soon will marry, soon will marry
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’S gairid go bpósfaidh, beirt ar an mbaile seo
Soon will marry, two in this village
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asarlaí
sorcerer
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Tagann Sorcha go dtí an phictiúrlann liom gach Aoine.
Sorcha comes with me to the cinema every Friday.
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Ní chloiseann Sorcha é.
Sorcha doesn't hear it.