Throughout the history of Ireland, few qualities were valued more highly than eloquence. On this page, you’ll find some basic Irish words and phrases. To gain a more in depth knowledge of this fascinating language, click on the following links.

*Please note that many Irish sounds have no real English equivalent.  The “Pronounced As” column is meant only to be a loose phonetic guideline.

English	Irish	Pronounced As*
Yes	Is ea	“shah”
No	Ní hea	“nee-ha”
Right	Ar deis	“ehr-desh”
Left	Ar clé	“ehr-clay”
English	Irish	Pronounced As*
Hello	Dia duit	“dee-ah wayt”
Goodbye	Slán	“slahn”
Good morning	Mora duit ar maidin	“more dit ayr madin”
Good afternoon	Lá maith agat	“lo mah ahgoot”
Good evening	Tráthnóna maith agat	“trah-nona mah ahgoot”
Please	Le do thoil	“leh du hol”
Thank you	Go raibh maith agat	“guhrv mah ahgoot”
Sorry	Gabh mo leithscéal	“guv mo lashgale”
Cheers!	Sláinte mhaith!	“slohn chah-vah”
English	Irish	Pronounced As*
One	Aon	“ay-in”
Two	Dó	“doh”
Three	Trí	“tree”
Four	Ceathair	“cahr”
Five	Cúig	“coo-ig”
Six	Sé	“shay”
Seven	Seacht	“shacht”
Eight	Ocht	“ohct”
Nine	Naoi	“neay”
Ten	Deich	“deh”
English	Irish	Pronounced As*
Red	Dearg	“der-eg”
Orange	Oráiste	“orash-tah”
Yellow	Buí	“bwee”
Green	Glas	“glohs”
Light Blue	Bánghorm	“bor-gurm”
Dark Blue	Dúghorm	“doo-hurm”
Purple	Corcra	“car-crah”
Pink	Bándearg	“bahn-der-eg”
White	Bán	“bahn”
Gray	Liath	“lee-ah”
Black	Dubh	“doo-uv”
Brown	Donn	“down”
English	Irish	Pronounced As*
Coffee	Caife	“CAH-fey”
Tea	Tae	“tay”
Teapot	Taephota	“tay-fota”
Sugar	Siúcra	“shu-crah”
Water	Uisce	“ish-ka”
Milk	Bainne	“ban-yeh”
Beer	Beoir	“bee-or”
Wine	Fíon	“fee-in”
I love coffee!	Is breá liom caife!	“Iss brow lo CAH-fey”

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