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Gaeilge for Parents

Parents

Gaeilge sa Bhaile


This document is for parents and includes some simple phrases that could be used in the home.

Dia duit - Hello (Deea gwitch)
Dia is Muire duit - Hello to you too (Deea is mwura gwitch)
Slán - Bye (Slawn)
Slán go fóill - Bye for now (Slawn gu fo-ill)
Conas atá tú? - How are you? (Kunis a thaw thu?)
Tá mé … go maith / go dona / ceart go leor – I am well / bad / ok (Thaw may … go ma / go duna / cyart go lore)

Ná déan dearmad ar an leabhar -
Don’t forget the book
(Naw jane jarmad air an lou-er)
Maith thú! – Well done to you! (Ma who!)
An bfhuil tú réidh? – Are you ready? (An will thoo ray?)
Déanfaimid an obair bhaile anois – We'll do the homework now (Dain-fi-meed-an uber walya anish)

Go hiontach - brilliant (Gu heentock)
Is buachaill / cailín iontach thú – You are a great boy/girl (Iss bu-kill / colleen eentuck who)

Taispeáin dom cad a rinne tú aer scoil – Show me what you did at school (Thaspawn dum cad a rinna thoo ar skul)
Glan an seomra – Clean the room (Glan an shom-ra)
Las an solas / lampa - Turn on the light / lamp (Loss an su-loss / lampa)
Much an solas - Turn off the light (Mook an su-loss)


Bia (Bee-a) agus an Chistin (kishtin)
Food and the Kitchen


An dtabharfaidh tú an … dom le do thoil? - Could you give me the … please? (An dure-de thoo an ... dum le du hull?)
Tá an … blasta / fuar / te – The … is tasty / cold / hot (Thas an ... blah-st / foor / te)
Tá an dinnéar réidh - Dinner is ready (Thaw an din-air ray)
Is maith liom an ... - I like the ... (Is ma lum an ...)

spúnóg - spoon (spoonogue)
scian - knife (shkeen)
forc - fork (fork)

sú oráiste – orange juice (sue ur-ah-shta)
tae - tea (tay)
feoil – meat (fyohl)
bainne - milk (bon-ya)
na glasraí – the vegetables (na gloss-ree)
subh - jam (suv)
milseog – dessert (milshogue)
callóga arbhair - cornflakes (kall-oh-ga ar-oor)
salann – salt (sal-in)
siúcra - sugar (shoo-kra)
piobar – pepper (pyuber)
arán – bread (arawn)

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