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Phrase: Thank you

Irish: Go raibh maith agat

Pronunciation: Guh row mah aguth (row as in cow)



Phrase: You're welcome

Irish: Tá fáilte romhat

Pronunciation: Thaw foil-cheh roath



Phrase: Hello

Irish: Dia dhuit

Pronunciation: Djee-ah gwitch



Phrase: What is your name?

Irish: Cad is ainm duit?

Pronunciation: Codh is anam gwitch



Phrase: My name is Judith Flynn

Irish: Judith Flynn is ainm dom

Pronunciation: Judith Flynn is aman dhum



Phrase: How are you?

Irish: Conas tá tú?

Pronunciation: Kunas thaw thoo Phrase: I am fine

Irish: Tá me go maith

Prounciation: Thaw may guh mah



Phrase: How old are you?

Irish: Cad is aois duit?*

Pronunciation: Codh is eesh gwitch

*Not a colloquially correct expression. Much better to use Cén aois thú? Kayn eesh hoo



Phrase: What time is it?

Irish: Cén t-am é?

Pronunciation: Kayn thom ay



Phrase: It's three o'clock

Irish: Tá sé a tri a chlog

Pronunciation: Thaw shay three a (c)hlug - not 'ch' as in 'chew', the 'c' is almost silent



Phrase: Today is Sunday

Irish: Inniu an* Dé Domhnaigh

Pronunciation: Djay dhough-knee * Omit 'an' - equivalent to saying Today is the Sunday



Word: Monday

Irish: Dé Luain

Pronunciation: Djay loo-in



Word: Tuesday

Irish: Dé Máirt

Pronunciation: Djay moyrch



Word: Wednesday

Irish: Dé Chéadaoin

Pronunciation: Djay Kay-dheen



Word: Thursday

Irish: Dé Déardaoin

Pronunciation: Djay Djayr-dheen



Word: Friday

Irish: Dé hAoine

Pronunciation: Djay-heenah



Word: Saturday

Irish: Dé Sathairn

Pronunciation: Djay Sah-harn



Phrase: Goodnight, see you tomorrow

Irish: Oiche mhaith, feicfidh mé ar ball tú*. Pronunciation: Ee-heh wah,. feck-hee may er boll hoo *This is singular. To make it plural, replace tú with sibh'- shiv.

The problem here is that 'feicfidh' is used only in Connemara Irish (which is what I speak) but in Leinster, Ulster and Munster the word is 'cífidh', which has two different pronunciations. Leinster/Munster - kee-fee; Ulster - chee-fee.

Note: To keep things as simple as possible, we are going to use Aideen's Connemara Irish.