Chapter 1 - Salutations & Small Talk

Question 1

Hello (God to you)

Answer 1

Dia duit! (DEE-u ghit)

Question 2

Hello (answer; God and Mary to you)

Answer 2

Dia is Muire duit! (DEE-u is MWIRH-u ghit)

Question 3

This Morning

Answer 3

Ar maidin (er MAD-yin)

Question 4

Good Morning (God to you this morning)

Answer 4

Dia duit ar maidin (DEE-u ghit er MAD-yin)

Question 5

How are you?

Answer 5

Cen chaoi a bhfuil tu? (keyn khee a wil too)

Question 6

Today

Answer 6

Inniu (u-NYO)

Question 7

How are you today?

Answer 7

Cen chaoi a bhfuil tu inniu? (keyn khee a wil too u-NYO)

Question 8

How are you this morning?

Answer 8

Cen chaoi a bhfuil tu ar maidin? (keyn khee a wil too er MAD-yin)

Question 9

I am well

Answer 9

Ta me go maith (taa mey gu mahh)

Question 10

Good

Answer 10

Maith (mahh)

Question 11

Well

Answer 11

Go maith (gu mahh)

Question 12

I

Answer 12

Me (mey)

Question 13

Am

Answer 13

Ta (taa)

Question 14

Fairly well

Answer 14

go measartha (gu MAS-ur-hu)

Question 15

I am fairly well.

Answer 15

Ta me go measartha (taa mey gu MAS-ur-hu)

Question 16

Fine

Answer 16

go brea (gu braa)

Question 17

I am fine

Answer 17

Ta me go brea (taa mey gu braa)

Question 18

Self (one person)

Answer 18

Fein (feyn)

Question 19

Yourself

Answer 19

Tu fein (too feyn)

Question 20

Myself

Answer 20

Me fein (mey feyn)

Question 21

And

Answer 21

Agus (ag-us)

Question 22

And yourself?

Answer 22

Agus tu fein? (ag-us too feyn)

Question 23

I am fine, and yourself?

Answer 23

Ta me go brea, agus tu fein? (ta mey gu braa, ag-us too feyn)

Question 24

Thank you (to an individual) (May good be at you)

Answer 24

Go raibh maith agat. (gu ra mahh ahd)

Question 25

I am well, thank you (I am well, may good be at you)

Answer 25

Ta me go maith, go raibh maith agat. (ta mey gu mahh gu ra mahh ahd)

Question 26

It is cold.

Answer 26

Ta se fuar. (taa shey FOO-ur)

Question 27

cold

Answer 27

fuar (FOO-ur)

Question 28

is

Answer 28

ta (taa)

Question 29

it

Answer 29

se (shey)

Question 30

It is cold today.

Answer 30

Ta se fuar inniu (taa shey FOO-ur u-NYO)

Question 31

hot

Answer 31

te (tye)

Question 32

It is hot

Answer 32

Ta se te (taa shey tye)

Question 33

cloudy

Answer 33

scamallach (SKAM-ull-akh)

Question 34

It is cloudy today.

Answer 34

Ta she scamallach inniu. (taa shey SKAM-ull-akh u-NYO)

Question 35

dry

Answer 35

tirim (TYIRH-im

Question 36

It is dry this morning

Answer 36

Ta se tirim ar madin (taa shey TYIRH-im er MAD-yin)

Question 37

wet

Answer 37

fliach (flukh)

Question 38

It is wet today.

Answer 38

Ta se flach inniu (taa shey flukh u-NYO)

Question 39

It is wet today and it is cold.

Answer 39

Ta se flach inniu agus ta se fuar (taa shey flukh u-NYO ag-us taa shey FOO-ur)

Question 40

Yes, it is cloudy. (Is, it is cloudy.)

Answer 40

Ta, ta se scamallach. (taa, taa shey SKAM-ull-akh)