Can anyone here speak Gaelic?

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Erina♣Liszt's Girl

Yes...is Éireannach mé ;) agus cainteoir Gaeilge ;) ♣

Dia duit -God to you.
Cén chaoi 'bhfuil tú ?-How are you? (Connacht)
Nollaig shona duit-Happy Christmas
Slán leat-Good Bye
Sláinte -Cheers.

PS the language is called Irish or Irish Gaelic ;)

herecomesthechunkmonster

Dia guit [Dee-a gw-it] "Hello"
Conas a tá tú? [Cun-is a taw too?] "How are you?"
Táim go-maith [Taw-m guh mah] "I'm fine"
Slán [Slaw-n] "Bye!"

If you wanna know more email me: herecomesthechunkmonster @ yahoo.co.uk

ger

deliberate incorrect spelling, it sound as it is read...
majin wa --- Good Morning,
kunis ataw two --- How Are You
Beo air aigan --- Somehow Alive
eesa kreest ---- Jesus Christ
kolleen all-in ----- Beautiful Girl
tour ara --- Take Care
eeha wa --- Good Night

Claire-Michelle

Yea, I can speak Irish almost fluently, and as I read in a previous answer saying it's one of the hardest languages to learn, it really isn't. English is by far the most difficult.

Some things you might like to know besides the obvious that have been said above..

Ba mhaith liom pionta Guinness (I'd like a pint of Guinness)
Cá bhfuil an teach tabhairne? (Where's the pub?)
Tá mé go maith/go hiontach (I am good/very good) (to reply to if someone asks "Conas atá tú?" (how are you?))
Aon scéal/Aon craic? (Any news?)

As for pronounciation, it will depend on where in Ireland you are, there are different accents in both English and Irish across Ireland.

Kathrina

Mise! (me)

Conas ata tu? (how are you)

Kathrina is ainm dom. (my name is Kathrina)

Is Mhaith liom . . (I like . . . )

Slan (Bye)

Pog mo thon (Kiss my ***)

You really need to listen to some one talking it because the pronuciation is tricky.

cherub

Yes.

Dia Dhuit Hello {May God be with you}
Conas ata tu? How are you? {How is luck for you?}
Cad is ainm dhuit? What is your name?
Ca bhfuil tu i do chonai? Where do you live?
Cen t-am e? What time is it?
Ta me go maith. I am fine/good/well.
Sea Yes
Ni h-ead No
Nil fhios agam I don't know
Ni thuigim I don't understand
An dtuigeann tu? Do you understand?

boomedly

Contact the Irish Independent at www.irishindependant.ie they recently did a short CD Rom series for beginners Irish for conversation with Liam O Maohaonai. You may be able to buy the series from them. Linguafone also do a course in Irish.

Irish John Lennon

pog mahone, means kiss my ....

piimashokolaad

Chan eil Gàidhlig agam ach tá Gaeilge agam!! :-D*

Go here for phrase in Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic with audio.

Irish Gaelic:
Sayings/ Phrases:
http://www.irish-sayings.com/
Proverbs:
http://www.daltai.com/sf_eile.htm
Free Download of Phrases:
http://www.byki.com/fls/iris/irish
BBC Blas:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/irish/blas/
BBC Colin and Cumberland:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/colinandcumberland/

Scottish Gaelic:
BBC Colin and Cumberland:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/colinandcumberland/
BBC Beag Air Bheag
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/foghlam/beag_air_bheag/

*
Chan eil Gàidhlig agam - I am not able to speak Scottish Gaelic (written in Scottish Gaelic)
ach tá Gaeilge agam - but I am able to speak Irish (written in Irish Gaelic)

Katie

I can. I'm irish and we hafta learn it in school. What do ya wanna know how to say???

Orla C

Irish Gaelic? Different from Scotch Gaelic. Here in Ireland we simply refer to it as Irish.

Learned in school, and now only have a passive knowledge, I'm afraid. There is an Irish language television channel now called TG4, so check it out.

eight-hours

No but if you have access to eorpa on a Thursday evening on BBC 2 (Scotland) you might find it of some interest. It is a fascinating programme that is in Gaelic but with English Subtitles. However, if you live in England you may only be able to access it through Sky.

Melok

I can speak cupla focail (a few words) "Koo-pla-****-el" That is how it's pronounced! Seriously! I last spoke Gaelic, or Irish as we prefer to call it, in 1993 when I was in my final year at school.

Chonas a ta tu? "Kunis a taw too" (How are you?)

Ta me go maith buiochas le dia "Taw may guh ma bway-cuss le dee-ah" (I'm good, thanks be to god)

Go n'eiri an bothar diabh "Go nigh-ree un bow-her dee-iv" (May the road rise to meet you)

Nil aon tintean mar do thintean fein "Neil ayun tintawn mar duh hintawn fain" (Fain as in rhymhing with pain) (There's no fireplace like your own fireplace) The Irish version of "There's no place like home"

Bhiodh bhur solas ag taitneamh "Vee-uck vour sullus egg tatnuv" (Let your light shine) That was my school's motto.

Slan go foill "slaun guh foal" (Goodbye)

Slainte "schlawn-tuh" (Cheers) To be said when toasting a drink. And speaking of alcohol.....

Uisce baithe "ishkuh ba-huh" (Whiskey) Uisce baithe literally translates as "The water of life" Proof of Ireland's love affair with alcohol.

Tir no n-og "Tear nuh no-ug" (The land of youth) Tear, as in crying.

Thats about all I can think of. I've tried to match the pronunciations phonetically, so practice them first!

Is mise le meas "Iss mish-uh luh mass" (Yours sincerely)

Melok

Edit:

Melok isin't Irish by the way, its a variation on my real first name backwards. Colm "Cull-um". It's derived from the latin word columba meaning "dove", as in the bird but it's considered to be an Irish word and name. So my first name can actually be translated to be "Dove".

Hope this has helped!

Pandora

gaelic as in irish? gaeilge?
yep, well i can make a stab at it :)
email me if you want

The Nine Lives of Laura Gonzales

You asked in the Ireland section, so I'm assuming you mean Irish Gaelic. Scottish Gaelic is almost an entirely different language.
I went to a gaelscoil (primary school thought almost entirely through Irish) when I was younger, so I'm almost fluent.

there are some great phrases on this site with a pronounciation guide. Pronounciation in Irish is a bit strange =)

http://www.irish-sayings.com/

xx

LovelyLo

Sea labhraím Gaeilge líofa.
Yes I speak Irish fluently

Dia dhuit....Conas atá thú?
Hello.....How are you?

Blah is aimn dom.
I'm called Blah.

Táim ó Blah.
I'm from Blah.

Tá an aimsir go dona anseo.
The weather is awful.

Ba chóir duit féachaint ar "Yu Ming is ainm dom" Tá sé ar fheabhas!
You should check out "Yu Ming is aimn dom". Its a great movie!

Garnet

Dia duit (de-a gwit) Hello
Dia is Mhuire dhuit (de-a iz Mwura gwit) response to hello

Conas ata tu? (cun-is a-taw too) How are you?
Ta me go maith (taw may guh mahh) I'm good

Cad is ainm duit? (cod iz ann-imm dit) What's your name?
Sarah is ainm dom. (Sarah iz ann-imm dumb) My name's Sarah.

Cen aois thu? (cane eesh who) How old are you?
Ta me ocht mbliana deag daois (taw may ucht mleana dayg deesh) I'm 18 years old.

Ca bhuil tu ina chonai? (caw will too ina coney) Where do you live?
Taim ina chonia i Meiricea (tawm ina coney ih Mer-e-caw) I live in America.

That's the basics anyway :)

Jonnyboy

http://www.ireland-information.com/irishphrases.htm

Dublin-Girl88

yes, i can speak a little Gaelige(irish)...we learn it all throughout our schooling.
Its a shame people dont speak it more...i live in an area where no-one speaks it, so im not that good at it....but i always wanted to be!!

mistickle17

No, but I can speak double dutch! oh, and gobbledy-g o o k.

Citizen DeCat

Nyet.

KittyKat

I've been going to an all Irish school since i was 3. I'd be happy to help you. My E-mail is gordythekitty@yahoo.ie (I have a personal one to but i never give that up on the Internet)

So yeah just email me. Also there is this on-line dictionary that i use when i need help with my homework it's really good.

http://www.englishirishdictionary.com/

sosgez

feasgar math. Ciamur a tha thu?

Before they built the Skye bridge, I was trapped on the island for 3-4 days due to storms making ferry journeys impossible.

So I bought "Everyday Gaelic" by Morag MacNeill, £4.50, SBN 901771 73 2. It has many useful phrases including phonetic pronunciation.

poisonberries

i can speak only a tiny bit i learned from songs. i always wanted to learn too. but its one of te most difficult languages in the world, and i;m no good with them. sorry.

The Shadow

Pug Ma Hon

KENSINGTON

no,but i can speak garlic.

whatsmyname

No but I can speak 18 other languages ie coca cola, coca cola, coca cola, coca cola X 18 times.

Ã?â?¥Ã?ÄPixie Queen~*

Ick-lik-nec-tic.....fic-wic-fla-drik.......

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