Basic phrases in Irish language

⭐️⭐️⭐️Please note. Although I am Irish, I am not a native Irish speaker. So I have an English accent when I speak in irish 🙈
This video is intended for people who have no or very little irish but want to learn just a few basic phrases. I hope it will spark a curiosity to learn more.
If you want to learn more Irish, I suggest joining a class or even better coming to Ireland to learn 😀⭐️⭐️⭐️
In this video, I give a few basic phrases in the Irish language. How to say hello, how to say your name, how to say ‘how are you doing?’”, thank you, goodbye, welcome and cheers!
** Please subscribe to my channel and activate the notification button to know when I share new videos **
⭐️ Find me ⭐️
Instagram: / i_am_irish_matthew
Email: [e-mail]
☘️ About me ☘️
Hi, my name is Matthew :)
I'm Irish and in this channel I will share my knowledge of Irish language and culture. I hope by doing this I will inspire you to be more curious about Irish and hopefully inspire you to learn and to start speaking Irish and exploring Irish culture.
Lets go! or... Rachaimid! ("Lets go" in Irish)

[@dAryamir]

Go raibh maith agat! Actually, I'm Russian, but in childhood my mother showed me the Riverdance show and I immediately fell in love with Ireland. Several months ago I learned a few songs and now I try to learn Irish in Duolingo, but sometimes it seems to me that some words are mispronounced, so I was glad to hear a native Irish person speaking them❤

[@saladinelbahy1620]

we really need a separate video on those usually-silent di/trigraphs as they make pronunciation very challenging

[@santosvigil162]

Thank you for your videos. I work as a barback at a sports bar in County Sutter in Northern California and I've recently met an Irishman who has moved to this area. I've learned the basic greetings thanks to your videos but I'd like to take it a step further and learn more bar and restaurant type phrases such as, "What can I get you to drink?" (even though I know he's going to order a Guiness. Also, "Are you ready for another Guiness?" "Would you like to see a menu?" "Are you ready to order?" "How is everything?" "Can I get you anything". And other things you might hear in an Irish bar that you might not hear in an American bar... Go raibh maith agat.

[@irishmatthew]

That’s fantastic Santos. I am very happy that you found the video useful. I will consider doing a video with those phrases.

[@billmoran3812]

My grandfather was from Dingle. It was so good to see even a tiny view of it. I’m an old man now, but I still hope I might visit Ireland some day.

[@irishmatthew]

I hope you get to visit sometime Bill. Dingle is truly magical.

[@Aidansands2]

My brother and his gf went down to Dingle for a week over the summer

[@carol0333]

Coming from California to Ireland in June! I think I will practice these phrases this month ahead of time! Thanks!

[@abdoulazizmbodj]

Great video great sound and nice landscape , it's great ! I started learning and already new some of the words but not all of them, and for "how are you" it was great to have the different way to say it.

[@raquelrd117]

Thank you. Excellent sound with the microphone

[@DM-qe1dr]

Great video! Keep these coming! 🇮🇪

[@derekhughes8318]

Great video,thank you!❤

[@user-xm9ti5mn7j]

Great vid. Much love from mcr.

[@2tabbybros]

New sub thanks to this video! Beautiful backdrop, and extremely clear pronunciation. Thank you for providing region variations as well! The graphics are crystal clear and look amazing on that beautiful water. My wife and I are planning to move to Ireland, where her family lives, within the next few years. These videos will really help me with learning to correctly pronounce Gaeilge. Go raibh maith agat!

[@paulaneary7877]

I love this video please do some more, I am a new subscriber attempting to learn Irish. My grandfather was 100 percent from Ireland. Last name Neary (Americanized obviously) I believe we are from Tyrone Co. THANK YOU for the video, I look forward to seeing more from you. Would love love love to visit Ireland someday. My parents went in the 80's to meet relatives and loved it. I also love the scenery with the boats in the background, very familiar as I grew up and now live in Santa Barbara California.

[@irishmatthew]

Thank you Paula. I really appreciate your comment 😃. I plan to do more. It’s great to get feedback. It really motivates me. That’s fantastic that you’re trying to learn Irish. It means so much to people who speak Irish that there are others who are interested. I hope you get to visit Ireland. You should definitely visit if you get a chance. And look up those relatives. I have 2nd cousins living in the USA and I remember as a child when they visited. They were amazed at a cow looking in to our kitchen window as we ate breakfast - a daily occurrence in rural Ireland, but not in Queens in New York! 🤣 The background is Dingle in County Kerry in the south of Ireland. It is as gorgeous as it looks in the video.

[@angeldust235]

Thanks Matthew for the effort. I love the Irish culture and learning a bit helps

[@irishmatthew]

Thanks Mahasona

[@brunokajdanowicz2296]

Great video mate :) I love Irish language.Greetings form Poland.

[@irishmatthew]

Thank you Bruno 😀

[@LifeInShell]

I am not Irish at all but when I read Irish fairytales - I understood that I love irish people.

[@irishmatthew]

Thank you. Irish mythology has much depth and beauty. It’s part of the landscape and the people. I hope generations to come will appreciate it.

[@dequidaqwadoa1553]

Excellent !! Go raibh míle maith agat ! ❤️

[@irishmatthew]

Tá fáilte romhat 😃

[@dianethompson2458]

Thanks so much. I am trying to learn Irish. My father's parents were Irish. I am using the app Duolingo. The grammar is difficult for me. I practice every day. I downloaded RTE radio one to listen to the language. I found it in the playstore. I l look forward to your next video. I am Canadian and I am very proud to be descended from Irish people. Thanks again.

[@irishmatthew]

Thanks Diane. Well done learning it on Duolingo. It takes of effort to get your head around the grammar - word structure, tenses, masculine, feminine etc. But don’t let that stop you. It’s a beautiful language and will connect you with your ancestors. TG 4 (the irish language TV station) is a good resource. They do some awesome documentaries and you can watch with English subtitles. I assume its available in Canada. Best of luck with your continued study. Maybe come to Ireland sometime and take an Irish course ☘️☘️😀

[@marcnelson6737]

Great stuff, thanks.

[@irishmatthew]

Thanks Marc 😀

[@user-lv4tn9kz7o]

Dia Duit ❤

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

Hello Matt. Keep making videos please. It is so good,.and I am one of those just initial journey learning Irish. Slanté. Go raibh maith agat. 🏆🥇🏆🏆🏆🏆🥇🥇🥇🥇👍

[@irishmatthew]

Go raibh maith agat a Zulkifi 😀

[@darius684]

Im attempting to learn irish since a irish friend inspired me its quite interesting compared to other European languages

[@irishmatthew]

Yeah, it is like a secret language that only a few people know.

[@irishmatthew]

Go watch the film “An Cailín Ciúin”. It has beautiful Irish. It was recently nominated for an Oscar.

[@draoi99]

The main difference is it's a VSO language, unlike most European languages.

[@user-zh7ic1cv3n]

Nice

[@irishmatthew]

GRMA

[@craigkirkwood4060]

Thank you for the video Matthew. We were in Ireland last week. I think Dingle is one of our favorite towns to visit along with Killarney. Slea head drive is beautiful. The entire county Kerry is to be honest. I’ve been interested in learning irish and need to buckle down and get on it.

[@irishmatthew]

Thanks Craig. Dingle and Kerry is truly amazing. That is great that you have an interest in Irish. Maybe try Duolingo to begin learning. There is also the Irish language TV station - TG4. I don’t know if it is available outside of Ireland, but they do excellent programmes and they are all subtitled in English. So by watching this, you will get to hear Irish.

[@annettewoods1858]

Hello Irish Matthew! If i was to write the phrase Ghra mo chroi, do i need to put an "A" in front of it? Or is it just for pronunciation? Thankyou from Australia 🇦🇺

[@irishmatthew]

I am not sure Annette. I would instinctively say “a ghrá mo chroí” if you are talking to someone. The use of ‘a’ before a name is the vocative case - you use the vocative case when you are calling someone eg - “you’re welcome Seán” = tá fáilte romhat, a Sheáin”. But I am not an Irish teacher or a native speaker.

[@irishmatthew]

Hope all is good down under 🇦🇺

[@draoi99]

My father remembered hearing the old people saying on celebratory occasions "go mbeirimid beo ag an am seo arís" which approximately means "may we be alive this time next year" which I think nicely reflects the Irish attitude to life.

[@irishmatthew]

Thanks. I like that. Another celebratory expression that I like is “gob fliuch is bás in Éirinn” - a wet mouth and that we may die in Ireland.

[@geebrowne6005]

Just gotta work on that "ulster" accent Matt... close but bit of practice needed :-)

[@irishmatthew]

Aye. Maybe Ill have to venture up North sometime

[@cacabulock]

Go raibh maith agat a Mhaitiú 😊

[@Michael-bf1dt]

Hi Camilla, conas atá tú? Greetings from Ireland. I see your Irish is good 😊. It’s a lovely language. I loved it when in school. Wish you a great day, slán go fól 👍🙏😊☘️ Michael

[@zayo255]

Pfhahahah… slainte in bulgarian sounds like “slonche” which means a little elephant😂 Which is good actually for “cheers” -maybe it means that u gonna drink like a little elephant😂

[@merc340sr]

I am assuming that all variations of expressions can be understood throughout the country...

[@irishmatthew]

Yeah, more or less. It’s just like different accents in English - someone from America will use different words and expressions to someone from Scotland, but usually both can understand each other with a little bit of patience and understanding.

[@Aidansands2]

I live in Ulster and we pronounce it dia ditch

[@irishmatthew]

I know. I love listening to the ulster dialect on Radio Na Gaeltacht.

[@Aidansands2]

Well good video I'll be watching more of you, I'm ashamed of myself for not knowing Irish as an Irishman so I've made a mission to learn fluent

[@TonyKelly]

I know "doonshe" means "very small". Can you tell me origin of this word please.

[@irishmatthew]

Hi Tony. I’ve never heard of this word and I’ve no idea where it is from / its origin 😕 Where did you hear it?

[@denniscrowli]

I thought it was an-beag

[@national_bread]

If I was in Galway and I said "Conas áta tú" instead of "Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú" would that be wrong or just the wrong dialect and does it matter a lot? go raibh maith agat :)

[@irishmatthew]

No. I would not make any difference if you said “conas atá tú” in Galway. They would be just delighted to hear you speak Irish. Let me know how you get on :-)

[@deannecoghlan7693]

Go raibh maith agat.

[@irishmatthew]

Tá fáilte romhat a Deanne.

[@rustymason3860]

Another great video ruined by unnecessary and loud background music.

[@irishmatthew]

Noted

[@youtubeshowrandom]

The music is fine, it's not loud at all

[@deannecoghlan7693]

Matthew do you have a email address, battling a bit.

[@irishmatthew]

Sure, its [e-mail]

[@deannecoghlan7693]

Matthew i cannot reach you on your email. It bounces back. Thanks. D Coghlan

[@CasaFassa]

Just taught some of this to Chinese kindergarteners.

[@irishmatthew]

Ah, that is so cute. Thank you. Some more “yu ming is ainm dom” in 20 years time 😂

[@christopher3386]

Are you single? 😍

[@alexmuller5833]

It seams what you said is not the same of the writting sentences

[@irishmatthew]

It’s probably because Irish is pronounced differently than in English. Irish pronunciation is relatively straightforward once you get the hang of it.

[@ND-dg2xo]

Do we really not have any secular way to say hello?

[@terrysandford6569]

Really?

[@MycoCane]

Haigh

[@eirejoeh]

It’s not all that different than saying “goodbye” in Spanish. What does “ Adios” translate into in Spanish? 😀

[@neilsworldwide]

God are atheists this thick. I just a way of saying farewell. Religion origin of the word doesn't mean anything if it isn't used that way. Words have meanings based on usage.

[@mollymcnaughton3133]

Dia Duit..