Irish Words and Phrases We Still Use Every Day

[@rosiecoen5637]

I am 11 and I am fluent in Irish ☘️

[@SnowflakeBro]

That’s awesome dude! I’m 26 & know 11 words haha

[@iforwilliams2509]

Well done. Do not be afraid to use it.

[@cupofsugar]

Maith thú

[@victoriadelaredfeliz3944]

Wah you'll be able to teach me conas feidir liom ag foghlaim le ghaeilge at the best táim francach táim i ngrá le ghaeilge

[@victoriadelaredfeliz3944]

Don't dare inis dom má táim ag déanamh faults

[@omerhashim6867]

Hi am from Sudan just moved to Ireland 20 days ago at county kerry now working as a doctor in UHK I cannot describe the feeling of how nice are the people here and so friendly you guys literally you are the best in the world and am learning from you everyday god bless you all. thanks for the hospitality

[@andrewjennings7306]

Hope you consider learning Irish!

[@heffo67]

Wow, Sudan?!? The weather here must have been some shock to you. 😂 Delighted that people are being good to you. Enjoy your time in Ireland. Tá fáilte romhat!

[@annedonnellan6876]

Anyone from any country who cones here legally to contribute to Ireland, and especially anyone who is appreciative and polite lije you, is most welcome

[@1HiddenSecret]

@@annedonnellan6876 So if the whole world comes "legally" to Ireland it is ok that the lilly white Irish be displaced and replaced for ever?... do you have any respect for your ancestors or your history or your race? The English were genociding the Irish and that was not ok but it is ok to be "legally replaced"?.... funny logic.

[@walshchloe8989]

Aww I’m from Kerry that’s so nice to here I’ve moved to the Uk now aha. But I fucking love Ireland I do this we’re such friendly people. Im glad your having good experience 😁😁

[@remaguire]

I have a bit of a story of Irish in reverse if you will. My Leitrim uncle never said hello or good day or good morning. He always said “God be with you!”. I chalked it up to an elderly man using phrases from his youth. That is, until I took my first Irish class and the first phrase I learned was “Dia dhuit!”, loosely translated as “God be with you!” Love it.

[@RUBYLUD]

Good bye means God be with you, as does Buenos dais etc, it's a European thing I think. I love the idea.

[@Mar-vg4us]

This is common in Leitrim no matter your age. I have been saying it since I was a child.

[@dinkster1729]

@@RUBYLUD "Buenos dias" means "Good days" literally or "Good day" or "Hello!". "Vaya con deos" means literally "Go with God" or "God be with you"

[@DAVIDNEWPORT-sq1hx]

My mother was Welsh and my father from Wexford and, even though I live in and grew up in Australia, I use so many of those words all the time. I guess because they were the words I grew up with. I just thought everyone used them. Now I understand why half the people I talk to don't understand what I am talking about. Wonderful video. So well delivered and explained.

[@paulacurran3091]

Love your presentation, clear, concise yet complete. Bualadh bos!

[@pm1395]

I am a brit with many connections and friends in Europe and need an EU passport for life and work. I am immigrating to ireland after brexit, to get an Eu passport. But after being in ireland for some years now, I realise how nice and helpful Irish people are and am very grateful, and now I will really become irish and support ireland. I am learning Gaelic to show how much I appreciate what ireland has done for me. I am 56 , but wonderful ireland has won me over. Given me a new life. Go raibh míle maith aga people of Ireland

[@gerardflynn7382]

Sounds great. Except it's not called Gaelic. Pronounced Gay-lick Gaelic was the language of the Celts a language that hasn't been spoken for just over 1,400 years. The language that you are learning is called Gaeilge (Irish). Pronounced Gwale-ga.

[@pm1395]

Aaah. @gerard Thanks! I continue to learn.

[@WhitSomething]

From a Irish Canadian family that is among the only families who kept up the language (Ontario)

[@WhitSomething]

I am a Dwyre btw, and yes most of us are still dark!

[@lervish1966]

Chrisum

[@LostCelt6036]

I am a descendant of the Donnelly's of wellington county , ontario.

[@philipethier9136]

@@WhitSomething I recall references from my Irish side to 'black Irish".

[@naamashang5107]

I speak Scottish Gaelic and it's amazing to see that some words are practically identical, with a slight change in pronunciation, but some words are completely different. Mòran taing.

[@velvetunderpants44]

Scotland is the only country that Ireland ever colonised. We brought the language with us and the whiskey (which later became "whisky"- I love both) We also gave Scotland its name in English- the Scoti tribe were the ones responsible for the colonisation. But there's another connection- the vikings. We had the same vikings. The English had mostly Danish vikings, but Scotland and Ireland had Norse vikings. And then there's the mutual antipathy to the English..... (even if it's tongue in cheek)

[@eamonlyons8069]

Because Scottish Gaelic is derived from Irish.

[@teangaire]

Irish is my language. I like this video about the words I hear in English in Ireland. Tá sé seo thar cionn uilig agus is maith liom an bealach a thaispeánann tú na focla difriúla i mbéarla na hÉireann a thagann ón nGaeilge.

[@BisratBetru]

This is the first day I hear that the existence of language called Irish! Will definitely learn some words.

[@thomasapplewhite8672]

Outstanding! You are a delightful teacher. Interesting how cultures intermingle over time.

[@WalkingJellyfish]

Siúcra is my favorite word now! I love it!

[@dinkster1729]

My mother's generation would have used "Sugar!" to replace a swear word. If they dropped something and had to clean up a mess, they might say, "Sugar!" We're in Canada. Did we copy our Irish ancestors?

[@loridobbs7193]

I like the syle of teaching the Irish language.This helps alot when I can hear and is show how the words are pronounced.Your doing a GREAT JOB.

[@lukelocks9083]

There's a scene in 'Braveheart' when the McGregor clan arrives to join Wallace's clan to fight the English, their leader says "We heard what was happening and we don't want you Amadans thinking you can have your fun without us".

[@cupofsugar]

Scots Gaelic is the same language as Irish.

[@JohnMinehan-lx9ts]

@@cupofsugar I had an Irish mom and a Scots dad, both of whom had an ear for languages. The two languages were dissimilar enough they raised me with Spanish as a second language, which worked out better . . . .

[@JohnMinehan-lx9ts]

@@cupofsugar Hell, considering how different the regional dialects are, Irish is rarely the same language as Irish.

[@Betty-qz5zd]

@@JohnMinehan-lx9ts you made me laugh out loud

[@ecrusch]

My mother (God rest her sould) was 100% Irish (from Cork) but she never used the mother tongue at our house. This has helped a lot! Thank you! I've subscribed!

[@taragorm8097]

Nice. Please continue and develop Irish language videos.

[@MrKK-tw1nh]

Definitely looking forward to part 2.

[@christinak1053]

I love this! My husband is from Cork and he says plamas ALL the time. He taught me so many phrases, but gra mo chroi is my favorite. Keep up the great work!

[@WolfeMomma]

Thanks! Oh, I love gra mo chroi, I'll have to include that in the next part! 😀

[@niiii_niiii]

Does he ever say "mucky ah" meaning fake?!?!😍😍😍😍

[@SaberToothGary]

Haha, it's CARK, baii!! =)

[@anncanning4457]

Of all the words you shared “plasmas” is the one my grandparents used constantly - particularly after a conversation with someone else from Ireland where they both fell all over one another with compliments 😂 Amadon is another one they very often used. Gomel, shukran and oonshuk (spelling of those last two???) are other unflattering words describing people for different reasons. Not sure if any of those are still used today - all of them were from the west and I miss them. So I really enjoyed your presentation!!!! Bless you! ❤️🙏

[@courtneyadams6545]

OMG, thank you! Finally…someone who makes learning Irish possible for an adult American! Your phonetic spelling of the words, and your realistic approach (how to use, when to use, combining Irish & English) is so helpful! I subscribed to your channel immediately after watching this!

[@FannomacritaireSuomi]

It's not a phonetic spelling 😅 it's just a clarification for English speakers

[@rustymason3860]

I've been watching language lesson videos for years and this is the absolute best I have ever seen for any language, no contest. Bualadh bos!

[@QuentinRichardson-supersnail]

I'm a Brit I used to live in Eire and my kids are Irish from Co. Wexford. I loved this vid. Granted a lot of the words/phrases I didn't know but I will still use bainne, madra, slán, slán lat, slán abhaile, sláinte, craic, siúcra, geansaí. Now that I'm back in Wales I quite often get funny looks. My daughter uses a few more and I'm happy to say that I still understand. I also still use some colours, but here in Wales glas = blue. Confusing! Go raibh maith agat

[@toby94015]

We’re Americans and we have directly across the street from our house for over 20 years a great Irish family. Of course, we have especially backyard parties. I’m bringing this video to the next party. Thank you I’m sorry I’ve forgotten your name.

[@deanmulroy4332]

Go raibh Mhaith agat. At present learning with the belief that ( why say thank you in English when we can say it in Irish. Useing one word a day will change everything and people will get back into it. After all we learned English. I believe we are so spiritual hurt from loosing our language in the first place , that many can’t even accept or look in at the pain. Anyhow bless you and bless your world and passion Go nire an bothair leat Is tu gach La ata O Dean

[@katherinemcconnell1531]

….💚Just Followed You Because You Made This So Fun ~ Old Lady In America Who Appreciates You Teaching These Words ~ Thanks💚….

[@moonprincesslizzy]

Loved this video! Very insightful, and love the thoroughness to each word. Lookin forward to more insight on living in 🇮🇪! I want to visit 😀.

[@johnoshea4683]

i go for a walk every day and take my bata madra with me.

[@namfon9517]

Thanks for this video ❤️❤️👍👍🎉🎉

[@ceejay3054]

This was a great lesson! The actual current use of Irish is of great interest to me. Go raibh maith agat!

[@edwardthomas6956]

Long live the beautiful Irish language and let us never miss any opportunity to mention the free app Duolingo Irish, especially for all would be foreign learners

[@WolfeMomma]

Ooh yeah I need to check out Duolingo for Irish! Thanks 😀

[@robertswelch]

​@@WolfeMomma duolingo is awesome indeed to get back to it. it's really slow though

[@cianwright212]

I feel Duolingo should be used as a tool but not exclusively, it doesn't really teach you about grammar and it's not great for actual conversational Irish. It should be supplemented with watching Irish shows, finding other learners/speakers, reading books/listening to podcasts and music, and learning vocab and grammar.

[@edwardthomas6956]

@@cianwright212 Yes but as I live in Oxford and only able to do the occasional visit to the family cottage near the Moy Cullen gaeltacht in Co Galway, Duolingo is the nearest I can get to lessons... it is slowly getting me the grounding I need as a foreign based learner from scratch... it was and is the ONLY way... I am half way through the over 40 unit course... Irish is hard and only Duolingo has encouraged me to keep going slowly and systematically forward as an adult learner who never did Irish at school

[@edwardthomas6956]

@@WolfeMomma I am now on Unit 23 of the 42 unit long Duolingo course after a couple of years of stop start - each time I was tempted to give up, because I never did any Irish at school, the Duolingo people sent me polite reminders during lockdown to keep going. The best way to promote the Irish language is to encourage people to use Duolingo with its inbuilt mentorship and bitesize approach... I am only starting to get the belief that I could actually speak Irish properly one day, notwithstanding the excellent videos on KZbin

[@chrisbungardy462]

Amadan ! I have not heard that since my grandmother passed away, she loved using that word and may have called me that once or twice.

[@aleanbh3808]

The headmaster calls the pupils that a lot in The Dead School (Patrick McCabe), it’s where I first heard it

[@denisejackson4351]

Love this! I’ve been slowly learning Irish using Duolingo and I was so excited when I’d see words I know. Your pronunciation help and explanations are much better than the Duolingo app! Bfhuil in particular is hard to see and then pronounce. My brain wants it to be something like bue fill. Ha!

[@mimi_j]

I tried a few years ago and was wow, nothing sounds the way it’s spelled 😭

[@BecLovesU2]

I’m also learning Irish on Duolingo so, this is really helpful

[@cianwright212]

Id recommend watching a few videos on grammar and pronunciation of prefixes/aspirations and combinations of letters as it will really help with reading. Once you learn the sounds that different combinations of letters make and the rules behind them you start to actually read them without your English speaking mind playing tricks on you.

[@Celtjak7]

Phil

[@ATLmodK]

I started with duolingo but found the various KZbin phrases much easier such as One Minute Irish or Bite size Irish.

[@eastmorton]

As a person of Irish heritage (Irish parents, I grew up in England) I really enjoyed your tour round Irish words and phrases. My mother in particular often surprised and charmed us with Irish words. Also English phrases which sound as if translated, e.g. 'send the fool further' (a 'wild goose chase') and my favourite, 'a toil of a pleasure', which my Mum produced while we were out walking in a gale force wind and hailstorm. Great craic!

[@kathymark8355]

Looking forward to Part 2!

[@MarieRyan-ym3bv]

Keep up the good work from Armagh 🇮🇪🙏🇮🇪🙏

[@kateeslick9294]

I don’t know if I will ever get to Ireland, but if nothing else it is fun to learn words from my heritage - thank you for your easy teachings 💕

[@RickyMacHatton]

Since I’ve started learning Irish it’s the pronunciation I’ve struggled with most. This video has helped out hugely

[@reginaflynn2622]

I moved to the US from Ireland when I was 5. My mom was born and raised in Ireland. We used slan leat all the time! Maybe it was used by the older generation more? We also used geansai, cupan tae, and craic. Thanks for the video!

[@moxiepooties6363]

Don't speak Irish Gaelic but I do have Scottish Gaelic. I am not surprised about "madra" meaning dog, because of the Scottish Gaelic word for "wolf" starts with "ma"

[@SK-yb7bx]

My late grandmother and her late sisters used to use a few Irish words. Créatúr - "the poor créatúr", (kray-toor) which means creature. Ciotach (kit-oogh) - left handed person. Gasún (gos-oon) - young boy.

[@DancingNancio]

This was great! Thanks.

[@danherrmann8755]

Thanks. I have never heard These words before. Remind me of French base words. I will watch video again. My information tip. To learn your ABC’s as a 4 year old child. Put the child to bed. Write the letters from the alphabet on there back. Say the word. They repeat the word. The child will drift off to sleep after 4 letters. This programs the brain with the finger tip. It takes time to learn the alphabet. You can learn a foreign language from another person. Doing this method. Thanks for the help. Night. Evansville Indiana. USA.

[@divinedefiance7069]

Love what you are doing to share our languages!

[@RUBYLUD]

My mother and grandparents used words I never hear now, like Pokey sool or stukawn. Love to know the origins. My folks were Cork and Kilkenny.

[@neveo9428]

Woukd you tell me what those words mean please?

[@RUBYLUD]

@@neveo9428 Hi Neave, I believe a Stukawn is like a female omadan. Pookey sool is a bit difficult; perhaps a socially challenged or timid person, slow in comig forward. Anything with Pook is ref to fairy like. I need Gaelic speakers o tell me more.

[@emmacrowley1849]

Pokey is Puca. Means ghost. When I was young we'd go around on Halloween saying penny for the pokey. Now they say trick or treat 😢

[@RUBYLUD]

Hi Emma, yes pics, crops up and in England any name with pook or puck has fairy origin, like Ireland's puck fair​@@emmacrowley1849

[@sharonmclaughlin2258]

Really love this. Great to hear how you use these words and how you add English suffixes

[@WolfeMomma]

Thank you! 😃

[@mylena3086]

It's so cute!

[@jeng661]

I like this very much,very helpfull .❤

[@spinne7887]

Sásta is so a nice word, I'm german and we have the word "zufrieden" for the meaning of sásta and I searched for a good english word that describes it, but there is no. And now I can use sásta in english perfekt!

[@MJ-sj9ho]

THANK YOU !!!! GREAT LESSON FROM A GREAT TEACHER!!!☘️

[@drdeb-lg4sz]

You are a natural language teacher!! 🤩 Thank you so much these lessons. I’d love to see more of these! 💚 I know it’s a big ask…. Could you perhaps demystify Irish spelling and its pronounciation sometime? Thanks either way, you’re awesome!!!😎

[@clarambl8024]

Been slowly making my way through the Irish lessons on Duolingo for over a year now and I'm so pleased I understood most of these and also to learn that so many words are still used nowadays, I'll try to use them next time I travel to Ireland ! As a foreign learner what I struggle most with is pronunciation and the way you explained each words is really useful so thank you ! (Watched this video with a cupán tae of course 😌)

[@thomasmurphy7847]

Hi Just watched this video for the fist time. Absolutely loved it. Thank you so much from an Irishman living in Australia for the past 50+years

[@alannahfoley3088]

Absolutely LOVE this! I also find that 'translating' foreign words into an English approximation is helpful, so it was with some relief that I discovered you and saw that you were doing the same. It makes language learning so much easier to get into and much more of a joy to learn. So many videos whisk through and don't give newbies a foothold, so thanks for doing this. Also, your delivery is very clear and avoids unnecessary waffle. I'm eager to see if you've taken the same approach with your other videos. Thanks again. Yay!

[@mvduggan]

Really enjoyed this. I grew up in north Cork in the 1950s and we young kids used 'Mareeyah', a lot. We didn't know it was Irish. The first word you used 'craic', is not an Irish word. It's an English word going back to Elizabethan Times . And we use it so much here that people have started to use an Irish spelling. But it's an English word and I use it a lot.

[@Mariageorge3535]

Was waiting for your video ❤️❤️❤️

[@ronaldcampbell4778]

Thank you for an interesting presentation

[@maximilianshootsfilm]

my dad's side of the family is irish, and my granda was an Irish teacher (was as in he's retired, he's still kicking) but I grue up in Sweden with my mom's side of the family (mom and dad met at ucc were my mom studied old Irish and Irish folk history ironecly enough) so I never got to learn Irish in school, but id love to speak it well enough to have a conversation in It at some point!

[@Cadon_Lobo]

I learnt many Irish words from this video, Many thanks.

[@frankandjanisamarriedcoupl4324]

Love your video. I'm American but have used plamas as long as I can remember, how funny. I'm going to write all this down and start using some in my daily conversation and see who picks it up LOL...Slan

[@michaelennis5090]

Plamas is to me an expression of someone trying to cover up the real truth or in a nutshell bullshit

[@carolync1058]

You are fantastic!! Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and videos 🌻🍀🇨🇦

[@WolfeMomma]

Thank you so much! 💗

[@fgcasey]

Thanks for kicking this off - great explanation and phonetics. So many more to go Dun an doras Feic Fag an bealach Go mo leisceal Gombeen Bi ciuin Ciunas Seachan tu fein Me fein Slan abhaile Boreen Banbh seachan tu fein Uisce agus mar sin de

[@noelsloan8103]

Great cast 👏 ❤

[@plaid-sofa1501]

really helpful 👍 thank you so much :)

[@margaretk9351]

Yes, Part 2, please (le do thoil)! Is mise Mairead (Margie) Ta me ina conai i Nua Eabhrac (New York City). I was so thrilled to view your video, I shared it with my niece and nephew who enjoy learning Irish through what I have learned. I have been studying Irish on Duolingo for about 3 years now. I am still not proficient with fadas (did I spell that right)? I'll try to focus on that again soon with online courses starting soon. BTW, I wanted to share an amazing thing I saw when I had to pause the video momentarily while making dinner. I paused it right when you mentioned cen t-am e. When I was about to resume the video, it said "Tommy Kane" in English right under the pause track. I couldn't figure out why that name was there, and initially, I thought it was some kind of phoenic explanation. Kane for Cen and Tommy for "ta me". I rewound shortly and paused twice, and I still saw Tommy Kane. I wonder if you rewind a bit and pause if you would see that. The weirdest thing is my family's surname is Kane and I was thinking of my dear 1st cousin, Tommy, who passed away years ago. I thought of him about 2 days ago! Maybe he was visiting me during the video!

[@normaharrison3944]

Thank you!

[@jessicadelaney9296]

Hey! this was a great video. I'm currently living with two girls from the uk and jamaica and wanted to share a cúpla focail with them and this is perfect! Another few that I would use every now and again would be: mise freisin, cé leis é?, foirfe and go tobann!

[@WolfeMomma]

Yes! Thanks for the suggestions, I'll definitely use them for part 2! 😀

[@notmyrealname01]

I learned a few things today👍 bualadh bos dom!

[@gohrams88]

Thanks For Sharing Useful World's 💚♥️☘️🍀

[@dequidaqwadoa1553]

Dia duit ! I just found this video and it is fantastic! Go raibh maith agat ❤️

[@WolfeMomma]

Aw thank you! 😊 💗

[@lisaarne7999]

Thank you so much! I'm planning a trip to Ireland this year!!!! (1st time out of US)

[@RobairtO-Dhoilingta-n16420]

How did it go?

[@ftell]

Oh..i love irish slang 😊 Thank You! Greetings from Slovakia 🙂

[@joaopaivaneto898]

Hi, I m from Brasil I love the irish sound

[@theBoringL]

Came across your video randomly. About to go travel to Ireland for a few days. Here I am learning how to say milk and sugar? Thank you!

[@lydiajarmamawdiayfaith8161]

So fun! Thank you!

[@SeanDoranirishman]

Wonderful job here!

[@WolfeMomma]

Thank you 😊💓

[@MICHAELCAMPBELL69]

Very enjoyable

[@valeriemcclain9001]

I am trying to learn Irish and your approach in explaining and pronouncing is so helpful! Thank you!

[@neff-bs3eh]

I'm part Irish and proud

[@Betty-qz5zd]

Part Irish and the other part Proud?

Plámás does have a similar English equivalent: Cajole, which is to use flattery to get something from someone. Another fun fact: A person who uses flattery to win someone over is a called a sycophant. Thanks for the list, it's always nice to learn new words from my heritage.

[@aaronhinkle1270]

I think the definition of a sycophant is a little more complicated than just using flattery to win someone over because that doesn't sound creepy enough. I'd say that a sycophant is someone who uses false or insincere flattery to gain advantage or position with someone who has power over you. I also call sycophants brown-nosers or ass-kissers. I think you're right, or at least close enough with cajole being synonymical to plamas though. Slainte.

[@LairdKenneth]

That is how languages grow and change. Think of all the foreign words in English that are used daily. And here in the Staes we have Spanglish, the melding of Spanish and English. And even some of us use words like slainte.

[@kiltilly98]

I'm a Yank from an Irish family in an Irish neighborhood of San Francisco and I didn't know that the rest of the American world didn't say geansai until I was in my 20s.

[@DerekTJ]

😂😂

[@delvida5592]

I just realised today that it isn't just my family's word for cardigan!! I'm 61! 😮

[@neveo9428]

My Cork grandmother used to use the word 'geansai' when we visited as children. And a 'dropeen' of milk etc for a small amount. Charming.

[@soniamcelhennon2505]

My father is from Derry and his family uses those words too, as well as "ween" ("wee one") when talking about a child. 😀

[@paddyfromeire9585]

​@@soniamcelhennon2505I'm a Derry man too. 👍 I believe "wain" (pronounced 'wee-un') is actually Ulsterscots but it's a word us Maiden City folk use. I don't think I've ever heard a child referred to as anything else. 😁

[@AlTrivett]

Great video! Nice production value. I enjoy your nonchalant demeanor and presentation. Love having the words spelled out and the phonetic pronunciations. It really helps! Where can I find a hard copy list of these?💌🍀

[@TwelveSticks]

Nice work. Though as a Brit (originally) who's lived in Dublin for knocking on 30 years, there were about 5 words there I've never heard before. I'm obviously not Irish enough yet!

[@bpatriciab00100]

Your video is gorgous! Go raibh maith agat.

[@WeBlanchin]

An excellent example of how we use Irish in our common day is the play by John B Keane; "Sive", I'd reccomend it to anyone reading this, I haven't seen a showing of it but thoroughly enjoyed it in book format.

[@lynnettegort4582]

So interesting!

[@TheRaspberry82]

This was Great ! I am 🇺🇸 and only 33 percent Irish. But my mother used a few of these ❤❤❤

[@yuriymusayev8127]

Pleasure to listen to :)))

[@ardnaxelaremmuk]

you are amazing, please keep on going and thanks a lot.

[@fionahowellmusic1009]

I'm leaving for Ireland tomorrow! Brushing up on my Irish. I didn't know some of these. Go raibh maith agat! They think I'm a local over there and speak Irish at me all the time. I'm learning as fast as I can! LOL

[@WolfeMomma]

Hope you have a great time!

[@PanglossDr]

I'm sure you'll appreciate the one about the young lady of the night who didn't start work until 8:00. She was called 'leath uair tar éis a h-oct'.

[@michaelchandler490]

Enjoyed this.

[@DTavona]

You can see the shared root with "slan" meaning safety and "slainté" meaning your health -- and yes, I know I put the accent on wrong letter, but that's how I was taught. Nice video! I think mixing in English suffixes to Irish words in a few hundred years will lead to irregular verbs, and I think that's how it goes with other languages.

[@preasail]

Whoever taught you to put the accent over the e in Sláinte is a joker

[@NG-iy5rq]

Lovely❤

[@kevinmclauchlin1495]

Not sure if "mo chuisle" would be everyday vernacular, always liked it though! As an aside, "sùgh mo chridhe" in Scots Gaelic is a term of endearment - meaning "sap of my heart" Gonna subscribe! Keen Scots Gaelic speaker from Scotland here!

[@RobairtO-Dhoilingta-n16420]

Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I'm doing my best to improve my Irish Gaelic/Gaelinn

[@les907]

Ironically, I'm 6% Irish, born in Boston, moved when I was eight and yet all these words make sense. Idk how but I SUBSCRIBED just off this video alone

[@JustASmokingSnorlax]

Garda Síochána would've been a good one to add!! :)

[@StreetMachine18]

+1 on that suggestion

[@WolfeMomma]

Yes! I'll definitely include that in the next one, thanks! 😀

[@ButtercupBerry1234]

love these kind of viedeos...learning a lot :-)

[@rhodiusscrolls3080]

Irish maidens are beautiful and lovely to behold and hear..

[@larryshea8383]

Love your video!!!!

[@michaelmalone9062]

Outstanding! Irish phonetics are quite difficult. Thanks for your good teaching.

[@Iscoileachme]

Yeah, but most Irish speakers speak Gaelic the English way. They literally pronounce Irish words as if they were English words. This definitely makes learning the correct pronunciation even more difficult and confusing. I know how random this might sound but you may actually consider learning something about the phonetics of the Slavic languages. It is remarkably similar to Irish/Scottish Gaelic in many basic aspects, though still obviously being quite distinct.

[@sorchaoreilly2633]

But once you get the hang of them, they are extremely regular :)

[@Rasher1974]

Although you are just talking about using individual words it still helps to at least in a minor way keep an awareness of our beautiful language alive.

[@dinkster1729]

But your language is now English and has been for generations.

[@Rasher1974]

@@dinkster1729 I don't have to accept any language and whilst I do converse mainly in English that doesn't mean I have to accept it as my indigenous language, If I were to speak An Gailge in Spain, or France or parts of the UK or in Ireland I would never get anywhere English is a universal language doesn't mean I can't appreciate our language. It's just nice to throw a few words of An Gailge in to conversation.

[@brwLWScctv]

Nice! thanks

[@peteymax]

Not many people are fluent? A bit of a generalisation. The thousands of native speakers, fluent relearners, advanced learners may feel a bit excluded by that. But we should use our culpa focail in cafés agus san na soipaí. But great that you shone a spotlight on our beautiful language. Maith thú. P.S.: you Irish is lovely. GRMA

[@WolfeMomma]

You're right, I should have said not the majority. There are many people who are fluent, I hope one day I can be fluent too! 😀

[@MrRomero00]

Not enough are speaking it unfortunately. Hopefully the apathy and stigma around speaking it will go away soon. If would be a tragedy for it to be lost.