Ok, so I’ve been learning Irish lately, and since I figured other Pagans with Irish ancestry or Celtic practices (or even if you’re not Pagan) might want to learn Irish too, I thought I might just share what I’ve learned each day with my followers and then we could all just learn together.
I think I’ll format the posts something like this: English - Irish (phonetic pronunciation)
I’m going to add a phonetic pronunciation as well because Irish follows different rules than English and I know that can make it harder for some people to learn. (Plus, if you’re wanting to learn chances are you’re going to wish to be able to speak it correctly.)
Also, if anyone following this blog sees I’ve made a mistake then I’m open to being politely informed so I can correct it, as if I’m going to be sharing what I’ve learned with others I want to be as correct as possible.
Let’s start with Greetings for today:
Hello – dia dhuit (dee-ah wit) OR dia daoibh (dee-ah yee-uv)
Literal translation: “Day to you”
dia = “day” | dhuit & daoibh = “to you”
“Dia” can also mean “God”
Hello, how are you? - Dia dhuit, conas atá tú? (dee-ah wit, con-as ah-tah too?)
Dia dhuit = “Hello” | , conas = “how” | atá = “is” or “are” | tú = “you”
I am well – Tá mé go maith. (taw mei guh mah)
Tá mé = “I am” | go maith = “good” or “well”
I am good, and you? - Tá me go maith, agus tú? (Tah mei goh mah, ah-gus too?)
Tá mé = “I am” | go maith = “good” |, agus = “and” | tú = “you”
And I thought I might as well throw in this one too:
Hello. Hello to you too. - Dia duit. Dia is Muire duit. (dee-ah wit. Dee-ah is mu-ruh wit)
Literal translation: “God be with you. God and Mary be with you.”
Dia = “God” | duit = “with you” | is = “and” | Muire = “Mary”
If many of you are interested in following along as I share what I’ve learned, I’ll consider adding a page on my blog just for these posts.
