An chéad chiorcal comhrá? Frásaí Úsáideacha

If you're going to join your first conversation circle, it's nice to have some handy phrases. Below you'll find some great ones that come up regularly. Try using focloir.ie and abair.ie to get the pronunciation!

1. Is deas bualadh leat -- it’s nice to meet you

2. Agus tú féin chomh maith -- and you also

3. Gabh mo leithscéal -- excuse me

4. Cinnte -- certainly

5. Níl mé cinnte -- I’m not certain 

6. Níl a fhios agam -- I don’t know

7. Níor mhaith liom a rá -- I wouldn’t care to say

8. Abair arís é -- say that again

9. labhair níos moille, le do thoil -- Speak slower please 

10. Ní thuigim -- I don’t understand

11. Ní thuigim an focal _____ -- I don’t understand the word ____

12. An féidir leat an focal sin a rá i mbearla? -- Can you say that word in English?

13. Conás a deirtear ______ as gaeilge? -- how do you say ____ in Irish?

14. cad é an Ghaeilge ar '____'? -- what's the Irish for '____'? 

15. Cá fhad? -- how long

16. Cá fhad atá tú ag foghlaim na Gaeilge? -- How long have you been learning Gaeilge?

17. Thosaigh me ag foghlaim na Gaeilge i mí _____ -- I began learning in the month of _____

Examples:

Thosaigh mé ag foghlaim na Gaeilge anuraidh -- I began learning Irish last year

Thosaigh mé ag foghlaim na Gaeilge i mí Feabhra an bhliain seo caite -- I began learning Irish February last year.