Irish（Gaeilge na hÉireann),existEnglishAlso known as Irish, Gaelic, Irish Gaelic or Erse in Chinese (this term is borrowed fromScots),Thus, inChineseCentral Irish also has "Gadel」、「Gaelic",or"Irish Gaelic"And other translated names. Irish belongs to the Indo-European language family in language classificationCeltic, And the same language familyBreton、Welsh,as well asScottish GaelicThere is a very close relationship.
Although Irish isRepublic of IrelandThe official language ofNorthern IrelandOfficially recognized regional languages, andEnglishIt is the second official language, but English is the mother tongue of most Irish people. Irish as the main language is restricted to some areas on the west coast.
Pronunciation guide
vowel
consonant
Common diphthongs
List of Conversational Terms
Basic terms
Common signs |
- Irish: Gaeilge /ge l@ gE/ (GWAY-lih-geh)
- Welcome: fáilte /fa:l tj@/ (FALL-cha)
- Goodbye: slán /sla:n/ (slawn)
- Please: le do thoil /lE dO hil/ (leh duh hill)
- Thank you: go raibh maith agat /g@ rEv mah a g@t/ (guh rev MAH a-gut)
- Sorry: tá brón orm (ta: bro:n urm)
- That: e sin /Sin/ (a:shin)
- How many? ：Cé mhéad /ke: ved/ (kay-vade)
- English: Béarla /be:r l@/ (BARE-lah)
- Yes:'sea /Sa/ (shah) (Generally speaking, it depends on the question)
- Not: ní hea /ni: ha/ (knee-ha) (Generally speaking, it depends on the question)
- I don’t understand: ní thuigim (ni:hig-im)
- Where is the lounge? ：Cá bhfuil an leithreas? (ka: vil un leh-ras)
- Cheers: sláinte /sla:n tj@/ (SLAWN-tye)