Looking for practical Dombe to Irish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dombe phrase first, then the Irish translation (Irish) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Irish.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Irish-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salibonani
Dia dhuit(dee-ah gwitch)
Ngiyabonga
Go raibh maith agat(guh rev mah agat)
Ubusuku obuhle
Dia dhuit ar maidin(dee-ah gwitch air mah-din)
Uhlanga oluhle
Dia dhuit ar an tráthnóna(dee-ah gwitch air on trawn-oh-na)
Ubusuku obuhle
Dia dhuit ar an oíche(dee-ah gwitch air on ee-ha)
Lala kahle
Oíche mhaith(ee-ha wah)
Siyaphinda
Feicfidh mé tú níos déanaí(fek-hee may too nees day-nee)
Hamba kahle
Slán(slawn)
Ubani igama lakho?
Cad is ainm duit?(kad is an-im gwitch)
Igama lami nguJohn
John is ainm dom(John is an-im dum)
Unjani?
Conas atá tú?(kun-as a-taw too)
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Tá áthas orm bualadh leat(taw aw-has orm bool-ah lat)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uta kuta chiRungu?
An labhraíonn tú Béarla?
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.
Ní labhraím Hindis go maith
Ndi ndinzwisise.
Ní thuigim
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.
Léigh go mall, le do thoil
Ungazvitaura zvakare?
An féidir leat é sin a rá arís?
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?
Cá bhfuil an seomra folctha?
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?
Conas a théim go lár na cathrach?
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.
Cas ar chlé
Tendeuka kurudyi.
Cas ar dheis
Enda mberi.
Téigh díreach
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?
Cén méid atá ar an táille?
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.
Ticéad amháin, le do thoil
Iri kure here kubva pano?
An bhfuil sé i bhfad ó anseo?
Ndakanyura.
Táim caillte
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?
Cá háit ar féidir liom cárta SIM a cheannach?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
Tá(Tah)
Aih
Níl(Neel)
Zvichida
B'fhéidir(Fay-deer)
Ndinobvumirana
Aontaím(An-tee-im)
Ndinopikisa
Ní aontaím(Nee an-tee-im)
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
Téann sé go maith(Tay-awn shay guh mah)
Unofungei?
Cad a cheapann tú?(Kad a khan-tuh)
Unogona kundibatsira here?
An féidir leat cabhrú liom?(An fay-dur lat kaw-roo ly-um)