Looking for practical Icelandic to Irish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Icelandic 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: pick five Irish phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
Bookmark this page for offline review, share it with a travel buddy, or open the Icelandic to Irish translator to paste your own messages and get an instant translation.
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Halló
Dia dhuit(dee-ah gwitch)
Takk
Go raibh maith agat(guh rev mah agat)
Góðan daginn
Dia dhuit ar maidin(dee-ah gwitch air mah-din)
Gott kvöld
Dia dhuit ar an tráthnóna(dee-ah gwitch air on trawn-oh-na)
Gott kvöld
Dia dhuit ar an oíche(dee-ah gwitch air on ee-ha)
Góða nótt
Oíche mhaith(ee-ha wah)
Sjáumst síðar
Feicfidh mé tú níos déanaí(fek-hee may too nees day-nee)
Bless
Slán(slawn)
Hvað heitir þú?
Cad is ainm duit?(kad is an-im gwitch)
Ég heiti John
John is ainm dom(John is an-im dum)
Hvernig hefur þú það?
Conas atá tú?(kun-as a-taw too)
Gaman að kynnast þér
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.
Talarðu enska?
An labhraíonn tú Béarla?
Ég tala ekki hindi vel
Ní labhraím Hindis go maith
Ég skil ekki
Ní thuigim
Vinsamlegast talaðu hægt
Léigh go mall, le do thoil
Gætirðu sagt það aftur?
An féidir leat é sin a rá arís?
Hvar er salernið?
Cá bhfuil an seomra folctha?
Hvernig kem ég að miðbænum?
Conas a théim go lár na cathrach?
Beygðu til vinstri
Cas ar chlé
Beygðu til hægri
Cas ar dheis
Farðu beint áfram
Téigh díreach
Hvað kostar farinn?
Cén méid atá ar an táille?
Eitt miði, takk
Ticéad amháin, le do thoil
Er það langt отс отс?
An bhfuil sé i bhfad ó anseo?
Ég er týndur
Táim caillte
Hvar get ég keypt SIM-kort?
Cá háit ar féidir liom cárta SIM a cheannach?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Já
Tá(Tah)
Nei
Níl(Neel)
Kannski
B'fhéidir(Fay-deer)
Ég er sammála
Aontaím(An-tee-im)
Ég er ósammála
Ní aontaím(Nee an-tee-im)
Það hljómar vel
Téann sé go maith(Tay-awn shay guh mah)
Hvað heldurðu?
Cad a cheapann tú?(Kad a khan-tuh)
Geturðu hjálpað mér?
An féidir leat cabhrú liom?(An fay-dur lat kaw-roo ly-um)