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Common Irish to Latin phrases

100 practical Irish to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Irish to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Irish phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: pick five Latin phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Dia dhuit

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Go raibh maith agat

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Dia dhuit ar maidin

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Dia dhuit ar an tráthnóna

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Dia dhuit ar an oíche

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Oíche mhaith

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Feicfidh mé tú níos déanaí

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Slán

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Cad is ainm duit?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. John is ainm dom

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Conas atá tú?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Tá áthas orm bualadh leat

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. An labhraíonn tú Béarla?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Ní labhraím Hindis go maith

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Ní thuigim

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Léigh go mall, le do thoil

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. An féidir leat é sin a rá arís?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Cá bhfuil an seomra folctha?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Conas a théim go lár na cathrach?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Cas ar chlé

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Cas ar dheis

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Téigh díreach

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Cén méid atá ar an táille?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Ticéad amháin, le do thoil

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. An bhfuil sé i bhfad ó anseo?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Táim caillte

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Cá háit ar féidir liom cárta SIM a cheannach?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Tá

    Ita (Tah)

  2. Níl

    Non (Neel)

  3. B'fhéidir

    Fortasse (Fay-deer)

  4. Aontaím

    Consentio (An-tee-im)

  5. Ní aontaím

    Non consentio (Nee an-tee-im)

  6. Téann sé go maith

    Bene sonat (Tay-awn shay guh mah)

  7. Cad a cheapann tú?

    Quid censes? (Kad a khan-tuh)

  8. An féidir leat cabhrú liom?

    Potesne me adiuvare? (An fay-dur lat kaw-roo ly-um)

  9. Teastaíonn cabhair uaim

    Auxilium mihi opus est (Chas-tee-in kaw-ir oo-im)

  10. Fan nóiméad

    Exspecta paulisper (Fan no-mayd)

  11. Tá brón orm

    Me paenitet (Tah brohn orm)

  12. Níl aon fhadhb

    Nullum problema (Neel eyn aw-iv)

  13. Comhghairdeas

    Felicitaciones (Koh-ree-das)

  14. Lá breithe sona duit

    Felix natalis dies (Law breh-ha sun-a ditch)

  15. Bíodh turas sábháilte agat

    Felix iter habeas (Bee-uhd toor-as saw-lee-tuh agut)

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Cá bhfuil an stáisiún traenach?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Cá bhfuil an stad bus?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Cén ardán é?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Cén t-am a fhágann sé?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. An é seo an bealach ceart?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Tá sé gar anseo

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Tá sé i bhfad ó anseo

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. An féidir leat a thaispeáint dom ar an mapa?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Stop anseo, le do thoil

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Cé chomh fada a thógann sé?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Cé mhéad a chosnaíonn sé seo?

    Quot hoc constat?

  2. Tá sé sin rómhaith.

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. An bhfuil rud ar bith níos saoire agat?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. An féidir liom íoc le cárta?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. Ba bhreá liom tábla do bheirt.

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. An bille, le do thoil.

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. An bhfuil seirbhís san áireamh?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. Is veigeatóir mé.

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. Níl bia spíosrach, le do thoil.

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. Tá sé seo blasta.

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. An féidir liom an comhoibriú?

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. Gloine uisce, le do thoil.

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Glaoigh ar na póilíní

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Glaoigh ar otharcharr

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Teastaíonn dochtúir uaim

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Mothaím tinn

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Tá ailléirge orm ar phiontaí

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Cá bhfuil an t-ospidéal is gaire?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Téann sé i bhfeidhm anseo

    Hic dolet

  8. Chailleadh mo phas

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. An féidir leat glaoch ar mo óstán?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Cabhair!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Deas bualadh leat

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Déanaimis comhoibriú a shocrú

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Cén t-am a oibríonn duit?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Seolfar an tuairisc inniu

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. An féidir linn labhairt amárach?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Tugaim le fios duit an comhad ceangailte

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Go raibh maith agat as do chuid ama

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Táim ag súil le hoibriú leat

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. An féidir leat an pointe sin a shoiléiriú?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Lig dom teacht ar ais chugat

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Is é an spriocdháta Aoine

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Cén t-am é?

    Quot hora est? (kayn tahm ay?)

  2. Tá sé a trí a chlog

    Tertia hora est. (taw shay a tree a klug)

  3. Inniu

    Hodie (in-yoo)

  4. Amárach

    Cras (aw-mar-akh)

  5. Inné

    Heri (in-yay)

  6. Luan

    Dies Lunae (loo-an)

  7. Máirt

    Dies Martis (mairt)

  8. Céadaoin

    Dies Mercurii (kay-deen)

  9. Aon

    Unus (ane)

  10. Dó

    Duo (doh)

  11. Trí

    Tres (tree)

  12. Deich

    Decem (dyeh)

  13. Cén chéad

    Centum (kayn chayd)

  14. Leath

    Dimidium (lah)

  15. Níos mó

    Plus (nees mo)

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