Looking for practical Irish to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Irish phrase first, then the Mam translation (Mam) — 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 Mam.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Dia dhuit
Xo'j(sho'j)
Go raibh maith agat
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Dia dhuit ar an tráthnóna
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Dia dhuit ar an oíche
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Oíche mhaith
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Feicfidh mé tú níos déanaí
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Slán
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Cad is ainm duit?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
John is ainm dom
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Conas atá tú?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Tá áthas orm bualadh leat
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
An labhraíonn tú Béarla?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Ní labhraím Hindis go maith
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Ní thuigim
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Léigh go mall, le do thoil
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
An féidir leat é sin a rá arís?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Cá bhfuil an seomra folctha?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Conas a théim go lár na cathrach?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Cas ar chlé
K'utun k'ux.
Cas ar dheis
K'utun k'ux.
Téigh díreach
K'utun k'ux.
Cén méid atá ar an táille?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Ticéad amháin, le do thoil
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
An bhfuil sé i bhfad ó anseo?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Táim caillte
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Cá háit ar féidir liom cárta SIM a cheannach?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Tá
Juj(hoo)
Níl
Man(mah)
B'fhéidir
K'ux(k'ush)
Aontaím
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Ní aontaím
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Téann sé go maith
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Cad a cheapann tú?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
An féidir leat cabhrú liom?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Teastaíonn cabhair uaim
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Fan nóiméad
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Tá brón orm
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Níl aon fhadhb
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Comhghairdeas
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Lá breithe sona duit
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Bíodh turas sábháilte agat
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cá bhfuil an stáisiún traenach?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?(kaw wil an staw-shun tray-nakh)
Cá bhfuil an stad bus?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?(kaw wil an stahd bus)
Cén ardán é?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?(kayn ar-dawn ay)
Cén t-am a fhágann sé?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?(kayn tahm a haw-gun shay)
An é seo an bealach ceart?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?(an ay shuh an byal-ukh kyart)
Tá sé gar anseo
Ri k'ut pa ri.(taw shay gar on-shaw)
Tá sé i bhfad ó anseo
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.(taw shay ee wad ohn-shaw)
An féidir leat a thaispeáint dom ar an mapa?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?(an fay-dur lat a hash-paynt dum ar on mah-pah)
Stop anseo, le do thoil
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?(stop on-shaw, leh duh hull)
Cé chomh fada a thógann sé?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?(kay khoh fah-duh a hoh-gun shay)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.