Looking for practical Latin to Irish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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.
Salve
Dia dhuit(dee-ah gwitch)
Gratias tibi
Go raibh maith agat(guh rev mah agat)
Bonum mane
Dia dhuit ar maidin(dee-ah gwitch air mah-din)
Bonum postmeridianum
Dia dhuit ar an tráthnóna(dee-ah gwitch air on trawn-oh-na)
Bonum vesperum
Dia dhuit ar an oíche(dee-ah gwitch air on ee-ha)
Bona nox
Oíche mhaith(ee-ha wah)
Vide te postea
Feicfidh mé tú níos déanaí(fek-hee may too nees day-nee)
Vale
Slán(slawn)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Cad is ainm duit?(kad is an-im gwitch)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
John is ainm dom(John is an-im dum)
Quomodo es?
Conas atá tú?(kun-as a-taw too)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
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.
Loquerisne Anglice?
An labhraíonn tú Béarla?(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Ní labhraím Hindis go maith(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Non intellego.
Ní thuigim(Non intellego.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Léigh go mall, le do thoil(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
An féidir leat é sin a rá arís?(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Ubi est latrina?
Cá bhfuil an seomra folctha?(Ubi est latrina?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Conas a théim go lár na cathrach?(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Dextra verte.
Cas ar chlé(Dextra verte.)
Sinistra verte.
Cas ar dheis(Sinistra verte.)
I ad rectum.
Téigh díreach(I ad rectum.)
Quot est merces?
Cén méid atá ar an táille?(Quot est merces?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Ticéad amháin, le do thoil(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Estne longum a hic?
An bhfuil sé i bhfad ó anseo?(Estne longum a hic?)
Ego sum perditus.
Táim caillte(Ego sum perditus.)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Cá háit ar féidir liom cárta SIM a cheannach?(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Tá(Tah)
Non
Níl(Neel)
Fortasse
B'fhéidir(Fay-deer)
Consentio
Aontaím(An-tee-im)
Non consentio
Ní aontaím(Nee an-tee-im)
Bene sonat
Téann sé go maith(Tay-awn shay guh mah)
Quid censes?
Cad a cheapann tú?(Kad a khan-tuh)
Potesne me adiuvare?
An féidir leat cabhrú liom?(An fay-dur lat kaw-roo ly-um)