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Common Manx to Irish phrases

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

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Looking for practical Manx to Irish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx 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.

  1. Fastyr mie

    Dia dhuit (dee-ah gwitch)

  2. Gura mie eu

    Go raibh maith agat (guh rev mah agat)

  3. Mie eu

    Dia dhuit ar maidin (dee-ah gwitch air mah-din)

  4. Fastyr mie

    Dia dhuit ar an tráthnóna (dee-ah gwitch air on trawn-oh-na)

  5. Oie vie

    Dia dhuit ar an oíche (dee-ah gwitch air on ee-ha)

  6. Oie ghooinney

    Oíche mhaith (ee-ha wah)

  7. Gree gys y chee

    Feicfidh mé tú níos déanaí (fek-hee may too nees day-nee)

  8. Slane

    Slán (slawn)

  9. Cre ta d'ennym?

    Cad is ainm duit? (kad is an-im gwitch)

  10. Ta my ennym yn John

    John is ainm dom (John is an-im dum)

  11. Kys t'eh?

    Conas atá tú? (kun-as a-taw too)

  12. Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa

    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.

  1. Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?

    An labhraíonn tú Béarla? (Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)

  2. Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh

    Ní labhraím Hindis go maith (Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)

  3. Cha noddym ymmodee

    Ní thuigim (Cha noddym ymmodee)

  4. Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie

    Léigh go mall, le do thoil (Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)

  5. Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?

    An féidir leat é sin a rá arís? (Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)

  6. Where's y toalett?

    Cá bhfuil an seomra folctha? (Where's y toalett?)

  7. Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?

    Conas a théim go lár na cathrach? (Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)

  8. Goll gys y laa

    Cas ar chlé (Goll gys y laa)

  9. Goll gys y laa

    Cas ar dheis (Goll gys y laa)

  10. Goll er y thalloo

    Téigh díreach (Goll er y thalloo)

  11. Cooish ta'n coshyn?

    Cén méid atá ar an táille? (Cooish ta'n coshyn?)

  12. Ticket ny hwoaie, please

    Ticéad amháin, le do thoil (Ticket ny hwoaie, please)

  13. Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?

    An bhfuil sé i bhfad ó anseo? (Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)

  14. Ta mee goll er ny hroggal

    Táim caillte (Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)

  15. Where's ymmyr er SIM card?

    Cá háit ar féidir liom cárta SIM a cheannach? (Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Aye

    Tá (Tah)

  2. Na

    Níl (Neel)

  3. Possibly

    B'fhéidir (Fay-deer)

  4. Ta mee goll er yannoo

    Aontaím (An-tee-im)

  5. Cha nel mee goll er yannoo

    Ní aontaím (Nee an-tee-im)

  6. Ta shoh goll er

    Téann sé go maith (Tay-awn shay guh mah)

  7. Cre ta'n chione?

    Cad a cheapann tú? (Kad a khan-tuh)

  8. Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?

    An féidir leat cabhrú liom? (An fay-dur lat kaw-roo ly-um)

  9. Ta mee cur my chenn

    Teastaíonn cabhair uaim (Chas-tee-in kaw-ir oo-im)

  10. Gow er ny hoilshey

    Fan nóiméad (Fan no-mayd)

  11. Ta mee er yannoo

    Tá brón orm (Tah brohn orm)

  12. Cha nel broogh

    Níl aon fhadhb (Neel eyn aw-iv)

  13. Foddee gura

    Comhghairdeas (Koh-ree-das)

  14. Laa breith shenney

    Lá breithe sona duit (Law breh-ha sun-a ditch)

  15. Gow er ny shickyr

    Bíodh turas sábháilte agat (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. Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?

    Cá bhfuil an stáisiún traenach? (kaw wil an staw-shun tray-nakh)

  2. Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?

    Cá bhfuil an stad bus? (kaw wil an stahd bus)

  3. Cre ta'n platfoy?

    Cén ardán é? (kayn ar-dawn ay)

  4. Cooish dy vel eh goll?

    Cén t-am a fhágann sé? (kayn tahm a haw-gun shay)

  5. Ta shoh yn aght reih?

    An é seo an bealach ceart? (an ay shuh an byal-ukh kyart)

  6. Ta eh ny chione hene

    Tá sé gar anseo (taw shay gar on-shaw)

  7. Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene

    Tá sé i bhfad ó anseo (taw shay ee wad ohn-shaw)

  8. Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?

    An féidir leat a thaispeáint dom ar an mapa? (an fay-dur lat a hash-paynt dum ar on mah-pah)

  9. Goll er-hene, please

    Stop anseo, le do thoil (stop on-shaw, leh duh hull)

  10. Kys ta'n traa goll?

    Cé chomh fada a thógann sé? (kay khoh fah-duh a hoh-gun shay)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Cre ta'n cost?

    Cé mhéad a chosnaíonn sé seo?

  2. Ta shen ny gaggyr

    Tá sé sin rómhaith.

  3. Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?

    An bhfuil rud ar bith níos saoire agat?

  4. Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?

    An féidir liom íoc le cárta?

  5. Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo

    Ba bhreá liom tábla do bheirt.

  6. Yn bill, please

    An bille, le do thoil.

  7. Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?

    An bhfuil seirbhís san áireamh?

  8. Ta mee veih'n vegg

    Is veigeatóir mé.

  9. Cha nel food spiced, please

    Níl bia spíosrach, le do thoil.

  10. Ta shen ny chennag

    Tá sé seo blasta.

  11. Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?

    An féidir liom an comhoibriú?

  12. Glass jeh voddy, please

    Gloine uisce, le do thoil.

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Goll er y pholice

    Glaoigh ar na póilíní

  2. Goll er ambulance

    Glaoigh ar otharcharr

  3. Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor

    Teastaíonn dochtúir uaim

  4. Ta mee goll er ny gholl

    Mothaím tinn

  5. Ta mee allergic gys peanuts

    Tá ailléirge orm ar phiontaí

  6. Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?

    Cá bhfuil an t-ospidéal is gaire?

  7. Ta eh goll er shoh

    Téann sé i bhfeidhm anseo

  8. Haink mee my passport

    Chailleadh mo phas

  9. Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?

    An féidir leat glaoch ar mo óstán?

  10. Fowd!

    Cabhair!

Work and business

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

  1. Gura mie eu

    Deas bualadh leat

  2. Gynsaght cur as sheshaght

    Déanaimis comhoibriú a shocrú

  3. Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?

    Cén t-am a oibríonn duit?

  4. Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh

    Seolfar an tuairisc inniu

  5. Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?

    An féidir linn labhairt amárach?

  6. Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh

    Tugaim le fios duit an comhad ceangailte

  7. Gura mie eu son do chione

    Go raibh maith agat as do chuid ama

  8. Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish

    Táim ag súil le hoibriú leat

  9. Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?

    An féidir leat an pointe sin a shoiléiriú?

  10. Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym

    Lig dom teacht ar ais chugat

  11. Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar

    Is é an spriocdháta Aoine

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Cre'n aght ta'n?

    Cén t-am é? (kayn tahm ay?)

  2. Ta eh tree o'clym

    Tá sé a trí a chlog (taw shay a tree a klug)

  3. Hie

    Inniu (in-yoo)

  4. Ayns y laa jeh'n

    Amárach (aw-mar-akh)

  5. Ayns y laa er

    Inné (in-yay)

  6. Doolish

    Luan (loo-an)

  7. Jedoonee

    Máirt (mairt)

  8. Yn Chaarjyn

    Céadaoin (kay-deen)

  9. Nane

    Aon (ane)

  10. Doo

    Dó (doh)

  11. Tree

    Trí (tree)

  12. Dooan

    Deich (dyeh)

  13. Nane caarjyn

    Cén chéad (kayn chayd)

  14. Myr

    Leath (lah)

  15. Myr

    Níos mó (nees mo)

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