Looking for practical Slovak to Irish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Slovak 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.
Ahoj
Dia dhuit(dee-ah gwitch)
Ďakujem
Go raibh maith agat(guh rev mah agat)
Dobré ráno
Dia dhuit ar maidin(dee-ah gwitch air mah-din)
Dobré popoludnie
Dia dhuit ar an tráthnóna(dee-ah gwitch air on trawn-oh-na)
Dobrý večer
Dia dhuit ar an oíche(dee-ah gwitch air on ee-ha)
Dobrú noc
Oíche mhaith(ee-ha wah)
Uvidíme sa neskôr
Feicfidh mé tú níos déanaí(fek-hee may too nees day-nee)
Zbohom
Slán(slawn)
Ako sa voláš?
Cad is ainm duit?(kad is an-im gwitch)
Volám sa John
John is ainm dom(John is an-im dum)
Ako sa máš?
Conas atá tú?(kun-as a-taw too)
Teší ma
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.
Hovoríte po anglicky?
An labhraíonn tú Béarla?
Nehovorím dobre hindsky.
Ní labhraím Hindis go maith
Nerozumiem.
Ní thuigim
Prosím, hovorte pomaly.
Léigh go mall, le do thoil
Môžete to povedať znova?
An féidir leat é sin a rá arís?
Kde je toaleta?
Cá bhfuil an seomra folctha?
Ako sa dostanem do centra mesta?
Conas a théim go lár na cathrach?
Zahnite doľava.
Cas ar chlé
Zahnite doprava.
Cas ar dheis
Choďte rovno.
Téigh díreach
Koľko stojí cestovné?
Cén méid atá ar an táille?
Jednu lístok, prosím.
Ticéad amháin, le do thoil
Je to ďaleko odtiaľto?
An bhfuil sé i bhfad ó anseo?
Som stratený.
Táim caillte
Kde si môžem kúpiť SIM kartu?
Cá háit ar féidir liom cárta SIM a cheannach?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Áno
Tá(Tah)
Nie
Níl(Neel)
Možno
B'fhéidir(Fay-deer)
Súhlasím
Aontaím(An-tee-im)
Nesúhlasím
Ní aontaím(Nee an-tee-im)
To znie dobre
Téann sé go maith(Tay-awn shay guh mah)
Čo si myslíš?
Cad a cheapann tú?(Kad a khan-tuh)
Môžeš mi pomôcť?
An féidir leat cabhrú liom?(An fay-dur lat kaw-roo ly-um)