Book I
| 1. go mbeannuighidh Dia annseo (annso) or Bail ó Dia annseo (annso) | guh many djee-uh (dee-a) an-shuh' (an-suh'). boll 1 o/ yee-a an-shuh' (an-suh') |
God bless all here. (said when entering a house) |
| 2. Dia 's Muire dhuit [dhíbh] | djee-iss (dee-iss) mwirrah ghuitch (ghuit) [yeev] | God and Mary bless you |
| 1. Bail ó Dhia ortr [orraibh] | boll 1 o/ yee-a urth [ur-ee (urriv)] | God bless you |
| 2. Go mba h-amhlaidh dhuit (Gurab amhlaidh dhuit) [dhibh] | guh muh how-lah ghuitch (gurab owlig ghuit) [yeev] | The same to you |
| 1. Dia linn | djee-a ling (dee-a ling) | God bless us (said after sneezing) |
| 1. Go mba seacht fearr a bheidheas tú (bheir) - bliadhain ó indiu [a bheidheas sibh] [measa] |
guh muh shochth faar a vess thoo (a ver) - blee-un o/ in-yuh' (in-yuv') [a vess shiv] [massa] |
May you be seven times better - this time twelvemonths [worse] |
| 1, Go méadhuighidh Dia do [bhúr] stór. | guh mae-dhee djee-a (dee-a) dhu [voor] stho/r | May God increase your store. |
| 1. Go gcuiridh Dia ar bhealach do leasa thú [bhúr leasa sibh] | guh gur-reh djee-a (dee-a) err val'-uch (val-och') dhu lassa hoo [voor lassa shiv] |
May God direct you |
| 1.Go n-eirighidh an t-ádh leat [libh] | guh ni/r-ee un thaw lath [liv] |
May you be lucky (may the luck thrive with you) |
| 1. Go bhfágaidh Dia an tsláinte agat [agaibh] | guy waw-gah (vaw-gah) djee-a (dee-a) un thlawn-tcheh (thlawn-teh) og'-guth (og-guth') [og'-giv (og-giv')] | God spare you the health |
| 1. Go dtugaidh Dia ciall duit [dibh] | guh dhug-gah djee-a (dee-a) kee-ul dhuitch (dhuit) [dheev] | May God give you sense. |
| 1. Go gcúitighidh Dia thú [sibh] | guh gooitch-ee djee-a hoo [shiv] | God reward you |
| 1. Go ngóthuighidh Dia dhuit [dhíbh] | guh ngno/hee djee-a ghuitch (yeev) | God speed you |
| 1, Go luathaidh Dia leat [libh] | guh loo-hee djee-a lath [liv] | God speed you |
| 1. Flaitheas Dé dod' anam [do bhúr n-anammaibh] | flo/h-uss djae (dae) dudh on'-um [dhu voor non'-umna] | Heaven to your soul [to your souls] |
1. Liquid "ll" as "ll" in "brilliant"
2. Said when praising a person or when addresing a person working or driving cattle.
note that
phonetic
symbols
are
not
necessarily
pronounced
as in English
i r i s h a t h o m e - b o o k o n e - m á i r e n í c h e a l l a c h á m