There will be a monthly Pop-Up Gaeltacht every 2nd Sunday of the month from 4:30pm-5:30pm. This is a free conversation group for anyone who wishes to improve their spoken Irish, meet like minded folks, or just listen in. There will be some instruction available for those just beginning. Ideally those interested in learning will come every month to facilitate better incremental learning. Those ready to converse are welcome with any level of language. Conversation will take place through Irish (Gaeilge) and cover whatever participants are interested in. As the group develops, there may be opportunities for board and language games through Irish. Conversation and mini-lessons are free, just make sure to tip your servers! Labhraigí linn!
Come with your Irish and talk with us!
Fan chun an séisiún ceoil a éisteacht.
Stay after to listen to the music session!
Helpful Irish Phrases
Labhrígí Gaeilge/Speak Irish!
Frasaí Úsáideach / Useful Phrases / frasee ooh-saw-jahk
Hello – Dia duit (jee-uh ditch)
Hello (response) – Dia is Máire duit (jee-uh iss mura ditch)
My name is _ – _ is aimn dom (_iss awn-ym dom)
I love the Starry Plough – Is breá liom an Starry Plough (iss braw lyom an Starry Plough)
I would like a Guinness – Ba mhaith liom Guinness (Baw vrah lyom Guinness)
Please – Le do thoil (leh doh heyl)
Thank you – Go raibh maith agat (go rah mah agat)
Freedom for Palestine – Saoirse don Phalaistín (Seer-sheh dawn Falasteen)
Notaí an-Achoimre / Very Brief Notes
Irish uses different spelling rules than English, so the words may seem odd (at first). Don’t let
this scare you, once you get the rules down, the reading is the least difficult part! To get you
started, here are a few things to look out for:
mh and bh are pronounced as a ‘v’ or a ‘w’
If an ‘s’ is near an ‘i’ or an ‘e’ it is pronounced ‘sh’
Sometimes, you will see words spelled with lowercase before a capital (nGaillimh), in these
cases, pronounce the lowercase and ignore the capital. For example: Tá mé i mBerkeley /tah mey
i merkeley = I am in Berkeley
Irish is a Verb-Subject-Object language. So (usually) the first word in a simple sentence will be
the verb, followed by the think doing the verb, then the thing acted on. For example: Ólann sí an
Guinness / Oh-lawn she an Guinness Drinks = she the Guinness.
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And remember “gach focal a labhraitear i nGaeilge, is piléar scoilte ar son saoirse na hÉirinn é.”
Every word of Irish spoken is a bullet for the freedom of Ireland.
