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05 Mar 2026

Tipperary school encourages people to use Irish phrases for Seachtain na Gaeilge

Don’t be shy. It’s your language too!

Tipperary school encourages people to use Irish phrases for Seachtain na Gaeilge

Gaelscoil Chluain Meala

Dia dhaoibh agus fáilte chuig Frásaí na Seachtaine i gcomhphairtíocht le Gaelscoil Chluain Meala.

Le linn na coicíse “Seachtain na Gaeilge” beimid ag múineadh cúpla frása úsáideacha daoibh-frasaí ócáideach seachas frásaí foirmiúla.

Tá súil againn go mbaineann sibh úsáid astu timpeall an bhaile le linn “Seachtain na Gaeilge”. Ná bígí cúthaileach!

Hi and welcome to your weekly Irish phrases in association with Gaelscoil Chluain Meala.

The phrases are especially appropriate for Seachtain na Gaeilge, which runs from March 1-17.

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We want to share some handy phrases with you, along with phonetic pronunciations to help you along.


We have focused on casual, “slang” phrases as opposed to the more formal phrases you may have learned in school.
We hope you enjoy them and more importantly, that you use them around the house and when you are out and about.
Don’t be shy. It’s your language too!

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An ag magadh fúm ata tú? On egg moga foom a-taw too. Are you joking me?

Coimeád guaim ort féin! Com-awd goom urt fay-in. Keep your hair on!

Tá tú ag feidhmiú ar mo néaróga! Taw too egg fye-moo er mu ner-owe-ga. You’re starting to get on my nerves.

Bain do chiall féin as! Bwin du keel fay-in as. Figure it out!

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