Your first 5 Gaeilge words (but actually fun)

Hey everyone, If you’re learning Irish, or thinking about learning but still emotionally recovering from hearing someone pronounce bhfuil, here are five everyday words that are actually useful, beautiful, AND won’t make your mouth rebel against you.

1. Fáilte — welcome Pronounced fawl-cha. Use it when someone joins a chat, walks into your house, or when your dog returns after ignoring you for 8 hours.

2. Slán — bye Short, sweet, and you can say it even when emotionally done with humanity.

3. Craic — fun / good times Not that other thing. Calm down. “I had great craic” = “I had fun,” not “I made questionable life choices.”

4. Tuirseach — tired A word that is used roughly 87% of the time in Ireland.

5. Ádh — luck And you’ll need it if you’re learning Irish spelling.

If you’re learning Gaeilge, drop a sentence using one of these words. If you’re a native speaker, come laugh lovingly at our attempts.