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Common Gaelic Words and Phrases

If you are looking to learn some of the more common words and phrases in Gaelic, then this is a good place to start. The following page contains a variety of commonly used vocabulary that you may want to add to your daily usage.

See below for translations to help you say please and thank you, plus sections for apologizing, inquiring about a person's wellbeing, and stating where you are from.

Common Words and Phrases in Gaelic:

Here is our list of common words and phrases in Gaelic. You can also view this list with translations from English to Gaelic.

(Words in bold added during the last update.)

Please and Thank You in Gaelic

Led thoil ➔ Please

Tapadh leat. ➔ Thank you.

Mòran taing. ➔ Many thanks.


Apologizing in Gaelic

Tha mi duilich. ➔ I'm sorry.


How Are You? in Gaelic

Ciamar a tha thu? ➔ How are you?

Tha mi gu math, tapadh leat. ➔ Fine, thank you.


Where Are You From? in Gaelic

Tha mi à (country). ➔ I am from (country).


*Common words and phrases last updated: November 26, 2024.



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The Fine Print

I don't speak Gaelic myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding.



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