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Every hand-checked phrase, 225 of them, by topic. Search in English or Gaelic, and play any of them.

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✓ 225 checked phrases

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hello

ha-LAW

/haˈloː/

good morning

MA-tin VA

/ˈmatɪɲ ˈva/

Word by word

Madainn
morning
mhath
good

Literally: morning good

Gaelic puts the adjective after the noun. The mh in mhath is pronounced like an English v.

good afternoon

FES-gur MA

/ˈfesɡər ˈma/

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Feasgar
afternoon, evening
math
good

Literally: evening good

Feasgar covers everything from about midday until dark, so it serves as both good afternoon and good evening. Note that math is plain here — it only lenites to mhath after a feminine noun like madainn.

good night

UH-ee-chuh VA

/ˈɤiçə ˈva/

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Oidhche
night
mhath
good

Literally: night good

welcome

FAAL-tchuh

/ˈfaːltʃə/

a hundred thousand welcomes

kee-ut MEE-luh FAAL-tchuh

/kiad ˈmiːlə ˈfaːltʃə/

Word by word

Ceud
hundred
mìle
thousand
fàilte
welcomes

Literally: hundred thousand welcomes

The traditional Gaelic welcome, seen on signs across the Highlands.