Shops and hotels in Irish
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. Play the ten Irish words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Irish phrases in this lesson
- An bhfuil... agaibh?un will... AH-giv
- Do you have...?
- Cá bhfuil...?kaw will
- Where is...?
- OscailteUS-kil-cheh
- Open
- DúntaDOON-tuh
- Closed
- Mála?MAW-lah
- A bag?
- Ródhaorroh-GHEER
- Too expensive
- Tá áirithint agamtaw AW-ri-hint AH-gum
- I have a reservation
- An bhfuil an bricfeasta san áireamh?un will un BRIK-fass-tuh sun AW-rav
- Is breakfast included?
- Cad é pasfhocal an wifi?kod ay PAS-uk-ul un WY-fy
- What's the wifi password?
- An féidir liom...?un FAY-dir lum
- Can I...?
The standard phrase for asking if a shop stocks something. Agaibh is the plural "with you (all)," used when addressing a shop rather than a single person. Point at your phone showing a picture if needed.
The essential "where is" question. Follow it with the item you're looking for and point or mime if needed. Staff will almost always answer in English and may walk you to the aisle, which is very typical Irish helpfulness.
Plastic bags cost extra at checkouts across Ireland (as in most of Europe), so the cashier will ask. You can answer "Tá" (yes) or "Níl, go raibh maith agat" (no thank you). Bringing a reusable bag is standard practice.
Pasfhocal is "pass word".