Contacts & SNS

1. Cad is ainm duit?

   Kod is an-im ditch?

   What is your name?

   Usage

   Casual way to ask someone's name when first meeting

   Grammar Note

   To answer: "Is mise [name]" (I am [name]) or "Seán is ainm dom" (Seán is my name)

2. Cad as duit?

   Kod os ditch?

   Where are you from?

   Usage

   Common conversation opener asking someone's origin

   Grammar Note

   Literally "what are you from". Answer: "Is as Baile Átha Cliath mé" (I am from Dublin)

3. Is breá liom bualadh leat.

   Is braw lum boo-la lat.

   I'm delighted to meet you.

   Usage

   Warm greeting when meeting someone for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "is breá liom" literally means "it is fine with me" — Irish emotion expressions often use the copula "is"

4. Seo é mo sheoladh ríomhphoist.

   Shoh ay moh hyoh-lah ree-ohv-fwisht.

   This is my email address.

   Usage

   Sharing your email address when exchanging contact details

   Grammar Note

   "ríomhphost" = "ríomhaire" (computer) + "post" (mail) — Irish creates native tech vocabulary from existing roots

5. Coinnigh i dteagmháil liom.

   Kin-ig i jag-wawl lum.

   Keep in touch with me.

   Usage

   Saying goodbye while encouraging someone to stay in contact

   Grammar Note

   "teagmháil" (contact) undergoes eclipsis to "dteagmháil" after the preposition "i" (in) — standard Irish eclipsis

6. An bhfuil tú ar na meáin shóisialta?

   On will too or na myawn hyosh-ya-lta?

   Are you on social media?

   Usage

   Asking if someone is on social media to connect online

   Grammar Note

   "meáin shóisialta" (social media) — Irish adapts modern terms. "sóisialta" lenites to "shóisialta"

7. Cá bhfuil tú ag obair?

   Kaw will too eg ob-ir?

   Where do you work?

   Usage

   A common conversation question to ask about someone's workplace

   Grammar Note

   "ag obair" (working) = "ag" + verbal noun — the Irish continuous tense construction

8. Cén aois thú?

   Kayn eesh hoo?

   How old are you?

   Usage

   Casually asking someone's age in conversation

   Grammar Note

   A direct question about age — "cén aois thú" uses "thú", the emphatic form of "tú" (you)

9. An bhféadfaimis bualadh le chéile amárach?

   On vay-dim-ish boo-la le khay-la a-maw-rakh?

   Could we meet up tomorrow?

   Usage

   Suggesting a follow-up meeting the next day

   Grammar Note

   "bhféadfaimis" is the conditional first-person plural of "féad" (can/be able to) — Irish verbs conjugate for person and number

10. Seo é m'uimhir ghutháin.

    Shoh ay mim-ir ghu-hawn.

    This is my phone number.

    Usage

    Giving someone your phone number as contact information

    Grammar Note

    "m'" is the contraction of "mo" (my) before vowels. "guthán" (phone) → genitive "ghutháin" with lenition

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