Dia Dhuit (beginners)
Dia dhuit, Is mise Cait, Tá mé an fhuar inniu. Cad is ainm duit agus conas tá tú? Hi I am Kat, I am really cold today, what is your name and how are you?

If anyone has any questions about the vocab or grammer used on this thread please ask, or about any other problems (to do with Irish)

Dia daoibh. Is mise Sharon. Tá aithne agam Cait ach tá áthas orm bualadh leat, a Chael. Tá Gaeilge an-mhaith agat. An bhfuil tú líofa? Hello. I am Sharon. I know Kat but I am pleased to meet you, Cael. You have very good Irish. Are you fluent?

Ta, súil mé Nollaig freisin. Na solais is maith liom ach is cuma liom a siopaoireacht. Tá sé ródhaor, nïl airgead agam Yeah I am looking forward to chiristmas too, the lights are my favorite. I dont care for the shopping though, Its too expensive, I am broke. cad é mar atá tú a Sharon? Failte Isteach! How are you Sharon? WELCOME here!

Nollaig Shona a chairde Gael, agus athbhliain faoi mhaise do Chách. Happy Christmas, dear friends, and a great new year to everyone.

Dia dhuit - Cad e an sceal? Is Chris ainm dom agus is as Boston dom. Ta se nua anseo. Ta me foghlim Gaeilge, agus ta se ag teacht ar aghaidh. Slan

Dia is Muire dhuit, a chara. Is breá liom tú a fheiceáil anseo. Cad a cheapann tú faoin IRBB?

Go raibh maith agat. Is maith liom IRBB.

Dia daoibh a chairde. I have heard the phrase "Dia dhuit" pronounced two different ways: "Deea Dit" and "Deea Grit" or "Grich". I was taught the former when I took an Irish class, but I know dialects differ region and county-wise. Is one more correct than another? Which do you use?

Another question: I have read and heard the term "mo chara" yet have never seen "mo" in any Irish dictionary ~ is this some sort of slang term, or is it simply incorrect?

I'm probably not the best person to answer you, and someone may come along and correct me, but to answer anyway: mo = my, do = your, a = his and her. There are some grammatical rules that need to be followed. If mo or do precedes a noun with a vowel, you write m or d followed by ' and the word. Ex: ainm = name, m'ainm = my name, d'ainm = your name, etc. In some cases like mathair (fada over the first a), the consonant is lenited (add an h) like mo mhaithair (still fada over the first a). This does not occur for some reason with the femenine a, so a mhathair = his mother, while a mathair = her mother. Remember the fadas. I pronounce Dia dhuit as dee uh gwit, but I'm learning from Cork and Waterford people for the most part. My friends from Cavan and Donegal certainly speak differently. Hope this helps, and remember I'm just learning, so take it for what it's worth. Slan

I will weigh in with Boston Fenian on this one.. i say gwit... with pressure on the roof of my mouth with the back of my toungue so not a full g sound...