Your Irish phrase, an 23ú lá Mí Bealtaine

Wow, it's been ages since we did these. I re-started the e-mail list recently, and this one was inspired by inexplicably running out of tea. (Don't ask, I don't know how it happened.)

Gan tae, thit mé i ndímrí. "Without tea, I became enfeebled."

dímrí (f., gen, ~) 1. Lack of energy; feebleness.  2. Ineffectiveness.

[Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, Ó Dónaill, (c) 1977-92]

fonn

fonn noun m1

- desire, urge, wish, inclination

You can use the word fonn to express a desire to do something.

Tá fonn orm rud a dhéanamh.

I wish to do something.

literally - There is a desire on me to do a thing.

The preposition ar is used in combination with this noun, in the same way it is used with other words, like ocras - hunger, fearg - anger, and tart - thirst.

Your Irish phrase, an 14ú lá Mí an Mheithimh

amach 'is amach -- "completely," "extremely"
as in
Tá mé as mo mheabhair, amach 'is amach.

Your Irish phrase, an 31ú lá Mí Eanáir

faraor -- "alas"
At least half the time I hear this word it's being used jocularly, but I don't think that jocularity is inherent to the word (consider if we were to interject our English with "alas!").

Your Irish phrase, an 20ú lá Mí Eanáir

This distinction is a good one to know:
...gach -- every, each
...uilig -- all, the whole
as in
...gach lá -- "every day," "each day"
...an lá uilig -- "all day," "the whole day"

Your Irish phrase, an 13ú la Mí Eanáir

go díreach -- "exactly," "directly"
as in:
...Go díreach! "Exactly!"
...Sin go direach é -- "That's it exactly"
...go díreach ina dhiaidh sin -- "immediately after that"
...anois go díreach -- "just now"

Your Irish phrase, an 6ú lá Mí Eanáir

as mo mheabhair = "out of my mind"
...Also useful in 2nd & 3rd person forms:
An bhfuil tú as do mheabhair? "Are you out of your mind?"
Tá sí as a meabhair. "She's out of her mind."

Your Irish phrase, an 3ú lá Mí Eanáir

Taitníonn _____ liom. = I like _____ / _____ pleases me.
...As in: Taitníonn seacláid liom. "I like chocolate."
"Taitin ___ le" is a handy phrase for beginners to pull out of the toolbag instead of "is maith le," especially when one wants to use a different tense without the potential confusion posed by the copula and its dearth of forms.
...Ba mhaith liom an ceapaire cáise. = "I liked the cheese sandwich," "I would like the cheese sandwich."
...Thaitin an ceapaire cáise liom. = "I liked the cheese sandwich."
Hmm, food keeps coming up. It must be time for breakfast.
(Incidentally, I understand that in Connemara "taitníonn" tends to be pronounced as if spelled "taithníonn".)

Your Irish phrase, an 8ú lá 'is fiche Mí na Nollag

cé go.../cé nach... -- although... / although...not...
(followed by a verb, in dependent form if it has one)

Your Irish phrase, an séú lá 'is fiche Mí Lúnasa

ar ndóigh -- "of course"

Your Irish phrase, an 8ú lá Mí Lúnasa

Compare/contrast:
.....ar aon chaoi -- "at any rate," "anyway," "anyhow"
.....mar sin féin -- "nevertheless," "even so"
"Ní raibh an bia ag an mbialann sin go maith."
"Bhí sé blásta, shíl mé."
"Bhuel, bhí sé ró-dhaor, ar aon chaoi."
"D'ól tú trí bhuidéal fíona!"
"Mar sin féin, ní bheidh mé ag dul ar ais."

Your Irish phrase, an 18ú lá Mí Iúil

i gceist -- "in question," "under consideration"
mar shampla: an leabhar atá i gceist, "the book (that's) in question"

Your Irish phrase, an 6ú lá Mí Iúil

de réir a chéile -- "little by little"

Your Irish phrase, an céad lá Mí Iúil

cuir i gcás -- "for example," "for instance"

Your Irish phrase, an t-aonú lá is fiche Mí an Mheithimh

Okay, it's not actually a phrase, so sue me:
grianstad - "solstice"

Your Irish phrase, 18ú lá Mí an Mheithimh

as seo amach -- "from now on"

Your Irish phrase, 11ú lá Mí an Mheithimh

Is ionann an cás an t-éag is an bás.
...is the Irish version of "six of one, half a dozen of the other." Or, "a horse apiece," if you're from that camp.
If you've been feeling a bit down lately, you might want to put off translating this one to another time.

Your Irish phrase, 9ú lá Mí an Mheithimh

lena rá ar chaoi eile - "in other words"

(These aren't going to come every day, mind you....)