Tuesday, September 2, 2025

American to Irish English Jo's version

 Hey y'all! Trying to be consistent with posting!

I thought up a silly little post: giving y'all translations of daily Irish sayings to what we would say in America! I remember my first post in Ireland someone had told me I should make up a dictionary of everything I came across during my time- a wise thought that I have neglected until now! So if you ever find yourself in the land of Ire, here's a few of the common sayings I came across- nothing too crazy, its not another language as some might think but it is different (and very fun) !

Without further ado,

Irish:                                                                       American:

No bother!                                                            No problem!

Till                                                                        cAsh register (emphasis on the American a sound)

petrol                                                                    gas (specifically to make your car run)

grand                                                                    fine or good (when asked how are you?)

banjaxed                                                               broken

trousers                                                                 pants

motorway                                                             highway/ freeway

give out                                                                telling someone off or complaining (depends)

class                                                                      really cool- awesome

messing/messer                                                    making fun/ troublemaker

cop on                                                                 lock in/ understand and work with everyone else

yoke                                                                    zofia's favorite(SPELLED THE CORRECT AMERICAN                                                                             WAY) word, basically a catch all for "thing"

sound                                                                   adjective to describe a good person or in response to how                                                                                 are things

ring                                                                      call ( a phone call) ex. I'll ring her.

your man/woman                                                him or her over there

toilet                                                                    bathroom- PS don't say bathroom they don't know what that                                                                             is :)

fair play                                                            well done

stop the lights                                                   give me a break... used in many scenarios

mank                                                                disgusting

spuds                                                                potatoes

                              

thats all for now folks! there will definitely be a follow up post but this is all I can think of now!

and back to our regular scheduled program: PICTURES and GASP videos???

                                                soaked after our surfing class- I look class don't I?
    First video taken in Ireland- feat Waterford City Cathedral behind me- soaked awaiting our bus <3
                        Our weekly rosary walk around the grounds of Glencomeragh House!
                                    Our first sisterhood with CUPCAKES - the girls of HFM 9 having girl time <3
We each got a saint for the year that we wrote and gave to each other, I got the saint that I wrote down lol- St. Teresa of Calcutta!
                I gained an obsession with JustDance, and maybe played daily lol, the Wii never gets old!
Last but certainly not least: view from my front yard Slievenamon is the mountain on the left (climbed 2X)

                                                        ALL FOR GOD'S GLORY! 
xoxo, jojo







5 comments:

  1. So lover-ly t’was Ire

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  2. Thanks for sharing. Great memories

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  3. I never got to climb Slievenamon in the end- and you’ve been to Donegal before me an Irish national haha

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American to Irish English Jo's version

 Hey y'all! Trying to be consistent with posting! I thought up a silly little post: giving y'all translations of daily Irish sayings...