Wicked Irish

There is incorrect Irish in at least one part of the book, under the Kiss My Aphorism section. It’s a mix and match section, but if you try mixing them you’ll sound like an idiot because the translation is under the wrong part of the sentence. The author didn’t take into consideration how the Irish structure their sentences.

Even if you only think you might like to learn to speak Irish, this book is full of laughs and some insights on life in Ireland. It is worth the read, if only for the laughs.

You can get any travel guide to tell how you should ask for the restroom in a foreign tongue. This book will teach you the Irish Gaelic phrases you REALLY want to translate, such as "Could I Stand you a Pint" and "I'd like some ICED tea. It's a complicated formula. Do you feel your brain cramping up?" Not for the faint hearted or the politically correct. SURE to teach you enough Gaelic to cause a pub fight anywhere that Gaelic is spoken.

I have been teaching myself Gaelic for the past year or so but felt my instruction was lacking something; where was all the slang? How could I possibly make it in Ireland without knowing how to say that I've given up congealed blood for Lent, in Gaelic? What would I do if I was in a pub making eyes at a gentleman and couldn't tell him that I was spellbound by his deltoids, in Gaelic? How could I properly yell at a Dubliner without knowing to call him a Jackeen? Wicked Irish is a pocket sized little book and its 64 pages are filled with some hilarious phrases. It gives you pick up lines, things to say at a wake, in church, on the golf course or in the pub. Mixed in with all the fun and frivolity is an equal amount of useful Gaelic sayings, if you're inclined to try it out on the locals. Each word is phonetically written out so if you are not familiar with the language you will have no problem pronouncing the words. This book doesn't cost very much and the entertainment I have received from it was well worth the price and then some. One night after a few too many Guinness, my sister and had a grand time reading through it and shouting insults at each other and our husbands; laughing the entire time. If anything, this book is a great conversation starter. Enjoy!

While I wouldn't recommend you use many of these phrases, this is a terribly funny book. I picked it up after leafing through it at the store and finding phrases about sheep and inns and the hazards of driving in Ireland without insurance. Each little section starts out innocuously enough, then quickly degenerates into truly funny comments. If you like Monty Python or BlackAdder, this will really make you laugh. If you liked the Father Ted tv show, this little book will make you keel over giggling. Ah, go on, ya eejit, buy it already!

I thought that this book was really funny, with many 'useful' irish gaelic phrases. It is a great book because it comes with a phoenetic pronounciation of every phrase, which means you don't have to try and interpret every single word yourself. A very enjoyable read.