Ag bualadh - meeting
daoine - people/duine - person
le - with
Conas atá tú? (Standard)
Cad é mar atá tú? (Ulster)
Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú? (Connacht, Munster)
How are you?
Tá mé
Táim (Munster)
I am
Tá mé go maith - I'm good
Tá mé go dona - I'm bad
Tá mé go hiontach - I'm wonderful/great
Tá mé go breá - I'm fine
Tá mé tuirseach - I'm tired
Tá mé gnóthach inniu - I'm busy today
Níl me - I'm not e.g. Níl me go dona, agus tusa? I'm not bad, and yourself?

Go raibh mile maith agat - thanks a million (often shortened to "Go raibh mile")
agus - and
tusa - you (emphatic, yourself)
Slán - bye
Slán go foill - bye for now
Slán leat - bye (to person leaving - lit. health with you)
Slán agat bye (to person staying - lit. health at you)
agat, agaibh - at you sing/plural
leat, libh - with you sing/plural
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