Is mise Máire
I am Máire
In Irish you can say your name with Is mise Máire, "I am Máire", or Máire is ainm dom, "Máire is my name". Both are natural and mean the same.
Meaning: introducing yourself (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Gaelic | Note |
|---|---|
| Is mise Máire | I am Máire |
| Máire is ainm dom | my name is Máire |
To ask someone's name, say Cad is ainm duit? in the standard form.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
These phrases suit any situation because Irish has no formal and informal version of "my name is".
Did you know?
- Is mise uses the verb is and the emphatic form mise for "me".
Examples in context
- Is mise Máire.I am Máire.
- Seán is ainm dom.My name is Seán.
- Cad is ainm duit?What is your name?
Example conversation
Eoin meets a new classmate, Gráinne, on the first day of an Irish class in Dublin.
- EoinDia duit! Is mise Eoin.Hello! I am Eoin.
- GráinneDia is Muire duit. Gráinne is ainm dom.Hello. My name is Gráinne.
- EoinTá áthas orm bualadh leat.Nice to meet you.
