Here are some phrases used in everyday Gaelic - enough to give you a smattering.

General Phrases

GAELIC	ENGLISH	PHONETIC
Fàilte	Welcome	faaltshæ
Madainn mhath	Good morning	matin vah
Latha math	Good day/It's a nice day	laah mah
Feasgar math	Good afternoon,evening	fesker mah
Oidhche mhath	Good night!	oychæ vah
Tìoraidh an dràsda	Cheerio for now!	tsheearee an draasda
Gabh mo leisgeul	Excuse me	gav mo leshkæl
Tha mi duilich	I am sorry	haa mee doolich
Tapadh leibh	Thank you	taphæ leyv
Mòran taing	Many thanks	mohræn tigh-ng
'Se ur beatha	You're welcome	shey oor behah
Glè mhath!	Very good!	glay vaa

Questions & Responses

De man a tha sibh?	How are you (polite/plural)	jey mun a haa sheev
Ciamar a tha thu	How are you (informal)	keemar æ haa oo
Tha gu math, tapadh leibh	Very well, thank you	haa goo mah tahpæ leyv
Chan eil dona	Not bad	chan yeyll donnæ
Tha mi sgìth	I'm tired	haa mee skee
Dè an t-ainm a tha oirbh	What is your name?	Jey æn tenyæm æ horæv
Is mise...	My name is...	Iss meeshæ...

The Weather

Tha e fliuch	It is raining	haa eh flyooch
Tha e tioram	It is dry	haa eh tshirræm
Tha e blàth	It is warm	haa eh blaah
Tha e fuar	It is cold	haa eh fooær

Useful Words

Oifis a' phuist	Post Office	offish æ foo-ish-tsh
Fòn	Phone	fohn
Taigh-òsda	Hotel	tigh ohstæ
Taigh-beag	Toilet (lit. the wee room)	tigh bek
An taigh tasgaidh	Museum	æn tigh tasskee

Festival Particular

Co tha a cluich a-nochd?	Who's playing tonight?	co aha cloo-ich a nocht
Cait a bheil...	Where is...?	catch a vail ?
...an oifis	...the office?	...un offish
...an teant?	...the tent?	....un tent
...am bar?	...the bar?	...um bar
...an larach campachaidh?	...the camp site?	...un laruch cawm-puchee
Is caobh leam ceol Ceilteach	I like Celtic music	is kæ lum kyal kell-chuch