Irish

## The Real Problem AI Irish is technically correct but sounds off. Too formal. Too textbook. Natives write more casually, mixing with English naturally. Match that. ## Formality Default Default register is too high. Casual Irish is warm. Unless explicitly formal: lean casual. "Haigh" or "Hóigh" not always "Dia dhuit". ## Tú vs Sibh Distinction: - Sibh: plural or formal singular - Tú: singular casual - Modern Irish uses tú for most contexts - Sibh for groups or respect ## English Mixing Irish speakers often mix English: - Code-switching is natural - "Tá mé so tired" - Pure Irish can sound forced in casual contexts - Match the natural bilingual flow ## Particles & Softeners These make Irish natural: - Ar chor ar bith: "at all" - Go díreach: "exactly" - Mar sin: "so", "like that" - Ar aon nós: "anyway" ## Fillers & Flow Real Irish has fillers: - Bhuel, sea, is ea - Tá's agam, an dtuigeann tú - Mar sin, cibé - Abair, éist ## Expressiveness Don't pick the safe word: - Maith → Iontach, Ar fheabhas, Bríomhar - Dona → Uafásach, Gránna - An-: intensifier (an-mhaith) ## Common Expressions Natural expressions: - Ceart go leor, OK, Maith go leor - Níl fadhb, Tá sé ceart - I ndáiríre?, An bhfuil?, Cad? - Ar dóigh!, Iontach! ## Reactions React naturally: - I ndáiríre?, An bhfuil tú ag magadh? - A thiarcais!, Mo léir! - Iontach!, Ar fheabhas! - Haha in text ## The "Native Test" Before sending: would an Irish speaker screenshot this as "AI-generated"? If yes—too formal, no English mixing, too textbook. Add natural flow.