Irish English · one sentence a day
English that sounds like Dublin, not a textbook
You're past the basics. Now every sentence you write is graded against how it would be said in Dublin or Cork — grand, your man, I'm after doing it, the craic — with the Irish version shown next to yours.
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What Irish English actually sounds like
Irish English has its own grammar, not just its own accent. Some of the differences the grader listens for.
| You want to say | Textbook English | How it's said in Irish English |
|---|---|---|
| Fine / okay | It is fine. | Grand. / That's grand. |
| I have just done it | I have just done it. | I'm after doing it. the Irish "hot news" perfect |
| That guy over there | That man | Your man |
| Fun / a good time | We had a good time. | The craic was mighty. |
| Yes (to "did you…?") | Yes, I did. | I did. Irish English often answers with the verb |
| Very | Very good | Fierce good / dead good |
| Thank you | Thank you | Thanks a million. |
What changes when you set your variety to Irish
- Grammar with a difference — "I'm after…", "I do be…", answering with the verb instead of "yes/no", "amn't I" — the grader expects them where an Irish speaker would use them.
- Vocabulary — grand, craic, yoke, press (cupboard), messages (shopping), giving out (complaining) — and British spelling throughout.
- Rhythm and softening — "sure", "now", "so" at the ends of sentences, "ah" at the start — small words that make a sentence sound Irish instead of British.
- Register — warm, self-deprecating, quick to joke. The grader tells you when you sound formal or American.
How RateMySpanish trains your Irish English ear
Graded against the local version
Translate today's sentence and get an instant 1–10 stamp. The grader is set to Irish English, so correct-but-foreign phrasing loses points and you see exactly why.
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One tap rewrites any sentence the way someone from there would actually put it — Irish English vocabulary, register and rhythm, not a neutral translation.
Sentences at your level
Set B2, C1 or C2 and every prompt demands nuance — idiom, register, understatement — instead of ordering a coffee for the hundredth time.
A one-minute daily habit
There's one new sentence every day, and an optional morning email so you don't miss it. Sounding local is a hundred small corrections, not one big lesson.
Common questions
I'm already fluent. What does this add?
Fluent and local are different things. Most advanced learners write English that is grammatically clean but placeless — every native speaker can tell. RateMyEnglish grades each sentence against how it would be said in Irish English and shows you the local phrasing, so you close that gap one sentence at a time.
Is this Dublin English or all of Ireland?
The grader targets general Irish English — what you hear in Dublin, Cork and Galway and on Irish TV. It avoids narrow local dialect and Ulster features, and flags slang as informal when it is.
Can I switch varieties later?
Yes — the English variety is a setting you can change anytime (American, British, Australian, Irish or Canadian). Your history and focus areas stay with you.
How much does it cost?
Today's challenge is free every day, in Irish English or any other variety, no account needed, and so is your rating. The tutor's written correction is free on your first result and twice a week with a free account; the pass opens every correction, along with extra rounds and the archive of past challenges.
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