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How to Say I'd Like in Irish (Ba mhaith liom)

Ba mhaith liom
I'd like
buh wah lum
I'd like in Irish is Ba mhaith liom, said “buh wah lum”.
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How to say “I'd like” in Irish

Irish:
Ba mhaith liom
English:
I'd like
Say it:
“buh wah lum”  /bˠə wa lʲʊmˠ/
Word for word:
would be good with me (ba = would be, conditional copula; mhaith = good, lenited; liom = with me)

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How to say I'd like in Irish

I'd like in Irish is Ba mhaith liom, said “buh wah lum”.

What Ba mhaith liom means word for word

would be good with me (ba = would be, conditional copula; mhaith = good, lenited; liom = with me)