UFC's Conor McGregor Speaking In Irish. The Notorious Speaking His Native Language 

Not great at the Irish language, but much better than he was at throwing an American Football - www.balls.ie/mma/conor-mcgregor-responses-nfl-fans-ridicule-terrible-throw-attempt-398858

Sounds like an elven language from lord of the rings lmao

Irish sounds exactly how I imagine English would sound to a non native speaker.

Khabib like " I no undrestand this guy"

The majority of Irish people can't speak Irish, what a shame.

The worst crime the British "empire" committed on Irish soil was the death of one of the oldest languages in the world.They knew that the one true way to enslave a people is to force them to speak a foriegn language(speaking Irish in public was a death sentence not too long ago).I only can hope that the Irish language can find a way back because it is a rare gem in the Irish treasure that is our island.....the whole of our island including our brothers and sisters still under tyranny in the north.Tiocfaidh ar la

Damn the Brits really took away a lot from people’s cultures...

Sounds like a damn difficult language to learn.

Is this the same as Gaelic? Or is Irish a type of Gaelic language the same way Italian and Spanish are romantic languages? Anybody from Ireland here than can help me out?

Reporter: how are you? Connor: how am I? I'm great Reporter: are you looking forward to the fight? Connor: yeah, I'm looking forward to it Reporter: what would you say about José Aldo? In Irish, if you can Connor: I'm a bit rusty in speaking Irish, but I'm going to hit him in the face with my feet, inside 4 minutes. In Round 1... Can I go to the toilet (this is an Irish joke because typically the first saying that you'e taught in an Irish school is if you can go to the toilet.)

When an Irishman is able to speak the Mother Tongue you know they have a love for their country and heritage.

Khabib “why you speak English” Nurmagomedov

Always a beautiful thing to hear one's mother tongue, no matter where you are in the world. Indigenous languages need to be preserved, not faded away for languages like English. Our mother tongues are a part of our histories, without them we cannot fully exist.

I can’t tell if he’s just speaking English with a strong accent or he’s actually speaking another language

TRANSLATION “I plan on snorting lots of coke in preparation for the fight, it will be over quick”

Just so everyone knows it's not Gaelic it's IRISH.

Needless to say he’s had his problems. However it made me smile how passionate he got when she was speaking Irish.

Say "who da fook is dat gey" in Irish pls

You saw his demeanor change like the smile of someone who has felt like home in a different state

Translation "One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them, One ring to bring them all And in the darkness bind them... Fek arff"

"What happened with you language? English changed you language?" Khabib Nurmagomedov

I will teach my kids from young age to be able to speak irish as being bilingual truly is a gift. i wish that one day the whole country will speak it once again.

"an bhfuil céad agam dúl go dtí an leithreas?" "Póg mo thóin" These Irish sentences are basically etched onto my heart to remember for years to come.

For everyone who doesn’t understand he said “ I will kick his head in with my leg within 4 minutes of the 1st round “ and then can I go to the toilet

The Translation was “Epstein didn’t kill himself”

The sigh he lets out at 0:21 haha. Poor guy, he must be thinking "ah shit, time to think back to grade school...quick!" But he did great on the spot.

Maybe if he had some Guinness it would help

He sounds less intimidating. He sounds like he’s gonna buy you an ice cream and give you a fluffy bear.

“Lessons are always available” lol she had something in mind.

If you dont understand he said "An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas." Which means that he has great respect for his opponent and he wants a good fight.

Wow didn't know Irish was a language.

Conor "I was fluent in my native language" McGregor

This is the first time Ive ever heard an Irish person speak Irish. I didnt even know they spoke like that 😳

Sounds like some language from Game of Thrones.

What he said is..... I will hit his head with my foot, 4 seconds into round 1. Can I go to the toilet?

Holy shit! Now i know why he got effected by khabib saying why u speak english in 229 press conference, from the comments: the British empire forced Ireland to speak only english!

I miss the energy this man brought to the table, still there but always playing so serious 😭

"An bhfuil cad agam dul go dti and leithreas" is probably the only bit 100% of Irish people picked up on lmao

It's just nice seeing how he smiles when asked a question in his native language :D

Hearing someone of his status speak Irish is heartwarming not gonna lie :’) even if it’s only a lil bit. So proud to be Irish.

Tá grá ag geailge ❤ is mian liom go raibh mé níos fearr ach is fearr geailge briste ná béarla clíste 👌

Lot of non Irish people claiming they know everything about our culture.

He said “tell Jose I am his daddy.. sit on my lap.. I own this river”

i think it sounds beautiful. :)

“English change your language?” - Khabib Nurmagomedov

He has never been more relatable to me honestly

ireland gained indipendence, but lost its language.. not even conor knows gaelige that good

Lmao, I didn't know a word but I know can I got to the toilet from primary school😂

I didn’t understand a single word yet I still giggled. It’s quite crazy how he found a way to speak that perfectly fits in any situation

he looks like someone who's blessed with invulnerability to all threats physical or magical.

One of the coolest aspects of McGregors INSANE confidence is that there is a hidden humility to it. If you listen to him speak, he NEVER dominates the conversation in a way that makes him the total center of the conversation. The grace with which he deals with people interrupting him or misunderstanding him is actually amazing. This guy is an ubermensch. EVERYONE can learn from his person. There is no hint of a domineering attitude within his personality, only an absolute radiance of humanness.

Amazing, protect and preserve your Irish identity!

Maith thú, a Connor. (Fair play to ye!) "Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste, ná Béarla cliste".

Aww he’s a little rusty on his native language. I also have a tough time with talking in Tagalog although I know what they’re saying

Seeing alot of comments like "didn't even realise the Irish people had their own language" It's called Gaeilge for anyone who would like to know 😊 not Gaelic, as it's commonly known.

"Hey what happened with your language?" - Khabib Nurmagomedov

I know the feeling of slowly losing your mother tongue. I used to know 3 languages, now I'm down to 2. You gotta constantly polish or you'll forget, just how it goes.

nuair a théann duine chun cogaidh théann muid go léir chun cogaidh beidh ár lá teacht Gaeilge till bás

"Mináid" had me rolling. Not bad Irish, obviously very flawed but he seems to get it well. Not bad Conor :]

It’s sad to see so many people trying to relate Irish to English and thinking it’s sounds like old English. This language existed long before the English people existed. This language was being used when the angles and Saxons were still in germania!

I hope the Irish people can reclaim their language and culture. No matter what the haters say, Conor is an Irish icon.

He looks here very happy and healthy, i think this is the best shape of him, but he looks good too in 2020

An bfhuil cad agam dul go dti an leathrais hahahahahahaha

Khabib influenced him to learn his native language.

0:46 Home macadam billionaire lettuce

Khabib “English change your language” Nurmagomedov

Khabib “English change your language” Nurmagomedov

As an American English Spearker(AES) I couldn't differentiate where he was speaking Irish and British with Irish accent

"It is no nation we inhabit, but a language. Make no mistake; our native tongue is our true fatherland" -Emil Cioran, Romanian Philosopher

Man just said "can I go to the toilet". only thing remember in irish 🤣🤣

The language is officially called "Irish" in the English language, and "Gaeilge" in the Irish language. It is a Celtic language and Celtic languages are divided into two groups: Gaelic or Goidelic: comprising the Scottish "Gaidhlig", Irish (Gaeilge) and Manx (Gailck) - the latter being from the Isle of Man.

It's like me with nanticoke. When we go to English speaking schools we start to forget. Never forget

Immediately after the interview he took the camera this was filmed on and smashed it.

what a fucking beautiful language. please irish people make it your main language again.

Lol he thought it was only going to be one easy question in Irish, he was so happy after the first question and then she wanted him to continue in Irish

Fair play to connor for giving it a go. He knew more than I thought he would.

The amount of people on this commenting in irish with the wrong grammar. 'Níor chaith sibhse blianta ar scoil ag foghlaim na teanga i gcomhair tada. You all did not spend years at school learning the language for nothing'

"Eh, what about your language, tell me." - Khabib Nurmagomedov

“An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas “ 😂

This is the calmest I’ve ever seen him

I really hope this language never dies...

Conor McGregor Ard Rí na hÉireann

Go to 00:43 if you put captions on he says “Make on billy some cow let Marcus it’s jigger care minnows round over a head”

Beautiful Celtics language 😍

Irish Gaelic. Not to be confused with Scottish Gaelic.

Conor can't speak Irish fluently... he's just quoting a load of random Irish words

for people hating on conor for not knowing gaelic, having been to ireland multiple times, i can tell you gaelic isn't their main language. It's actually english. although almost all schools are required to teach you the basics of gaelic, majority of the irish are not fluent in gaelic. there are only a couple select counties in ireland that only speak gaelic, one being inisheer, which i've been to

This warms my heart

Love Conor but surprised no one called him out on this. He made fun of Dos Anjos for being more "American" than "Brazilian" and speaking English rather than Portugese, and referred to it as the language of your "conquerer". But Conor... real die hard Irish people would be embarrassed by how you've embraced English as your language.

This language is seriously amazing. I am acc learning it now and it is awesome!!!!!

Alot of european settlers (americans) on here talking shit about a country that actually has its own culture and not given or copied a culture and language as a brit I can clearly see how Irish people are there own people with there own culture and way of life..but you americans however..you got the 4th of july and every holiday or celebration otherwise is a copy or a knock off of some other countries cultural celebrations...so before you start shitting on other people's cultures, how about you go find your own..or creat one👀

Respect to the Irish ☘️ people there language is so awesome even in movies when I watch them I believe that Conor McGregor is a good person deep down genuine

I’m Irish and love speaking this language in Ireland where I live

This guy was so humble back then..

Damn I didn’t even know Irish had a different language. It actually sounds nice and they should do their best to keep it alive.

Ahhh reminds me of when my grandparents used to talk to us when we were younger, English mixed with Gaelic haha funny

That's not his native language if he barely speaks it tho

You can feel his pride when he heard that accent:)

As a Swiss person i truly believe that the irish slang is similar to swiss german in terms of being really hard to understand if you compare it to german.

Alright lads since this popped up in my recommended 4 years later and since I'm Irish myself I'm going to put this to bed. Gaelic as a noun refers to a GROUP of languages. More specifically Gaelic languages can be broken down to another sub group called Celtic languages. These Celtic Languages come from Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of man, now the names of these languages in English translation are Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx, however Scottish Gaelic can be referred to as just 'Gaeilic'. Irish is never referred to as 'Gaelic' or "oh your speaking Gaelic". This is not true whatsoever. Irish is either called "Irish" in English translation or "Gaeilge" in Irish translation. Now accents between English and Irish, it depends on how well you speak fluent Irish. The more you speak fluent Irish and speak like a true native there is a massive difference on how your accent compares to speaking English even if you're Irish. It's like the Dublin accent compared to the accents in the rest of Ireland there is a difference and it does fool foreign people mostly Americans from my own experience, I ve met many Americans who think its the Dublin accent that all Irish people sound like and that if you have a different accent, é.g A Limerick, Cork,Galway accent( counties in Ireland) they don't think you're Irish and think your Scottish or English. So it's for this reason I highly doubt that Irish language sound like English to a non native English speaker, but that also depends on How well you speak a true native Irish accent which is very rare in Ireland to find someone like that. Now that the Irish language sounds like an elvish language. Please I ask the Internet can we only just be associated with leprechauns. I'm not ready to be called an elf😂