Hey all,

What would be the best word to use for "round" as in "I'll buy the first round [of drinks]?"

Redwolf

cur (dí or deochanna) "a round (of drinks)"

glao or glaoch (ar dheochanna) "shout (for drinks)"

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

on Pota Focal there's - babhta dí

Mise a cheannós na chéad deochanna!
I'll buy the first round!
Mise a cheannós na deochanna!
I'm buying!

It doesn't usually come up, but if the group is big and I don't want to drink too much, I say it this way:

Go raibh maith agat/agaibh ach ceannóidh mé (deoch) dom féin an babhta seo!
Thanks (to one/more than one) but I'll stay out of this round!

B'fhearr liom ceannacht dom féin!
I'd rather buy my own!

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Bí cinnte de go nglacfaidh triúr le gach aistriúchán a thabharfar.
Be sure to get three in agreement with a translation given.