Another one that I have heard and wondering if it is Béarlachas or not.

'Bhí mé gearr'; meaning 'I was close'.

I nearly had it, I was close.
I know you can say things like, 'bhí sé beagnach agam'. I am wondering if 'bhí mé gearr' is acceptable or not.

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I've got to say that it seems totally wrong to me. Gearr means short, as an adjective. Perhaps Bhí mé gar dó would be nearer the mark.

Could I have heard a mispronounced, 'bhí mé gar', but I've never heard 'gar' without 'do'. It was from a Gaelscoil student and am suspicious to put it mildly about some of the expressions that come from there....

Unfortunately, I often can't tell the difference between what really is Béárlachas and what isn't. Sometimes I avoid expressions due to misplaced suspicions. I'm still trying to tell my head that 'carr' is better than 'gluaisteán', but my head isn't listening....

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"bhí mé gar" sounds odd by itself, you need to add the "dó" like Scooby said.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Carr is a Celtic word that has been borrowed later by English.
One evidence: in Breton (that hasn't been influenced by English, simply because it is in Western France), we also say "karr"... They all come from the Old Celtic word karsos (or something like that).
It's not a Béarlachas at all, in the contrary, it's a "Ceilteachas" in the English language .

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

You see I know this as it has been brought up several times before. The problem is that I programmed myself (wrongly) to use gluasteáin as I presumed (wrongly) that carr came from car and not the other way around. I have been trying to make myself carr since I realised this, but I'm finding it difficult. God only knows what else I'm avoiding when I shouldn't be.

I have an idea for a thread, but it could be a long one. Béarlachas or not? People could add their questions and hopefully well-informed answers. My only fear is that I might crash the whole site...

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Bhí mé gar dó!

I think the 'dó' is necessary to finish it.

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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.

Can we say Ní raibh mé i bhfad uaidh "I wasn't far off it", too? Or not?

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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).

Yes. Probably better really.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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