About this phrase

Fáilte is a feminine noun that means welcome.

It is very often used with the simple preposition roimh, meaning before.

In this case, it is used with prepositional pronoun, second person singular romhat (formed from roimh) meaning before you.

Thus, fáilte romhat: welcome before you ('you're welcome').

Prepositional pronouns formed from the preposition roimh

• romham: before me.
• romhat: before you.
• roimhe: before him; before it (masculine).
• roimpi: before her; before it (feminine).
• romhainn: before us.
• romhaibh: before ye (plural).
• rompu: before them.

The same prepositional pronouns' emphatic forms

• romham-sa: before me.
• romhat-sa: before you.
• roimhe-sean: before him; before it (masculine).
• roimpi-se: before her; before it (feminine).
• romhainn-ne: before us.
• romhaibh-se: before ye (plural).
• rompu-san: before them.

Notes

In parts of Munster, the pronunciation is:

• Roim rather than roimh
• Roimis rather than roimhe.