About this phrase
Ba is the Conditional Mood / Past Tense form of the Copula. It lenites.
Breá is an adjective meaning fine or excellent.
Liom is a prepositional pronoun, meaning with me.
Thus, ba bhreá liom: I would love [to] (literally, 'it would be fine with me'; but note that the 'fine' here is somewhat stronger than in English phrases such as 'that's fine by me').
Prepositional pronouns formed from the preposition le
- liom: with me.
- leat: with you.
- leis: with him; with it (masculine).
- léi: with her; with it (feminine).
- linn: with us.
- libh: with ye (plural).
- leo: with them.
The same prepositional pronouns' emphatic forms
- liom-sa: with me.
- leat-sa: with you.
- leis-sean: with him; with it (masculine).
- léi-se: with her; with it (feminine).
- linn-ne: with us.
- libh-se: with ye (plural).
- leo-san: with them.