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Irish / Gaeilge
Irish language word bank
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tosú | beginning, commencement, star |
| Dáil Éireann, aka Dáil | Assembly of Ireland, Irish Parliament |
| Seanad Éireann | Senate of Ireland |
| Teachta Dála, aka TD | Delegate of the Dáil |
| Taoiseach | Irish Prime Minister |
| Tánaiste | Deputy Prime Minister |
| An Garda Síochána, aka Gardaí | The Guard of the Peace |
| Údarás na Gaeltachta | Gaeltacht authority |
| Bord na Gaeilge | The Irish Language Board |
| Raidió na Gaeltachta | radio service for Irish speaking regions |
| An Caighdeán Oifigiúl | The Official Standard |
| vóta | vote |
| fear | man |
| fearr | better |
| geal | bright |
| geall | promise |
| gan | without |
| gann | scarce |
| solas | light |
| sólás | consolation |
| feoil | meat |
| buíoch | grateful |
| feiceáil | seeing |
| sí | she |
| mé | I, me |
| lá | day |
| bó | cow |
| tú | you |
| sin | that |
| te | hot |
| cas | turn |
| bog | soft |
| tugann | gives |
| luí | lying |
| Laoi | Lee |
| lae | of a day |
| lón | lunch |
| Lú | County Louth |
| líne | line |
| léine | shirt |
| leá | melting |
| leon | lion |
| liú | a shout |
| díol | selling |
| béal | mouth |
| fál | hedge |
| ól | drinking |
| cúl | back |
| síl | think |
| béil | of a mouth |
| fáil | getting |
| óil | of drinking |
| súil | eye |
| fíon | wine |
| Aoife | a woman's name |
| croí | heart |
| seo | this |
| deoch | drink |
| ceol | music |
| píosa ceol | piece of music |
| ciúin | quiet |
| fágáil | leaving |
| bia | food |
| iad | them |
| iasc | fish |
| rua | reddish (of hair mostly) |
| fuar | cold |
| suas | up |
| riail | rule |
| uair | hour |
| fuair | got |
| fuaim | sound |
| saor | free, cheap |
| ar saoire | on vacation |
| ceist | question |
| bean | woman |
| baile | town |
| cuid | part |
| muid | we |
| duine | person |
| scoil | school |
| mion | tiny |
| eolas | information |
| Iúil | July |
| ionad | location |
| ionat | in you |
| iontas | wonder |
| iontach | wonderful |
| uisce | water |
| uile | all |
| oifig | office |
| tá | is |
| dúnta | closed |
| Seán | John |
| Muiris | Maurice |
| Síle | Shiela |
| rás | a race |
| sórt | kind (of) |
| réidh | ready |
| bóthar | a road |
| rince | dance |
| Máire | Mary |
| cuir | put |
| mo phóca | my pocket |
| thug | gave |
| máthair | mother |
| loch | lake |
| oíche | night |
| mo bhus | my bus |
| mo mhac | my son |
| caitheamh | spending, to spend |
| déanamh | doing, to do |
| seasamh | standing, to stand |
| talabh | land |
| snámh | swimming, to swim |
| láhm | hand |
| ábhar | subject |
| tábhacht | importance |
| lámha | hands, pl. |
| fómhar | autumn |
| ríombaire | computer |
| leabhar | book |
| ramhar | fat |
| samhradh | summer |
| bhí | was |
| sibh | you, pl. |
| Gaillimh | Galway |
| cuimhin, is cuibhin liom | I remember |
| geimhreadh | winter |
| mo ghúna | my dress |
| sa ghairdín | in the garden |
| aghaidh | face |
| laghad | smallness |
| laghdú | reducing, to reduce |
| foghlaim | learning, to learn |
| rogha | choice |
| roghnú | choosing, to choose |
| mo gheansaí | my pullover |
| do gheata | your gate |
| staighre | stairs |
| saighead | arrow |
| dhá dhoras | two doors |
| do dheoch | your drink |
| meidhreach | merry |
| veidhlín | violin |
| Tadgh | a man's name |
| fadhb | problem |
| adhmad | timber |
| radharc | sight, view |
| seolagh | address |
| pósadh | marrying |
| bhíodh | used to be |
| bheadh | would be |
| rachadh | would go |
| théadh | used to go |
| pósadh | was married |
| seoladh | was transmitted |
| rinneadh | was done |
| léadh | was read |
| téigh | go |
| shuigh | sat |
| beidh | will be |
| amuigh | outside |
| istigh | inside |
| ceannaigh | buy |
| cheannaigh | bought |
| rachaidh | will go |
| leathanach | page, sheet |
| cheannaigh sí | she bought |
| múinteoir | teacher |
| cailín | girl |
| coláiste | college |
| leathanaigh | pages, sheets |
| tobac | tobacco |
| amach | out(wards) |
| isteach | in(wards) |
| anuas | from above |
| amárach | tomorrow |
| inniu | today |
| cupán | cup |
| ard | high |
| barr | top |
| carr | car |
| bord | table |
| ball | member |
| clann | children |
| im | butter |
| fill | return |
| mall | slow |
| moill | delay, slowness |
| poll | hole |
| poill | holes |
| písa ime | piece of butter |
| geallúint | promising |
| gorm | blue |
| borb | rude |
| balbh | dumb |
| garbh | rough |
| bolg | stomach |
| ainm | name |
| airgead | money |
| cóta | coat |
| cótai | coats |
| mo chóta | my coat |
| séimhiú | softening |
| ár gcótaí | our coats |
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