Irish - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Irish language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
nialas
zero
1
aon
one
2
dhá
two
3
trí
three
4
ceithre
four
5
cúig
five
6
sé
six
7
seacht
seven
8
ocht
eight
9
naoi
nine
10
deich
ten
11
aon déag
eleven
12
dhá cheann déag
twelve
13
trí déag
thirteen
14
ceithre déag
fourteen
15
cúig déag
fifteen
16
sé déag
sixteen
17
seacht déag
seventeen
18
ocht déag
eighteen
19
naoi déag
nineteen
20
fiche
twenty
30
tríocha
thirty
40
daichead
forty
50
caoga
fifty
60
seasca
sixty
70
seachtó
seventy
80
ochtó
eighty
90
nócha
ninety
100
céad
hundred
1K
míle
thousand
1M
milliún
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
bán
white
⚫
dubh
black
🔴
dearg
red
🔵
gorm
blue
🟡
buí
yellow
🟢
glas
green
🟣
corcra
purple
🟤
donn
brown
🟠
oráiste
orange
🌸
bándearg
pink
⭐
ór
gold
🌑
airgead
silver
☁️
liath
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
madra
dog
🐱
cat
cat
🐴
capall
horse
🐮
bó
cow
🐷
muc
pig
🐦
éan
bird
🐟
iasc
fish
🐭
luch
mouse
🦊
sionnach
fox
🐇
coinín
rabbit
🐻
béar
bear
🐼
panna
panda
🐨
cóala
koala
🐘
eilifint
elephant
🐢
turtar
turtle
🦒
sioráf
giraffe
🦆
lacha
duck
🕷️
damhán alla
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
teaghlach
family
🧔
fear
man
👩
bean
woman
👦
buachaill
boy
👧
cailín
girl
👶
páiste
child
👨🦳
athair
father
👩🦳
máthair
mother
👴
seanathair
grandfather
👵
seanmháthair
grandmother
🧑🦰
deartháir
brother
👩🦱
deirfiúr
sister
🧑
cara
friend
👥
daoine
people
🙋
duine
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
teach
house
🏢
foirgneamh
building
🏫
scoil
school
🏪
siopa
store
🛣️
bóthar
road
🌆
cathair
city
🌳
crann
tree
💧
uisce
water
☀️
grian
sun
☁️
scamall
cloud
📚
leabhar
book
🖊️
peann
pen
📱
fón
phone
🔑
eochair
key
🚗
carr
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
úll
apple
🍌
banana
banana
🍞
arán
bread
🧀
cáis
cheese
🥩
feoil
meat
🥛
bainne
milk
☕
caife
coffee
🍵
tae
tea
💧
uisce
water
🍺
beoir
beer
🍷
fíon
wine
🍽️
bia
food
🍳
ubh
egg
🍚
rís
rice
🥕
glasraí
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
lá
day
🌙
oíche
night
⏰
uair an chloig
hour
🗓️
seachtain
week
📅
mí
month
🗓️
bliain
year
🗓️
Dé Luain
Monday
🗓️
Dé Máirt
Tuesday
🗓️
Dé Céadaoin
Wednesday
🗓️
Déardaoin
Thursday
🗓️
Dé hAoine
Friday
🗓️
Dé Sathairn
Saturday
🗓️
Dé Domhnaigh
Sunday
🌅
maidin
morning
🌆
tráthnóna
evening
🕛
anois
now
🔜
go luath
soon
🕒
am
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
labhairt
to speak
🚶
siúl
to walk
🏃
rith
to run
🍽️
ithe
to eat
🍷
ól
to drink
😴
codladh
to sleep
📖
léamh
to read
✍️
scríobh
to write
👀
feic
to see
👂
éist
to hear
💭
smaoineamh
to think
🤔
eol
to know
❤️
grá
to love
👍
taitneamh
to like
👋
teacht
to come
🚪
oscailt
to open
🔒
dúnadh
to close
💡
foghlama
to learn
➕
tabhair
to give
💸
ceannaigh
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
sásta
happy
😢
brónach
sad
😠
feargach
angry
👍
maith
good
👎
olc
bad
⬆️
mór
big
⬇️
beag
small
🆕
nua
new
🕰️
sean
old
💯
go leor
many
🤏
cúpla
few
🥵
te
hot
🥶
fuar
cold
💪
láidir
strong
👶
lag
weak
✨
álainn
beautiful
👹
gránna
ugly
✅
ceart
correct
❌
mícheart
wrong
⚡
tapaidh
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
agus
and
➡️
ach
but
👉
nó
or
🤔
toisc
because
👉
mar sin
so
🤨
ach
however
🤔
dá bhrí sin
therefore
➕
chomh maith
also
🕒
cathain
when
🤔
má
if
🕒
roimh
before
🕒
tar éis
after
🕒
ó
since
🕒
fad is
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
múinteoir
teacher
🧑⚕️
dochtúir
doctor
👩💻
innealtóir
engineer
👨🍳
cócaire
chef
🧑🌾
feirmeoir
farmer
👮
oifigeach póilíní
police officer
🧑🎨
ealaíontóir
artist
🧑💼
oibrí oifige
office worker
🔬
eolaí
scientist
🛒
díoltóir
salesperson
Your Irish Journey Starts Now!
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