Irish Vocabulary
Learning the Irish Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Irish language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Irish.
Irish vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Irish Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | Stór focal |
| Countries | Tíortha |
| Australia | An Astráil |
| Cambodia | An Chambóid |
| Canada | Ceanada |
| China | An tSín |
| Egypt | An Éigipt |
| England | Sasana |
| France | An Fhrainc |
| Germany | An Ghearmáin |
| Greece | An Ghréig |
| India | An India |
| Indonesia | An Indinéis |
| Italy | An Iodáil |
| Japan | An tSeapáin |
| Mexico | Meicsiceo |
| Morocco | Maracó |
| Peru | Peiriú |
| Spain | An Spáinn |
| Thailand | An Téalainn |
| USA | Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá |
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| Languages | Teangacha |
| Arabic | Araibis |
| Chinese | Sínis |
| English | Béarla |
| French | Fraincis |
| German | Gearmáinis |
| Greek | Gréigis |
| Hebrew | Eabhrais |
| Hindi | Hiondúis |
| Italian | Iodáilis |
| Japanese | Seapáinis |
| Korean | Cóiréis |
| Latin | Laidin |
| Russian | Rúisis |
| Spanish | Spáinnis |
| Urdu | Urdais |
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| Days | Laethanta |
| Monday | Dé Luain |
| Tuesday | Dé Máirt |
| Wednesday | Dé Céadaoin |
| Thursday | Déardaoin |
| Friday | Dé hAoine |
| Saturday | Dé Sathairn |
| Sunday | Dé Domhnaigh |
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| time | am |
| hour | uair an chloig |
| minute | nóiméad |
| second | soicind |
List of Vocabulary in Irish
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Irish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Irish vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Irish Vocabulary |
| different objects | rudaí éagsúla |
| art | art |
| bank | banc |
| beach | trá |
| book | leabhar |
| by bicycle | ar rothar |
| by bus | ar an mbus |
| by car | i gcarr |
| by train | ar an traein |
| cafe | caife |
| country | tír |
| desert | Desert |
| dictionary | Foclóir |
| earth | cré |
| flowers | bláthanna |
| football | peile |
| forest | foraoise |
| game | cluiche |
| garden | gairdín |
| geography | tíreolaíocht |
| history | Stair |
| house | teach |
| island | oileán |
| lake | loch |
| library | leabharlann |
| math | math |
| moon | gealach |
| mountain | sliabh |
| movies | scannáin |
| music | ceol |
| ocean | aigéan = ocean farraige = sea |
| office | oifig |
| on foot | de chois/ de shiúl cois |
| player | imreoir |
| river | abhainn |
| science | eolaíocht |
| sea | farraige |
| sky | spéir |
| soccer | sacar |
| stars | réaltaí |
| supermarket | ollmhargadh |
| swimming pool | linn snámha |
| theater | amharclann |
| tree | crann |
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| weather | aimsir |
| bad weather | drochaimsir |
| cloudy | scamallach |
| cold | fuar |
| cool | fionnuar |
| foggy | ceomhar |
| hot | te |
| nice weather | aimsir bhreá |
| pouring | ag stealladh |
| rain | báisteach |
| raining | ag cur báistí |
| snow | sneachta |
| snowing | ag cur sneachta |
| ice | oighear |
| sunny | grianmhar |
| windy | gaothmhar/gaothfar |
| spring | earrach |
| summer | samhradh |
| autumn | Fómhar |
| winter | geimhreadh |
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| people | daoine |
| aunt | aintín |
| baby | leanbh |
| brother | deartháir |
| cousin | col ceathrar |
| daughter | iníon |
| dentist | fiaclóir |
| doctor | dochtúir |
| father | athair |
| grandfather | seanathair |
| grandmother | seanmháthair |
| husband | fear céile |
| mother | mathair |
| nephew | nia |
| niece | neacht |
| nurse | banaltra |
| policeman | póilín |
| postman | fear an phoist |
| professor | ollamh |
| son | mac |
| teacher | múinteoir |
| uncle | uncail |
| wife | bhean chéile |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Irish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Gaelic Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Irish lessons here: Learn Irish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.