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Learning the Irish Vocabulary displayed below is vital to the language. 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 |
| 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 |
| Days | Laethanta |
| Monday | Dé Luain |
| Tuesday | Dé Máirt |
| Wednesday | Dé Céadaoin |
| Thursday | Déardaoin |
| Friday | Dé hAoine |
| Saturday | Dé Sathairn |
| Sunday | Dé Domhnaigh |
| time | am |
| hour | uair an chloig |
| minute | nóiméad |
| second | soicind |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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