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Why learn Irish?
International travel is made easier and more pleasant when you know Irish. Understanding Irish enhances your opportunities in government, business, medicine, law, technology, military, industry, marketing, etc. Skills like problem solving, dealing with abstract concepts, are increased when you study Irish. The study of Irish teaches and encourages respect for other people.
How Long Does it Take to Learn Irish?
*** NOTES *** Irish belongs to the Goidelic branch of the Celtic languages and so has more in common with Manx and Scottish Gaelic than with Welsh, Breton or Cornish. Irish, also known as Gaelic, is spoken by the minority of the population in Ireland, but there are regions called Gaeltacht - mostly found on the West coast of Ireland - where Irish is still the main language of daily communication. There are three main dialects, roughly correlating to Western, Southern and Northern Irish. With uTalk, you’ll learn the Connaught (Western) accent.
Irish Alphabet & Pronunciation
The alphabet now used for writing the Irish language consists of the following letters of the Latin script. The acute accent over the vowels is ignored for purposes of alphabetization. Modern loanwords also make use of j (jé), k (cá), q (cú), v (vé), w (wae), x (eacs), y (yé), and z (zae). Of these, v is the most common.
(á)
(á)
(bé)
(cé)
(dé)
(é)
(é)
(eif)
(gé)
(héis)
(í)
(í)
(eil)
(eim)
(ein)
(ó)
(ó)
(pé)
(ear)
(eas)
(té)
(ú)
(ú)
Basic Phrases in Irish
Hello | Dia dhuit |
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Goodbye | Slán |
Yes | Tá |
No | Uimh |
Excuse me | Gabh mo leithscéal |
Please | Le do thoil |
Thank you | Go raibh maith agat |
You are welcome | Tá fáilte romhat |
Do you speak english | An bhfuil Béarla agat? |
Do you understand | An dtuigeann tú? |
I understand | Tuigim |
I do not understand | Ní thuigim |
How are you | Conas tá tú? |
Fine thanks | Go maith go raibh maith agat! |
What is your name | Cad is ainm duit? |
My name is | Is ainm dom |
Pleased to meet you | Tá áthas orm bualadh leat |
Irish Grammar
Irish Nouns
Man | Fear |
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Woman | Bean |
Boy | Buachaill |
Girl | Cailín |
Cat | Cat |
Dog | Madra |
Fish | Iasc |
Water | Uisce |
Milk | Bainne |
Egg | Ubh |
House | Teach |
Flower | Bláth |
Tree | Crann |
Shirt | Léine |
Pants | Pants |
Irish Adjectives
Colors in Irish
Black | Dubh |
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White | Bán |
Red | Dearg |
Orange | Oráiste |
Yellow | Buí |
Green | Glas |
Blue | Gorm |
Purple | Corcra |
Pink | Bándearg |
Gray | Liath |
Brown | Donn |
Numbers in Irish
Zero | Nialas |
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One | Ceann |
Two | Dhá cheann |
Three | Triúr |
Four | Ceithre |
Five | Cúig |
Six | Seisear |
Seven | Seacht |
Eight | Ochtar |
Nine | Naoi |
Ten | Deich |
Eleven | Aon cheann déag |
Twelve | Dáréag |
Twenty | Fiche |
Thirty | Tríocha |
Forty | Daichead |
Fifty | Caoga |
Sixty | Seasca |
Seventy | Seachtó |
Eighty | Ochtó |
Ninety | Nócha |
Hundred | Céad |
Thousand | Míle |
Irish Verbs
To be | A bheith |
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To have | A bheith acu |
To want | A bheith ag iarraidh |
To need | A bheith ag teastáil |
To help | Cabhrú |
To go | Le dul |
To come | Tar |
To eat | Ith |
To drink | ól |
To speak | Chun labhairt |
Building Simple Sentences
Word order in Irish is of the form VSO (verb–subject–object).
More Complex Irish Sentences
And | Agus |
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Or | Nó |
But | Ach |
Because | Mar |
With | Le |
Also | Freisin |
However | Ach |
Neither | Ceachtar |
Nor | Ná |
If | Dá |
Then | Ansin |
Useful Irish Vocabulary
Irish Questions
Who | Cé |
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What | Cad |
When | Cathain |
Where | áit |
Why | Cén fáth |
How | Conas |
How many | Cé mhéad |
How much | Cé mhéad |
Days of the Week in Irish
Monday | Dé Luain |
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Tuesday | Dé Luain |
Wednesday | Dé Céadaoin |
Thursday | Déardaoin |
Friday | Dé hAoine |
Saturday | Dé Sathairn |
Sunday | Dé Domhnaigh |
Yesterday | Inné |
Today | Inniu |
Tomorrow | Amárach |
Months in Irish
January | Eanáir |
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February | Feabhra |
March | Márta |
April | Aibreán |
May | Bealtaine |
June | Meitheamh |
July | Iúil |
August | Lúnasa |
September | Meán Fómhair |
October | Deireadh Fómhair |
November | Samhain |
December | Nollaig |
Seasons in Irish
Winter | Gheimhreadh |
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Spring | Earrach |
Summer | Samhradh |
Autumn | San fhómhar |
Telling Time in Irish
What time is it | Cén t-am é? |
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Hours | Uair an chloig |
Minutes | Nóiméad |
Seconds | Soicind |
O clock | A chlog |
Half | Leath |
Quarter past | Ceathrú anuas |
Before | Roimh |
After | Tar éis |