Irish (Gaeilge)

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Why learn Irish?

You can communicate in Irish. Four out of five new jobs in the US are created as a result of foreign trade. Skills like problem solving, dealing with abstract concepts, are increased when you study Irish. Studying Irish offers a sense of the past: culturally and linguistically.

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.

Basic Phrases in Irish

Irish Grammar

Irish Nouns

Irish Adjectives

Colors in Irish

Numbers in Irish

Irish Verbs

Building Simple Sentences

Word order in Irish is of the form VSO (verb–subject–object).

More Complex Irish Sentences

Useful Irish Vocabulary

Irish Questions

Days of the Week in Irish

Months in Irish

Seasons in Irish

Telling Time in Irish