Irish Vocabulary

The Irish vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: a haon/aon	Two: dó	Three: trí
Four: ceathair	Five: cúig	Six: sé
Seven: seacht	Eight: ocht	Nine: naoi
Ten: deich	First: an chéad	Second: an dara

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: Dé Luain	Tuesday: Dé Mháirt	Wednesday: Dé Chéadaoin
Thursday: Déardaoin	Friday: Dé hAoine	Saturday: Dé Sathairn
Sunday: Dé Domhnaigh	Now: anois	Yesterday: inné
Today: inniu	Tonight: anocht	Tomorrow: amárach

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: torthaí	Apples: úll
Bananas: banana	Tomatoes: trátaí
Potatoes: prátaí	Onions: oinniúin

Red: dearg	Green: glas	Blue: gorm
White: bán	Black: dubh	Grey: liath

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: bricfeásta	Lunch: lón
Dinner: dinnéar	Milk: bainne
Coffee: caife	Bread: arán

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: grianmhar	Windy: gaothfar	Rainy: ag cur báistí
Snowy: ag cur sneachta	Cold: fuar	Hot: te

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: buachaill	Girl: cailín
Son: mac	Daughter: iníon
Brother: deartháir	Sister: deirfiúr
Man: fear	Woman: bean
Father: athair	Mother: máthair
Grandfather: seanathair	Grandmother: seanmháthair

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: teach	Toilet: leithreas	Room: seomra
Bedroom: seomra codlata	Kitchen: cistin	Table: tábla

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: cat	Dog: madra	Mouse: luch
Bird: éan	Cow: bó	Horse: capall

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: stocaí	Shoes: bróga	Trousers: bríste
Shirt: léine	Sweater: geansaí	Coat: cóta

Most popular languages in the world:

English: Béarla	French: Fraincís	German: Gearmáinis
Spanish: Spáinnis	Italian: Iodáilis	Portuguese: Portaingéilis
Greek: Gréigis	Russian: Rúisis	Arabic: araibis
Hindi: hIondúis	Chinese: sínis	Japanese: Seapáinis

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: tacsaí	Bus: bus
Hotel: óstán	Reservation: áirithint
Airport: aerfort	Passport: pas

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: mac léinn	Teacher: múinteoir	Pen: peann
Books: leabhair	Page: leathanach	Dictionary: foclóir

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: lámh	Feet: cosa	Hair: gruaig
Eye: súil	Mouth: béal	Nose: srón

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: otharcharr	Doctor: dochtúir
Hospital: ospidéal	Pharmacy: cógaslann
Police: póilíní	Stomach Ache: pian boilg

As you can see, this Irish vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.