Irish Quiz

Explore the examples below at your own pace. Choose a small set, recall it without looking, and return to it in your next practice session.

Prompt	Answer
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
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
Fruits	torthaí
Apples	úll
Bananas	banana
Tomatoes	trátaí
Potatoes	prátaí
Onions	oinniúin
Red	dearg
Green	glas
Blue	gorm
White	bán
Black	dubh
Grey	liath
Breakfast	bricfeásta
Lunch	lón
Dinner	dinnéar
Milk	bainne
Coffee	caife
Bread	arán
Sunny	grianmhar
Windy	gaothfar
Rainy	ag cur báistí
Snowy	ag cur sneachta
Cold	fuar
Hot	te
Boy	buachaill
Girl	cailín
Son	mac
Daughter	iníon
Brother	deartháir
Sister	deirfiúr
Man	fear
Woman	bean
Father	athair
Mother	máthair
Grandfather	seanathair
Grandmother	seanmháthair
House	teach
Toilet	leithreas
Room	seomra
Bedroom	seomra codlata
Kitchen	cistin
Table	tábla
Cat	cat
Dog	madra
Mouse	luch
Bird	éan
Cow	bó
Horse	capall
Socks	stocaí
Shoes	bróga
Trousers	bríste
Shirt	léine
Sweater	geansaí
Coat	cóta
English	Béarla
French	Fraincís
German	Gearmáinis
Spanish	Spáinnis
Italian	Iodáilis
Portuguese	Portaingéilis
Greek	Gréigis
Russian	Rúisis
Arabic	araibis
Hindi	hIondúis
Chinese	sínis
Japanese	Seapáinis
Taxi	tacsaí
Bus	bus
Hotel	óstán
Reservation	áirithint
Airport	aerfort
Passport	pas
Student	mac léinn
Teacher	múinteoir
Pen	peann
Books	leabhair
Page	leathanach
Dictionary	foclóir
Hand	lámh
Feet	cosa
Hair	gruaig
Eye	súil
Mouth	béal
Nose	srón
Ambulance	otharcharr
Doctor	dochtúir
Hospital	ospidéal
Pharmacy	cógaslann
Police	póilíní
Stomach ache	pian boilg
And	agus
Under	faoi
Before	roimh
After	tar éis
Inside	laistigh
Outside	lasmuigh
With	le
But	ach
For	le haghaidh
From	ó
To	go
In	i
What?	cad é?
Who?	cé?
How?	conas?
Why?	cén fáth?
Where?	cén áit?
Never	riamh (past)
Rarely	go hannamh
Sometimes	uaireanta
Usually	de ghnáth
Always	i gcónaí
Very	an-
I	mé/ mise
You	tú/ tusa
He	sé
She	sí
We	sinn
They	siad
My	mo
Your	do
His	a charr
Her	a carr
Our	ár gcarr
Their	a gcarr
I speak English	labhraím Béarla
You speak French	labhraíonn tú Fraincís
He speaks German	labhraíonn sé Gearmáinis
She speaks Italian	labhraíonn sí Iodáilis
I visited France	thug mé cuairt ar an bhFrainc
I will drink milk	ólfaidh mé bainne
I understand you	tuigim tú
I don't understand you	ní thuigim tú
I don't speak French	ní féidir liom labhairt Fraincís
This is my house	is é seo mo theach
That restaurant is far	tá an bialann sin i bhfad
No problem	aon fhadhb
Hi	dia duit!
What is your name?	cén t-ainm atá ort?
Nice to meet you	tá sé go deas castáil leat!
How are you?	cén chaoi an bhfuil tú?
I'm good, thanks	tá mé go breá, go raibh maith agat!
And you?	agus (cén chaoi an bhfuil) tusa?
Do you speak (English/Irish)?	an labhraíonn tú (béarla/gaeilge)?
Does she speak Chinese?	an labhraíonn sí Sínis?
A little bit	beagán
How old are you?	cén aois thú?
I'm 33 years old	tá mé tríocha bliain d'aois
It was nice talking to you	bhí sé go deas caint leat!
What do you mean?	cad a chiallaíonn tú?
I don't understand	ní thuigim!
I don't know	níl a fhios agam!
Sorry	tá brón orm!
What is that called in Irish?	cad é an ghaeilge atá ar sin?
What does that word mean in English?	céard a chiallaíonn an focal sin i mbéarla?
Where are you from?	cárbh as duit?
I'm from the U.S	is as na s.a. mé
I'm American	is meiriceánach mé
Where do you live?	cá bhfuil tú i do chónaí?
I live in the U.S	tá mé i mo chónaí sna s.a.
What do you do for a living?	cén slí beatha atá agat?
I'm a student	is mac léinn mé
Can I help you?	an féidir liom cúnamh a thabhairt duit?
Can you help me?	an féidir leat cúnamh a thabhairt dom?
Where is the airport?	cá bhfuil an t-aerfort?
Go straight	téigh díreach ar aghaidh
Then	ansin
Turn left	cas ar chlé
Turn right	cas ar dheis
Happy birthday	lá bhreithe shona dhuit.
Happy New Year	athbhliain faoi shéan agus faoi mhaise duit!
Merry Christmas	nollaig shona duit!
Good luck	ádh mór!
Congratulations	comhghairdeas!
I have a reservation	tá seomra curtha in áirithe agam
Do you have rooms available?	an bhfuil seomraí folmha agat/agaibh?
I would like a non-smoking room	ba mhaith liom seomra ina bhfuil cosc ar tobac
How much it costs per night?	cé mhéad atá ar in aghaidh na hoíche?
Waiter	freastalaí
How much is this?	cé mhéad é seo?
What is this?	céard é seo?
Are you okay?	an bhfuil tú ceart go leor?
I need a doctor	tá dochtúr ag teastáil uaim.
Help	tabhair cúnamh dom!
Call the ambulance	glaoigh ar an otharcharr!
Call the police	glaoigh ar na póliíní!
I am sick	airím tinn.

Prompt

Answer

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

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

Fruits

torthaí

Apples

úll

Bananas

banana

Tomatoes

trátaí

Potatoes

prátaí

Onions

oinniúin

Red

dearg

Green

glas

Blue

gorm

White

bán

Black

dubh

Grey

liath

Breakfast

bricfeásta

Lunch

lón

Dinner

dinnéar

Milk

bainne

Coffee

caife

Bread

arán

Sunny

grianmhar

Windy

gaothfar

Rainy

ag cur báistí

Snowy

ag cur sneachta

Cold

fuar

Hot

Boy

buachaill

Girl

cailín

Son

mac

Daughter

iníon

Brother

deartháir

Sister

deirfiúr

Man

fear

Woman

bean

Father

athair

Mother

máthair

Grandfather

seanathair

Grandmother

seanmháthair

House

teach

Toilet

leithreas

Room

seomra

Bedroom

seomra codlata

Kitchen

cistin

Table

tábla

Cat

cat

Dog

madra

Mouse

luch

Bird

éan

Cow

bó

Horse

capall

Socks

stocaí

Shoes

bróga

Trousers

bríste

Shirt

léine

Sweater

geansaí

Coat

cóta

English

Béarla

French

Fraincís

German

Gearmáinis

Spanish

Spáinnis

Italian

Iodáilis

Portuguese

Portaingéilis

Greek

Gréigis

Russian

Rúisis

Arabic

araibis

Hindi

hIondúis

Chinese

sínis

Japanese

Seapáinis

Taxi

tacsaí

Bus

bus

Hotel

óstán

Reservation

áirithint

Airport

aerfort

Passport

pas

Student

mac léinn

Teacher

múinteoir

Pen

peann

Books

leabhair

Page

leathanach

Dictionary

foclóir

Hand

lámh

Feet

cosa

Hair

gruaig

Eye

súil

Mouth

béal

Nose

srón

Ambulance

otharcharr

Doctor

dochtúir

Hospital

ospidéal

Pharmacy

cógaslann

Police

póilíní

Stomach ache

pian boilg

And

agus

Under

faoi

Before

roimh

After

tar éis

Inside

laistigh

Outside

lasmuigh

With

But

ach

For

le haghaidh

From

What?

cad é?

Who?

cé?

How?

conas?

Why?

cén fáth?

Where?

cén áit?

Never

riamh (past)

Rarely

go hannamh

Sometimes

uaireanta

Usually

de ghnáth

Always

i gcónaí

Very

an-

mé/ mise

You

tú/ tusa

sé

She

sí

sinn

They

siad

Your

His

a charr

Her

a carr

Our

ár gcarr

Their

a gcarr

I speak English

labhraím Béarla

You speak French

labhraíonn tú Fraincís

He speaks German

labhraíonn sé Gearmáinis

She speaks Italian

labhraíonn sí Iodáilis

I visited France

thug mé cuairt ar an bhFrainc

I will drink milk

ólfaidh mé bainne

I understand you

tuigim tú

I don't understand you

ní thuigim tú

I don't speak French

ní féidir liom labhairt Fraincís

This is my house

is é seo mo theach

That restaurant is far

tá an bialann sin i bhfad

No problem

aon fhadhb

dia duit!

What is your name?

cén t-ainm atá ort?

Nice to meet you

tá sé go deas castáil leat!

How are you?

cén chaoi an bhfuil tú?

I'm good, thanks

tá mé go breá, go raibh maith agat!

And you?

agus (cén chaoi an bhfuil) tusa?

Do you speak (English/Irish)?

an labhraíonn tú (béarla/gaeilge)?

Does she speak Chinese?

an labhraíonn sí Sínis?

A little bit

beagán

How old are you?

cén aois thú?

I'm 33 years old

tá mé tríocha bliain d'aois

It was nice talking to you

bhí sé go deas caint leat!

What do you mean?

cad a chiallaíonn tú?

I don't understand

ní thuigim!

I don't know

níl a fhios agam!

Sorry

tá brón orm!

What is that called in Irish?

cad é an ghaeilge atá ar sin?

What does that word mean in English?

céard a chiallaíonn an focal sin i mbéarla?

Where are you from?

cárbh as duit?

I'm from the U.S

is as na s.a. mé

I'm American

is meiriceánach mé

Where do you live?

cá bhfuil tú i do chónaí?

I live in the U.S

tá mé i mo chónaí sna s.a.

What do you do for a living?

cén slí beatha atá agat?

I'm a student

is mac léinn mé

Can I help you?

an féidir liom cúnamh a thabhairt duit?

Can you help me?

an féidir leat cúnamh a thabhairt dom?

Where is the airport?

cá bhfuil an t-aerfort?

Go straight

téigh díreach ar aghaidh

Then

ansin

Turn left

cas ar chlé

Turn right

cas ar dheis

Happy birthday

lá bhreithe shona dhuit.

Happy New Year

athbhliain faoi shéan agus faoi mhaise duit!

Merry Christmas

nollaig shona duit!

Good luck

ádh mór!

Congratulations

comhghairdeas!

I have a reservation

tá seomra curtha in áirithe agam

Do you have rooms available?

an bhfuil seomraí folmha agat/agaibh?

I would like a non-smoking room

ba mhaith liom seomra ina bhfuil cosc ar tobac

How much it costs per night?

cé mhéad atá ar in aghaidh na hoíche?

Waiter

freastalaí

How much is this?

cé mhéad é seo?

What is this?

céard é seo?

Are you okay?

an bhfuil tú ceart go leor?

I need a doctor

tá dochtúr ag teastáil uaim.

Help

tabhair cúnamh dom!

Call the ambulance

glaoigh ar an otharcharr!

Call the police

glaoigh ar na póliíní!

I am sick

airím tinn.

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