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Irish Word practice
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| 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 |
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