Irish Dictionary
Greetings & Useful Phrases
Hello (to one person) - Dia duit
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Hello (to two or more people) - Dia daoibh
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Excuse me - Go mo leithscéal
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Goodbye - Slán
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My name is Laoise. - Laoise is ainm dom.
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Thank You - Go raibh maith agat.
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Where are you from? - Cé as thú?
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I'm from Ireland. - Is as Éire dom.
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Numbers
One - aon
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Two - dó
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Three - trí
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Four - ceathair
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Five - cúig
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Six - sé
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Seven - seacht
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Eight - ocht
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Nine - naoi
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Ten - deich
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Colours
Purple - corcra
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Red - dearg
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Blue - gorm
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Green - glas
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Brown - donn
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Black - dubh
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White - bán
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Yellow - buí
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Orange - oráiste
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My Body
Hair - gruaig
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Head - cloigeann
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Forehead - clár éadain
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Nose - srón
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Mouth - béal
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Eyebrows - malaí
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Eye - súil
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Ear - cluas
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Shoulder - gualainn
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Chest - cliabhrach
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Stomach - bolg
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Hand - lámh
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Fingers - méaracha
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Waist - básta
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Nails - ingne
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Leg - cos
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Knees - glúine
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Countries
America - Meirceá
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Ireland - Éire
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Canada - Ceanada
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England - Sasana
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Scotland - Albain
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Food
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List of English words of Irish origin
Banshee (bean sí)- In Irish mythology a banshee is seen as an omen of death.
Boreen (bóithrín)- A small road.
Boycott - Refusing to buy or deal with people, organisations or countries as a form of protest. It cam from the boycott of a land agent in Co. Mayo.
Brat - This word means flat or cloak. Brat has become synonymous with a badly behaved child.
Brogue (bróg) - The word bróg mean shoe but has been corrupted in English to mean accent.
Colleen (cailín) - Girl
Craic - fun/enjoyment
Esker (Eiscir) - a long mound of gravel which has been left behind by a glacier, e.g Eiscir Riada.
Galore (go leor) - A lot
Keening (Caoineadh) - To wail sorrowfully. Mná caointe led the community in morning the death of someone in the community.
Leprechaun (leipreachán) - a mischievous fairy
Smithereens (Smidríní) - something that is broken into smithereens is broken into a thousand pieces
Turlough (turlach) - a seasonal lake that can be found in a limestone area. The can only be seen when the water table is high and the water has no where to go.
Banshee (bean sí)- In Irish mythology a banshee is seen as an omen of death.
Boreen (bóithrín)- A small road.
Boycott - Refusing to buy or deal with people, organisations or countries as a form of protest. It cam from the boycott of a land agent in Co. Mayo.
Brat - This word means flat or cloak. Brat has become synonymous with a badly behaved child.
Brogue (bróg) - The word bróg mean shoe but has been corrupted in English to mean accent.
Colleen (cailín) - Girl
Craic - fun/enjoyment
Esker (Eiscir) - a long mound of gravel which has been left behind by a glacier, e.g Eiscir Riada.
Galore (go leor) - A lot
Keening (Caoineadh) - To wail sorrowfully. Mná caointe led the community in morning the death of someone in the community.
Leprechaun (leipreachán) - a mischievous fairy
Smithereens (Smidríní) - something that is broken into smithereens is broken into a thousand pieces
Turlough (turlach) - a seasonal lake that can be found in a limestone area. The can only be seen when the water table is high and the water has no where to go.