News 12. 3. 2014
Test yourself, How many of these Irish words do you know?
If you studied Irish through school and think you have forgotten it all you might just surprise yourself by having a read of the list below. I bet you will know most of them if not all:
Tá
Níl
Mé
Tú
Sé
Sí
Agus
Isteach
Amach
Dia Duit
Fáilte
Beag
Mór
Nua
Sásta
Brón
Grá
Mná
Fir
Cailín
Buachaill
Bia
Cóipleabhar
Bainne
Siúcra
Uisce
Tae
Caifé
Bricfeasta
Cáca milis
Cupán
Milseán
Conas atá tú?
Go maith
Go raibh maith agat
Slán
Abhaile
Craic
Sláinte
Lá
Seachtain
Lámh
Bróg
Súil
Béal
Croí
Fiacla
Hata
Geansaí
Aon
Dó
Trí
Ceathar
Cúig
Sé
Seacht
Ocht
Naoi
Gaeilge
Béarla
Éire
Raidió
Teilifís
Liathróid
Bainisteoir
Ticéad
Dearg
Bán
Dubh
Glas
Gorm
Oráiste
Nuacht
Aimsir
Sneachta
Fliuch
Garda Síochána
An Post
Scoil
Coláiste
Taoiseach
Tánaiste
Dáil
Pictiúrlann
Snámh
Rith
Leaba
Doras
Fuinneog
Leithreas
Bosca
Brúscar
Ceol
Leabhar
Siopa
Rothar
Tacsaí
Bóthar
Cnoc
Madra
Capall
So how did you get on? Find out what each word meant in our answer list here.
Now all you need to do is start making sentences with them and you will be back speaking Irish in no time! Be positive about the language, try out your “cúpla focal” – you would be surprised how fast it comes back to you!
Find the answers here:
Check out in our list below how you did. Do you still have the cúpla focal?
Tá – I (positive) + verb
Níl – I (negative) + verb
Mé – me
Tú – you
Sé – him
Sí – her
Agus – and
Isteach – in
Amach – out
Dia Duit -hello
Fáilte – welcome
Beag -small
Mór – big
Nua – new
Sásta – happy/satisfied
Brón – sad
Grá – love
Mná – women
Fir – men
Cailín -girl
Buachaill – boy
Bia – food
Cóipleabhar – copy book
Bainne – milk
Siúcra – sugar
Uisce – water
Tae – tea
Caifé – coffee
Bricfeasta – breakfast
Cáca Milis – cake
Cupán – cup
Milseán – sweet
Conas atá tú? – How are you?
Go maith – Good
Go raibh maith agat – Thank you
Slán – Goodbye
Abhaile – home
Craic – fun
Sláinte – cheers
Lá – day
Seachtain – week
Lámh – hand
Bróg – shoe
Súil – eye
Béal – mouth
Croí -heart
Fiacla – teeth
Hata – hat
Geansaí – jumper/sweater
Aon – one
Dó – two
Trí – three
Ceathar – four
Cúig – five
Sé – six
Seacht – seven
Ocht – eight
Naoi – nine
Gaeilge – Irish
Béarla – English
Éire – Ireland
Raidió – radio
Teilifís – television
Liathróid – ball
Bainisteoir – manager
Ticéad – ticket
Dearg – red
Bán – white
Dubh – black
Glas – green
Gorm – blue
Oráiste – orange
Nuacht – news
Aimsir – weather
Sneachta – snow
Fliuch – wet
Garda Síochána – Name of the Irish police force
An Post – Name of the national Irish postal service
Scoil – school
Coláiste – college
Taoiseach – Irish prime minister
Tánaiste – name for the deputy prime minister
Dáil – legislative assembly
Pictiúrlann – cinema
Snámh – swim
Rith – run
Leaba – bed
Doras – door
Fuinneog – window
Leithreas – toilet
Bosca – box
Brúscar – rubbish
Ceol – music
Leabhar – book
Siopa – shop
Rothar – bicycle
Tacsaí – taxi
Bóthar – road
Cnoc – hill
Madra – dog
Capall – horse
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