Irish Vocabulary and Phrases

Vocabulary

• A - ag cleachtadh: practicing
• B - bocht: poor, bród: proud, béile blasta: tasty meal, boladh: smell
• C - comórtas: Competition
• D - daltaí: students
• I - inis: to tell, ionadh : surprise
• L - láidir: strong, lag: weak
• M - meán oíche: midnight, meanscoil: secondary school
• O - ollmhargadh: supermarket
• R - rogha: choice
• S - scrúdú: exam, sioc: frost
• T - timpiste: accident, trasna: across
• U - ullmhaigh: to prepare

Phrases

• Ar cuairt: visiting
• Bhí gliondar chroí orm: my heart was happy
• Bhuail mé le Ríon: I met with Ríon
• Fud an domhain: around the world
• Chuir mé glaoch ar: I called
• I lar na cathrach: in the middle of the city
• I bpreab na súl: in the blink of an eye
• Thit mé ar an talamh: I fell on the ground
• Rith mé ar nós na gaoithe: I ran like the wind
• Cois na tine: beside the fire
• Gach seachtain: every week
• An bhliain seo chugainn: next year
• Timpeall an chúinne: around the corner