Category: Irish Word of the Day

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an scrúdú: the test

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: An raibh an scrúdú deacair? Bhí. Sentence meaning: Was the test hard? Yes.

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an mhuc: the pig

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Rinne Circe muca d’fhir Odaiséis Sentence meaning: Circe turned Odysseus’s men into pigs.

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an chuid: the portion

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Ná caith do chuid airgid go léir in aon áit amháin Sentence meaning: Don’t spend all your money in

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an tseamróg: the shamrock

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Línigh an freastalaí seamróg i gcúr mo chuid Guinness. Sentence meaning: The bartender drew a shamrock in the foam

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an doras: the door

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Deireann an comhartha ar an doras ‘dúnta’. Sentence meaning: The sign on the door says ‘closed.’

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a shiúl: to walk

Part of speech: verb Example sentence: Tá siad ag siúl amach le chéile. Sentence meaning: They are walking out together.

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a ithe: to eat

Part of speech: verb Example sentence: Tá ocras orm. An féidir liom rud éigin a ithe? Sentence meaning: I’m hungry. Can I eat something?

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an plainéad: the planet

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Ní plainéad é Plútón a thuilleadh, de réir na n-eolaithe. Sentence meaning: Pluto is no longer a planet, according

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an ghrian: the sun

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Ná féach go díreach isteach in urú gréine. Sentence meaning: Don’t look directly into an eclipse of the sun.

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Ceanada: Canada

Part of speech: expression Example sentence: An as Ceanada thú? Sentence meaning: Are you from Canada?

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Alasca: Alaska

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Is as Alasca mé. Agus tusa? Sentence meaning: I’m from Alaska, and you?

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aisteach: strange

Part of speech: adjective Example sentence: Is duine aisteach í. Ní labhaireann sí le h-éinne. Sentence meaning: She is a strange person. She doesn’t speak

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an chaint: the speech

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Bhí caint ag an gcapall an tUasal Ed sa seanchlár teilifíse. Sentence meaning: In the old TV show, the

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an cóilí: the collie

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Ní cóilí baineann ar chor ar bith a bhí i Lassie, ach madra fireann. Sentence meaning: Lassie wasn’t a

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Daideo: Grandad

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Chuidigh Daideo liom mo rothar a dheisiú. Sentence meaning: Grandad helped me fix my bike.

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Mamó: Grandma

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Is breá liom a bheith ag fanacht ag teach Mhamó. Sentence meaning: I really like staying at Grandma’s house.

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Mam: Mom (US), Mam (Ireland)

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Níl mo sciorta ró ghairid, a Mham. Tá sé díreach cosúil le sciortaí na gcailíní eile! Sentence meaning: But

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an Nollaig: Christmas

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Tá, a Virginia, tá Daidí na Nollag ann. Sentence meaning: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

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an cú: the hound

Part of speech: noun Example sentence: Fuair Setanta ainm nua, Cú Chulainn, mar mharaigh sé cú de chuid Chulainn agus b’éigean dó a bheith ina

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Rúiseach: Russian

Part of speech: adjective Example sentence: Is Rúiseach é Vladamir Putin. Sentence meaning: Vladamir Putin is Russian.

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