1000 Most Common Irish Words

This is a list of the 1,000 most commonly spoken Irish words. Learn english to irish words and their meaning.

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1000 Most Common Irish Words

 

Number	Irish	in English
1	mar	as
2	mé	I
3	a	his
4	go	that
5	sé	he
6	bhí	was
7	do	for
8	ar	on
9	Tá	are
10	le	with
11	siad	they
12	bheith	be
13	ag	at
14	amháin	one
15	tá	have
16	seo	this
17	ó	from
18	ag	by
19	te	hot
20	focal	word
21	ach	but
22	cad	what
23	roinnt	some
24	tá	is
25	sé	it
26	tú	you
27	nó	or
28	bhí	had
29	an	the
30	ar	of
31	go	to
32	agus	and
33	a	a
34	i	in
35	againn	we
36	Is féidir	can
37	amach	out
38	eile	other
39	bhí	were
40	a	which
41	dhéanamh	do
42	n-	their
43	am	time
44	más rud é	if
45	beidh	will
46	conas	how
47	dúirt	said
48	ar	an
49	gach	each
50	insint	tell
51	dhéanann	does
52	leagtha	set
53	trí	three
54	Ba mhaith	want
55	aer	air
56	go maith	well
57	freisin	also
58	imirt	play
59	beag	small
60	deireadh	end
61	chur	put
62	baile	home
63	léamh	read
64	lámh	hand
65	calafoirt	port
66	mór	large
67	litriú	spell
68	cuir	add
69	fiú	even
70	talamh	land
71	anseo	here
72	Ní mór	must
73	mór	big
74	ard	high
75	den sórt sin a	such
76	leanúint	follow
77	gníomh	act
78	cén fáth	why
79	a iarraidh	ask
80	fir	men
81	athraithe	change
82	chuaigh	went
83	solas	light
84	chineál	kind
85	amach	off
86	Ní mór	need
87	teach	house
88	pictiúr	picture
89	iarracht	try
90	dúinn	us
91	arís	again
92	ainmhithe	animal
93	pointe	point
94	máthair	mother
95	domhan	world
96	in aice le	near
97	a thógáil	build
98	féin	self
99	cré	earth
100	athair	father
101	aon	any
102	nua	new
103	obair	work
104	chuid	part
105	ghlacadh	take
106	a fháil	get
107	áit	place
108	déanta	made
109	beo	live
110	i gcás ina	where
111	tar éis	after
112	ar ais	back
113	beag	little
114	ach	only
115	bhabhta	round
116	fear	man
117	bliain	year
118	tháinig	came
119	thaispeáint	show
120	gach	every
121	maith	good
122	dom	me
123	thabhairt	give
124	ár n-	our
125	faoi	under
126	ainm	name
127	an-	very
128	trí	through
129	ach	just
130	fhoirm	form
131	abairt	sentence
132	mór	great
133	I mo thuairimse,	think
134	rá	say
135	cabhrú	help
136	íseal	low
137	líne	line
138	difriúil	differ
139	cas	turn
140	faoi deara	cause
141	i bhfad	much
142	ciallóidh	mean
143	roimh	before
144	bogadh	move
145	ceart	right
146	buachaill	boy
147	d’aois	old
148	freisin	too
149	céanna	same
150	sí	she
151	go léir	all
152	ann	there
153	nuair	when
154	suas	up
155	úsáid	use
156	do	your
157	bhealach	way
158	faoi	about
159	go leor	many
160	ansin	then
161	iad	them
162	scríobh	write
163	bheadh	would
164	cosúil le	like
165	mar sin	so
166	na	these
167	di	her
168	fada	long
169	dhéanamh	make
170	rud	thing
171	féach	see
172	air	him
173	dhá	two
174	Tá	has
175	breathnú	look
176	níos mó	more
177	lá	day
178	D’fhéadfadh	could
179	dul	go
180	teacht	come
181	rinne	did
182	líon	number
183	fuaim	sound
184	aon	no
185	an chuid is mó	most
186	daoine	people
187	mo	my
188	níos mó ná	over
189	Tá a fhios	know
190	uisce	water
191	ná	than
192	glao	call
193	ar dtús	first
194	a	who
195	féadfaidh	may
196	síos	down
197	taobh	side
198	curtha	been
199	anois	now
200	aimsiú	find
201	ceann	head
202	seasamh	stand
203	féin	own
204	leathanach	page
205	Ba chóir	should
206	tír	country
207	fuair	found
208	freagra	answer
209	scoil	school
210	fás	grow
211	staidéar	study
212	fós	still
213	foghlaim	learn
214	plandaí	plant
215	chlúdach	cover
216	bia	food
217	ghrian	sun
218	ceithre	four
219	idir	between
220	stáit	state
221	choinneáil	keep
222	súl	eye
223	riamh	never
224	seo caite	last
225	a ligean	let
226	shíl	thought
227	cathair	city
228	crann	tree
229	tras	cross
230	feirme	farm
231	crua	hard
232	tús	start
233	d’fhéadfadh	might
234	scéal	story
235	chonaic	saw
236	i bhfad	far
237	farraige	sea
238	a tharraingt	draw
239	chlé	left
240	déanach	late
241	rith	run
242	nach	don’t
243	cé go	while
244	preas	press
245	gar	close
246	oíche	night
247	fíor	real
248	saol	life
249	beag	few
250	ó thuaidh	north
251	leabhar	book
252	iompar	carry
253	ghlac	took
254	eolaíocht	science
255	ithe	eat
256	seomra	room
257	cara	friend
258	thosaigh	began
259	smaoineamh	idea
260	iasc	fish
261	sliabh	mountain
262	stad	stop
263	uair amháin	once
264	bonn	base
265	chloisteáil	hear
266	capall	horse
267	gearrtha	cut
268	cinnte	sure
269	féachaint ar	watch
270	dath	color
271	aghaidh	face
272	adhmad	wood
273	príomh-	main
274	oscailte	open
275	Is cosúil go	seem
276	le chéile	together
277	seo chugainn	next
278	bán	white
279	leanaí	children
280	tús a chur	begin
281	fuair	got
282	siúl	walk
283	Mar shampla	example
284	maolú ar	ease
285	páipéar	paper
286	grúpa	group
287	i gcónaí	always
288	ceol	music
289	sin	those
290	dá	both
291	marc	mark
292	Is minic	often
293	litir	letter
294	go dtí	until
295	míle	mile
296	abhainn	river
297	carr	car
298	cosa	feet
299	cúram	care
300	an dara	second
301	leor	enough
302	plain	plain
303	cailín	girl
304	gnách	usual
305	óg	young
306	réidh	ready
307	thuas	above
308	riamh	ever
309	dearg	red
310	liosta	list
311	cé go	though
312	bhraitheann	feel
313	Plé	talk
314	éan	bird
315	go luath	soon
316	comhlacht	body
317	madra	dog
318	teaghlach	family
319	díreach	direct
320	údar	pose
321	saoire	leave
322	song	song
323	a thomhas	measure
324	doras	door
325	táirge	product
326	dubh	black
327	gearr	short
328	Uimhreán	numeral
329	rang	class
330	gaoithe	wind
331	ceist	question
332	tharlóidh	happen
333	críochnaithe	complete
334	long	ship
335	limistéar	area
336	leath	half
337	carraig	rock
338	ordú	order
339	dóiteáin	fire
340	ó dheas	south
341	fhadhb	problem
342	píosa	piece
343	inis	told
344	Bhí a fhios	knew
345	pas a fháil	pass
346	ós rud é	since
347	barr	top
348	fad	whole
349	rí	king
350	ainm	street
351	orlach	inch
352	iolrú	multiply
353	aon rud	nothing
354	cúrsa	course
355	fanacht	stay
356	roth	wheel
357	lán	full
358	bhfeidhm	force
359	gorm	blue
360	réad	object
361	cinneadh a dhéanamh	decide
362	dromchla	surface
363	domhain	deep
364	gealach	moon
365	oileán	island
366	cos	foot
367	córas	system
368	gnóthach	busy
369	tástáil	test
370	taifead	record
371	bád	boat
372	coitianta	common
373	óir	gold
374	féidir	possible
375	eitleán	plane
376	ionad	stead
377	tirim	dry
378	Wonder	wonder
379	gáire	laugh
380	míle	thousand
381	ó shin	ago
382	Rith	ran
383	seiceáil	check
384	cluiche	game
385	cruth	shape
386	ionann	equate
387	te	hot
388	chailleann	miss
389	thug	brought
390	teas	heat
391	sneachta	snow
392	bonn	tire
393	thabhairt	bring
394	yes	yes
395	i bhfad i gcéin	distant
396	líonadh	fill
397	soir	east
398	péint	paint
399	teanga	language
400	i measc	among
401	aonad	unit
402	cumhacht	power
403	baile	town
404	fíneáil	fine
405	áirithe	certain
406	eitilt	fly
407	titim	fall
408	luaidhe	lead
409	caoin	cry
410	dorcha	dark
411	meaisín	machine
412	nóta	note
413	fan	wait
414	plean	plan
415	figiúr	figure
416	réalta	star
417	bosca	box
418	ainmfhocail	noun
419	réimse	field
420	chuid eile	rest
421	ceart	correct
422	ann	able
423	punt	pound
424	rinneadh	done
425	áilleacht	beauty
426	tiomáint	drive
427	sheas	stood
428	go bhfuil	contain
429	tosaigh	front
430	mhúineadh	teach
431	seachtain	week
432	deiridh	final
433	thug	gave
434	glas	green
435	curfá	oh
436	tapaidh	quick
437	fhorbairt	develop
438	farraige	ocean
439	te	warm
440	saor in aisce	free
441	nóiméad	minute
442	láidir	strong
443	speisialta	special
444	aigne	mind
445	taobh thiar	behind
446	soiléir	clear
447	eireaball	tail
448	ar aird	produce
449	Go deimhin	fact
450	spás	space
451	éisteacht	heard
452	fearr	best
453	uair an chloig	hour
454	níos fearr	better
455	fíor	true
456	le linn	during
457	céad	hundred
458	cúig	five
459	cuimhnigh	remember
460	céim	step
461	go luath	early
462	shealbhú	hold
463	siar	west
464	talamh	ground
465	ús	interest
466	a bhaint amach	reach
467	tapa	fast
468	briathar	verb
469	chanadh	sing
470	éisteacht	listen
471	sé	six
472	tábla	table
473	taisteal	travel
474	níos lú	less
475	maidin	morning
476	deich	ten
477	simplí	simple
478	roinnt	several
479	guta	vowel
480	i dtreo	toward
481	cogadh	war
482	leagan	lay
483	i gcoinne	against
484	patrún	pattern
485	mall	slow
486	ionad	center
487	grá	love
488	duine	person
489	airgead	money
490	freastal	serve
491	le feiceáil	appear
492	bóthar	road
493	léarscáil	map
494	báisteach	rain
495	riail	rule
496	rialaíonn	govern
497	tarraingt	pull
498	fuar	cold
499	Fógra	notice
500	guth	voice
501	fuinnimh	energy
502	fiach	hunt
503	is dócha	probable
504	leaba	bed
505	deartháir	brother
506	ubh	egg
507	marcaíochta	ride
508	cill	cell
509	Creidim	believe
510	b’fhéidir	perhaps
511	Pioc	pick
512	tobann	sudden
513	comhaireamh	count
514	cearnach	square
515	chúis	reason
516	fad	length
517	ionadaíocht a dhéanamh	represent
518	ealaín	art
519	ábhar	subject
520	réigiún	region
521	méid	size
522	athrú	vary
523	réiteach	settle
524	labhairt	speak
525	meáchan	weight
526	ginearálta	general
527	oighear	ice
528	ábhar	matter
529	ciorcal	circle
530	péire	pair
531	I measc na	include
532	deighilt	divide
533	siolla	syllable
534	bhraith	felt
535	mhór	grand
536	liathróid	ball
537	fós	yet
538	tonn	wave
539	titim	drop
540	croí	heart
541	rn	am
542	i láthair	present
543	trom	heavy
544	rince	dance
545	inneall	engine
546	seasamh	position
547	lámh	arm
548	ar fud an	wide
549	seol	sail
550	ábhar	material
551	chodán	fraction
552	foraoise	forest
553	suí	sit
554	cine	race
555	fuinneog	window
556	siopa	store
557	samhradh	summer
558	traein	train
559	codlata	sleep
560	chruthú	prove
561	aonaracha	lone
562	cos	leg
563	a fheidhmiú	exercise
564	balla	wall
565	ghabháil	catch
566	mount	mount
567	Is mian	wish
568	spéir	sky
569	bord	board
570	áthas	joy
571	gheimhridh	winter
572	shuigh	sat
573	scríofa	written
574	fiáin	wild
575	ionstraim	instrument
576	choimeád	kept
577	gloine	glass
578	féar	grass
579	bó	cow
580	post	job
581	imeall	edge
582	comhartha	sign
583	cuairt a thabhairt ar	visit
584	am atá thart	past
585	bog	soft
586	spraoi	fun
587	geal	bright
588	gáis	gas
589	aimsir	weather
590	mí	month
591	milliún	million
592	iompróidh	bear
593	chríochnú	finish
594	sásta	happy
595	Tá súil	hope
596	bláth	flower
597	clothe	clothe
598	aisteach	strange
599	imithe	gone
600	trádáil	trade
601	séis	melody
602	turas	trip
603	oifig	office
604	fháil	receive
605	as a chéile	row
606	béal	mouth
607	cruinn	exact
608	siombail	symbol
609	bás	die
610	ar a laghad	least
611	dtrioblóid	trouble
612	shout	shout
613	ach amháin	except
614	Scríobh	wrote
615	síol	seed
616	ton	tone
617	páirt a	join
618	fios	suggest
619	glan	clean
620	sos	break
621	bhean	lady
622	clós	yard
623	ardú	rise
624	dona	bad
625	buille	blow
626	ola	oil
627	fuil	blood
628	teagmháil	touch
629	D’fhás	grew
630	cent	cent
631	meascán	mix
632	fhoireann	team
633	sreang	wire
634	costas	cost
635	caillte	lost
636	donn	brown
637	chaitheamh	wear
638	gairdín	garden
639	comhionann	equal
640	sheoladh	sent
641	roghnaigh	choose
642	thit	fell
643	oiriúnach	fit
644	sreabhadh	flow
645	cóir	fair
646	banc	bank
647	bhailiú	collect
648	shábháil	save
649	rialú	control
650	dheachúlach	decimal
651	cluas	ear
652	eile	else
653	go leor	quite
654	bhris	broke
655	cás	case
656	lár	middle
657	mharú	kill
658	mac	son
659	loch	lake
660	nóiméad	moment
661	scála	scale
662	glórach	loud
663	earrach	spring
664	breathnú ar	observe
665	leanbh	child
666	díreach	straight
667	consan	consonant
668	náisiún	nation
669	foclóir	dictionary
670	bainne	milk
671	luas	speed
672	modh	method
673	orgán	organ
674	íoc	pay
675	aois	age
676	alt	section
677	gúna	dress
678	scamall	cloud
679	iontas	surprise
680	ciúin	quiet
681	cloch	stone
682	beag bídeach	tiny
683	tóg	climb
684	fionnuar	cool
685	dearadh	design
686	droch-	poor
687	leor	lot
688	turgnamh	experiment
689	bun	bottom
690	eochair	key
691	iarann	iron
692	singil	single
693	bata	stick
694	árasán	flat
695	fiche	twenty
696	craiceann	skin
697	aoibh gháire	smile
698	crease	crease
699	poll	hole
700	léim	jump
701	leanbh	baby
702	ocht	eight
703	sráidbhaile	village
704	le chéile	meet
705	fréimhe	root
706	cheannach	buy
707	ardú	raise
708	réiteach	solve
709	miotail	metal
710	cé acu	whether
711	bhrú	push
712	seacht	seven
713	mír	paragraph
714	tríú	third
715	déanfaidh	shall
716	seilbh	held
717	gruaig	hair
718	cur síos a dhéanamh	describe
719	cócaireacht	cook
720	urlár	floor
721	ceachtar	either
722	toradh	result
723	sruthán	burn
724	cnoc	hill
725	sábháilte	safe
726	cat	cat
727	haois	century
728	a mheas	consider
729	cineál	type
730	dlí	law
731	giotán	bit
732	chósta	coast
733	cóip	copy
734	frása	phrase
735	adh	silent
736	ard	tall
737	gaineamh	sand
738	ithir	soil
739	rolla	roll
740	teocht	temperature
741	mhéar	finger
742	tionscal	industry
743	luach	value
744	troid i	fight
745	bréag	lie
746	buille	beat
747	spreagfaidh	excite
748	nádúrtha	natural
749	dearcadh	view
750	ciall	sense
751	caipitil	capital
752	Ní bheidh	won’t
753	cathaoir	chair
754	contúirt	danger
755	torthaí	fruit
756	saibhir	rich
757	tiubh	thick
758	saighdiúir	soldier
759	próiseas	process
760	oibriú	operate
761	cleachtas	practice
762	ar leithligh	separate
763	deacair	difficult
764	dochtúir	doctor
765	le do thoil	please
766	chosaint	protect
767	meán lae	noon
768	barr	crop
769	nua-aimseartha	modern
770	eilimint	element
771	hit	hit
772	mac léinn	student
773	cúinne	corner
774	páirtí	party
775	soláthar	supply
776	a bhfuil a	whose
777	aimsiú	locate
778	fáinne	ring
779	charachtar	character
780	feithidí	insect
781	ghabh	caught
782	tréimhse	period
783	Léiríonn	indicate
784	raidió	radio
785	labhair	spoke
786	adamh	atom
787	daonna	human
788	stair	history
789	éifeacht	effect
790	leictreacha	electric
791	ag súil leis	expect
792	cnámh	bone
793	iarnróid	rail
794	shamhlú	imagine
795	a chur ar fáil	provide
796	aontaíonn	agree
797	dá bhrí sin	thus
798	mhín	gentle
799	bean	woman
800	captaen	captain
801	buille faoi thuairim	guess
802	gá	necessary
803	géar	sharp
804	sciathán	wing
805	chruthú	create
806	comharsa	neighbor
807	nigh	wash
808	bat	bat
809	in áit	rather
810	slua	crowd
811	arbhar	corn
812	a chur i gcomparáid	compare
813	dán	poem
814	teaghrán	string
815	clog	bell
816	ag brath	depend
817	feoil	meat
818	rub	rub
819	feadán	tube
820	cáiliúil	famous
921	cheadú	dollar
822	sruth	stream
823	eagla	fear
284	radharc	sight
825	tanaí	thin
826	triantáin	triangle
827	pláinéad	planet
828	Hurry	hurry
829	príomhfheidhmeannach	chief
830	coilíneacht	colony
831	clog	clock
832	mianach	mine
833	comhionannas vótaí	tie
834	isteach	enter
835	mór-	major
836	úr	fresh
837	cuardach	search
838	sheoladh	send
839	buí	yellow
840	gunna	gun
841	ar chumas	allow
842	cló	print
843	marbh	dead
844	láthair	spot
845	fásach	desert
846	oireann	suit
847	atá ann faoi láthair	current
848	ardaitheoir	lift
840	ardaigh	rose
850	teacht	arrive
851	máistir	master
852	rian	track
853	tuismitheoir	parent
854	gcósta	shore
855	roinn	division
856	bileog	sheet
857	substaint	substance
858	bhfabhar	favor
859	ceangal	connect
860	post	post
861	chaitheamh	spend
862	corda	chord
863	saill	fat
864	sásta	glad
865	bunaidh	original
866	scair	share
867	stáisiún	station
868	daidí	dad
869	arán	bread
870	muirear	charge
871	ceart	proper
872	barra	bar
873	tairiscint	offer
874	deighleog	segment
875	daor	slave
876	lacha	duck
877	toirt	instant
878	margadh	market
879	céim	degree
880	populate	populate
881	chick	chick
882	daor	dear
883	namhaid	enemy
884	freagra	reply
885	deoch	drink
886	tharlaíonn	occur
887	tacaíocht	support
888	urlabhra	speech
889	nádúr	nature
890	raon	range
891	gaile	steam
892	tairiscint	motion
893	cosán	path
894	leacht	liquid
895	logáil isteach	log
896	i gceist	meant
897	chomhrann	quotient
898	fiacla	teeth
899	bhlaosc	shell
900	muineál	neck
901	ocsaigin	oxygen
902	siúcra	sugar
903	bás	death
904	deas	pretty
905	scil	skill
906	mná	women
907	séasúr	season
908	réiteach	solution
909	maighnéad	magnet
910	airgid	silver
911	go raibh maith	thank
912	brainse	branch
913	cluiche	match
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915	go háirithe	especially
916	fige	fig
917	eagla	afraid
918	ollmhór	huge
919	deirfiúr	sister
920	cruach	steel
921	plé a dhéanamh ar	discuss
922	ar aghaidh	forward
923	den chineál céanna	similar
924	treoir	guide
925	taithí	experience
926	scór	score
927	úll	apple
928	cheannaigh	bought
929	faoi stiúir	led
930	tuinairde	pitch
931	cóta	coat
932	mais	mass
933	cárta	card
934	banna	band
935	téad	rope
936	duillín	slip
937	bhuachan	win
938	aisling	dream
939	tráthnóna	evening
940	coinníoll	condition
941	beatha	feed
942	uirlis	tool
943	iomlán	total
944	bunúsach	basic
945	boladh	smell
946	gleann	valley
947	ná	nor
948	dúbailte	double
949	suíochán	seat
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951	bloc	block
952	chairt	chart
953	hata	hat
954	dhíol	sell
955	rath	success
956	cuideachta	company
957	dealaigh	subtract
958	imeacht	event
959	ar leith	particular
960	déileáil	deal
961	snámh	swim
962	téarma	term
963	os coinne	opposite
964	bean chéile	wife
965	bróg	shoe
966	ghualainn	shoulder
967	leathadh	spread
968	socrú a	arrange
969	campa	camp
970	chumadh	invent
971	cadás	cotton
972	Rugadh	born
973	chinneadh	determine
974	leanna	quart
975	naoi	nine
976	trucail	truck
977	torann	noise
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979	seans	chance
980	bhailiú	gather
981	siopa	shop
982	stráice	stretch
983	caith	throw
984	Shine	shine
985	maoin	property
986	colún	column
987	móilín	molecule
988	roghnaigh	select
989	mícheart	wrong
990	liath	gray
991	athuair	repeat
992	a cheangal ar	require
993	leathan	broad
994	ullmhú	prepare
995	salann	salt
996	srón	nose
997	iolra	plural
998	fearg	anger
999	éileamh	claim
1000	mór-roinn	continent