A

Anann - Pineapple

Ápa - Ape

B

Bó - Cow

Beach - Bee

C

Cat - Cat

Cíor - Comb

D

Doras - Door

Dearcán - Acorn

E

Eilifint - Elephant

Éadaí - Clothes

F

Fón - Phone

Fíon - Wine

G

Gabhar - Goat

Gé - Goose

H

Hata - Hat

I

Im - Butter

Ísiltíreach - Dutch person

J

Jíons - Jeans

L

Lampa - Lamp

Leon - Lion

M

Madra - Dog

Mil - Honey

N

Nathair - Snake

Neantóg - Nettle

O

Oráiste - Orange

Ór - Gold

P

Poll - Hole

Piscín - Kitten

R

Rothar - Bike

Rí - King

S

Súil - Eye

Síóg - Fairy

T

Tae - Tea

Teach - House

U

Ubh - Egg

Úll - Apple

V

Vardrús - Wardrobe

X

X-gha - X-ray

Y

Yó-yó - Yo-yo

Z

Zú - Zoo

Two important elements of Irish are séimhiú (lenition) and urú (eclipsis). Séimhiú is shown by a h, which is added after the initial letter of a word. This changes the pronunciation of that letter. Example: Fear (Man), but Don Fhear (for the man). The ‘fh’ is silent. We will look at how a séimhiú affects letters in more detail in the future.

Similarly, an urú is added to the initial letter of a word, and replaces the sound of that letter. E.g. Corcaigh (Cork), but i gCorcaigh (In Cork). The ‘c’ sound is replaced by the ‘g’. Again, we will look at how an urú affects letters in more detail in the future.

At the bottom of the page you will find a downloadable PDF file with a list of the words in both English and Irish. We encourage to practise pronouncing these words for yourself. Why not consider recording yourself using a tool such as SpeakPipe and sharing it with us in the comments? See the PDF below for instructions on using SpeakPipe.

Are there any features of the Irish alphabet that you find different? How does it compare to the alphabet of your language?

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