A selection of Irish words and phrases, with English meanings. The English words in this section begin with 'E'. The words and phrases are taken from the Appletree Press guide Irish Dictionary.

each: each day gach uile lá [khili Laa]

ear cluas [kloous]

early luath [Loou]

ease éascaí [aeskee]

Easter an Cháisc [uókhaashk]

eat: I eat ithim [ihim]

egg ubh [uv]

eight: eight cats ocht gcat [okht gat]
eight persons ochtar [okhtur]
(counting) a hocht [uóhokt]

eighth ochtú [okhtoo]

eighty ceithre fichid/ scór [keri fihyij/ skoer], otherwise ochtó

electricity aibhléis [avlaesh], otherwise leictreachas

eleven: eleven cats aon chat déag [aen khat jeeug]

eleven persons aon duine dhéag [aen dini yeeug]

(counting) a haon déag [uóhaen jeeug]

else eile [eli]

empty folamh [foloo]

I empty folmhaím [foluweem]

end deireadh [jeroo]

I end (a thing) cuirim deireadh (le rud) [kirim jeroo le rud]

England Sasana [sasunee]

English Sasanach [sasunukh]

(language) Béarla [baerLu]

I speak English ta Béarla agam [ta baerLu agum]

enjoy: I enjoy (a thing) bainim leas (as rud) [banim las as rud]

enough go leor [guóLoer]

envelope cludach litreach [kloodukh lichrukh]

Europe an Eoraip [uónoerip]

even (surface) réidh [rae]

even now anois féin [uóNish haen]

evening tráthnóna [truónoonu]

ever choíche [kheehu]
(in past) riamh [uóreeuv]

every: every day gach uile lá [khili Laa]

everyone gach uile dhuine [khili ghini]

excellent fíormhaith [feeur-wah]

excuse leithscéal [leshkyael]

excuse me gabh mo leithscéal [gu muóleshkyael]

expensive costasach [kostusukh]

eye súil [sool]