A selection of Irish words and phrases, with English meanings. The English words in this section begin with 'E'.

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]