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The Irish Dictionary

This selection from the Irish Dictionary contains English words and phrases, followed by Irish words and phrases: the translations are included. This is the fourth in a series covering extracts from the entire dictionary. This issue's list is taken from JKL (although neither J nor K exist in the Irish alphabet). Future issues will contain both 'English - Irish' and 'Irish - English' examples

English – Irish GHI

J
January Eanáir [anaar]
jealous: I am jealous (of a person) tá mé ag éad (le duine) [ta mae ig aed (le dini)]
jug crúiscín [krooshkeen]
juice sú [soo]
July mí Iúil [mee ool]
June Meitheamh [mehoo]

K
kettle citeal [kichul]
kill: I kill maraím [mareem]
king rí [ree]
kitchen cistín [kishcheen]
kitten pisín [pisheen]
knife scian [shkeeun]
know: I know (a thing) tá fhois (agam rud) [ta—is agum rud]
I know (a place) tá eolas (agam) ar (áit) [ta oelus agum er aach]
I know a person tá aithne agam ar dhuine [ta anhi agum er ghini]

L
land: foreign land tír choimhthíoch [cheer khihee-ukh]
lazy leisciúil [leshkyool]
leg cos [kos]
life an saol [u—seeul]
light (bright) solas geal [solus gyal]
lightning tintreach [chinchukh]
I like a person is maith liom duine [is mah lum dini]
listen: I listen (to) éistím (le) [aeshcheem le]
little beag [byog]
loud ard [aard]
love grá [graa]
lucky: I am lucky tá an t-ádh orm [ta un—taa urum]

The fourth in a series of extracts from the Irish Dictionary by Seosamh Watson, published by Appletree Press.

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