ᚁ Welcome
Béarla go Gaeilge.
A small, friendly archive of spoken Irish. Read a phrase, hear it said, say it back. Begin wherever you like.
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ᚂ Three small steps
A language is something you say out loud to people you like.
Read it
Look at the Irish, look at the English. Notice the shape of the word and the sound it suggests. Take it in slowly.
Hear it
Tap the card and listen — a native speaker, unhurried, friendly. Press play again. Press it ten times if you like.
Say it back
Out loud, even quietly to yourself. That is the whole secret.
Curious why Irish words don't look like they sound? Take a small detour through the sounds — there's a one-page key to all the letter pairs that throw English readers.
ᚃ Translate
English Irish
ᚄ What's inside
Phrases, every one spoken aloud
Chapters, wander in any order
Replays — listen as often as you like
ᚅ Listen first · scroll →
Five chapters, one from each
Éist ar dtús.
A sample from every room of the language. Each card opens its chapter.
Le do thoil
Please
/ Leh duh huh ill /
Máirt
Tuesday
/ March /
A seacht
Seven
/ Ah shocked /
Aerfort
Airport
/ Air-furt /
Feoilséantóir
Vegetarian
/ FYOHL-shayn-tohr /
ᚆ Index
5 chapters · 89 phrases- ᚁ Beannachtaí Greetings 20 phr. →
- ᚂ Saol Laethúil Daily Life 19 phr. →
- ᚃ Uimhreacha Numbers 12 phr. →
- ᚄ Taisteal Travel 18 phr. →
- ᚅ Bia agus Deoch Food and Drink 20 phr. →
Each chapter opens as a small grid of phrases — tap any card to hear it spoken.
ᚇ One more thing
Tús maith, leath na hoibre.
A good start is half the work. Pick any chapter that catches your eye.