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Learning the Irish Articles displayed below is vital to the language. Irish articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Irish Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | earraí |
| the | an |
| a | no indefinite article in Irish language |
| one | ceann |
| some | roinnt |
| few | roinnt |
| the book | an leabhar |
| the books | na leabhair |
| a book | leabhar |
| one book | leabhar amháin |
| some books | roinnt leabhar |
| few books | cúpla leabhar |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Irish.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Irish. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Irish vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Irish Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | bia |
| almonds | almóinní |
| bread | arán |
| breakfast | bricfeasta |
| butter | im |
| candy | milseán(sing) milseáin(plur) |
| cheese | cáis |
| chicken | sicín |
| cumin | cumin |
| dessert | milseog |
| dinner | dinnéar |
| fish | iasc |
| fruit | torthaí |
| ice cream | uachtar reoite |
| lamb | caoirfheoil |
| lemon | líomóid |
| lunch | lón |
| meal | béile |
| meat | feoil |
| oven | oigheann |
| pepper | piobar |
| plants | plandaí |
| pork | muiceoil |
| salad | sailéad |
| salt | salann |
| sandwich | ceapaire |
| sausage | ispíní |
| soup | anraith |
| sugar | siúcra |
| supper | suipéar |
| turkey | turcaí |
| apple | úll |
| banana | banana |
| oranges | oráistí |
| peaches | péitseoga |
| peanut | pis thalún/cnó talún |
| pears | piorra |
| pineapple | anann |
| grapes | caor fíniúna/ fíonchaor |
| strawberries | sútha talún |
| vegetables | glasraí |
| carrot | cairéad |
| corn | coirce |
| cucumber | cúcamar |
| garlic | gairleog/gáirleog |
| lettuce | leitís |
| olives | ológa |
| onions | oinniún(sing) oinniúin(plural) |
| peppers | piobar( singular only in Irish) |
| potatoes | prátaí |
| pumpkin | sitrúille/ puimcín |
| beans | Pónairí |
| tomatoes | trátaí |
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