This is a list of the 1,000 most commonly spoken Irish words.

Number Irish in English

1 mar as

2 mé I

3 a his

4 go that

5 sé he

6 bhí was

7 do for

8 ar on

9 Tá are

10 le with

11 siad they

12 bheith be

13 ag at

14 amháin one

15 tá have

16 seo this

17 ó from

18 ag by

19 te hot

20 focal word

21 ach but

22 cad what

23 roinnt some

24 tá is

25 sé it

26 tú you

27 nó or

28 bhí had

29 an the

30 ar of

31 go to

32 agus and

33 a a

34 i in

35 againn we

36 Is féidir can

37 amach out

38 eile other

39 bhí were

40 a which

41 dhéanamh do

42 n- their

43 am time

44 más rud é if

45 beidh will

46 conas how

47 dúirt said

48 ar an

49 gach each

50 insint tell

51 dhéanann does

52 leagtha set

53 trí three

54 Ba mhaith want

55 aer air

56 go maith well

57 freisin also

58 imirt play

59 beag small

60 deireadh end

61 chur put

62 baile home

63 léamh read

64 lámh hand

65 calafoirt port

66 mór large

67 litriú spell

68 cuir add

69 fiú even

70 talamh land

71 anseo here

72 Ní mór must

73 mór big

74 ard high

75 den sórt sin a such

76 leanúint follow

77 gníomh act

78 cén fáth why

79 a iarraidh ask

80 fir men

81 athraithe change

82 chuaigh went

83 solas light

84 chineál kind

85 amach off

86 Ní mór need

87 teach house

88 pictiúr picture

89 iarracht try

90 dúinn us

91 arís again

92 ainmhithe animal

93 pointe point

94 máthair mother

95 domhan world

96 in aice le near

97 a thógáil build

98 féin self

99 cré earth

100 athair father

101 aon any

102 nua new

103 obair work

104 chuid part

105 ghlacadh take

106 a fháil get

107 áit place

108 déanta made

109 beo live

110 i gcás ina where

111 tar éis after

112 ar ais back

113 beag little

114 ach only

115 bhabhta round

116 fear man

117 bliain year

118 tháinig came

119 thaispeáint show

120 gach every

121 maith good

122 dom me

123 thabhairt give

124 ár n- our

125 faoi under

126 ainm name

127 an- very

128 trí through

129 ach just

130 fhoirm form

131 abairt sentence

132 mór great

133 I mo thuairimse, think

134 rá say

135 cabhrú help

136 íseal low

137 líne line

138 difriúil differ

139 cas turn

140 faoi deara cause

141 i bhfad much

142 ciallóidh mean

143 roimh before

144 bogadh move

145 ceart right

146 buachaill boy

147 d’aois old

148 freisin too

149 céanna same

150 sí she

151 go léir all

152 ann there

153 nuair when

154 suas up

155 úsáid use

156 do your

157 bhealach way

158 faoi about

159 go leor many

160 ansin then

161 iad them

162 scríobh write

163 bheadh would

164 cosúil le like

165 mar sin so

166 na these

167 di her

168 fada long

169 dhéanamh make

170 rud thing

171 féach see

172 air him

173 dhá two

174 Tá has

175 breathnú look

176 níos mó more

177 lá day

178 D’fhéadfadh could

179 dul go

180 teacht come

181 rinne did

182 líon number

183 fuaim sound

184 aon no

185 an chuid is mó most

186 daoine people

187 mo my

188 níos mó ná over

189 Tá a fhios know

190 uisce water

191 ná than

192 glao call

193 ar dtús first

194 a who

195 féadfaidh may

196 síos down

197 taobh side

198 curtha been

199 anois now

200 aimsiú find

201 ceann head

202 seasamh stand

203 féin own

204 leathanach page

205 Ba chóir should

206 tír country

207 fuair found

208 freagra answer

209 scoil school

210 fás grow

211 staidéar study

212 fós still

213 foghlaim learn

214 plandaí plant

215 chlúdach cover

216 bia food

217 ghrian sun

218 ceithre four

219 idir between

220 stáit state

221 choinneáil keep

222 súl eye

223 riamh never

224 seo caite last

225 a ligean let

226 shíl thought

227 cathair city

228 crann tree

229 tras cross

230 feirme farm

231 crua hard

232 tús start

233 d’fhéadfadh might

234 scéal story

235 chonaic saw

236 i bhfad far

237 farraige sea

238 a tharraingt draw

239 chlé left

240 déanach late

241 rith run

242 nach don’t

243 cé go while

244 preas press

245 gar close

246 oíche night

247 fíor real

248 saol life

249 beag few

250 ó thuaidh north

251 leabhar book

252 iompar carry

253 ghlac took

254 eolaíocht science

255 ithe eat

256 seomra room

257 cara friend

258 thosaigh began

259 smaoineamh idea

260 iasc fish

261 sliabh mountain

262 stad stop

263 uair amháin once

264 bonn base

265 chloisteáil hear

266 capall horse

267 gearrtha cut

268 cinnte sure

269 féachaint ar watch

270 dath color

271 aghaidh face

272 adhmad wood

273 príomh- main

274 oscailte open

275 Is cosúil go seem

276 le chéile together

277 seo chugainn next

278 bán white

279 leanaí children

280 tús a chur begin

281 fuair got

282 siúl walk

283 Mar shampla example

284 maolú ar ease

285 páipéar paper

286 grúpa group

287 i gcónaí always

288 ceol music

289 sin those

290 dá both

291 marc mark

292 Is minic often

293 litir letter

294 go dtí until

295 míle mile

296 abhainn river

297 carr car

298 cosa feet

299 cúram care

300 an dara second

301 leor enough

302 plain plain

303 cailín girl

304 gnách usual

305 óg young

306 réidh ready

307 thuas above

308 riamh ever

309 dearg red

310 liosta list

311 cé go though

312 bhraitheann feel

313 Plé talk

314 éan bird

315 go luath soon

316 comhlacht body

317 madra dog

318 teaghlach family

319 díreach direct

320 údar pose

321 saoire leave

322 song song

323 a thomhas measure

324 doras door

325 táirge product

326 dubh black

327 gearr short

328 Uimhreán numeral

329 rang class

330 gaoithe wind

331 ceist question

332 tharlóidh happen

333 críochnaithe complete

334 long ship

335 limistéar area

336 leath half

337 carraig rock

338 ordú order

339 dóiteáin fire

340 ó dheas south

341 fhadhb problem

342 píosa piece

343 inis told

344 Bhí a fhios knew

345 pas a fháil pass

346 ós rud é since

347 barr top

348 fad whole

349 rí king

350 ainm street

351 orlach inch

352 iolrú multiply

353 aon rud nothing

354 cúrsa course

355 fanacht stay

356 roth wheel

357 lán full

358 bhfeidhm force

359 gorm blue

360 réad object

361 cinneadh a dhéanamh decide

362 dromchla surface

363 domhain deep

364 gealach moon

365 oileán island

366 cos foot

367 córas system

368 gnóthach busy

369 tástáil test

370 taifead record

371 bád boat

372 coitianta common

373 óir gold

374 féidir possible

375 eitleán plane

376 ionad stead

377 tirim dry

378 Wonder wonder

379 gáire laugh

380 míle thousand

381 ó shin ago

382 Rith ran

383 seiceáil check

384 cluiche game

385 cruth shape

386 ionann equate

387 te hot

388 chailleann miss

389 thug brought

390 teas heat

391 sneachta snow

392 bonn tire

393 thabhairt bring

394 yes yes

395 i bhfad i gcéin distant

396 líonadh fill

397 soir east

398 péint paint

399 teanga language

400 i measc among

401 aonad unit

402 cumhacht power

403 baile town

404 fíneáil fine

405 áirithe certain

406 eitilt fly

407 titim fall

408 luaidhe lead

409 caoin cry

410 dorcha dark

411 meaisín machine

412 nóta note

413 fan wait

414 plean plan

415 figiúr figure

416 réalta star

417 bosca box

418 ainmfhocail noun

419 réimse field

420 chuid eile rest

421 ceart correct

422 ann able

423 punt pound

424 rinneadh done

425 áilleacht beauty

426 tiomáint drive

427 sheas stood

428 go bhfuil contain

429 tosaigh front

430 mhúineadh teach

431 seachtain week

432 deiridh final

433 thug gave

434 glas green

435 curfá oh

436 tapaidh quick

437 fhorbairt develop

438 farraige ocean

439 te warm

440 saor in aisce free

441 nóiméad minute

442 láidir strong

443 speisialta special

444 aigne mind

445 taobh thiar behind

446 soiléir clear

447 eireaball tail

448 ar aird produce

449 Go deimhin fact

450 spás space

451 éisteacht heard

452 fearr best

453 uair an chloig hour

454 níos fearr better

455 fíor true

456 le linn during

457 céad hundred

458 cúig five

459 cuimhnigh remember

460 céim step

461 go luath early

462 shealbhú hold

463 siar west

464 talamh ground

465 ús interest

466 a bhaint amach reach

467 tapa fast

468 briathar verb

469 chanadh sing

470 éisteacht listen

471 sé six

472 tábla table

473 taisteal travel

474 níos lú less

475 maidin morning

476 deich ten

477 simplí simple

478 roinnt several

479 guta vowel

480 i dtreo toward

481 cogadh war

482 leagan lay

483 i gcoinne against

484 patrún pattern

485 mall slow

486 ionad center

487 grá love

488 duine person

489 airgead money

490 freastal serve

491 le feiceáil appear

492 bóthar road

493 léarscáil map

494 báisteach rain

495 riail rule

496 rialaíonn govern

497 tarraingt pull

498 fuar cold

499 Fógra notice

500 guth voice

501 fuinnimh energy

502 fiach hunt

503 is dócha probable

504 leaba bed

505 deartháir brother

506 ubh egg

507 marcaíochta ride

508 cill cell

509 Creidim believe

510 b’fhéidir perhaps

511 Pioc pick

512 tobann sudden

513 comhaireamh count

514 cearnach square

515 chúis reason

516 fad length

517 ionadaíocht a dhéanamh represent

518 ealaín art

519 ábhar subject

520 réigiún region

521 méid size

522 athrú vary

523 réiteach settle

524 labhairt speak

525 meáchan weight

526 ginearálta general

527 oighear ice

528 ábhar matter

529 ciorcal circle

530 péire pair

531 I measc na include

532 deighilt divide

533 siolla syllable

534 bhraith felt

535 mhór grand

536 liathróid ball

537 fós yet

538 tonn wave

539 titim drop

540 croí heart

541 rn am

542 i láthair present

543 trom heavy

544 rince dance

545 inneall engine

546 seasamh position

547 lámh arm

548 ar fud an wide

549 seol sail

550 ábhar material

551 chodán fraction

552 foraoise forest

553 suí sit

554 cine race

555 fuinneog window

556 siopa store

557 samhradh summer

558 traein train

559 codlata sleep

560 chruthú prove

561 aonaracha lone

562 cos leg

563 a fheidhmiú exercise

564 balla wall

565 ghabháil catch

566 mount mount

567 Is mian wish

568 spéir sky

569 bord board

570 áthas joy

571 gheimhridh winter

572 shuigh sat

573 scríofa written

574 fiáin wild

575 ionstraim instrument

576 choimeád kept

577 gloine glass

578 féar grass

579 bó cow

580 post job

581 imeall edge

582 comhartha sign

583 cuairt a thabhairt ar visit

584 am atá thart past

585 bog soft

586 spraoi fun

587 geal bright

588 gáis gas

589 aimsir weather

590 mí month

591 milliún million

592 iompróidh bear

593 chríochnú finish

594 sásta happy

595 Tá súil hope

596 bláth flower

597 clothe clothe

598 aisteach strange

599 imithe gone

600 trádáil trade

601 séis melody

602 turas trip

603 oifig office

604 fháil receive

605 as a chéile row

606 béal mouth

607 cruinn exact

608 siombail symbol

609 bás die

610 ar a laghad least

611 dtrioblóid trouble

612 shout shout

613 ach amháin except

614 Scríobh wrote

615 síol seed

616 ton tone

617 páirt a join

618 fios suggest

619 glan clean

620 sos break

621 bhean lady

622 clós yard

623 ardú rise

624 dona bad

625 buille blow

626 ola oil

627 fuil blood

628 teagmháil touch

629 D’fhás grew

630 cent cent

631 meascán mix

632 fhoireann team

633 sreang wire

634 costas cost

635 caillte lost

636 donn brown

637 chaitheamh wear

638 gairdín garden

639 comhionann equal

640 sheoladh sent

641 roghnaigh choose

642 thit fell

643 oiriúnach fit

644 sreabhadh flow

645 cóir fair

646 banc bank

647 bhailiú collect

648 shábháil save

649 rialú control

650 dheachúlach decimal

651 cluas ear

652 eile else

653 go leor quite

654 bhris broke

655 cás case

656 lár middle

657 mharú kill

658 mac son

659 loch lake

660 nóiméad moment

661 scála scale

662 glórach loud

663 earrach spring

664 breathnú ar observe

665 leanbh child

666 díreach straight

667 consan consonant

668 náisiún nation

669 foclóir dictionary

670 bainne milk

671 luas speed

672 modh method

673 orgán organ

674 íoc pay

675 aois age

676 alt section

677 gúna dress

678 scamall cloud

679 iontas surprise

680 ciúin quiet

681 cloch stone

682 beag bídeach tiny

683 tóg climb

684 fionnuar cool

685 dearadh design

686 droch- poor

687 leor lot

688 turgnamh experiment

689 bun bottom

690 eochair key

691 iarann iron

692 singil single

693 bata stick

694 árasán flat

695 fiche twenty

696 craiceann skin

697 aoibh gháire smile

698 crease crease

699 poll hole

700 léim jump

701 leanbh baby

702 ocht eight

703 sráidbhaile village

704 le chéile meet

705 fréimhe root

706 cheannach buy

707 ardú raise

708 réiteach solve

709 miotail metal

710 cé acu whether

711 bhrú push

712 seacht seven

713 mír paragraph

714 tríú third

715 déanfaidh shall

716 seilbh held

717 gruaig hair

718 cur síos a dhéanamh describe

719 cócaireacht cook

720 urlár floor

721 ceachtar either

722 toradh result

723 sruthán burn

724 cnoc hill

725 sábháilte safe

726 cat cat

727 haois century

728 a mheas consider

729 cineál type

730 dlí law

731 giotán bit

732 chósta coast

733 cóip copy

734 frása phrase

735 adh silent

736 ard tall

737 gaineamh sand

738 ithir soil

739 rolla roll

740 teocht temperature

741 mhéar finger

742 tionscal industry

743 luach value

744 troid i fight

745 bréag lie

746 buille beat

747 spreagfaidh excite

748 nádúrtha natural

749 dearcadh view

750 ciall sense

751 caipitil capital

752 Ní bheidh won’t

753 cathaoir chair

754 contúirt danger

755 torthaí fruit

756 saibhir rich

757 tiubh thick

758 saighdiúir soldier

759 próiseas process

760 oibriú operate

761 cleachtas practice

762 ar leithligh separate

763 deacair difficult

764 dochtúir doctor

765 le do thoil please

766 chosaint protect

767 meán lae noon

768 barr crop

769 nua-aimseartha modern

770 eilimint element

771 hit hit

772 mac léinn student

773 cúinne corner

774 páirtí party

775 soláthar supply

776 a bhfuil a whose

777 aimsiú locate

778 fáinne ring

779 charachtar character

780 feithidí insect

781 ghabh caught

782 tréimhse period

783 Léiríonn indicate

784 raidió radio

785 labhair spoke

786 adamh atom

787 daonna human

788 stair history

789 éifeacht effect

790 leictreacha electric

791 ag súil leis expect

792 cnámh bone

793 iarnróid rail

794 shamhlú imagine

795 a chur ar fáil provide

796 aontaíonn agree

797 dá bhrí sin thus

798 mhín gentle

799 bean woman

800 captaen captain

801 buille faoi thuairim guess

802 gá necessary

803 géar sharp

804 sciathán wing

805 chruthú create

806 comharsa neighbor

807 nigh wash

808 bat bat

809 in áit rather

810 slua crowd

811 arbhar corn

812 a chur i gcomparáid compare

813 dán poem

814 teaghrán string

815 clog bell

816 ag brath depend

817 feoil meat

818 rub rub

819 feadán tube

820 cáiliúil famous

921 cheadú dollar

822 sruth stream

823 eagla fear

284 radharc sight

825 tanaí thin

826 triantáin triangle

827 pláinéad planet

828 Hurry hurry

829 príomhfheidhmeannach chief

830 coilíneacht colony

831 clog clock

832 mianach mine

833 comhionannas vótaí tie

834 isteach enter

835 mór- major

836 úr fresh

837 cuardach search

838 sheoladh send

839 buí yellow

840 gunna gun

841 ar chumas allow

842 cló print

843 marbh dead

844 láthair spot

845 fásach desert

846 oireann suit

847 atá ann faoi láthair current

848 ardaitheoir lift

840 ardaigh rose

850 teacht arrive

851 máistir master

852 rian track

853 tuismitheoir parent

854 gcósta shore

855 roinn division

856 bileog sheet

857 substaint substance

858 bhfabhar favor

859 ceangal connect

860 post post

861 chaitheamh spend

862 corda chord

863 saill fat

864 sásta glad

865 bunaidh original

866 scair share

867 stáisiún station

868 daidí dad

869 arán bread

870 muirear charge

871 ceart proper

872 barra bar

873 tairiscint offer

874 deighleog segment

875 daor slave

876 lacha duck

877 toirt instant

878 margadh market

879 céim degree

880 populate populate

881 chick chick

882 daor dear

883 namhaid enemy

884 freagra reply

885 deoch drink

886 tharlaíonn occur

887 tacaíocht support

888 urlabhra speech

889 nádúr nature

890 raon range

891 gaile steam

892 tairiscint motion

893 cosán path

894 leacht liquid

895 logáil isteach log

896 i gceist meant

897 chomhrann quotient

898 fiacla teeth

899 bhlaosc shell

900 muineál neck

901 ocsaigin oxygen

902 siúcra sugar

903 bás death

904 deas pretty

905 scil skill

906 mná women

907 séasúr season

908 réiteach solution

909 maighnéad magnet

910 airgid silver

911 go raibh maith thank

912 brainse branch

913 cluiche match

914 iarmhír suffix

915 go háirithe especially

916 fige fig

917 eagla afraid

918 ollmhór huge

919 deirfiúr sister

920 cruach steel

921 plé a dhéanamh ar discuss

922 ar aghaidh forward

923 den chineál céanna similar

924 treoir guide

925 taithí experience

926 scór score

927 úll apple

928 cheannaigh bought

929 faoi stiúir led

930 tuinairde pitch

931 cóta coat

932 mais mass

933 cárta card

934 banna band

935 téad rope

936 duillín slip

937 bhuachan win

938 aisling dream

939 tráthnóna evening

940 coinníoll condition

941 beatha feed

942 uirlis tool

943 iomlán total

944 bunúsach basic

945 boladh smell

946 gleann valley

947 ná nor

948 dúbailte double

949 suíochán seat

950 leanúint ar aghaidh continue

951 bloc block

952 chairt chart

953 hata hat

954 dhíol sell

955 rath success

956 cuideachta company

957 dealaigh subtract

958 imeacht event

959 ar leith particular

960 déileáil deal

961 snámh swim

962 téarma term

963 os coinne opposite

964 bean chéile wife

965 bróg shoe

966 ghualainn shoulder

967 leathadh spread

968 socrú a arrange

969 campa camp

970 chumadh invent

971 cadás cotton

972 Rugadh born

973 chinneadh determine

974 leanna quart

975 naoi nine

976 trucail truck

977 torann noise

978 leibhéal level

979 seans chance

980 bhailiú gather

981 siopa shop

982 stráice stretch

983 caith throw

984 Shine shine

985 maoin property

986 colún column

987 móilín molecule

988 roghnaigh select

989 mícheart wrong

990 liath gray

991 athuair repeat

992 a cheangal ar require

993 leathan broad

994 ullmhú prepare

995 salann salt

996 srón nose

997 iolra plural

998 fearg anger

999 éileamh claim

1000 mór-roinn continent