Most Common Words: 1-100
In our student guides, we provide a list of the most common Irish words to give learners the most useful words for speaking the language today (modified for this purpose from "Irish Word Frequency - Liosta Minicíochta Focal Gaeilge" by Michal Boleslav Měchura, 2015). This list helps learners know which words are used most often in everyday Irish conversations.
Print out the list and grab a pen! Start by writing in the definitions for any words you already know. Then, look up the ones you don’t and add their meanings. Keep working with your list—reviewing, practicing, and using the words in sentences—until you know them all by heart. These are the building blocks of spoken Irish, so mastering them will give your language skills a huge boost!
1 an
2 bí
3 ar
4 agus
5 is
6 ag
7 le
8 na
9 do
10 go
11 de
12 sé
13 sin
14 ó
15 é
16 seo
17 cuir
18 mar
19 ach
20 déan
21 faoi
22 nó
23 duine
24 tabhair
25 féin
26 ní
27 aon
28 as
29 chun
30 eile
31 abair
32 mé
33 tar
34 cuid
35 maith
36 faigh
37 sí
38 ná
39 bliain
40 siad
41 téigh
42 nuair
43 iad
44 amach
45 mo
46 cé
47 nach
48 bain
49 ceann
50 gach
51 tú
52 rud
53 í
54 caith
55 Gaeilge
56 trí
57 gan
58 féidir
59 lá
60 chomh
61 fear
62 isteach
63 fad
64 áit
65 beag
66 am
67 chuig
68 Éire
69 obair
70 céad
71 amháin
72 taobh
73 anois
74 céile
75 mac
76 feic
77 níos
78 má
79 teach
80 ceart
81 gur
82 idir
83 scéal
84 tír
85 saol
86 bith
87 roimh
88 féad
89 ceist
90 ansin
91 deireadh
92 bean
93 dóigh
94 dá
95 fios
96 uair
97 alt
98 te
99 pobal
100 comhairle
