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LingoBear creates short Irish passages on topics you choose. Tap any word for an instant English translation and build your vocabulary as you read. Goidelic Celtic language, 18-letter Latin alphabet with the síneadh fada (á, é, í, ó, ú), VSO word order, initial consonant mutations, ~1.8M with some ability, ~80,000 daily speakers in the Gaeltacht.

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Every word in your Irish reading passage is clickable. Get English translations and grammar help, including for séimhiú (lenition) and urú (eclipsis) mutations.

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What's the difference between Munster, Connacht and Ulster Irish?

Irish (Gaeilge) has three main living dialects, each centred on a Gaeltacht: Munster (Kerry, Cork, Waterford) puts stress on long syllables; Connacht (Galway, Mayo) is closest to the modern standard (An Caighdeán); Ulster (Donegal) shares features with Scottish Gaelic, including stress on the first syllable. The standard accepts forms from all three. About 80,000 people use Irish daily, mainly in Gaeltacht areas.

What grammar features should I expect in Irish?

Irish uses VSO word order, two grammatical genders, initial consonant mutations (the start of a word changes after certain triggers: bád 'boat' → an bhád 'the boat' with lenition), and inflected prepositions (with-me, with-you... are single words like liom, leat, leis). Verbal nouns are used where English uses gerunds and infinitives. LingoBear lets you see these patterns in real text.