Aibítir na Gaeilge

The Gaelic Alphabet

Litir Letter	Sean¥ló Old Script	Sampla Example	Béarla English	Fuaimniú Pronunciation	Ogham
a	a	ard	tall	[h]ard
b	b	bó beo	cow alive	bough b^yough
c	c	carr cearr	car wrong	car c^yar
d	d	dó deo	for him forever	dough Joe
e	e	éist	listen!	[qu]est[ion]
f	f	fir faoi	men under him	fear f^wee
g	g	glas	green	gloss
h	h	halla	hall	Holla[nd]
i	i	in	in	in
l	l	lá leá	day melting	law l^yaw
m	m	mé	I, me	may
n	n	níl	not	kneel
o	o	ó	from	oh
p	p	poc pioc	billy goat pick	poke p^yoke
r	r, ˆ‰	rí	king	rea[l]
s	s, Š	suí sí	sitting she	see she
t	t	tae te	tea hot	ta[ke] chai[r]
u	u	úll	apple	[c]ool

Consonant Sounds

Caol (Slender): next to e/i – Seán (Sean), Síle (Sheila)

Leathan (Broad): next to a/o/u – Tomás (Tom), Sorcha (Sally), Séamus (James)

Long Vowels (Síneadh Fada)

Áine (Anne), Éilis (Elizabeth), Íosóg (Isaac), Órán (Oran), Úna (Oona)

Irish Musical Terms

amhrán	song	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/amhr%c3%a1n
amhránaí	singer	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/amhr%c3%a1na%c3%ad
amhránaíocht	singing	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/amhr%c3%a1na%c3%adocht
aibítir	alphabet	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/aib%c3%adtir
bainseó	banjo	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/bainse%c3%b3
banna ceoil	band	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/banna_ceoil
basúcaí	bouzouki	N/A
bosca ceoil	melodion	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/bosca_ceoil
cairdín	accordian	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/caird%c3%adn
canadh	singing	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/canadh
consairtín	concertina	http://teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/consairt%c3%adn
cruit	harp	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/cruit
cláirseach	harp	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/cl%c3%a1irseach
ceol	music	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/ceol
ceoltóir	musician	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/ceolt%c3%b3ir
cipín	tipper	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/cip%c3%adn
cnámha	bones	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/cn%c3%a1mha
comhaltas	brotherhood	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/comhaltas
druma	drum	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/druma
feadóg	whistle	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/fead%c3%b3g
feadóg mhór	flute	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/fead%c3%b3g_mh%c3%b3r
feadóg stáin	tin whistle	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/fead%c3%b3g_st%c3%a1in
fidil	fiddle	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/fidil
fleá (cheoil)	(music) festival	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/fle%c3%a1
flúit	flute	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/fli%C3%BAit
fonn	tune, air	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/fonn
giotár	guitar	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/giot%c3%a1r
méarchlár	keyboard	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/m%c3%a9archl%c3%a1r
píb	pipe	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/p%c3%adb
polca	polka	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/polca
port	jig	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/port
port dubáilte	double jig	N/A
port luascach	slip jig	N/A
portaireacht	lilting	N/A
ríl	reel	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/r%c3%adl
seinn	playing (music)	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/seinn
seisiún	session	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/seisi%c3%ban
sleamhnán	slide	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/sleamhn%c3%a1n
traidisiúnta	traditional	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/traidisi%c3%banta
uillinn	elbow	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/uillinn
uirlisí ceoil	musical instruments	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/uirlis%c3%ad_ceoil
veidhlín	violin	https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/veidhl%c3%adn