Alphabet
The Irish Gaelic alphabet is made up of the following letters:
a á b c d e é f g h i í l m n o ó p r s t u ú
Newly imported words can contain j, k, q, v, w, x, y, z. Of these, v is probably the most commonly used letter.
The accent that can be placed on each of the five vowels is called the fada. The accent broadens the vowel.
| Vowel | Pronunciation | Example | Pronunciation | Translation |
| á | /aw/ | práta | /PRAW-ta/ | potatoe |
| ú | /oo/ | úll | /ool/ | apple |
| ó | /oh/ | bróg | /brogue/ | shoe |
| í | /ee/ | cailín | /col-EEN/ | girl |
| é | /ay/ | spéir | /SPAY-ir/ | sky |
revshaughnessy said,
January 28, 2008 @ 11:12 pm
does using all capitol letters emphasize a word more at all?
like if I use brod(of course it would have a fada over the o)as BROD does it mean a greater umph! or does it look ridiculous?
Eoin said,
January 29, 2008 @ 9:23 am
revshaughnessy: in my opinion, you could emphasise just as you do in English, it’s your call.
cody ziegler said,
February 10, 2008 @ 12:43 am
saol craicealte amhain
Would I use a fada over every first vowel of each word?
the a in saol
the a in craicealte
the a in amhain
??
Please let me know its for a tattoo!
THNX
Eoin said,
February 10, 2008 @ 12:13 pm
cody ziegler: please use our free translation forum for specific word requests.
kieran said,
April 4, 2008 @ 1:27 pm
please im getting a tattoo on wednesday and it involves my name kieran in gaelic lol someone help
Eoin said,
April 5, 2008 @ 2:30 pm
keiran: please use our free translation forum for specific word requests.
Khrys Taylor said,
August 18, 2008 @ 1:05 am
Only God can Decide
Kristie Ledwith said,
October 23, 2008 @ 3:33 am
Excellent and informative site thank you
alimah said,
November 20, 2008 @ 7:41 am
can i please have the translation for the name alimah
terry said,
April 6, 2009 @ 8:35 am
hi, im trying to find out the translation for the name Ella?
derek said,
April 13, 2009 @ 11:36 pm
can anyone show how to write william or billy O’conner in irish gaelic.i want to tattoo it for my friend that passed.so i would really appreciate it thank you
Nikkerczethy Giththe said,
December 31, 2009 @ 8:11 am
great site!