Key vocabulary
bricfeasta
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| Béile/Béilí | Meal/Meals |
| bricfeasta | breakfast |
| lón | lunch |
| dinnéar | dinner |
| suipéar | supper |
| bia | food |
| béile an lae | dish of the day |
| Béile/Béilí | bricfeasta |
|---|---|
| Meal/Meals | breakfast |
| Béile/Béilí | lón |
|---|---|
| Meal/Meals | lunch |
| Béile/Béilí | dinnéar |
|---|---|
| Meal/Meals | dinner |
| Béile/Béilí | suipéar |
|---|---|
| Meal/Meals | supper |
| Béile/Béilí | bia |
|---|---|
| Meal/Meals | food |
| Béile/Béilí | béile an lae |
|---|---|
| Meal/Meals | dish of the day |
an mhilseog
| Biachlár | Menu |
| cúrsa tosaigh / réamhchúrsa | a starter |
| mias | dish |
| príomhchúrsa | a main course |
| an mhilseog | a dessert |
| sneaic | a snack |
| Biachlár | cúrsa tosaigh / réamhchúrsa |
|---|---|
| Menu | a starter |
| Biachlár | mias |
|---|---|
| Menu | dish |
| Biachlár | príomhchúrsa |
|---|---|
| Menu | a main course |
| Biachlár | an mhilseog |
|---|---|
| Menu | a dessert |
| Biachlár | sneaic |
|---|---|
| Menu | a snack |
crúsca
| Gabhdá(i)n | Container(s) |
| bosca | a box |
| buidéal | a bottle |
| canna | a can |
| ciseán | a basket |
| crúsca | a jar/jug |
| pota | a pot |
| píosa | a piece |
| slis | a slice |
| sliseanna aráin agus im | slices of bread and butter |
| stán | a tin |
| Gabhdá(i)n | bosca |
|---|---|
| Container(s) | a box |
| Gabhdá(i)n | buidéal |
|---|---|
| Container(s) | a bottle |
| Gabhdá(i)n | canna |
|---|---|
| Container(s) | a can |
| Gabhdá(i)n | ciseán |
|---|---|
| Container(s) | a basket |
| Gabhdá(i)n | crúsca |
|---|---|
| Container(s) | a jar/jug |
| Gabhdá(i)n | pota |
|---|---|
| Container(s) | a pot |
| Gabhdá(i)n | píosa |
|---|---|
| Container(s) | a piece |
| Gabhdá(i)n | slis |
|---|---|
| Container(s) | a slice |
| Gabhdá(i)n | sliseanna aráin agus im |
|---|---|
| Container(s) | slices of bread and butter |
| Gabhdá(i)n | stán |
|---|---|
| Container(s) | a tin |
tae
| Deoch(anna) | Drink(s) |
| alcól | alcohol |
| bainne | milk |
| beoir | beer |
| caife | coffee |
| deoch (fiosaí) | (fizzy) drink |
| fíon | wine |
| líomanáid | lemonade |
| sú oráiste | orange juice |
| sú | juice |
| tae | tea |
| Deoch(anna) | alcól |
|---|---|
| Drink(s) | alcohol |
| Deoch(anna) | bainne |
|---|---|
| Drink(s) | milk |
| Deoch(anna) | beoir |
|---|---|
| Drink(s) | beer |
| Deoch(anna) | caife |
|---|---|
| Drink(s) | coffee |
| Deoch(anna) | deoch (fiosaí) |
|---|---|
| Drink(s) | (fizzy) drink |
| Deoch(anna) | fíon |
|---|---|
| Drink(s) | wine |
| Deoch(anna) | líomanáid |
|---|---|
| Drink(s) | lemonade |
| Deoch(anna) | sú oráiste |
|---|---|
| Drink(s) | orange juice |
| Deoch(anna) | sú |
|---|---|
| Drink(s) | juice |
| Deoch(anna) | tae |
|---|---|
| Drink(s) | tea |
| Torthaí | Fruit |
| aibreog | apricot |
| anann | pineapple |
| banana | banana |
| silín(í) | cherry/cherries |
| cuirín(í) dubh(a) | blackcurrant(s) |
| fíonchaora | grapes |
| líomóid | lemon |
| oráiste | orange |
| péitseog | peach |
| piorra | pear |
| pluma | plum |
| seadóg | grapefruit |
| sú craobh | raspberry |
| sú talún | strawberry |
| tráta | tomato |
| úll | apple |
| Torthaí | aibreog |
|---|---|
| Fruit | apricot |
| Torthaí | anann |
|---|---|
| Fruit | pineapple |
| Torthaí | banana |
|---|---|
| Fruit | banana |
| Torthaí | silín(í) |
|---|---|
| Fruit | cherry/cherries |
| Torthaí | cuirín(í) dubh(a) |
|---|---|
| Fruit | blackcurrant(s) |
| Torthaí | fíonchaora |
|---|---|
| Fruit | grapes |
| Torthaí | líomóid |
|---|---|
| Fruit | lemon |
| Torthaí | oráiste |
|---|---|
| Fruit | orange |
| Torthaí | péitseog |
|---|---|
| Fruit | peach |
| Torthaí | piorra |
|---|---|
| Fruit | pear |
| Torthaí | pluma |
|---|---|
| Fruit | plum |
| Torthaí | seadóg |
|---|---|
| Fruit | grapefruit |
| Torthaí | sú craobh |
|---|---|
| Fruit | raspberry |
| Torthaí | sú talún |
|---|---|
| Fruit | strawberry |
| Torthaí | tráta |
|---|---|
| Fruit | tomato |
| Torthaí | úll |
|---|---|
| Fruit | apple |
silíní
