Getting started
Here is some useful vocabulary to get you started.
an Domhan
| An timpeallacht | The environment |
| an Domhan | the Earth |
| an domhan | the world |
| An timpeallacht |
| The environment |
| an Domhan |
| the Earth |
| an domhan |
| the world |
gloine
| Earraí / acmhainní | Goods / resources |
| miotal | metal |
| plaisteach | plastic |
| gloine | glass |
| páipéar | paper |
| teicneolaíocht | technology |
| mála | bag |
| bruscar | rubbish |
| cannaí | cans |
| uisce | water |
| gual | coal |
| amhola | crude oil |
| peitreal (gan luaidhe) | (unleaded) petrol |
| Earraí / acmhainní |
| Goods / resources |
| miotal |
| metal |
| plaisteach |
| plastic |
| gloine |
| glass |
| páipéar |
| paper |
| teicneolaíocht |
| technology |
| mála |
| bag |
| bruscar |
| rubbish |
| cannaí |
| cans |
| uisce |
| water |
| gual |
| coal |
| amhola |
| crude oil |
| peitreal (gan luaidhe) |
| (unleaded) petrol |
an cine daonna
| An fhadhb | The problem |
| an cine daonna | the human race |
| ainmhithe | animals |
| truailliú | pollution |
| ceimiceáin | chemicals |
| ionad dumpála | dump site |
| cogadh | war |
| dífhoraoisiú | deforestation |
| stáisiún cumhachta núicléach | nuclear power station |
| fuinneamh núicléach | nuclear energy |
| úsáid | consumption |
| róphobalú | overpopulation |
| An fhadhb |
| The problem |
| an cine daonna |
| the human race |
| ainmhithe |
| animals |
| truailliú |
| pollution |
| ceimiceáin |
| chemicals |
| ionad dumpála |
| dump site |
| cogadh |
| war |
| dífhoraoisiú |
| deforestation |
| stáisiún cumhachta núicléach |
| nuclear power station |
| fuinneamh núicléach |
| nuclear energy |
| úsáid |
| consumption |
| róphobalú |
| overpopulation |
cumhacht gaoithe
| Réiteach na faidhbe | The solution to the problem |
| athchúrsáil | recycling |
| in-athnuaite | renewable |
| cumhacht gaoithe | wind power |
| grianchumhacht | solar power |
| orgánach | organic |
| leictreachas | electricity |
| cosc | ban |
| tonn | wave |
| ar fud an domhain | worldwide |
| Réiteach na faidhbe |
| The solution to the problem |
| athchúrsáil |
| recycling |
| in-athnuaite |
| renewable |
| cumhacht gaoithe |
| wind power |
| grianchumhacht |
| solar power |
| orgánach |
| organic |
| leictreachas |
| electricity |
| cosc |
| ban |
| tonn |
| wave |
| ar fud an domhain |
| worldwide |
cuir
A word used to describe an action or state of being. and structures
| athchúrsáil | recycling |
| bain úsáid as | to use |
| cuir | to put / plant |
| cuir as | to put / turn off |
| caomhnaigh | to preserve |
| cosain | to protect / safeguard |
| cuir amú | to waste |
| cuir cosc ar | to ban |
| déan dochar (do) | to harm |
| truailligh | to pollute |
| tabhair | to take |
| las | to light |
| scrios | to destroy |
| stróic | to tear |
| scaip | to spread |
| tarlaigh | to happen |
| athchúrsáil |
| recycling |
| bain úsáid as |
| to use |
| cuir |
| to put / plant |
| cuir as |
| to put / turn off |
| caomhnaigh |
| to preserve |
| cosain |
| to protect / safeguard |
| cuir amú |
| to waste |
| cuir cosc ar |
| to ban |
| déan dochar (do) |
| to harm |
| truailligh |
| to pollute |
| tabhair |
| to take |
| las |
| to light |
| scrios |
| to destroy |
| stróic |
| to tear |
| scaip |
| to spread |
| tarlaigh |
| to happen |
