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

silíní