Counties and countries Country vocabulary

Can you recognise and use the names of counties, countries and nationalities?

Part of Irish – Learners (CCEA)Local, national, international and global

Country vocabulary

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an domhan - the world

Here are the names of some countries across the world to get you started.

Albain Scotland
Ceanada Canada
Éire, in Éirinn Ireland, in Ireland
Lucsamburg Luxembourg
Málta Malta
Stáit Aontaithe MheiriceáUSA
Poblacht na Seice Czech Republic
Sasana England
an Afraic Africa
an AirgintínArgentina
Albain
Scotland
Ceanada
Canada
Éire, in Éirinn
Ireland, in Ireland
Lucsamburg
Luxembourg
Málta
Malta
Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
USA
Poblacht na Seice
Czech Republic
Sasana
England
an Afraic
Africa
an Airgintín
Argentina
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an Astráil
an Bheilg Belgium
an Bhreatain Bheag Wales
an Bhulgáir Bulgaria
an Chipir Cyprus
an ChróitCroatia
an DanmhairgDenmark
an Bheilg
Belgium
an Bhreatain Bheag
Wales
an Bhulgáir
Bulgaria
an Chipir
Cyprus
an Chróit
Croatia
an Danmhairg
Denmark
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an Fhionlainn
an Eastóin Estonia
an Eilvéis Switzerland
an Fhionlainn Finland
an Fhrainc France
an Ghearmáin Germany
an Ghréig Greece
an Iodáil Italy
an Ísiltír The Netherlands
an Eastóin
Estonia
an Eilvéis
Switzerland
an Fhionlainn
Finland
an Fhrainc
France
an Ghearmáin
Germany
an Ghréig
Greece
an Iodáil
Italy
an Ísiltír
The Netherlands
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an Spáinn
an Laitvia Latvia
an Liotuáin Lithuania
an Ostair Austria
an Pholainn Poland
an Phortaingéil Portugal
an Ríocht Aontaithe United Kingdom
an Rómáin Romania
an Spáinn Spain
an tSlóivéin Slovenia
an tSlóvaic Slovakia
an tSualainn Sweden
an Ungáir Hungary
an Laitvia
Latvia
an Liotuáin
Lithuania
an Ostair
Austria
an Pholainn
Poland
an Phortaingéil
Portugal
an Ríocht Aontaithe
United Kingdom
an Rómáin
Romania
an Spáinn
Spain
an tSlóivéin
Slovenia
an tSlóvaic
Slovakia
an tSualainn
Sweden
an Ungáir
Hungary
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Francach
Náisiúntacht Nationalities
Albanach Scottish
Breatnach Welsh
Briotanach British
Eilvéiseach Swiss
Éireannach Irish
EorpachEuropean
Francach French
Gearmánach German
Iodálach Italian
Meiriceánach American
Ostarach Austrian
Sasanach English
Spáinneach Spanish
Náisiúntacht
Nationalities
Albanach
Scottish
Breatnach
Welsh
Briotanach
British
Eilvéiseach
Swiss
Éireannach
Irish
Eorpach
European
Francach
French
Gearmánach
German
Iodálach
Italian
Meiriceánach
American
Ostarach
Austrian
Sasanach
English
Spáinneach
Spanish

General vocabulary

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an tAigéan Atlantach
tír, tíorthacountry, countries
thar lear / thar sáile abroad
coimhthíoch / eachtrannach foreigner
an tAogéan Atlantachthe Atlantic Ocean
tír, tíortha
country, countries
thar lear / thar sáile
abroad
coimhthíoch / eachtrannach
foreigner
an tAogéan Atlantach
the Atlantic Ocean