Countries
European Union, Ireland
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Ireland
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Ireland
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
United Kingdom
South Africa
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
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Derived From
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Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Thank you
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
How are you?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Good Night
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Good Morning
Please
le do thoil
Please
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
I love you
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
American English
Where They Speak
Connacht
United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Munster
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Ulster
United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
English
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
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French Name
irlandais moyen
anglais
German Name
Mittelirisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Irish people
Not Available
Origin
c. 750
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Celtic
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Branch
Goidelic
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Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Standard English
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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engs
Glottocode
iris1253
stan1293
Linguasphere
50-AAA
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Irish and English Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Irish and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and English language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Irish vs English Difficulty
The Irish vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and English Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Irish and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.