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demat hello, good day
salud hello
donemat welcome
kenavo goodbye; until next time
yec'hed mat cheers! (a toast)
deiz-ha-bloaz laouen happy birthday
mar plij please
trugarez thanks, thank you
ya yes
nann no
setu here is, there you are, voilà
kaozeal a rit saozneg do you speak English?
da garout a ran I love you
me da gar I love you (alternative phrasing)
da garan I love you (alternative phrasing)
brezhonek Breton (of or in the Breton language)
galleg French
gouezel Gaelic
okitan Occitan
me I, me
te you (singular, familiar)
eñ he, him
eñv he, him (variant of eñ)
hi she, her
ni we, us
c'hwi you (plural, or polite singular)
int they, them
az you (singular, object form)
ma my
va my (variant of ma)
da your (singular)
e his
he her (possessive)
hon our
hor our (variant of hon)
ho your (plural)
o their
din to me (inflected form of the preposition da)
dit to you sg. (inflected form of da)
dezhañ to him (inflected form of da)
dezhi to her (inflected form of da)
dimp to us (inflected form of da)
deoc'h to you pl. (inflected form of da)
dezho to them (inflected form of da)
ganin with me (inflected form of the preposition gant)
ganit with you sg. (inflected form of gant)
gantañ with him (inflected form of gant)
ganti with her (inflected form of gant)
ganimp with us (inflected form of gant)
ganeoc'h with you pl. (inflected form of gant)
ganto with them (inflected form of gant)
piv who
petra what
pelec'h where
pe which, what
se that, this
re those, the ones
den ebet nobody
nép nobody
a that, which, who — the relative particle before an inflected verb
ar the (the usual form)
an the (before n, d, t and vowels)
al the (before l)
ur a, an (the usual form)
un a, an (before n, d, t and vowels)
ul a, an (before l)
ne not — the pre-verbal half of the negation ne … ket
ket not — the post-verbal half of the negation ne … ket
ra verbal particle marking the subjunctive or optative
ha and
hag and (before a vowel)
met but
pa when, if
rak because; also 'before' as a preposition
kentañ ma as soon as
bennak any, some
ebet no, none (used with the negation)
eus from, of
war on, over
dindan under
etre between, among
gant with
hep without
evit for
evel as, like
eget than (in comparisons)
ouzh towards, to, against
kén until
rag before
penn-da-benn from end to end, all along
unan one (the counting form)
daou two (with masculine nouns)
div two (with feminine nouns)
tri three (with masculine nouns)
teir three (with feminine nouns)
pevar four (with masculine nouns)
peder four (with feminine nouns)
pemp five
c'hwec'h six
seizh seven
eizh eight
nav nine
dek ten
unnek eleven
daouzek twelve
trizek thirteen
pevarzek fourteen
pemzek fifteen
c'hwezek sixteen
seitek seventeen
triwec'h eighteen (literally 'three sixes')
eitek eighteen (variant of triwec'h)
naontek nineteen
ugent twenty
unan warn-ugent twenty-one
daou warn-ugent twenty-two
tregont thirty
daou-ugent forty (literally 'two twenties')
hanter-kant fifty (literally 'half a hundred')
tri-ugent sixty (literally 'three twenties')
pevar-ugent eighty (literally 'four twenties')
kant hundred
mil thousand
kentañ first
eil second
trede third
hanter half
kantved century
milved millennium
hiziv today
dec'h yesterday
warc'hoazh tomorrow
arc'hoazh tomorrow (variant of warc'hoazh)
bremañ now
bremaik soon, in a moment
dizale soon
emberr soon, later today
neuze so, then
atav always, at all times
bemdez every day
alies often
a-wezhioù sometimes
morse never
nepred never (emphatic)
biken never (of future time)
adarre again
c'hoazh still, yet, again
dija already
gwezhall formerly, once
devezh day, daytime
mintin morning
lein breakfast; lunch
hañv summer
diskar-amzer autumn, fall
munutenn minute
munut minute
eilenn second (of time)
montr watch (a wearable timepiece)
horolaj clock
dihuner alarm clock
ehan pause, break
hun sleep
hast haste
mall haste
den human being; person, man; husband
gwaz man; husband; also 'goose'
maouez woman; companion
itron lady
mab son
tad father
mamm mother; female animal; womb
tadig dad, daddy
tad-kozh grandfather
mamm-gozh grandmother; also 'chin'
tad-kaer father-in-law
tadeg father-in-law
tad-kuñv great-grandfather
deuñv son-in-law
leztad stepfather
lezvamm stepmother
lezvab stepson
lezverc'h stepdaughter
eontr uncle
moereb aunt
kar relative, kinsman
kerentiad family
tiegezh family; household
hendad ancestor, forefather
gevell twin
mignon friend
mignonez female friend
kelenner teacher
kemener tailor
kaner singer
liver painter
lemmer knife sharpener, knife grinder
beleg priest
drouiz druid
barzh poet, bard
maer mayor
martolod sailor
kouer peasant, farmer
gov smith
toer roofer
marc'heg horseman, rider, knight
embanner editor, publisher
test witness
enezad islander
enezour islander
korrigan korrigan — a sprite of Breton folklore; also a very short person
korr dwarf, gnome, sprite
mezvier drunkard
kristen Christian
tiern prince; sovereign
kont count (the noble title)
markiz marquis
konsul consul
dogan cuckold
doganenn unfaithful wife
gast whore (vulgar; also Brittany's most common swear word)
tal forehead
fri nose
genoù mouth; face; river mouth; opening
teod tongue
elgezh chin
karvan jaw
barv beard
gar leg
dorn hand
ivin fingernail; claw; also 'yew'
divrec'h the two arms (dual of brec'h)
divskouarn the two ears (dual of skouarn)
kof belly
tor belly, stomach, abdomen
kalon heart; courage; appetite
gwad blood; essence
kroc'hen skin; crust
empenn brain
begel navel
mouezh voice
lost tail
kell testicle; also 'cell' (of a prisoner or monk)
kalc'h penis
marv death
nerzh force, strength; energy
loskadur a burn
devadenn a burn (injury)
halo saliva
ti house
kambr bedroom
leur floor, ground, surface; area; deck
dor door
moger wall
mur wall
taol table
kador chair
bank bench; bank
gwele bed; also 'placenta'
gwele-kloz box-bed — the enclosed wooden bed of the traditional Breton house
loa spoon
loa-vañson trowel (a mason's tool)
kontell knife
hanaf cup, goblet
kelorn bucket
listrier sideboard
lestr container, vessel; ship
lestr-spluj submarine
maneg glove
dilhad clothes
kordenn rope
bazh stick
bazh-loaek crutch
bazh-krog harpoon
bazh-eskob crosier
nadoz needle
gevel pliers, tongs
kantol candle
kompoder computer
banniel flag
delwenn statue
levr book
dornlevr manual, handbook
geriadur dictionary
holloueziadur encyclopedia
lizher letter (a written message)
lizherenn letter (of the alphabet)
kartenn card; map
kartenn-bost postcard
kartenn-vank bank card
ti-bank bank (the building)
leti hotel, inn
marc'had market
karter district, quarter
kab cape, promontory
hent way, road, path
hent-houarn railway
marc'h-houarn bicycle (literally 'iron horse')
divrod two-wheeler
tramgarr tram
bag boat
tour tower
kroaz cross; also 'pain'
moskeenn mosque
garzh hedge
liorzh garden
kraou cattle shed, stable, pigsty; also the Christmas crib
neizh nest
diamant diamond
dir steel
houarn iron; a horseshoe; a clothes iron
litiom lithium
kaliom potassium
hidrogen hydrogen
dornerez thresher, threshing machine
bara bread
bara-mel gingerbread
dour water; also rain, tears, sweat, saliva
te melen yellow tea
kafe coffee; the coffee bean or plant
kig meat, flesh
keuz cheese; also 'regret'
holen salt
greun grain
heiz barley
kolo straw
had seed
diwan germ, seed
krampouezh crêpes (collective)
krampouezhenn a single crêpe (singulative of krampouezh)
krampouezher crêpe-maker (the person)
krampouezherezh crêperie, pancake house
ti-krampouezh crêperie
kouign cake, bun, brioche
kouign-amann kouign-amann — the Breton butter cake
gachen cake, pie
gwadegenn black pudding, blood sausage
gwadegenn wenn white pudding
banne a drop; a glass (of a drink)
died drink, beverage
frouezh fruit (collective)
frouezhenn a single fruit (singulative of frouezh)
kraoñ nuts (collective)
kraoñenn a single nut (singulative of kraoñ)
mez acorns (collective)
mezenn a single acorn (singulative of mez)
bananez bananas (collective)
bananezenn a single banana (singulative of bananez)
hogan haw, the fruit of the hawthorn
kabell-touseg mushroom (literally 'toad's cap')
mor sea
enez island
tir land
douar earth, soil; the Earth; land, country
bed world; universe
kevandir continent
heol sun
loar moon
galaksienn galaxy
koumoul clouds (collective)
koumoulenn a single cloud (singulative of koumoul)
kanevedenn rainbow
erc'h snow
kouign-erc'h snowball
gwent wind; also 'gas, flatulence'
gwalarn the northwest; the northwesterly wind
kornôg west
taran thunder
luc'hed lightning
tan fire
ludu ash; fertilizer
huzel soot
maen stone
maen-hir menhir — a single tall standing stone
traezh sand
traezhenn beach; sandbank; a grain of sand
lenn lake; also 'cover'
geot grass (collective)
geotenn a blade of grass (singulative of geot)
gwelt grass (collective, variant of geot)
gweltenn a blade of grass (singulative of gwelt)
del foliage, leaves (collective)
delienn a leaf (singulative of del); also a slice
derv oak
tann sessile oak
tannoed oak plantation, oakwood
balan broom, the shrub Genista
balanenn a single broom plant (singulative of balan)
banal broom; bramble
draen thorn; fishbone; the point of a sharp object; a snag or difficulty
kouarc'h hemp, cannabis
kanab cannabis
krec'h height, eminence; a mound
loen animal
ki dog
kiez female dog, bitch
gwadgi bloodhound
dourgi otter (literally 'water dog')
kolen puppy, cub
marc'h horse
ebeul foal
ebeulez filly
tarv bull
leue calf
gavr goat
maout ram
moc'h pigs, swine (collective); also gluttons, egoists
logod mice (collective); also meatballs
logodenn a mouse (singulative of logod)
logod-dall bats (literally 'blind mice')
logodenn-dall a bat (singulative of logod-dall)
louarn fox
goz mole (the animal)
mol mole
draeneg hedgehog; also the sea perch
konikl rabbit
karv deer
leon lion
erer eagle
kaouenn owl
gwalc'h hawk; falcon; also 'washing, ablution'
houad duck
douryar moorhen
kog rooster; cuckoo; a tap; a shell; a cook
naer snake
touseg toad
maligorn snail
balafenn butterfly; moth
gwenan bees (collective)
gwenanenn a single bee (singulative of gwenan)
morvleiz shark (literally 'sea wolf')
morvil cetacean, whale
gavr-vor spiny lobster (literally 'sea goat')
grilh-mor spiny lobster
beg-botez shoebill
marbluñv down — soft, fluffy feathers (collective)
marbluñvenn a single piece of down (singulative of marbluñv)
bezañ to be
kaout to have; to get
ober to do, to make; also the auxiliary used to conjugate any verb
mont to go
dont to come
donet to come (variant of dont)
gallout can, to be able
gouzout to know (a fact)
fellout to want
karout to love
komz to speak; to express oneself
kaozeal to speak, to talk, to converse
klevout to hear; to smell; to grant; to agree, to get along
gwelet to see; to keep an eye on, to watch
gwelout to see (variant of gwelet)
sellout to watch, to look at; to see; to concern; to consider
debriñ to eat
evañ to drink
sistra to drink cider
kousket to sleep
chom to stay, to remain
azezañ to sit, to sit down
sevel to rise, to erect; to build; to lift; to compose; to earn
lakaat to put, to set, to arrange, to make
reiñ to give
kas to send
kavout to find; to meet up with; to be at a place
klask to search, to look for; to try; to cope
enklask to search, to investigate
deskiñ to learn
kelenn to teach
skrivañ to write
studiañ to study
soñjal to think
krediñ to believe; to think
kanañ to sing
kana to sing (variant of kanañ)
dañsal to dance
korolliñ to dance
c'hoari to play
bevañ to live; to feed
maga to feed, to nourish
mervel to die
genel to bear a child, to give birth
koshaat to age, to grow old
prenañ to buy
gwerzhañ to sell
kargañ to load (a vehicle)
lestrañ to board, to load a vehicle
dilestrañ to disembark, to debark
beajiñ to travel
nijal to fly
neuñviñ to swim
roeñvat to row
fiñval to move, to shift, to twitch
kregiñ to start, to begin
gourfennañ to end, to finish, to conclude
digeriñ to open, to open up
dibab to choose, to opt
dilenn to choose, to elect
diuz to choose, to select
choaz to choose
kinnig to offer, to propose
kemenn to announce
kemmañ to change, to modify, to edit
treiñ to turn; to translate
krouiñ to create
moulañ to print
pellgomz to telephone
ouzhpennañ to add, to append
gwalc'hiñ to wash
dilouzañ to clean
disaotrañ to clean
glanaat to cleanse, to purify
saotrañ to pollute
louzañ to pollute, to dirty; to deceive, to trap
lousaat to dirty
gwriat to sew
hadañ to sow
mala to grind
rosta to roast
pouezañ to weigh
maha to press
deviñ to burn
merglañ to rust
livañ to colour, to paint
dilivañ to strip the paint from
diwiskañ to undress
teurel to throw
laza to kill
taga to attack
barn to judge
doujañ to respect
touellañ to deceive
freuzañ to destroy
tarzhañ to burst, to explode; to appear, to show oneself; to surge
berañ to flow, to move as a liquid
perc'hennañ to own, to possess; to adopt
chadennañ to chain, to shackle
dichadennañ to unchain
hasta to hurry
fallaat to worsen
heñvelaat to assimilate, to become similar
disheñvelaat to differentiate
melenaat to become yellow; to make yellow
dua to blacken
rakwelet to foresee, to predict, to preview
spia to spy
sina to signal
gwildronañ to twist
gwilc'hañ to wink; to ogle
leat to lick
pika to prick
konikleta to hunt rabbits
pennekaat to stand up to, to express objection
doganiñ to cuckold
mat good
mad good (variant of mat)
fall bad
drouk bad, evil
gwall bad, mean, wicked; also 'very' as an adverb
bras big
bihan small, little
hir long
berr short
ledan broad, wide
enk narrow, cramped
uhel high
don deep
tev big, thick; fat; dense; opaque
moan thin, slender
teusk meagre, stingy, slim, weak
pounner heavy
kreñv strong
gwan weak
nevez new
kozh old, ancient
hen old, ancient
yaouank young
kaer beautiful
brav beautiful, fine
tek pretty, attractive
laouen happy, glad
trist sad
aes easy
diaes difficult
eeun straight; right, fair; loyal; naive, simple
gwir right, true, correct
ret necessary, obligatory
leun full; complete
kevan entire, whole
holl all
all other
arall other (variant of all)
heñvel similar, the same
disheñvel different, dissimilar
nes close, next, intimate
digor open
klañv ill, sick
bev alive, living
maro dead
mezv drunk, intoxicated
mezo drunk
naet clean
lous dirty
lor dirty
glan pure
tomm warm
tomm-berv boiling hot
yen cold
teñval dark
gorrek slow
diwezhat late
pinvidik rich, wealthy
kér dear
plijus fun, pleasant; interesting
dispar fantastic, outstanding
dous sweet
kuñv sweet, gentle
chugonus juicy, succulent
lemm sharp
ront round
kromm curved
moal bald
dall blind
bouzar deaf
mud mute
barvek bearded
kabac'h senile
rok arrogant; hard
pennek stubborn, obstinate
froudennek capricious
uvel humble
kevrin mysterious, secret
kevrinus mysterious, secret
santel holy, sacred
prizius precious
hewel visible
diwel invisible
diwelus invisible
fraezh clear, distinct; clear (of skies); clean, healthy (of food)
eizik critical
kleiz left
gwenn white
du black; also 'swollen', 'starved'
ruz red
ru red
melen yellow
glas blue; green (of natural things)
gwer green (of artificial things)
gell brown
louet grey; mouldy
arc'hlas bluish, greyish, greenish
damc'hlas bluish, greyish, greenish
arvelen yellowish
damvelen yellowish
azvelen yellowish
gourel masculine
benel feminine
gwregel feminine
broadel national
bonreizhel constitutional
keodedel civil, civilian
foran public, open
hollek general; universal
penna main, principal
naturel natural
divyezhek bilingual
leonek of or from Léon, one of the four Breton dialect regions
brezhon Breton
galian Gaulish
albanek Albanian
rusian Russian
eskobel episcopal
douarek earthy; earthly
dourek watery, aquatic, hydrated; humid
traezhek sandy
houarnek ferrous, ferruginous
atomek atomic
izotopek isotopic
neutronek neutronic
loaek spoon-shaped
dibluñv featherless
unsilabennek monosyllabic
divsilabennek disyllabic
pedersilabennek quadrisyllabic
pempsilabennek pentasyllabic
amañ here
aze there
pell far
tre very
kalz many, a lot
nebeut a bit, few
nebeud few, a small quantity
a-walc'h quite, enough
ken so, as — the equality adverb; also exclamative and negative uses
ivez also
zoken even
a-bezh completely, entirely, totally
peurliesañ generally, mostly, usually
peurvuiañ generally, mostly, usually
siwazh unfortunately, alas
kemmadur mutation — the change to a word's initial consonant
kemm change
gramadeg grammar
distagadur pronunciation; also separation, detachment
lizherjedoniezh algebra
liester plural
lostger suffix
kentel lesson; the moral of a story
kentanv given name
moranv nickname
ger word
kan song
kanaouenn song
kaniri hymn
bagad bagad — a Breton pipe band
barzhoniezh poetry
livadur painting
eoullivadur oil painting
istor history
keloù a piece of news
titour information
implij use
liamm link
lezenn law
emglev agreement, pact
emglev keodedel a gengred civil solidarity pact (the French PACS)
kengred solidarity
kevredigezh association
koñje military service
koñje keodedel civil service
doujañs respect
disoc'h result, outcome
diwezh end
digoradur introduction, opening
korvigell trick, tip
kresk growth
tolz mass
tolz eizik critical mass
derc'han atomic nucleus
neutron neutrons (collective)
neutronenn a single neutron (singulative of neutron)
izotop isotope
dle debt
ekonomiezh economy
jedoniezh mathematics
naturoniezh physics
dourennoniezh chemistry
douaroniezh geography
henoniezh archaeology
denoniezh anthropology
loenoniezh zoology
moroniezh oceanography
morvevoniezh marine biology
maenoniezh mineralogy
kreginoniezh conchology
doueoniezh theology
kenedoniezh aesthetics
epistemologiezh epistemology
dendrokronologiezh dendrochronology
gremmoniezh energetics
heñvelsoniezh homophony
belegiezh priesthood
denelezh humanity
madelezh goodness, goodwill
divyezhegezh bilingualism
naetadurezh cleanliness
diegi idleness
taeroni indignation
tostoni stinginess, parsimony
froudenn caprice, whim
mezventi drunkenness
karantez love
trec'h victory; a victor; superior
tamm a piece, a part; a crumb
tammig a little bit
begad a bit
tra thing
judo judo
echedoù chess