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#BretonEnglish
1demathello, good day
2saludhello
3donematwelcome
4kenavogoodbye; until next time
5yec'hed matcheers! (a toast)
6deiz-ha-bloaz laouenhappy birthday
7mar plijplease
8trugarezthanks, thank you
9yayes
10nannno
11setuhere is, there you are, voilà
12kaozeal a rit saoznegdo you speak English?
13da garout a ranI love you
14me da garI love you (alternative phrasing)
15da garanI love you (alternative phrasing)
16brezhonekBreton (of or in the Breton language)
17gallegFrench
18gouezelGaelic
19okitanOccitan
20meI, me
21teyou (singular, familiar)
22he, him
23eñvhe, him (variant of eñ)
24hishe, her
25niwe, us
26c'hwiyou (plural, or polite singular)
27intthey, them
28azyou (singular, object form)
29mamy
30vamy (variant of ma)
31dayour (singular)
32ehis
33heher (possessive)
34honour
35horour (variant of hon)
36hoyour (plural)
37otheir
38dinto me (inflected form of the preposition da)
39ditto you sg. (inflected form of da)
40dezhañto him (inflected form of da)
41dezhito her (inflected form of da)
42dimpto us (inflected form of da)
43deoc'hto you pl. (inflected form of da)
44dezhoto them (inflected form of da)
45ganinwith me (inflected form of the preposition gant)
46ganitwith you sg. (inflected form of gant)
47gantañwith him (inflected form of gant)
48gantiwith her (inflected form of gant)
49ganimpwith us (inflected form of gant)
50ganeoc'hwith you pl. (inflected form of gant)
51gantowith them (inflected form of gant)
52pivwho
53petrawhat
54pelec'hwhere
55pewhich, what
56sethat, this
57rethose, the ones
58den ebetnobody
59népnobody
60athat, which, who — the relative particle before an inflected verb
61arthe (the usual form)
62anthe (before n, d, t and vowels)
63althe (before l)
64ura, an (the usual form)
65una, an (before n, d, t and vowels)
66ula, an (before l)
67nenot — the pre-verbal half of the negation ne … ket
68ketnot — the post-verbal half of the negation ne … ket
69raverbal particle marking the subjunctive or optative
70haand
71hagand (before a vowel)
72metbut
73pawhen, if
74rakbecause; also 'before' as a preposition
75kentañ maas soon as
76bennakany, some
77ebetno, none (used with the negation)
78eusfrom, of
79waron, over
80dindanunder
81etrebetween, among
82gantwith
83hepwithout
84evitfor
85evelas, like
86egetthan (in comparisons)
87ouzhtowards, to, against
88kénuntil
89ragbefore
90penn-da-bennfrom end to end, all along
91unanone (the counting form)
92daoutwo (with masculine nouns)
93divtwo (with feminine nouns)
94trithree (with masculine nouns)
95teirthree (with feminine nouns)
96pevarfour (with masculine nouns)
97pederfour (with feminine nouns)
98pempfive
99c'hwec'hsix
100seizhseven
101eizheight
102navnine
103dekten
104unnekeleven
105daouzektwelve
106trizekthirteen
107pevarzekfourteen
108pemzekfifteen
109c'hwezeksixteen
110seitekseventeen
111triwec'heighteen (literally 'three sixes')
112eitekeighteen (variant of triwec'h)
113naonteknineteen
114ugenttwenty
115unan warn-ugenttwenty-one
116daou warn-ugenttwenty-two
117tregontthirty
118daou-ugentforty (literally 'two twenties')
119hanter-kantfifty (literally 'half a hundred')
120tri-ugentsixty (literally 'three twenties')
121pevar-ugenteighty (literally 'four twenties')
122kanthundred
123milthousand
124kentañfirst
125eilsecond
126tredethird
127hanterhalf
128kantvedcentury
129milvedmillennium
130hizivtoday
131dec'hyesterday
132warc'hoazhtomorrow
133arc'hoazhtomorrow (variant of warc'hoazh)
134bremañnow
135bremaiksoon, in a moment
136dizalesoon
137emberrsoon, later today
138neuzeso, then
139atavalways, at all times
140bemdezevery day
141aliesoften
142a-wezhioùsometimes
143morsenever
144neprednever (emphatic)
145bikennever (of future time)
146adarreagain
147c'hoazhstill, yet, again
148dijaalready
149gwezhallformerly, once
150devezhday, daytime
151mintinmorning
152leinbreakfast; lunch
153hañvsummer
154diskar-amzerautumn, fall
155munutennminute
156munutminute
157eilennsecond (of time)
158montrwatch (a wearable timepiece)
159horolajclock
160dihuneralarm clock
161ehanpause, break
162hunsleep
163hasthaste
164mallhaste
165denhuman being; person, man; husband
166gwazman; husband; also 'goose'
167maouezwoman; companion
168itronlady
169mabson
170tadfather
171mammmother; female animal; womb
172tadigdad, daddy
173tad-kozhgrandfather
174mamm-gozhgrandmother; also 'chin'
175tad-kaerfather-in-law
176tadegfather-in-law
177tad-kuñvgreat-grandfather
178deuñvson-in-law
179leztadstepfather
180lezvammstepmother
181lezvabstepson
182lezverc'hstepdaughter
183eontruncle
184moerebaunt
185karrelative, kinsman
186kerentiadfamily
187tiegezhfamily; household
188hendadancestor, forefather
189gevelltwin
190mignonfriend
191mignonezfemale friend
192kelennerteacher
193kemenertailor
194kanersinger
195liverpainter
196lemmerknife sharpener, knife grinder
197belegpriest
198drouizdruid
199barzhpoet, bard
200maermayor
201martolodsailor
202kouerpeasant, farmer
203govsmith
204toerroofer
205marc'heghorseman, rider, knight
206embannereditor, publisher
207testwitness
208enezadislander
209enezourislander
210korrigankorrigan — a sprite of Breton folklore; also a very short person
211korrdwarf, gnome, sprite
212mezvierdrunkard
213kristenChristian
214tiernprince; sovereign
215kontcount (the noble title)
216markizmarquis
217konsulconsul
218dogancuckold
219doganennunfaithful wife
220gastwhore (vulgar; also Brittany's most common swear word)
221talforehead
222frinose
223genoùmouth; face; river mouth; opening
224teodtongue
225elgezhchin
226karvanjaw
227barvbeard
228garleg
229dornhand
230ivinfingernail; claw; also 'yew'
231divrec'hthe two arms (dual of brec'h)
232divskouarnthe two ears (dual of skouarn)
233kofbelly
234torbelly, stomach, abdomen
235kalonheart; courage; appetite
236gwadblood; essence
237kroc'henskin; crust
238empennbrain
239begelnavel
240mouezhvoice
241losttail
242kelltesticle; also 'cell' (of a prisoner or monk)
243kalc'hpenis
244marvdeath
245nerzhforce, strength; energy
246loskadura burn
247devadenna burn (injury)
248halosaliva
249tihouse
250kambrbedroom
251leurfloor, ground, surface; area; deck
252dordoor
253mogerwall
254murwall
255taoltable
256kadorchair
257bankbench; bank
258gwelebed; also 'placenta'
259gwele-klozbox-bed — the enclosed wooden bed of the traditional Breton house
260loaspoon
261loa-vañsontrowel (a mason's tool)
262kontellknife
263hanafcup, goblet
264kelornbucket
265listriersideboard
266lestrcontainer, vessel; ship
267lestr-splujsubmarine
268manegglove
269dilhadclothes
270kordennrope
271bazhstick
272bazh-loaekcrutch
273bazh-krogharpoon
274bazh-eskobcrosier
275nadozneedle
276gevelpliers, tongs
277kantolcandle
278kompodercomputer
279bannielflag
280delwennstatue
281levrbook
282dornlevrmanual, handbook
283geriadurdictionary
284holloueziadurencyclopedia
285lizherletter (a written message)
286lizherennletter (of the alphabet)
287kartenncard; map
288kartenn-bostpostcard
289kartenn-vankbank card
290ti-bankbank (the building)
291letihotel, inn
292marc'hadmarket
293karterdistrict, quarter
294kabcape, promontory
295hentway, road, path
296hent-houarnrailway
297marc'h-houarnbicycle (literally 'iron horse')
298divrodtwo-wheeler
299tramgarrtram
300bagboat
301tourtower
302kroazcross; also 'pain'
303moskeennmosque
304garzhhedge
305liorzhgarden
306kraoucattle shed, stable, pigsty; also the Christmas crib
307neizhnest
308diamantdiamond
309dirsteel
310houarniron; a horseshoe; a clothes iron
311litiomlithium
312kaliompotassium
313hidrogenhydrogen
314dornerezthresher, threshing machine
315barabread
316bara-melgingerbread
317dourwater; also rain, tears, sweat, saliva
318te melenyellow tea
319kafecoffee; the coffee bean or plant
320kigmeat, flesh
321keuzcheese; also 'regret'
322holensalt
323greungrain
324heizbarley
325kolostraw
326hadseed
327diwangerm, seed
328krampouezhcrêpes (collective)
329krampouezhenna single crêpe (singulative of krampouezh)
330krampouezhercrêpe-maker (the person)
331krampouezherezhcrêperie, pancake house
332ti-krampouezhcrêperie
333kouigncake, bun, brioche
334kouign-amannkouign-amann — the Breton butter cake
335gachencake, pie
336gwadegennblack pudding, blood sausage
337gwadegenn wennwhite pudding
338bannea drop; a glass (of a drink)
339dieddrink, beverage
340frouezhfruit (collective)
341frouezhenna single fruit (singulative of frouezh)
342kraoñnuts (collective)
343kraoñenna single nut (singulative of kraoñ)
344mezacorns (collective)
345mezenna single acorn (singulative of mez)
346bananezbananas (collective)
347bananezenna single banana (singulative of bananez)
348hoganhaw, the fruit of the hawthorn
349kabell-tousegmushroom (literally 'toad's cap')
350morsea
351enezisland
352tirland
353douarearth, soil; the Earth; land, country
354bedworld; universe
355kevandircontinent
356heolsun
357loarmoon
358galaksienngalaxy
359koumoulclouds (collective)
360koumoulenna single cloud (singulative of koumoul)
361kanevedennrainbow
362erc'hsnow
363kouign-erc'hsnowball
364gwentwind; also 'gas, flatulence'
365gwalarnthe northwest; the northwesterly wind
366kornôgwest
367taranthunder
368luc'hedlightning
369tanfire
370luduash; fertilizer
371huzelsoot
372maenstone
373maen-hirmenhir — a single tall standing stone
374traezhsand
375traezhennbeach; sandbank; a grain of sand
376lennlake; also 'cover'
377geotgrass (collective)
378geotenna blade of grass (singulative of geot)
379gweltgrass (collective, variant of geot)
380gweltenna blade of grass (singulative of gwelt)
381delfoliage, leaves (collective)
382delienna leaf (singulative of del); also a slice
383dervoak
384tannsessile oak
385tannoedoak plantation, oakwood
386balanbroom, the shrub Genista
387balanenna single broom plant (singulative of balan)
388banalbroom; bramble
389draenthorn; fishbone; the point of a sharp object; a snag or difficulty
390kouarc'hhemp, cannabis
391kanabcannabis
392krec'hheight, eminence; a mound
393loenanimal
394kidog
395kiezfemale dog, bitch
396gwadgibloodhound
397dourgiotter (literally 'water dog')
398kolenpuppy, cub
399marc'hhorse
400ebeulfoal
401ebeulezfilly
402tarvbull
403leuecalf
404gavrgoat
405maoutram
406moc'hpigs, swine (collective); also gluttons, egoists
407logodmice (collective); also meatballs
408logodenna mouse (singulative of logod)
409logod-dallbats (literally 'blind mice')
410logodenn-dalla bat (singulative of logod-dall)
411louarnfox
412gozmole (the animal)
413molmole
414draeneghedgehog; also the sea perch
415koniklrabbit
416karvdeer
417leonlion
418erereagle
419kaouennowl
420gwalc'hhawk; falcon; also 'washing, ablution'
421houadduck
422douryarmoorhen
423kogrooster; cuckoo; a tap; a shell; a cook
424naersnake
425tousegtoad
426maligornsnail
427balafennbutterfly; moth
428gwenanbees (collective)
429gwenanenna single bee (singulative of gwenan)
430morvleizshark (literally 'sea wolf')
431morvilcetacean, whale
432gavr-vorspiny lobster (literally 'sea goat')
433grilh-morspiny lobster
434beg-botezshoebill
435marbluñvdown — soft, fluffy feathers (collective)
436marbluñvenna single piece of down (singulative of marbluñv)
437bezañto be
438kaoutto have; to get
439oberto do, to make; also the auxiliary used to conjugate any verb
440montto go
441dontto come
442donetto come (variant of dont)
443galloutcan, to be able
444gouzoutto know (a fact)
445felloutto want
446karoutto love
447komzto speak; to express oneself
448kaozealto speak, to talk, to converse
449klevoutto hear; to smell; to grant; to agree, to get along
450gweletto see; to keep an eye on, to watch
451gweloutto see (variant of gwelet)
452selloutto watch, to look at; to see; to concern; to consider
453debriñto eat
454evañto drink
455sistrato drink cider
456kousketto sleep
457chomto stay, to remain
458azezañto sit, to sit down
459sevelto rise, to erect; to build; to lift; to compose; to earn
460lakaatto put, to set, to arrange, to make
461reiñto give
462kasto send
463kavoutto find; to meet up with; to be at a place
464klaskto search, to look for; to try; to cope
465enklaskto search, to investigate
466deskiñto learn
467kelennto teach
468skrivañto write
469studiañto study
470soñjalto think
471krediñto believe; to think
472kanañto sing
473kanato sing (variant of kanañ)
474dañsalto dance
475korolliñto dance
476c'hoarito play
477bevañto live; to feed
478magato feed, to nourish
479mervelto die
480genelto bear a child, to give birth
481koshaatto age, to grow old
482prenañto buy
483gwerzhañto sell
484kargañto load (a vehicle)
485lestrañto board, to load a vehicle
486dilestrañto disembark, to debark
487beajiñto travel
488nijalto fly
489neuñviñto swim
490roeñvatto row
491fiñvalto move, to shift, to twitch
492kregiñto start, to begin
493gourfennañto end, to finish, to conclude
494digeriñto open, to open up
495dibabto choose, to opt
496dilennto choose, to elect
497diuzto choose, to select
498choazto choose
499kinnigto offer, to propose
500kemennto announce
501kemmañto change, to modify, to edit
502treiñto turn; to translate
503krouiñto create
504moulañto print
505pellgomzto telephone
506ouzhpennañto add, to append
507gwalc'hiñto wash
508dilouzañto clean
509disaotrañto clean
510glanaatto cleanse, to purify
511saotrañto pollute
512louzañto pollute, to dirty; to deceive, to trap
513lousaatto dirty
514gwriatto sew
515hadañto sow
516malato grind
517rostato roast
518pouezañto weigh
519mahato press
520deviñto burn
521merglañto rust
522livañto colour, to paint
523dilivañto strip the paint from
524diwiskañto undress
525teurelto throw
526lazato kill
527tagato attack
528barnto judge
529doujañto respect
530touellañto deceive
531freuzañto destroy
532tarzhañto burst, to explode; to appear, to show oneself; to surge
533berañto flow, to move as a liquid
534perc'hennañto own, to possess; to adopt
535chadennañto chain, to shackle
536dichadennañto unchain
537hastato hurry
538fallaatto worsen
539heñvelaatto assimilate, to become similar
540disheñvelaatto differentiate
541melenaatto become yellow; to make yellow
542duato blacken
543rakweletto foresee, to predict, to preview
544spiato spy
545sinato signal
546gwildronañto twist
547gwilc'hañto wink; to ogle
548leatto lick
549pikato prick
550konikletato hunt rabbits
551pennekaatto stand up to, to express objection
552doganiñto cuckold
553matgood
554madgood (variant of mat)
555fallbad
556droukbad, evil
557gwallbad, mean, wicked; also 'very' as an adverb
558brasbig
559bihansmall, little
560hirlong
561berrshort
562ledanbroad, wide
563enknarrow, cramped
564uhelhigh
565dondeep
566tevbig, thick; fat; dense; opaque
567moanthin, slender
568teuskmeagre, stingy, slim, weak
569pounnerheavy
570kreñvstrong
571gwanweak
572neveznew
573kozhold, ancient
574henold, ancient
575yaouankyoung
576kaerbeautiful
577bravbeautiful, fine
578tekpretty, attractive
579laouenhappy, glad
580tristsad
581aeseasy
582diaesdifficult
583eeunstraight; right, fair; loyal; naive, simple
584gwirright, true, correct
585retnecessary, obligatory
586leunfull; complete
587kevanentire, whole
588hollall
589allother
590arallother (variant of all)
591heñvelsimilar, the same
592disheñveldifferent, dissimilar
593nesclose, next, intimate
594digoropen
595klañvill, sick
596bevalive, living
597marodead
598mezvdrunk, intoxicated
599mezodrunk
600naetclean
601lousdirty
602lordirty
603glanpure
604tommwarm
605tomm-bervboiling hot
606yencold
607teñvaldark
608gorrekslow
609diwezhatlate
610pinvidikrich, wealthy
611kérdear
612plijusfun, pleasant; interesting
613disparfantastic, outstanding
614doussweet
615kuñvsweet, gentle
616chugonusjuicy, succulent
617lemmsharp
618rontround
619krommcurved
620moalbald
621dallblind
622bouzardeaf
623mudmute
624barvekbearded
625kabac'hsenile
626rokarrogant; hard
627pennekstubborn, obstinate
628froudennekcapricious
629uvelhumble
630kevrinmysterious, secret
631kevrinusmysterious, secret
632santelholy, sacred
633priziusprecious
634hewelvisible
635diwelinvisible
636diwelusinvisible
637fraezhclear, distinct; clear (of skies); clean, healthy (of food)
638eizikcritical
639kleizleft
640gwennwhite
641dublack; also 'swollen', 'starved'
642ruzred
643rured
644melenyellow
645glasblue; green (of natural things)
646gwergreen (of artificial things)
647gellbrown
648louetgrey; mouldy
649arc'hlasbluish, greyish, greenish
650damc'hlasbluish, greyish, greenish
651arvelenyellowish
652damvelenyellowish
653azvelenyellowish
654gourelmasculine
655benelfeminine
656gwregelfeminine
657broadelnational
658bonreizhelconstitutional
659keodedelcivil, civilian
660foranpublic, open
661hollekgeneral; universal
662pennamain, principal
663naturelnatural
664divyezhekbilingual
665leonekof or from Léon, one of the four Breton dialect regions
666brezhonBreton
667galianGaulish
668albanekAlbanian
669rusianRussian
670eskobelepiscopal
671douarekearthy; earthly
672dourekwatery, aquatic, hydrated; humid
673traezheksandy
674houarnekferrous, ferruginous
675atomekatomic
676izotopekisotopic
677neutronekneutronic
678loaekspoon-shaped
679dibluñvfeatherless
680unsilabennekmonosyllabic
681divsilabennekdisyllabic
682pedersilabennekquadrisyllabic
683pempsilabennekpentasyllabic
684amañhere
685azethere
686pellfar
687trevery
688kalzmany, a lot
689nebeuta bit, few
690nebeudfew, a small quantity
691a-walc'hquite, enough
692kenso, as — the equality adverb; also exclamative and negative uses
693ivezalso
694zokeneven
695a-bezhcompletely, entirely, totally
696peurliesañgenerally, mostly, usually
697peurvuiañgenerally, mostly, usually
698siwazhunfortunately, alas
699kemmadurmutation — the change to a word's initial consonant
700kemmchange
701gramadeggrammar
702distagadurpronunciation; also separation, detachment
703lizherjedoniezhalgebra
704liesterplural
705lostgersuffix
706kentellesson; the moral of a story
707kentanvgiven name
708moranvnickname
709gerword
710kansong
711kanaouennsong
712kanirihymn
713bagadbagad — a Breton pipe band
714barzhoniezhpoetry
715livadurpainting
716eoullivaduroil painting
717istorhistory
718keloùa piece of news
719titourinformation
720implijuse
721liammlink
722lezennlaw
723emglevagreement, pact
724emglev keodedel a gengredcivil solidarity pact (the French PACS)
725kengredsolidarity
726kevredigezhassociation
727koñjemilitary service
728koñje keodedelcivil service
729doujañsrespect
730disoc'hresult, outcome
731diwezhend
732digoradurintroduction, opening
733korvigelltrick, tip
734kreskgrowth
735tolzmass
736tolz eizikcritical mass
737derc'hanatomic nucleus
738neutronneutrons (collective)
739neutronenna single neutron (singulative of neutron)
740izotopisotope
741dledebt
742ekonomiezheconomy
743jedoniezhmathematics
744naturoniezhphysics
745dourennoniezhchemistry
746douaroniezhgeography
747henoniezharchaeology
748denoniezhanthropology
749loenoniezhzoology
750moroniezhoceanography
751morvevoniezhmarine biology
752maenoniezhmineralogy
753kreginoniezhconchology
754doueoniezhtheology
755kenedoniezhaesthetics
756epistemologiezhepistemology
757dendrokronologiezhdendrochronology
758gremmoniezhenergetics
759heñvelsoniezhhomophony
760belegiezhpriesthood
761denelezhhumanity
762madelezhgoodness, goodwill
763divyezhegezhbilingualism
764naetadurezhcleanliness
765diegiidleness
766taeroniindignation
767tostonistinginess, parsimony
768froudenncaprice, whim
769mezventidrunkenness
770karantezlove
771trec'hvictory; a victor; superior
772tamma piece, a part; a crumb
773tammiga little bit
774begada bit
775trathing
776judojudo
777echedoùchess