Scottish Gaelic — top 350 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Scottish Gaelic | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | hallo | hello |
| 2 | soraidh | farewell |
| 3 | le do thoil | please, literally "with your will" |
| 4 | taing | thanks |
| 5 | fàilte | welcome |
| 6 | math | good |
| 7 | madainn | morning |
| 8 | anmoch | evening |
| 9 | oidhche | night |
| 10 | màthair | mother |
| 11 | athair | father |
| 12 | pàrant | parent |
| 13 | mac | son |
| 14 | nigh | daughter |
| 15 | bràthair | brother, male sibling |
| 16 | piuthar | sister, female sibling |
| 17 | fear-pòsda | husband |
| 18 | bean | wife |
| 19 | caraid | friend |
| 20 | fear | man |
| 21 | pearsa | person |
| 22 | dream | kindred, tribe, company |
| 23 | proitseach | stripling, sturdy lad |
| 24 | nighean | daughter, female offspring |
| 25 | leanabh | baby, infant, child |
| 26 | cù | dog, hound |
| 27 | marc | horse |
| 28 | bò | cow |
| 29 | eun | bird |
| 30 | iasg | fish |
| 31 | luch | mouse |
| 32 | fliuch | wet, moisten |
| 33 | aran | bread, loaf |
| 34 | bainne | milk |
| 35 | cofaidh | coffee |
| 36 | tì | tea |
| 37 | lionn | liquid, fluid |
| 38 | fìon | wine |
| 39 | feòil | flesh |
| 40 | càise | cheese |
| 41 | ìm | butter |
| 42 | ugh | egg |
| 43 | cnap | knob, lump, protrusion |
| 44 | rìs | rice |
| 45 | ubhal | apple |
| 46 | sùbh-làir | strawberry |
| 47 | siùcar | sugar |
| 48 | salann | salt |
| 49 | brot | soup |
| 50 | bracaist | breakfast |
| 51 | lòn | sustenance, provisions, food |
| 52 | càl | colewort, greens, cabbage, kale |
| 53 | domh | house |
| 54 | dachaigh | home |
| 55 | doras | door, doorway |
| 56 | cathair | chair, seat, bench, throne |
| 57 | geadag | bed |
| 58 | ùrlar | floor |
| 59 | balla | wall |
| 60 | leabhar | book, volume |
| 61 | airgead | money |
| 62 | càr | car |
| 63 | rothair | bicycle |
| 64 | baga | bag |
| 65 | grian | sun |
| 66 | gealach | moon |
| 67 | reul | star |
| 68 | speur | sky |
| 69 | neul | cloud |
| 70 | braon | drop (of liquid) |
| 71 | sneachda | snow |
| 72 | gaoth | wind |
| 73 | aingeal | fire |
| 74 | cruinne-cè | Earth |
| 75 | lann | enclosure |
| 76 | sàl | salt water, brine |
| 77 | loch | lake, loch |
| 78 | uisge | water |
| 79 | coille | forest |
| 80 | craobh | tree |
| 81 | blàth | blossom, bloom |
| 82 | alp | protuberance, eminence |
| 83 | clach | stone |
| 84 | cladach | shore, coast |
| 85 | sìde | weather |
| 86 | eilean | island |
| 87 | ainmhidh | animal, beast |
| 88 | arc | body |
| 89 | feòrag | squirrel |
| 90 | meanbh-fhrìde | insect |
| 91 | beach | bee |
| 92 | damhan-allaidh | spider |
| 93 | dearg | red |
| 94 | gorm | blue, dark blue |
| 95 | dubh | black |
| 96 | fionn | fair (of hair or complexion)) |
| 97 | dona | bad |
| 98 | mòr | big, large, great |
| 99 | beag | small, little, short, diminutive |
| 100 | fada | long |
| 101 | goirid | short |
| 102 | ùr | new |
| 103 | sean | old |
| 104 | teth | hot |
| 105 | fuar | cold, chilly, bleak, frigid, sober, stingy |
| 106 | gar | warm |
| 107 | alainn | beautiful |
| 108 | mì-dhreachmhor | ugly |
| 109 | mì-fhurasda | difficult |
| 110 | mall | slow |
| 111 | sona | happy |
| 112 | fo mhulad | sad |
| 113 | ceart | right |
| 114 | seaghach | sensible, prudent, sagacious |
| 115 | dèan | do |
| 116 | rach | go |
| 117 | thig | come |
| 118 | faigh | get, obtain, receive |
| 119 | thoir | give |
| 120 | seall | look |
| 121 | fairich | feel |
| 122 | bi eòlach air | know |
| 123 | ar | think |
| 124 | bruidhinn | speak, say, talk |
| 125 | iarr | want |
| 126 | freagairt | verbal noun of freagair |
| 127 | ith | eat |
| 128 | òl | drink |
| 129 | cadal | verbal noun of caidil |
| 130 | còisir | choir |
| 131 | imich | go, depart |
| 132 | suidh | sit |
| 133 | seas | stand |
| 134 | sgrìobh | write, compose |
| 135 | ceannaich | buy, purchase |
| 136 | reic | sell |
| 137 | pàigh | pay |
| 138 | gràdh | love |
| 139 | cuidich | help, assist |
| 140 | dàn | destiny, fate; decree, predestination |
| 141 | sgrùdaich | inspect |
| 142 | ionnsaich | learn |
| 143 | tuig | understand, comprehend, realize |
| 144 | beò | alive |
| 145 | fan | stay, remain |
| 146 | fosgail | open |
| 147 | dlùth | close, near, intimate, adjacent |
| 148 | is | and |
| 149 | no | or |
| 150 | ach | but |
| 151 | air sgàth | for the sake of |
| 152 | ma | if |
| 153 | le | with |
| 154 | gun | without |
| 155 | an seo | here |
| 156 | an sin | there |
| 157 | ri | to, against, with |
| 158 | am broinn | inside, within |
| 159 | a-chaoidh | forever |
| 160 | uaireannan | sometimes, occasionally |
| 161 | gu bràth | forever, evermore |
| 162 | cuideachd | also, too, as well |
| 163 | an-diugh | today |
| 164 | a-màireach | tomorrow |
| 165 | an-dè | yesterday |
| 166 | a-nis | now |
| 167 | latha | day |
| 168 | seachdain | week |
| 169 | mìos | month |
| 170 | bliadhna | year |
| 171 | uair | hour |
| 172 | dara | second |
| 173 | aon | one |
| 174 | dà | two |
| 175 | trì | three |
| 176 | ceithir | four |
| 177 | còig | five |
| 178 | sia | six |
| 179 | seachd | seven |
| 180 | ochd | eight |
| 181 | naoi | nine |
| 182 | deich | ten |
| 183 | aon-deug | eleven |
| 184 | dà-dheug | twelve |
| 185 | trì-deug | thirteen |
| 186 | ceithir-deug | fourteen |
| 187 | còig-deug | fifteen |
| 188 | sia-deug | sixteen |
| 189 | seachd-deug | seventeen |
| 190 | ochd-deug | eighteen |
| 191 | naoi-deug | nineteen |
| 192 | fichead | twenty |
| 193 | trìthead | thirty |
| 194 | ceathrad | forty |
| 195 | leth-cheud | fifty |
| 196 | seasgad | sixty |
| 197 | seachdad | seventy |
| 198 | ochdad | eighty |
| 199 | naochad | ninety |
| 200 | ceud | hundred |
| 201 | an toiseach | first, at first |
| 202 | treas | third |
| 203 | màrsail | march |
| 204 | mand | may, can (be able to) |
| 205 | cànan | language |
| 206 | dùthaich | country, countryside, land |
| 207 | sgoil | school, seminary |
| 208 | maighstir | master |
| 209 | oileanach | student |
| 210 | ollamh | doctor |
| 211 | taigh-leighis | hospital |
| 212 | bùth | shop |
| 213 | margadh | market |
| 214 | stèisean | station |
| 215 | port-adhair | airport |
| 216 | rathad | road |
| 217 | sràid | street |
| 218 | drochaid | bridge |
| 219 | teampall | temple |
| 220 | oifis | office |
| 221 | leabharlann | library |
| 222 | ceòl | music |
| 223 | duan | poem |
| 224 | film | film, movie |
| 225 | dealbh | picture, drawing, image |
| 226 | spòrs | sport |
| 227 | ball-coise | football, soccer |
| 228 | làmh | hand |
| 229 | beinn | mountain, hill |
| 230 | sùil | eye |
| 231 | cluas | ear |
| 232 | sròn | nose |
| 233 | bus | mouth |
| 234 | fiacail | tooth |
| 235 | teanga | tongue |
| 236 | cridhe | heart |
| 237 | falt | hair, specifically that on the head. |
| 238 | aghaidh | face |
| 239 | cas | leg |
| 240 | meur | finger |
| 241 | gàirdean | arm |
| 242 | com | bosom, breast, chest |
| 243 | cùil | back |
| 244 | fuil | blood |
| 245 | aodach | clothes, dress |
| 246 | lèine | shirt, chemise |
| 247 | bròg | shoe, boot |
| 248 | còta | coat |
| 249 | ad | hat |
| 250 | seòmar-bruich | kitchen |
| 251 | uinneag | window |
| 252 | lios | garden |
| 253 | baile | village, town, city |
| 254 | mìn | field |
| 255 | baile-dùthchail | village |
| 256 | geug | twig, branch, bough |
| 257 | ceist | question |
| 258 | facal | word |
| 259 | stòiridh | story |
| 260 | pàipear-naidheachd | newspaper |
| 261 | uaireadair | watch |
| 262 | cuir luach air | price |
| 263 | bileag | blade (of leaf), petal |
| 264 | taigh-beag | toilet, water closet |
| 265 | trèan | train |
| 266 | plèan | plane, airplane, aeroplane |
| 267 | bàta | boat |
| 268 | deireadh-seachdain | weekend |
| 269 | fèill | feast, festival |
| 270 | co-là-breith | birthday |
| 271 | biadh | food, meal |
| 272 | meas | fruit |
| 273 | cearc | hen |
| 274 | lus | plant, herb |
| 275 | feur | grass |
| 276 | duilleag | leaf |
| 277 | fras | shower |
| 278 | ros | promontory, headland, peninsula, isthmus |
| 279 | pàipear | paper |
| 280 | glainne | glass |
| 281 | copan | cup |
| 282 | botal | bottle |
| 283 | spàin | spoon |
| 284 | sgian | knife |
| 285 | forca | fork |
| 286 | seòmar | room, chamber, apartment |
| 287 | gleus | order, manner, condition |
| 288 | solas | light |
| 289 | cian-fhuaim | telephone |
| 290 | eadar-lìon | internet |
| 291 | annalair | computer |
| 292 | rèidio | radio |
| 293 | bogsa | box |
| 294 | cè | world |
| 295 | tuath | north |
| 296 | deas | south |
| 297 | ear | east |
| 298 | iar | west |
| 299 | ceàrr | wrong, incorrect, immoral, astray |
| 300 | meadhanach | middle |
| 301 | ro | before |
| 302 | an dèidh | after |
| 303 | moch | early |
| 304 | air dheireadh | behind |
| 305 | mu dheireadh | last |
| 306 | ath | next |
| 307 | cèile | spouse, husband, wife |
| 308 | uile | all |
| 309 | roinn | group, sect, section, class |
| 310 | gach | every, each |
| 311 | an urra | each |
| 312 | tòrr | A heap, mound. |
| 313 | caigeann | few, couple, small amount |
| 314 | tuilleadh | more |
| 315 | gu leòr | many, much, plenty |
| 316 | fìor | very |
| 317 | glè | very |
| 318 | gu bhith | almost |
| 319 | a-mhàin | only, alone |
| 320 | a-rithist | again |
| 321 | mu thràth | already |
| 322 | fhathast | still |
| 323 | theagamh | perhaps |
| 324 | taghta | really, truly (intensifier) |
| 325 | tric | often, frequently |
| 326 | còmhla | together |
| 327 | mu | about, around |
| 328 | eadar | between |
| 329 | air | on, upon |
| 330 | os | over, above |
| 331 | fo | under, below, beneath |
| 332 | do | to |
| 333 | an aghaidh | against |
| 334 | tro | through |
| 335 | rè | during, throughout |
| 336 | gu ruige | until, up to, as far as |
| 337 | bho | from |
| 338 | na | than |
| 339 | mar | as |
| 340 | mana | not, unless |
| 341 | càil | appetite, disposition, desire |
| 342 | rudeigin | something |
| 343 | gin | any, anything |
| 344 | a h-uile duine | everybody, everyone |
| 345 | càite | where |
| 346 | cuime | of whom |
| 347 | ciamar | how |
| 348 | cò | who |
| 349 | dè | what |
| 350 | cat | cat (Felis catus) |