Getting started
Here is some useful vocabulary to get you started.
| Áiteanna and trealamh | Places and equipment |
| ionad sláinte | health centre |
| na seirbhísí éigeandála | the emergency services |
| ospidéal / otharlann | hospital |
| otharcharr | ambulance |
| stáisiún dóiteáin | fire station |
| stáisiún na ngardaí / na bpéas | garda / police station |
| seomra feithimh | waiting room |
| barda | ward |
| comhairle | advice |
| obráid | operation |
| sínteán | stretcher |
| fáinne tarrthála | rescue ring |
| uimhir ghutháin | phone number |
| uimhir shláinte | medical number |
| Áiteanna and trealamh |
| Places and equipment |
| ionad sláinte |
| health centre |
| na seirbhísí éigeandála |
| the emergency services |
| ospidéal / otharlann |
| hospital |
| otharcharr |
| ambulance |
| stáisiún dóiteáin |
| fire station |
| stáisiún na ngardaí / na bpéas |
| garda / police station |
| seomra feithimh |
| waiting room |
| barda |
| ward |
| comhairle |
| advice |
| obráid |
| operation |
| sínteán |
| stretcher |
| fáinne tarrthála |
| rescue ring |
| uimhir ghutháin |
| phone number |
| uimhir shláinte |
| medical number |
ospidéal / otharlann
| Fadhbanna sláinte agus cúiseanna leo | Health problems and causes |
| aiste bia | diet |
| alcól | alcohol |
| anoireicse | anorexia |
| béim ghréine | sunstroke |
| caitheamh tobac | smoking |
| drugaí | drugs |
| greim feithide | insect bite |
| mí-úsáid drugaí | drug abuse |
| murtall | obesity |
| ólta | drunk |
| taisme bóthair | road accident |
| taisme / timpiste | accident |
| ag tiomáint róghasta / ar lánluas | driving too fast / at full speed |
| bóthar sleamhain | slippery road |
| teach trí thine | house on fire |
| toit / deatach | smoke |
| Fadhbanna sláinte agus cúiseanna leo |
| Health problems and causes |
| aiste bia |
| diet |
| alcól |
| alcohol |
| anoireicse |
| anorexia |
| béim ghréine |
| sunstroke |
| caitheamh tobac |
| smoking |
| drugaí |
| drugs |
| greim feithide |
| insect bite |
| mí-úsáid drugaí |
| drug abuse |
| murtall |
| obesity |
| ólta |
| drunk |
| taisme bóthair |
| road accident |
| taisme / timpiste |
| accident |
| ag tiomáint róghasta / ar lánluas |
| driving too fast / at full speed |
| bóthar sleamhain |
| slippery road |
| teach trí thine |
| house on fire |
| toit / deatach |
| smoke |
taisme bóthair
| bain amach | to reach |
| bain timpiste dó | to have a accident |
| buail (in éadan) | to ring / to hit (crash against) |
| caith | to smoke |
| cuir fios / scairt ar | to phone |
| dóigh | to burn |
| dreap | to climb |
| éirigh | to get up / become |
| faigh bás | to die |
| glac | to take |
| leag | to knock down |
| maraigh | to kill |
| mínigh | to explain |
| pléasc | to explode |
| sábháil | to save |
| tarlaigh | to happen |
| sciorr | to skid |
| scread | to scream |
| scrios | to destroy |
| séid | to blow |
| sleamhnaigh | to slip |
| tarraing | to pull |
| tiomáin | to drive |
| tit i laige | to faint |
| bain amach |
| to reach |
| bain timpiste dó |
| to have a accident |
| buail (in éadan) |
| to ring / to hit (crash against) |
| caith |
| to smoke |
| cuir fios / scairt ar |
| to phone |
| dóigh |
| to burn |
| dreap |
| to climb |
| éirigh |
| to get up / become |
| faigh bás |
| to die |
| glac |
| to take |
| leag |
| to knock down |
| maraigh |
| to kill |
| mínigh |
| to explain |
| pléasc |
| to explode |
| sábháil |
| to save |
| tarlaigh |
| to happen |
| sciorr |
| to skid |
| scread |
| to scream |
| scrios |
| to destroy |
| séid |
| to blow |
| sleamhnaigh |
| to slip |
| tarraing |
| to pull |
| tiomáin |
| to drive |
| tit i laige |
| to faint |
bain timpiste do
Extra vocab
| Tháinig feabhas / biseach orm | I got better |
| Bhí mé gan aithne gan urlabhra | I was unconscious |
| Bhí sé slán sábháilte | He was safe and sound |
| Bhí mé i mbaol mo bháite | I was in danger of drowning |
| Ná bí buartha | Don’t worry |
| As go brách leo | Off they went |
| Ag slogadh uisce | swallowing water |
| Ag bá | drowning |
| sláintiúil | healthy |
| míshláintiúil | unhealthy |
| Tháinig feabhas / biseach orm |
| I got better |
| Bhí mé gan aithne gan urlabhra |
| I was unconscious |
| Bhí sé slán sábháilte |
| He was safe and sound |
| Bhí mé i mbaol mo bháite |
| I was in danger of drowning |
| Ná bí buartha |
| Don’t worry |
| As go brách leo |
| Off they went |
| Ag slogadh uisce |
| swallowing water |
| Ag bá |
| drowning |
| sláintiúil |
| healthy |
| míshláintiúil |
| unhealthy |
sláintiúil