The Home in Irish: Rooms, Furniture and 'Sa Bhaile'
Irish words for the house, rooms and furniture, and the difference between 'sa bhaile' (at home) and 'abhaile' (homeward).
Home vocabulary is a practical topic that also shows some of Irish grammar's neat tricks.
The house
| English | Irish |
|---|---|
| house | teach |
| home | baile |
| room | seomra |
| kitchen | cistin |
| bedroom | seomra codlata |
| bathroom | seomra folctha |
| living room | seomra suí |
| door | doras |
| window | fuinneog |
| garden | gairdín |
Furniture and items
| English | Irish |
|---|---|
| table | bord |
| chair | cathaoir |
| bed | leaba |
| fire | tine |
| lamp | lampa |
| television | teilifís |
| key | eochair |
| book | leabhar |
Sa bhaile and abhaile
Irish uses two different words for "home", depending on movement:
- sa bhaile — at home (no movement): Tá mé sa bhaile. — I'm at home.
- abhaile — homewards (movement): Téim abhaile. — I go home.
Compare English, which uses just home. Irish makes the distinction between being somewhere and going there.
Useful phrases
- Tá mé sa chistin. — I'm in the kitchen.
- Tá an leabhar ar an mbord. — The book is on the table.
- Oscail an fhuinneog. — Open the window.
- Cá bhfuil an eochair? — Where is the key?
Tips
- Label items in your home with their Irish names.
- Remember sa bhaile vs abhaile.
- Use the dictionary to check the gender of nouns.
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