Countries in Irish
This is a list of some popular countries in Irish. It is a nice addition to our other 2 pages: Languages and Nationalities.
Britain: Breatann
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Morocco: Moroco
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China: an t-Sìn
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Brazil: Braiseal
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America: Aimeireaga
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France: an Fhraing
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Germany: a' Ghearmailt
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Greece: a' Ghreug
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Israel: Iosrael
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India: na h-Innseanan
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Ireland: Èireann
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Italy: an Eadailt
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Japan: Seapan
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Korea: Còirea
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Iran: Ioràn
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Portugal: Portagail
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Russia: an Ruis |
Spain: an Spàinnt |
Sweden: Suain |
Pakistan: Pagastàn |
Now we will put some of the words above into a sentence which you might use in a regular conversation about nations. All you need is to swap the countries but keep the same sentence structure.
I live in America: Tha mi a' fuireachd ann an Aimeireaga.
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I want to go to Germany: Tha mi ag iarradh dol dhan Ghearmailt.
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I came from Spain: Tha mi às an Spàinnt.
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I was born in Italy: Rugadh mi anns an Eadailt.
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Japan is a beautiful country: 'S e dùthaich àlainn a th' ann an Seapan. |
Have you ever been to India?: An robh thu riamh anns na h-Innseanan? |
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