Grimoire Vocabulary — Question Words
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| an ea | ᚛ᚐᚅ ᚓᚐ᚜ | un AH | is that so? | Rosmerta editorial | Is that so? — common conversational reply. |
| an é | ᚛ᚐᚅ ᚓ᚜ | un AY | is it | Foclóir | Is it (masculine)? An é Seán é? — Is it John? |
| an í | ᚛ᚐᚅ ᚔ᚜ | un EE | is it | Foclóir | Is it (feminine)? |
| cad | ᚛ᚉᚐᚇ᚜ | kud | what | FoclóirTeanglann | What. Cad é? — what is it? |
| cad chuige | ᚛ᚉᚐᚇ ᚉᚆᚒᚔᚌᚓ᚜ | kud KHIG-uh | why | FoclóirTeanglann | Why — Munster/Ulster form. Connacht prefers cén fáth. |
| cathain | ᚛ᚉᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚅ᚜ | KAH-hin | when | FoclóirTeanglann | When (formal). Cén uair is more colloquial. |
| conas | ᚛ᚉᚑᚅᚐᚄ᚜ | KUN-uss | how | FoclóirTeanglann | How. Conas atá tú? — how are you? (Munster). |
| cá | ᚛ᚉᚐ᚜ | kaw | where | FoclóirTeanglann | Where. Cá bhfuil tú? — where are you? Cá fhad? — how long? |
| cé | ᚛ᚉᚓ᚜ | kay | who | FoclóirTeanglann | Who. Cé thusa? — who are you? |
| cé mhéad | ᚛ᚉᚓ ᚋᚆᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | kay vayd | how much | Foclóir | How much, how many. Cé mhéad atá ar an leabhar? — how much is the book? |
| cén | ᚛ᚉᚓᚅ᚜ | kayn | what | FoclóirTeanglann | Which, what (used with nouns). Cén lá? — what day? |
| cén fáth | ᚛ᚉᚓᚅ ᚃᚐᚈᚆ᚜ | kayn FAW | why | FoclóirTeanglann | Why — literally ‘what reason.’ The most common form. |
| cén uair | ᚛ᚉᚓᚅ ᚒᚐᚔᚏ᚜ | kayn OO-er | when | FoclóirTeanglann | When — literally ‘what hour/time.’ More common than cathain. |