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Breton — top 777 words

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#BretonEnglish
1hello, good day
2hello
3welcome
4goodbye; until next time
5cheers! (a toast)
6happy birthday
7please
8thanks, thank you
9yes
10no
11here is, there you are, voilà
12do you speak English?
13I love you
14I love you (alternative phrasing)
15I love you (alternative phrasing)
16Breton (of or in the Breton language)
17French
18Gaelic
19Occitan
20I, me
21you (singular, familiar)
22he, him
23he, him (variant of eñ)
24she, her
25we, us
26you (plural, or polite singular)
27they, them
28you (singular, object form)
29my
30my (variant of ma)
31your (singular)
32his
33her (possessive)
34our
35our (variant of hon)
36your (plural)
37their
38to me (inflected form of the preposition da)
39to you sg. (inflected form of da)
40to him (inflected form of da)
41to her (inflected form of da)
42to us (inflected form of da)
43to you pl. (inflected form of da)
44to them (inflected form of da)
45with me (inflected form of the preposition gant)
46with you sg. (inflected form of gant)
47with him (inflected form of gant)
48with her (inflected form of gant)
49with us (inflected form of gant)
50with you pl. (inflected form of gant)
51with them (inflected form of gant)
52who
53what
54where
55which, what
56that, this
57those, the ones
58nobody
59nobody
60that, which, who — the relative particle before an inflected verb
61the (the usual form)
62the (before n, d, t and vowels)
63the (before l)
64a, an (the usual form)
65a, an (before n, d, t and vowels)
66a, an (before l)
67not — the pre-verbal half of the negation ne … ket
68not — the post-verbal half of the negation ne … ket
69verbal particle marking the subjunctive or optative
70and
71and (before a vowel)
72but
73when, if
74because; also 'before' as a preposition
75as soon as
76any, some
77no, none (used with the negation)
78from, of
79on, over
80under
81between, among
82with
83without
84for
85as, like
86than (in comparisons)
87towards, to, against
88until
89before
90from end to end, all along
91one (the counting form)
92two (with masculine nouns)
93two (with feminine nouns)
94three (with masculine nouns)
95three (with feminine nouns)
96four (with masculine nouns)
97four (with feminine nouns)
98five
99six
100seven
101eight
102nine
103ten
104eleven
105twelve
106thirteen
107fourteen
108fifteen
109sixteen
110seventeen
111eighteen (literally 'three sixes')
112eighteen (variant of triwec'h)
113nineteen
114twenty
115twenty-one
116twenty-two
117thirty
118forty (literally 'two twenties')
119fifty (literally 'half a hundred')
120sixty (literally 'three twenties')
121eighty (literally 'four twenties')
122hundred
123thousand
124first
125second
126third
127half
128century
129millennium
130today
131yesterday
132tomorrow
133tomorrow (variant of warc'hoazh)
134now
135soon, in a moment
136soon
137soon, later today
138so, then
139always, at all times
140every day
141often
142sometimes
143never
144never (emphatic)
145never (of future time)
146again
147still, yet, again
148already
149formerly, once
150day, daytime
151morning
152breakfast; lunch
153summer
154autumn, fall
155minute
156minute
157second (of time)
158watch (a wearable timepiece)
159clock
160alarm clock
161pause, break
162sleep
163haste
164haste
165human being; person, man; husband
166man; husband; also 'goose'
167woman; companion
168lady
169son
170father
171mother; female animal; womb
172dad, daddy
173grandfather
174grandmother; also 'chin'
175father-in-law
176father-in-law
177great-grandfather
178son-in-law
179stepfather
180stepmother
181stepson
182stepdaughter
183uncle
184aunt
185relative, kinsman
186family
187family; household
188ancestor, forefather
189twin
190friend
191female friend
192teacher
193tailor
194singer
195painter
196knife sharpener, knife grinder
197priest
198druid
199poet, bard
200mayor
201sailor
202peasant, farmer
203smith
204roofer
205horseman, rider, knight
206editor, publisher
207witness
208islander
209islander
210korrigan — a sprite of Breton folklore; also a very short person
211dwarf, gnome, sprite
212drunkard
213Christian
214prince; sovereign
215count (the noble title)
216marquis
217consul
218cuckold
219unfaithful wife
220whore (vulgar; also Brittany's most common swear word)
221forehead
222nose
223mouth; face; river mouth; opening
224tongue
225chin
226jaw
227beard
228leg
229hand
230fingernail; claw; also 'yew'
231the two arms (dual of brec'h)
232the two ears (dual of skouarn)
233belly
234belly, stomach, abdomen
235heart; courage; appetite
236blood; essence
237skin; crust
238brain
239navel
240voice
241tail
242testicle; also 'cell' (of a prisoner or monk)
243penis
244death
245force, strength; energy
246a burn
247a burn (injury)
248saliva
249house
250bedroom
251floor, ground, surface; area; deck
252door
253wall
254wall
255table
256chair
257bench; bank
258bed; also 'placenta'
259box-bed — the enclosed wooden bed of the traditional Breton house
260spoon
261trowel (a mason's tool)
262knife
263cup, goblet
264bucket
265sideboard
266container, vessel; ship
267submarine
268glove
269clothes
270rope
271stick
272crutch
273harpoon
274crosier
275needle
276pliers, tongs
277candle
278computer
279flag
280statue
281book
282manual, handbook
283dictionary
284encyclopedia
285letter (a written message)
286letter (of the alphabet)
287card; map
288postcard
289bank card
290bank (the building)
291hotel, inn
292market
293district, quarter
294cape, promontory
295way, road, path
296railway
297bicycle (literally 'iron horse')
298two-wheeler
299tram
300boat
301tower
302cross; also 'pain'
303mosque
304hedge
305garden
306cattle shed, stable, pigsty; also the Christmas crib
307nest
308diamond
309steel
310iron; a horseshoe; a clothes iron
311lithium
312potassium
313hydrogen
314thresher, threshing machine
315bread
316gingerbread
317water; also rain, tears, sweat, saliva
318yellow tea
319coffee; the coffee bean or plant
320meat, flesh
321cheese; also 'regret'
322salt
323grain
324barley
325straw
326seed
327germ, seed
328crêpes (collective)
329a single crêpe (singulative of krampouezh)
330crêpe-maker (the person)
331crêperie, pancake house
332crêperie
333cake, bun, brioche
334kouign-amann — the Breton butter cake
335cake, pie
336black pudding, blood sausage
337white pudding
338a drop; a glass (of a drink)
339drink, beverage
340fruit (collective)
341a single fruit (singulative of frouezh)
342nuts (collective)
343a single nut (singulative of kraoñ)
344acorns (collective)
345a single acorn (singulative of mez)
346bananas (collective)
347a single banana (singulative of bananez)
348haw, the fruit of the hawthorn
349mushroom (literally 'toad's cap')
350sea
351island
352land
353earth, soil; the Earth; land, country
354world; universe
355continent
356sun
357moon
358galaxy
359clouds (collective)
360a single cloud (singulative of koumoul)
361rainbow
362snow
363snowball
364wind; also 'gas, flatulence'
365the northwest; the northwesterly wind
366west
367thunder
368lightning
369fire
370ash; fertilizer
371soot
372stone
373menhir — a single tall standing stone
374sand
375beach; sandbank; a grain of sand
376lake; also 'cover'
377grass (collective)
378a blade of grass (singulative of geot)
379grass (collective, variant of geot)
380a blade of grass (singulative of gwelt)
381foliage, leaves (collective)
382a leaf (singulative of del); also a slice
383oak
384sessile oak
385oak plantation, oakwood
386broom, the shrub Genista
387a single broom plant (singulative of balan)
388broom; bramble
389thorn; fishbone; the point of a sharp object; a snag or difficulty
390hemp, cannabis
391cannabis
392height, eminence; a mound
393animal
394dog
395female dog, bitch
396bloodhound
397otter (literally 'water dog')
398puppy, cub
399horse
400foal
401filly
402bull
403calf
404goat
405ram
406pigs, swine (collective); also gluttons, egoists
407mice (collective); also meatballs
408a mouse (singulative of logod)
409bats (literally 'blind mice')
410a bat (singulative of logod-dall)
411fox
412mole (the animal)
413mole
414hedgehog; also the sea perch
415rabbit
416deer
417lion
418eagle
419owl
420hawk; falcon; also 'washing, ablution'
421duck
422moorhen
423rooster; cuckoo; a tap; a shell; a cook
424snake
425toad
426snail
427butterfly; moth
428bees (collective)
429a single bee (singulative of gwenan)
430shark (literally 'sea wolf')
431cetacean, whale
432spiny lobster (literally 'sea goat')
433spiny lobster
434shoebill
435down — soft, fluffy feathers (collective)
436a single piece of down (singulative of marbluñv)
437to be
438to have; to get
439to do, to make; also the auxiliary used to conjugate any verb
440to go
441to come
442to come (variant of dont)
443can, to be able
444to know (a fact)
445to want
446to love
447to speak; to express oneself
448to speak, to talk, to converse
449to hear; to smell; to grant; to agree, to get along
450to see; to keep an eye on, to watch
451to see (variant of gwelet)
452to watch, to look at; to see; to concern; to consider
453to eat
454to drink
455to drink cider
456to sleep
457to stay, to remain
458to sit, to sit down
459to rise, to erect; to build; to lift; to compose; to earn
460to put, to set, to arrange, to make
461to give
462to send
463to find; to meet up with; to be at a place
464to search, to look for; to try; to cope
465to search, to investigate
466to learn
467to teach
468to write
469to study
470to think
471to believe; to think
472to sing
473to sing (variant of kanañ)
474to dance
475to dance
476to play
477to live; to feed
478to feed, to nourish
479to die
480to bear a child, to give birth
481to age, to grow old
482to buy
483to sell
484to load (a vehicle)
485to board, to load a vehicle
486to disembark, to debark
487to travel
488to fly
489to swim
490to row
491to move, to shift, to twitch
492to start, to begin
493to end, to finish, to conclude
494to open, to open up
495to choose, to opt
496to choose, to elect
497to choose, to select
498to choose
499to offer, to propose
500to announce
501to change, to modify, to edit
502to turn; to translate
503to create
504to print
505to telephone
506to add, to append
507to wash
508to clean
509to clean
510to cleanse, to purify
511to pollute
512to pollute, to dirty; to deceive, to trap
513to dirty
514to sew
515to sow
516to grind
517to roast
518to weigh
519to press
520to burn
521to rust
522to colour, to paint
523to strip the paint from
524to undress
525to throw
526to kill
527to attack
528to judge
529to respect
530to deceive
531to destroy
532to burst, to explode; to appear, to show oneself; to surge
533to flow, to move as a liquid
534to own, to possess; to adopt
535to chain, to shackle
536to unchain
537to hurry
538to worsen
539to assimilate, to become similar
540to differentiate
541to become yellow; to make yellow
542to blacken
543to foresee, to predict, to preview
544to spy
545to signal
546to twist
547to wink; to ogle
548to lick
549to prick
550to hunt rabbits
551to stand up to, to express objection
552to cuckold
553good
554good (variant of mat)
555bad
556bad, evil
557bad, mean, wicked; also 'very' as an adverb
558big
559small, little
560long
561short
562broad, wide
563narrow, cramped
564high
565deep
566big, thick; fat; dense; opaque
567thin, slender
568meagre, stingy, slim, weak
569heavy
570strong
571weak
572new
573old, ancient
574old, ancient
575young
576beautiful
577beautiful, fine
578pretty, attractive
579happy, glad
580sad
581easy
582difficult
583straight; right, fair; loyal; naive, simple
584right, true, correct
585necessary, obligatory
586full; complete
587entire, whole
588all
589other
590other (variant of all)
591similar, the same
592different, dissimilar
593close, next, intimate
594open
595ill, sick
596alive, living
597dead
598drunk, intoxicated
599drunk
600clean
601dirty
602dirty
603pure
604warm
605boiling hot
606cold
607dark
608slow
609late
610rich, wealthy
611dear
612fun, pleasant; interesting
613fantastic, outstanding
614sweet
615sweet, gentle
616juicy, succulent
617sharp
618round
619curved
620bald
621blind
622deaf
623mute
624bearded
625senile
626arrogant; hard
627stubborn, obstinate
628capricious
629humble
630mysterious, secret
631mysterious, secret
632holy, sacred
633precious
634visible
635invisible
636invisible
637clear, distinct; clear (of skies); clean, healthy (of food)
638critical
639left
640white
641black; also 'swollen', 'starved'
642red
643red
644yellow
645blue; green (of natural things)
646green (of artificial things)
647brown
648grey; mouldy
649bluish, greyish, greenish
650bluish, greyish, greenish
651yellowish
652yellowish
653yellowish
654masculine
655feminine
656feminine
657national
658constitutional
659civil, civilian
660public, open
661general; universal
662main, principal
663natural
664bilingual
665of or from Léon, one of the four Breton dialect regions
666Breton
667Gaulish
668Albanian
669Russian
670episcopal
671earthy; earthly
672watery, aquatic, hydrated; humid
673sandy
674ferrous, ferruginous
675atomic
676isotopic
677neutronic
678spoon-shaped
679featherless
680monosyllabic
681disyllabic
682quadrisyllabic
683pentasyllabic
684here
685there
686far
687very
688many, a lot
689a bit, few
690few, a small quantity
691quite, enough
692so, as — the equality adverb; also exclamative and negative uses
693also
694even
695completely, entirely, totally
696generally, mostly, usually
697generally, mostly, usually
698unfortunately, alas
699mutation — the change to a word's initial consonant
700change
701grammar
702pronunciation; also separation, detachment
703algebra
704plural
705suffix
706lesson; the moral of a story
707given name
708nickname
709word
710song
711song
712hymn
713bagad — a Breton pipe band
714poetry
715painting
716oil painting
717history
718a piece of news
719information
720use
721link
722law
723agreement, pact
724civil solidarity pact (the French PACS)
725solidarity
726association
727military service
728civil service
729respect
730result, outcome
731end
732introduction, opening
733trick, tip
734growth
735mass
736critical mass
737atomic nucleus
738neutrons (collective)
739a single neutron (singulative of neutron)
740isotope
741debt
742economy
743mathematics
744physics
745chemistry
746geography
747archaeology
748anthropology
749zoology
750oceanography
751marine biology
752mineralogy
753conchology
754theology
755aesthetics
756epistemology
757dendrochronology
758energetics
759homophony
760priesthood
761humanity
762goodness, goodwill
763bilingualism
764cleanliness
765idleness
766indignation
767stinginess, parsimony
768caprice, whim
769drunkenness
770love
771victory; a victor; superior
772a piece, a part; a crumb
773a little bit
774a bit
775thing
776judo
777chess