GaeilgeSaibhreas na Gaeilge
Available from: Apple App Store Description: This is a great app to help develop vocabulary in a fun way. Students can learn nathanna cainte and seanfhocail in a fun and interactive way. You can search for different sayings, as well as play different games to reinforce learning. The app is colourful and attractive and is sure to engage learners in the senior classes. Cost: Free Rating: 4.5/5 |
Aimsir Cúla4
Available from: Apple App Store Description: This app allows children to learn key Aimsir vocabulary by creating a weather map of Ireland. Children drag and drop weather icons onto the map and can hear the correct pronunciation of the words. Children could create a weather map and screen shot it and add it to the Show Me app. They could then record themselves reading a weather forecast. Cost: Free Rating: 4.5/5 |
Get the Focal Saor
Available from: Apple App Store and Android Store Description: This is an Irish-English dictionary that could be used in the classroom or as a homework helper. Simply type in the word that you would like to translate and the app will search through its bank of over 13000 words. The paid version of the app costs €3 and allows you to hear how the word is pronounced. Cost: Free Rating: 4/5 Duolingo
Available from: Apple App Store and Android Store and Microsoft Devices Description: DuoLingo is an award winning app which can be used to help children learn Gaeilge. It assesses each users starting point and develops their language from there using a games based approach. Cost: Free Rating: 5/5 |
Briathra na Gaeilge
Available from: Apple App Store Description: This is a very useful app which uses characters to represent verbs that are Caol, Leathan and Neamhrialta. There are a number of ways that the app can be used including an A-U list of verbs which you can click to conjugate into different tenses. There is also a search function where you can search as Gaeilge or in English for a particular verb. As well as this, there is a Cleachtadh function which allows you to try three different games based on verbs although some of these would be more suitable for advanced users. Cost: Free Rating: 4/5 |