Learn Galician Basic Vocabulary: Essential Words and Phrases for Beginners
Discover the most useful Galician words to start speaking today! Learn vocabulary for family, numbers, colours, days, months, animals and more.
Learn Family Vocabulary In Galician
mother - nai (from Latin māter)
father - pai (from Latin pater)
daughter - filla (from Latin fīlia)
son - fillo (from Latin fīlius)
brother - irmán (from Latin germānus)
sister - irmá (from Latin germāna)
cousin (male) - primo (from Latin cōnsobrīnus prīmus)
cousin (female) - prima (from Latin cōnsobrīna prīma)
uncle - tío (from Latin thīum)
aunt - tía (from Latin thīa)
grandmother - avoa (from Latin āvia)
grandfather - avó (from Latin āvius)
Learn Numbers In Galician
zero - cero (from Arabic صفر (ṣifr))
one - un (from Latin ūnus)
two - dous (from Latin duo)
three - tres (from Latin trēs)
four - catro (from Latin quattuor)
five - cinco (from Latin quīnque)
six - seis (from Latin sex)
seven - sete (from Latin septem)
eight - oito (from Latin octō)
nine - nove (from Latin novem)
ten - dez (from Latin decem)
eleven - once (from Latin ūndecim)
twelve - doce (from Latin duodecim)
thirteen - trece (from Latin trēdecim)
fourteen - catorce (from Latin quattuordecim)
fifteen - quince (from Latin quīndecim)
sixteen - dezaseis (from Latin sēdecim)
seventeen - dezasete (from Latin septendecim)
eighteen - dezaoito (from Latin duodēvīgintī)
nineteen - dezanove (from Latin ūndēvīgintī)
twenty - vinte (from Latin vīgintī)
twenty-one - vinte e un (from Latin vīgintī ūnus)
twenty-two - vinte e dous (from Latin vīgintī duo)
thirty - trinta (from Latin trīgintā)
forty - corenta (from Latin quadrāgintā)
fifty - cincuenta (from Latin quīnquāgintā)
sixty - sesenta (from Latin sexāgintā)
seventy - setenta (from Latin septuāgintā)
eighty - oitenta (from Latin octōgintā)
ninety - noventa (from Latin nōnāgintā)
one hundred - cen (from Latin centum)
Learn Colours In Galician
red - vermello
blue - azul
yellow - amarelo
green - verde
white - branco
black - negro
orange - laranxa
purple - violeta
pink - rosa
gray - gris
brown - marrón
gold - dourado
silver - prateado
Learn Days In Galician
Monday - luns (from Latin diēs Lūnae)
Tuesday - martes (from Latin diēs Mārtis)
Wednesday - mércores (from Latin diēs Mercuriī)
Thursday - xoves (from Latin diēs Iovis)
Friday - venres (from Latin diēs Veneris)
Saturday - sábado (from Latin sabbatum)
Sunday - domingo (from Latin diēs Dominicus)
Learn Months In Galician
January - xaneiro (from Latin Iānuārius)
February - febreiro (from Latin Februārius)
March - marzo (from Latin Mārtius)
April - abril (from Latin Aprīlis)
May - maio (from Latin Maius)
June - xuño (from Latin Iūnius)
July - xullo (from Latin Iūlius)
August - agosto (from Latin Augustus)
September - setembro (from Latin September)
October - outubro (from Latin Octōber)
November - novembro (from Latin November)
December - decembro (from Latin December)
Learn Food And Drink In Galician
Vegetables
aubergine - berenxena
broccoli - brócoli
carrot - cenoria
chili - chile
corn - millo
cucumber - cogombro
garlic - allo
lettuce - leituga
onion - cebola
pepper - pimento
potato - batata
Fruit
apple - mazá
avocado - abacate
banana - plátano
cherry - cereixa
coconut - coco
grape - uva
lemon - limón
mango - manga
melon - melón
orange - laranxa
peach - pexego
pear - pera
pineapple - piña
strawberry - amorodo
tomato - tomate
watermelon - sandía
Drinks
beer - cervexa
coffee - café
juice - zume
lemonade - limoada
milk - leite
tea - té
water - auga
wine - viño
Learn Animals In Galician
ant - formiga (from Latin formīca)
bird - paxaro (from Latin passer)
cat - gato (from Latin cattus)
chicken - galiña (from Latin gallīna)
cow - vaca (from Latin vacca)
dog - can (from Latin canis)
fish - peixe (from Latin piscis)
fly - mosca (from Latin musca)
goat - cabra (from Latin capra)
mouse - rato (from Latin rattus)
pig - porco (from Latin porcus)
sheep - ovella (from Latin ovicula)
Learn Essential Galician
yes - si
no - non
hello - ola
good morning - bos días
good afternoon - boas tardes
good evening - boas noites
good night - boas noites
goodbye - adeus
please - por favor
thank you (very much) - (moitas) grazas
you are welcome - de nada
how are you? - como estás?
I am ok - estou ben
happy birthday - feliz aniversario
I love you - quérote
Merry Christmas - Bo Nadal
Happy New Year - Feliz Aninovo
Learn Technology in Galician
camera - cámara
computer - ordenador
connection - conexión
digital - dixital
email - correo electrónico
information - información
internet - internet
keyboard - teclado
laptop - portátil
link - ligazón
mouse - rato
network - rede
offline - fóra de liña
online - en liña
password - contrasinal
printer - impresora
satellite - satélite
scanner - escáner
screen - pantalla
server - servidor
speaker - altofalante
tablet - tableta
technology - tecnoloxía
telephone - teléfono
television - televisión
video - vídeo
wireless - sen fíos