Greann Gaeilge
A fun way to learn Irish
FreeOffers In-App Purchases
7.0for iPhone, iPad and more
9.9
2 Ratings
Mirandacorp.com, Inc.
Developer
6.5 MB
Size
Nov 13, 2023
Update Date
Education
Category
4+
Age Rating
Age Rating
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About Greann Gaeilge
Learn Irish Gaeilge, now with a game to make learning fun! Did you know there's confetti involved?! And hints! Sometimes you just need a little help. This is no ordinary language app.
Greann Gaeilge is customized for Irish Gaeilge, the language you want to learn! We don't make apps for every language, just Gaeilge. And there are no ads.
And it supports many features of Apple's platforms, making it easier, faster, and more fun for you to learn! Sure, there's an iPhone app, but there's also an iPad app that's customized for your iPad (it's not just a giant iPhone app). The iPhone & iPad apps include Widgets, so Greann Gaeilge is always there on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. There's an Apple Watch app, so it's always with you wherever you go! The Apple Watch version includes complications, so it's always right there in front of you, making it quick & convenient to learn. And there's an Apple TV app that can be used to learn both at home and in a classroom setting!
In addition to the usual vocabulary, it includes grammar, and a detailed look at the alphabet.
Want your writing to stand out? Use the old-style conventions we show you.
Are you a serious student of the Irish Language, also known as Gaeilge? Then this is the app for you.
Greann Gaeilge makes it easy for you to learn the Irish alphabet, vocabulary, and grammar:
• The alphabet section shows you each letter in a modern and a seanchló font, and shows each letter with a fada, lenition, and eclipsis, where appropriate. We show you the dot-over-the-letter notation to represent lenition of consonants. It even includes examples of each letter in Ogham, an old alphabet used for inscribing stones; and Katie Holten's Irish Trees font, which represents each letter with a tree, bush, or vine (based on the Ogham name for each letter).
• The vocabulary section introduces a few categories of words, including weather, climate change, and time & dates, featuring numbers-based vocabulary for telling time with an analog clock.
• Greann Gaeilge teaches you how to conjugate Irish verbs and prepositional pronouns (do, duit, dom, etc.)), and it's expandable. There are currently two upgrades available, and these in-app purchases work on all your devices: iPhone, iPad, & Apple TV.
• The Dictionary tab has a simple dictionary that you can search in English or Gaeilge, finding words that start with, contain, or end with your search term/characters.
Please leave a review to tell us what you like about the app, whether you use it in a classroom setting, and what you want to see in the future.
Terms of Use:
http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
Greann Gaeilge is customized for Irish Gaeilge, the language you want to learn! We don't make apps for every language, just Gaeilge. And there are no ads.
And it supports many features of Apple's platforms, making it easier, faster, and more fun for you to learn! Sure, there's an iPhone app, but there's also an iPad app that's customized for your iPad (it's not just a giant iPhone app). The iPhone & iPad apps include Widgets, so Greann Gaeilge is always there on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. There's an Apple Watch app, so it's always with you wherever you go! The Apple Watch version includes complications, so it's always right there in front of you, making it quick & convenient to learn. And there's an Apple TV app that can be used to learn both at home and in a classroom setting!
In addition to the usual vocabulary, it includes grammar, and a detailed look at the alphabet.
Want your writing to stand out? Use the old-style conventions we show you.
Are you a serious student of the Irish Language, also known as Gaeilge? Then this is the app for you.
Greann Gaeilge makes it easy for you to learn the Irish alphabet, vocabulary, and grammar:
• The alphabet section shows you each letter in a modern and a seanchló font, and shows each letter with a fada, lenition, and eclipsis, where appropriate. We show you the dot-over-the-letter notation to represent lenition of consonants. It even includes examples of each letter in Ogham, an old alphabet used for inscribing stones; and Katie Holten's Irish Trees font, which represents each letter with a tree, bush, or vine (based on the Ogham name for each letter).
• The vocabulary section introduces a few categories of words, including weather, climate change, and time & dates, featuring numbers-based vocabulary for telling time with an analog clock.
• Greann Gaeilge teaches you how to conjugate Irish verbs and prepositional pronouns (do, duit, dom, etc.)), and it's expandable. There are currently two upgrades available, and these in-app purchases work on all your devices: iPhone, iPad, & Apple TV.
• The Dictionary tab has a simple dictionary that you can search in English or Gaeilge, finding words that start with, contain, or end with your search term/characters.
Please leave a review to tell us what you like about the app, whether you use it in a classroom setting, and what you want to see in the future.
Terms of Use:
http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
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What's New in the Latest Version 7.0
Last updated on Nov 13, 2023
Old Versions
There's not one but *TWO* big new features in Greann Gaeilge 7.0: Games and Nouns!
1. You heard right: there's a game hiding under the new Greann! tab. It's called Letter Blender, and it features a row of mixed up letters from prepositional pronouns (like "agat" and "orm"). Your challenge is to rearrange the letters to spell the word correctly. Some are easy, like "orm", and some are much harder: do you know how to say "between us" using "idir"?
Do it right and you'll get confetti! And points. And those points get added to a leaderboard in Game Center. So now you can invite friends to play, too, and compare your scores against your friends' and the whole world. Getting a great score is easier because we offer hints on how to solve each word. But you'll want to use them wisely!
2. The second big addition is Nouns! Yes, you've practiced Verb Conjugation & Prepositional Pronouns before. And now you can add Noun Declensions to your arsenal. We break it down as simply as we can, so it's easy for you to learn.
• Bug fixes
• Store tab now shows the item name in addition to the description
1. You heard right: there's a game hiding under the new Greann! tab. It's called Letter Blender, and it features a row of mixed up letters from prepositional pronouns (like "agat" and "orm"). Your challenge is to rearrange the letters to spell the word correctly. Some are easy, like "orm", and some are much harder: do you know how to say "between us" using "idir"?
Do it right and you'll get confetti! And points. And those points get added to a leaderboard in Game Center. So now you can invite friends to play, too, and compare your scores against your friends' and the whole world. Getting a great score is easier because we offer hints on how to solve each word. But you'll want to use them wisely!
2. The second big addition is Nouns! Yes, you've practiced Verb Conjugation & Prepositional Pronouns before. And now you can add Noun Declensions to your arsenal. We break it down as simply as we can, so it's easy for you to learn.
• Bug fixes
• Store tab now shows the item name in addition to the description
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Version History
7.0
Nov 13, 2023
There's not one but *TWO* big new features in Greann Gaeilge 7.0: Games and Nouns!
1. You heard right: there's a game hiding under the new Greann! tab. It's called Letter Blender, and it features a row of mixed up letters from prepositional pronouns (like "agat" and "orm"). Your challenge is to rearrange the letters to spell the word correctly. Some are easy, like "orm", and some are much harder: do you know how to say "between us" using "idir"?
Do it right and you'll get confetti! And points. And those points get added to a leaderboard in Game Center. So now you can invite friends to play, too, and compare your scores against your friends' and the whole world. Getting a great score is easier because we offer hints on how to solve each word. But you'll want to use them wisely!
2. The second big addition is Nouns! Yes, you've practiced Verb Conjugation & Prepositional Pronouns before. And now you can add Noun Declensions to your arsenal. We break it down as simply as we can, so it's easy for you to learn.
• Bug fixes
• Store tab now shows the item name in addition to the description
1. You heard right: there's a game hiding under the new Greann! tab. It's called Letter Blender, and it features a row of mixed up letters from prepositional pronouns (like "agat" and "orm"). Your challenge is to rearrange the letters to spell the word correctly. Some are easy, like "orm", and some are much harder: do you know how to say "between us" using "idir"?
Do it right and you'll get confetti! And points. And those points get added to a leaderboard in Game Center. So now you can invite friends to play, too, and compare your scores against your friends' and the whole world. Getting a great score is easier because we offer hints on how to solve each word. But you'll want to use them wisely!
2. The second big addition is Nouns! Yes, you've practiced Verb Conjugation & Prepositional Pronouns before. And now you can add Noun Declensions to your arsenal. We break it down as simply as we can, so it's easy for you to learn.
• Bug fixes
• Store tab now shows the item name in addition to the description
6.5
Oct 15, 2023
1. The widget has been updated for iOS 17, and can be used for iPad Lock Screen and iPhone Stand By mode! It also jumps directly to the Learn tab when you tap it. And the Watch Complication now supports the accessoryCorner complication type.
2. The app is now written 100% in Swift and SwiftUI: this will allow us to add new features more quickly! And the iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS versions now have identical features.
3. In-app purchase options have now been moved to a new Store tab, which replaces the old Tips tab. The Store tab has a much cleaner view, and lets you restore purchases in case you have to reinstall the app.
4. The Dictionary tab now lets you select a word in the list of search results, and it shows the word in a seanchló font & a modern font, the translation, and the part of speech (including its subtype if it's a verb or noun).
5. In the Learn tab, the Alphabet, Verbs, & Prepositions sections now have a number of new subsections that describe concepts in more detail.
6. In the Learn tab, the app remembers which section you were last viewing, and automatically selects that when you reopen the app.
2. The app is now written 100% in Swift and SwiftUI: this will allow us to add new features more quickly! And the iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS versions now have identical features.
3. In-app purchase options have now been moved to a new Store tab, which replaces the old Tips tab. The Store tab has a much cleaner view, and lets you restore purchases in case you have to reinstall the app.
4. The Dictionary tab now lets you select a word in the list of search results, and it shows the word in a seanchló font & a modern font, the translation, and the part of speech (including its subtype if it's a verb or noun).
5. In the Learn tab, the Alphabet, Verbs, & Prepositions sections now have a number of new subsections that describe concepts in more detail.
6. In the Learn tab, the app remembers which section you were last viewing, and automatically selects that when you reopen the app.
6.4
Aug 27, 2023
Handy new feature: now there's a menu item so you can show the 'person' of the verb conjugations (for example, "First person singular", "Third person plural", etc.)!
Also, you can now choose between showing the verb conjugation Gaeilge text in the standard sans-serif font, a serif font, or the Ceanannas seanchló old-style font.
These features were enabled because we rewrote the Verbs section in SwiftUI.
Also, you can now choose between showing the verb conjugation Gaeilge text in the standard sans-serif font, a serif font, or the Ceanannas seanchló old-style font.
These features were enabled because we rewrote the Verbs section in SwiftUI.
6.3
Aug 6, 2023
Handy new feature: now there's a menu item so you can show the 'person' of the prepositional pronouns (for example, "First person singular", "Third person plural", etc.)!
Also, you can now choose between showing the prepositional pronoun Gaeilge text in the standard sans-serif font, a serif font, or the Ceanannas seanchló old-style font.
These features were enabled because we rewrote the Prepositions section in SwiftUI.
Also, you can now choose between showing the prepositional pronoun Gaeilge text in the standard sans-serif font, a serif font, or the Ceanannas seanchló old-style font.
These features were enabled because we rewrote the Prepositions section in SwiftUI.
6.2
Jul 18, 2023
We've completely rewritten the Alphabet section of the app!
As phones have gotten bigger, we can show more information on each screen, so we took a step back & brought you a beautiful new Alphabet screen.
It now shows both the alphabet and details on the selected letter all on the same screen. And you can tap each letter and the details update automatically; you don't need to bring up and dismiss a detail window each time. Much more convenient!
The list of letters is now on the bottom of the screen, making them easier to reach.
As before, it includes modern and old ("seanchló) fonts, and using the dot-over-the-letter to represent lenition of consonants. And it now includes examples of each letter in Ogham, an old alphabet used for inscribing stones; and Katie Holten's Irish Trees font, which represents each letter with a tree, bush, or vine (based on the Ogham name for each letter).
Update now and see the beautiful new Alphabet screen!
As phones have gotten bigger, we can show more information on each screen, so we took a step back & brought you a beautiful new Alphabet screen.
It now shows both the alphabet and details on the selected letter all on the same screen. And you can tap each letter and the details update automatically; you don't need to bring up and dismiss a detail window each time. Much more convenient!
The list of letters is now on the bottom of the screen, making them easier to reach.
As before, it includes modern and old ("seanchló) fonts, and using the dot-over-the-letter to represent lenition of consonants. And it now includes examples of each letter in Ogham, an old alphabet used for inscribing stones; and Katie Holten's Irish Trees font, which represents each letter with a tree, bush, or vine (based on the Ogham name for each letter).
Update now and see the beautiful new Alphabet screen!
6.1
May 3, 2023
1. We've added even more Vocabulary: Weather and Climate Change. The Vocabulary detail screens have been improved to clearly distinguish the Irish translation, the pronunciation, and a "literal translation" (when necessary, such as "raining").
2. The Apple Watch app has new vocabulary (weather & climate change), and a more pleasant look. Watch Complications are easier to read and better looking, too.
3. Widgets are now easier on the eyes, and the Small widget has a green background so it stands out more and ties back to the app.
4. Greann Gaeilge 3.0 for tvOS is now out, and has all the same features on your Apple TV!
2. The Apple Watch app has new vocabulary (weather & climate change), and a more pleasant look. Watch Complications are easier to read and better looking, too.
3. Widgets are now easier on the eyes, and the Small widget has a green background so it stands out more and ties back to the app.
4. Greann Gaeilge 3.0 for tvOS is now out, and has all the same features on your Apple TV!
6.0
Oct 26, 2022
• The Apple Watch app & complications were completely rewritten to be more graphical and more useful
• Includes widgets for iPhones & iPads, and iPhone lock screens
• Supports Dark Mode
• Dictionary supports searching by "Starts with", "Contains", and "Ends with" on iOS 16.
• Includes widgets for iPhones & iPads, and iPhone lock screens
• Supports Dark Mode
• Dictionary supports searching by "Starts with", "Contains", and "Ends with" on iOS 16.
5.1
Dec 7, 2017
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
• Supports iOS 11, watchOS 4, and iPhone X
• Visual tweaks to Letters section (alphabet info)
• Note that, due to the open source dictionary no longer being updated, Greann Gaeilge app will soon replace the Dictionary section with a new section. Watch for another update soon!
• Supports iOS 11, watchOS 4, and iPhone X
• Visual tweaks to Letters section (alphabet info)
• Note that, due to the open source dictionary no longer being updated, Greann Gaeilge app will soon replace the Dictionary section with a new section. Watch for another update soon!
5.0
Jun 13, 2016
Thanks for your reviews. We're listening to your feedback. Two new features came directly from reviews:
• There are no ads!
• New Apple Watch complications! The Large Utility complication and Large Modular complications are supported, with the current time in Irish. The complications support Time Travel so you can review the numbers in Irish for the time.
There are lots of other new features, too:
• iOS 9 support for Slide Over and Split View multitasking on iPad & iPad Pro.
• All-new Alphabet section. Tap on a letter of the alphabet to see more info.
• All-new Vocabulary Clock. Just swipe up or down to change the time on the Vocabulary clock, which also has a clock face with numbers now.
• Easier, one-tap verb selection with the new custom verb selector control.
• New Apple TV app! All your in-app purchases transfer automatically to the Apple TV version of Greann Gaeilge.
• Welcome message with greeting in Irish on iPad.
• "Blog" tab was renamed to "Tips".
• "Tips" view now is faster (we switched to WKWebView, if you must know)
• There are no ads!
• New Apple Watch complications! The Large Utility complication and Large Modular complications are supported, with the current time in Irish. The complications support Time Travel so you can review the numbers in Irish for the time.
There are lots of other new features, too:
• iOS 9 support for Slide Over and Split View multitasking on iPad & iPad Pro.
• All-new Alphabet section. Tap on a letter of the alphabet to see more info.
• All-new Vocabulary Clock. Just swipe up or down to change the time on the Vocabulary clock, which also has a clock face with numbers now.
• Easier, one-tap verb selection with the new custom verb selector control.
• New Apple TV app! All your in-app purchases transfer automatically to the Apple TV version of Greann Gaeilge.
• Welcome message with greeting in Irish on iPad.
• "Blog" tab was renamed to "Tips".
• "Tips" view now is faster (we switched to WKWebView, if you must know)
4.1
Oct 7, 2015
∙ Apple Watch app! Learn the numbers 1-12
∙ Apple Watch Glance! Learn the numbers by seeing the current time.
∙ Fixed a bug that prevented the back button from appearing on iPhones.
∙ Apple Watch Glance! Learn the numbers by seeing the current time.
∙ Fixed a bug that prevented the back button from appearing on iPhones.
4.0
Jan 21, 2015
• A Today extension widget so you can see the current time (hour) in Irish. This helps you learn the numbers 1-12.
• A new Vocabulary section with the hours of the day. (This will get expanded in the future.)
• Support for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
• Full support for any orientation: portrait or landscape.
• A much cleaner, more modern, and easier way to use the app, especially on iPads and iPhone 6 Plus.
• A new Vocabulary section with the hours of the day. (This will get expanded in the future.)
• Support for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
• Full support for any orientation: portrait or landscape.
• A much cleaner, more modern, and easier way to use the app, especially on iPads and iPhone 6 Plus.
3.2
Aug 13, 2014
New, cleaner design shared on both iPhones and iPads (and iPod touches).
On the iPhone, this means all tenses for a verb are displayed at once, and you just scroll vertically through them.
The in-app purchase for extra verb information now shows the additional info when you tap the "info" button (an "i" inside a circle) next to the verb tense.
The app now remembers which verb you selected last, and even which category of verb, when you bring up the Select Verb list.
On the iPhone, this means all tenses for a verb are displayed at once, and you just scroll vertically through them.
The in-app purchase for extra verb information now shows the additional info when you tap the "info" button (an "i" inside a circle) next to the verb tense.
The app now remembers which verb you selected last, and even which category of verb, when you bring up the Select Verb list.
3.1
Feb 24, 2014
iOS 7 enhanced.
3.0
Apr 29, 2013
- Support for iPhone 5!
- Improved layout for Verb Conjugation and Prepositional Pronouns views for iPhones and iPod touches
- Confirmation for upgrades (in-app purchases)
- Fixed iPad bug where prepositional pronoun upgrade resulted in black text on a black background
- Performance and stability improvements
- Improved layout for Verb Conjugation and Prepositional Pronouns views for iPhones and iPod touches
- Confirmation for upgrades (in-app purchases)
- Fixed iPad bug where prepositional pronoun upgrade resulted in black text on a black background
- Performance and stability improvements
2.6.1
Sep 2, 2012
Performance and stability fixes.
Typos in Irish Alphabet fixed.
Typos in Irish Alphabet fixed.
2.6
Mar 27, 2012
--Support for the new iPad Retina screen
--Push notifications
--Fixed the Practice tab (now points to a blog with tips)
--Some minor UI enhancements for the iPad version
--Fix for dictionary updates
--Push notifications
--Fixed the Practice tab (now points to a blog with tips)
--Some minor UI enhancements for the iPad version
--Fix for dictionary updates
2.5
Mar 1, 2011
-NEW! Irish alphabet, displayed with modern and "seanchló" (old style) fonts, fadas, lenition, & eclipsis.
-NEW! Supports iOS 4 multitasking.
-NEW! Supports iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4 Retina display with high-resolution graphics.
-NEW! App icon.
-Fixes problem with launch screen not displaying in iOS 4.
-NEW! Supports iOS 4 multitasking.
-NEW! Supports iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4 Retina display with high-resolution graphics.
-NEW! App icon.
-Fixes problem with launch screen not displaying in iOS 4.
2.2.2
May 19, 2010
1. On the iPad, the Verbs page was modified to allow scrolling, so that additional verb tenses can be added and will show up properly.
2. On the iPad, the Upgrades modal screen is now smaller than full screen, which makes it flow better and fit in better with iPad Human Interface Guidelines.
3. On iPhone, iPod, and iPad, the Upgrade process is now clearer, and it won't allow you to exit the Upgrades screen until the purchase completes or you explicitly cancel it. This makes for a nicer user experience, with no crashes or surprises.
2. On the iPad, the Upgrades modal screen is now smaller than full screen, which makes it flow better and fit in better with iPad Human Interface Guidelines.
3. On iPhone, iPod, and iPad, the Upgrade process is now clearer, and it won't allow you to exit the Upgrades screen until the purchase completes or you explicitly cancel it. This makes for a nicer user experience, with no crashes or surprises.
2.2.0
Apr 23, 2010
iPad compatibility: Takes full advantage of iPad screen!
2.0.1
Mar 15, 2010
Bug fix: Updated data for verbs would cause an app crash.
2.0.0
Mar 3, 2010
Now includes verb conjugations and a dictionary!
Conjugate Type I ("short") and Type II ("long") verbs for singular & plural, first, second, and third person for the present tense.
Look up words (English->Irish or Irish->English) using a built-in dictionary. Search for terms at the beginning, middle, or end of a word (user-selectable). Uses the database from Irishionary.com (http://www.irishionary.com/). Used with permission.
Conjugate Type I ("short") and Type II ("long") verbs for singular & plural, first, second, and third person for the present tense.
Look up words (English->Irish or Irish->English) using a built-in dictionary. Search for terms at the beginning, middle, or end of a word (user-selectable). Uses the database from Irishionary.com (http://www.irishionary.com/). Used with permission.
1.0
Nov 6, 2009
Greann Gaeilge FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Greann Gaeilge in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Greann Gaeilge.
iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later.
Apple TV
Requires tvOS 16.4 or later.
Greann Gaeilge supports English
Greann Gaeilge contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
Verb Tenses
$0.99
Preposition Details
$0.99
