アイルランド人
Airurando-jin[a̠iɾɯ̟ɾã̠ndo̞ʑĩɴ]
In Japanese, 'Irish' is expressed as アイルランド人 (Airurando-jin).
アイルランド人 is used to refer to an Irish person or the Irish people.
Meaning: the language (name)
Which one should you use?
While アイルランド人 refers to the people, use アイルランド語 when you want to specify the Irish language specifically. Additionally, アイルランドの can be used as an adjective to mean pertaining to or originating from Ireland.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The form アイルランド人 can be used in both singular and plural contexts, as Japanese nouns do not typically change for number.
How do you pronounce it?
Airurando-jin
What mistakes should you avoid?
If you wish to refer to the Irish language, do not use the person suffix -jin. Instead, use the language suffix -go to form アイルランド語.
Did you know?
- To describe an 'Irish pub' in Japan, the word アイリッシュ is often used instead of アイルランドの because it sounds more stylish and modern.
- The character 人 (jin) can sometimes be pronounced as 'hito' in other contexts, but when attached to a country name like アイルランド, it is always pronounced 'jin'.
- The word アイルランド is a phonetic transcription of 'Ireland' using the カタカナ script, which is used specifically for foreign loanwords and names.
Examples in context
- アイルランド語を話す人は、アイルランド人のほんの3割だ。Only 30% of the Irish population speaks Irish.This sentence illustrates the use of アイルランド人 when discussing the Irish population.Tatoeba #12098636 by small_snow, translation #8174623 by shekitten
- Watashi no sensei wa Airurando-jin desu. (私の先生はアイルランド人です。)My teacher is Irish.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Yui and Ren are talking about a new classmate.
- 結衣 Yui新しい生徒はアイルランド人なの？atarashii seito wa airurando-jin nano?Is the new student Irish?
- 蓮 Renうん、アイルランド人だよ。un, airurando-jin dayo.Yes, they are Irish.
- 結衣 Yui英語は話せるかな？eigo wa hanaseru kana?I wonder if they can speak English?
- 蓮 Renもちろん話せるよ。mochiron hanaseru yo.Of course they can.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry アイルランド人, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
