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1 - Introduction

Illustration for Introduction Have you ever said 'hello' to a friend or thanked someone for sharing? Words like these help us talk to people every day. Today, we will explore where these words come from and how they connect to languages around the world.

Discover everyday words we all use.
Learn how to say them in Irish, French, Spanish, and German.
Find out about loan words that travel between languages.
Play matching games and guess word origins.

By the end of this lesson, you will know how everyday words help us connect with people from different places and how languages share words.

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2 - Words We Use Everyday

Illustration for Words We Use EverydayHeader 3Header 3 Every day we use many words to communicate with the people around us. These words help us talk about our daily routines, our families, our school, and the things we need.

Some everyday words include:

Hello
Thank you
Please
Food
School
Friend

Even though people speak different languages around the world, many of the words we use every day have similar meanings everywhere.

What word do you think you say the most every day?

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3 - Every Day Words in Different Languages

Many everyday words can be said in different languages. Learning these words helps us communicate with people from other countries.

English	Irish	French	Spanish	German
Hello	Dia dhuit	Bonjour	Hola	Hallo
Thank you	Go raibh maith agat	Merci	Gracias	Danke
Please	Le do thoil	S'il vous plaît	Por favor	Bitte
Friend	Cara	Ami	Amigo	Freund
Food	Bia	Nourriture	Comida	Essen
School	Scoil	École	Escuela	Schule

Even though these words look different, they all help people communicate in similar ways.

Can you try saying hello in one of these languages?

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4 - Memory Match Activity

🧠 Words We Use Every Day: Memory Match

Turn over two cards at a time and try to find the matching pair.

Each pair has one English word and one Irish word.

Challenge: Match all the everyday words.

Pairs found: 0 / 6

Moves: 0

Press Start Game to begin.

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5 - Words That Travel Between Languages

Some words travel from one language to another. These are called loan words.

A loan word is a word that one language borrows from another language and starts using in everyday speech.

Word	Original Language	Meaning
Café	French	A small coffee shop
Taco	Spanish	A popular Mexican food
Kindergarten	German	A class for young children
Shampoo	Hindi	Soap used to wash hair
Pizza	Italian	A dish with dough, sauce and cheese

These words show how languages influence each other.

Can you think of a word that might come from another language?

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Words We Use Every Day

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1 - Introduction

2 - Words We Use Everyday

3 - Every Day Words in Different Languages

4 - Memory Match Activity

🧠 Words We Use Every Day: Memory Match

5 - Words That Travel Between Languages

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