blas.You tried to learn Irish.
This time it sticks.
473,000 people in Ireland can speak Irish but never do. blas. is the app for adults coming back to the language, not a translation of a Spanish course, but a tool built from the ground up for Irish.
Irish language tools
Free, no account needed.
You've been here before.
You did Irish at school for fourteen years and can barely introduce yourself. You've tried Duolingo, bought a grammar book, started a course. Something always stalls. It's not you, it's the tools.
“I did Duolingo for six months. I can say 'the boy eats bread'. I still can't have a conversation in Irish.”
The app that doesn't teach
“I understood the grammar book. I still freeze when I try to speak. Knowing the rule and applying it under pressure are different things.”
Theory without practice
“I've started three times. Each time I hit the séimhiú wall and just... stopped. Nobody explains why 'mo cat' becomes 'mo chat'.”
The mutations wall
Gaeilge
Irish is not a dead language.
1.7 million people speak Irish. There are TV channels, podcasts, TikToks, pub sessions, and entire Gaeltacht communities living through this language every day. It is waiting for you.
Dia duit
Hello (God be with you)
Tá grá agam duit
I love you
Go raibh maith agat
Thank you
Conas atá tú?
How are you?
The first official language of the Republic of Ireland. Spoken daily in Gaeltacht regions from Donegal to Kerry. One of Europe's oldest living literary traditions.
Built for Irish
Every part of learning Irish. In one app.
blas. covers vocabulary, grammar, séimhiú, urú, verb conjugation, reading, listening, conversation, all with spaced repetition that adapts to you.
Séimhiú & Urú
Mutations drilled until they become automatic reflex
Verb Conjugation
Every tense, mood, and person, Irish verbs fully mapped
3 Dialects
Connacht, Munster, and Ulster, hear the real differences
Reading
Graded passages from beginner to advanced literature
Conversation
Real-world scenarios with guided speaking practice
TEG & Leaving Cert
Exam-format drills for Irish language certifications
A taste
This is what learning
Irish feels like in blas.
This is a séimhiú drill, one of dozens of drill types covering vocabulary, grammar, conjugation, reading, and more. Every answer feeds the spaced repetition engine, so you practise exactly what you need.
Get it wrong and it comes back sooner. Get it right and the gap widens. Your brain does the work, the algorithm just makes sure you practise the right things at the right time.
Apply the mutation
Why blas.
Built for Irish.
Not translated from Spanish.
Made for Irish from day one
Irish has features that generic apps can't handle: VSO word order, the copula, initial mutations, and real regional variation. blas. was designed around them.
Real spaced repetition
The FSRS algorithm tracks every word, rule, and grammar point independently. Weak spots get more reps. Strong areas fade to maintenance.
No streak guilt
No owl threatening you. No gamification tricks. You're an adult, the app treats you like one. Miss a week, miss a month, pick up where you left off.
Works offline
Core drills work without internet. On the train, in the Gaeltacht, wherever. Your progress syncs when you reconnect.
Verb forms mapped
Reading passages
Regional notes
Words to learn
It's not too late to learn Irish.
blas. is available now on iOS, Android, and web. Free to start. No credit card needed. Pick up where you left off.
From the blog
Guides to help you on your Irish learning journey.