Archive for the year 2009
Teangacha Eile: Catalóinis, Gaeilge na hAlban, Volaifis, Amtorais, srl. Posted by róislín on Aug 19, 2009
Nóta (8/19/09 7:09 ET) I just replaced the middle section of this text since the parts originally in columns didn’t turn out as I expected. I hope this layout is more soléite. Since there are between cúig mhíle agus sé mhíle teanga in the world, we could keep this thread going ar feadh i bhfad…
An Bhfuil Gaeilge / Béarla / Fraincis / Rúisis / Sínis / Tliongáinis / Ceatsuais Agat? Posted by róislín on Aug 17, 2009
The recent discussion of language, whether Tliongáinis or Fraincis, suggests another popular topic among language learners – what languages do you know? Any such discussion can range from the standard questions to those off “an bealach buailte” (the beaten track). Sometimes I do think that the bealach “neamhbhuailte” will be pretty well “buailte” by the…
Meryl Streep mar Éireannach Mná is mar Fhrancach Mná Posted by róislín on Aug 13, 2009
Chonaic mé an scannán Julie & Julia ar an deireadh seachtaine agus bhí sé go hiontach. Rinne Meryl Streep ról Julia Child agus tá an-jab déanta aici leis an mblas Francach, sin mo bharúil, pé scéal é. Ar ndóigh, níorbh Fhrancach í Julia ach Meiriceánach a d’fhoghlaim Fraincis. Mar sin, d’fhéadfadh blas Meryl a bheith…
Cé Mhéad Duine? How Many People? Na hUimhreacha Pearsanta i nGaeilge (ar leanúint) Posted by róislín on Aug 10, 2009
Finally returning to the uimhreacha pearsanta after the numerous events of the past couple of weeks, both happy and sad ones. This time we’ll count from six to ten people, more on larger groups of people later! First, a quick review, for one to five people: duine amháin or aonar (depending on the type of…
“Ga-sheol go Filideilfia nó go Detroit mé, a Scotty! (ar leanúint ó 4 Lúnasa) Posted by róislín on Aug 7, 2009
(le Róislín) Frásaí eile ó RéaltAistear: 1) Níl beathachruthanna meabhracha ar bith thíos anseo! That may look like a mouthful, but breaks apart quite nicely. Here’s some vocabulary to help translate it: beatha, life, as in uisce beatha (whiskey, water of life) or in the phrase “Is é do bheatha,” (a greeting, also used in…
“Ga-sheol go Filideilfia nó go Detroit mé, a Scotty! Tá mé ag iarraidh an Taispeántas (Exhibition) ‘RéaltAistear’ a fheiceáil.” Posted by róislín on Aug 4, 2009
Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil daoine (agus b’fhéidir neacha eile!) amuigh ansin a bhfuil suim acu sa Ghaeilge agus sna cláracha agus sna scannáin RéaltAistear (Star Trek). Faoi láthair tá an taispeántas i bhFilideilfia ag an Institiúid Franklin (www.fl.edu) agus i nDetroit ag an Detroit Science Center (www.detroitsciencecenter.org). Seo cúpla frása ón seó…
Saol Aeronwy Bryn Thomas-Ellis (1943-2009): Mionchroineolaíocht Posted by róislín on Aug 1, 2009
(le Róislín) Barely recovered from the news of básanna Frank McCourt and Michael Jackson, there is now another sad tale to tell, the death of Dylan Thomas’s daughter, Aeronwy. She might not have been as well known in the U.S. as McCourt or Jackson, but leaves a strong legacy and an Irish connection on her…