Archive for May, 2010
Dá mBeadh Dalí ina Ghaeilgeoir – an tSeasmhacht Cuimhne, srl. Posted by róislín on May 31, 2010
Well, not really. Tá brón orm má ghéaraigh an teideal sin ar do ghoile. I’m afraid I indulged in a bit of “meall agus malartaigh” in the title. This blog is just an examination of words like “memory,” “remembrance,” and “memorial,” “remember,” and perhaps the most basic of all, “I remember.” So we’ll be looking at “cuimhne,” “cuimhneamh,”…
Lá Cuimhneacháin (i Meiriceá) Posted by róislín on May 31, 2010
Ceiliúrtar Lá Cuimhneacháin i Meiriceá ar an Luan deireanach i mí na Bealtaine. Cheiliúrtaí ar an 30ú lá de mhí na Bealtaine é ach i 1971 athraíodh é go mbeadh an tsaoire i gcónaí ar Luan sa dóigh go mbeadh deireadh seachtaine fada (trí lá) ann. Memorial Day is celebrated in America on the last…
Deireadh leis an tSraith ach Níos Mó Briathra Rialta (Cleachtadh!) Posted by róislín on May 29, 2010
(le Róislín) Yes, that was the end of the irregular verb series, but what about all those nice juicy regular verbs? And the tantalizing initial consonant mutations? And a bouquet of more silent consonants? As you might be able to tell, I’m actually thinking ahead to a beárbaiciú ar son Lá Cuimhneacháin, which will be…
An Briathar “Cloisteáil” (the verb “to hear”) agus Clásail Choibhneasta – agus Deireadh na Sraithe! Posted by róislín on May 27, 2010
(le Róislín) No longer on the home stretch, we’re done! This is the last installment of the “irregular verbs in relative clauses.” Thanks again to mo léitheoir dílis cineálta, Áine, who first requested some treatment of relative clauses (agus a scríobh an oiread sin de nótaí deasa ó thosaigh an blag seo). Perhaps it’s hard…
An Briathar “Tabhairt” (the verb “to give) agus Clásail Choibhneasta Posted by róislín on May 25, 2010
An starr dheireanach, faoi dheireadh! Dhá bhriathar fágtha sa tsraith seo! The home stretch, finally! Two verbs left in this series! Inniu – tabhairt (to give, giving). This verb is quite irregular (maolaisnéis más amhlaidh go raibh maolaisnéis riamh ann!). Before we plunge into relative clauses, please note that the root changes from “tug-” (used…
Súil Siar: Clásail Choibhneasta Posted by róislín on May 20, 2010
((le Róislín) It’s been a while since we dealt with the clásail choibhneasta (relative clauses), so I thought I’d do a seisiún súil siar before we wrap up with the remaining irregular verbs. So here are some selections from the previous blogs. The verb slot has been left blank, to fill in, and freagraí are…
Lá Idirnáisiúnta na nAltraí (International Nurses Day): 12 Bealtaine Posted by róislín on May 12, 2010
Lá Idirnáisiúnta na nAltraí (International Nurses Day): 12 Bealtaine Bíonn Lá Idirnáisiúnta na nAltraí á cheiliúradh ar an 12ú lá de mhí na Bealtaine. An bhfuil a fhios agat cén fáth a bhfuil sé ar an lá sin? (Freagra thíos) International Nurses Day is celebrated on the 12th of May. Do you know why it’s…