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Where Do You Live? Cá Bhfuil Tú i do Chónaí? I mBaile Nach “Scáilbhaile” É! Posted by róislín on Jul 12, 2011
(le Róislín) Since we had a nice flurry of responses to the question about “Where do you live? In American Flag, Arizona?” (iarbhlag: nasc thíos) I figured we’d try a few more locations where readers of this blog might live, i.e. bailte, srl., nach scáilbhailte íad (towns, etc., that aren’t ghost towns). Of course, the…
Laethe Madrúla an tSamhraidh (ca. 3 Iúil go ca. 11 Lúnasa) Posted by róislín on Jul 8, 2011
(le Róislín) Before we return to our discussion of 5th-declension nouns, let’s talk about one more ábhar tráthúil: laethe madrúla an tsamhraidh. Three basic words, somewhat disguised by plural endings, a t-prefix, and a genitive-case ending. Laethe [LAY-huh], pl., from “lá,” day; sometimes this plural form is given as “laethanta.”…
Cá Bhfuil Tú i do Chónaí? I “mBratach Mheiriceá,” AZ (!) Posted by róislín on Jul 4, 2011
(le Róislín) Bhí mé réidh le níos mó a scríobh faoi na trídhathaigh a bhfuil ceithre dhath orthu, ach tháinig mé ar bheagán eolais faoin scáilbhaile, Bratach Mheiriceá, in Arizona agus shíl mé go mbeadh sé suimiúil blaigín a scríobh faoi. Ciallaíonn ainm an bhaile “American Flag.” Go teoiriciúil, d’fhéadfadh duine “Tá mé i mo…
Dhá Bhratach: Bratach na hÉireann agus Bratach Mheiriceá Posted by róislín on Jul 2, 2011
(le Róislín) Sa bhlag seo, beidh muid ag cur síos (describing) ar an dá bhratach atá luaite sa teideal: Bratach na hÉireann agus Bratach Mheiriceá. Ar ndóigh, d’fhéadfaí i bhfad níos mó a rá faoi na bratacha seo. Níl anseo ach cur síos beag agus cúpla ceist san áireamh (freagraí thíos). I. Bratach na hÉireann (The…
Agus Arís Eile (Ag Comhaireamh Linn) Posted by róislín on Jun 30, 2011
(le Róislín) One last fling perhaps at counting réaltaí agus riabha before we move on to ábhair eile. Can you match the following descriptions with the specific state that was added to create the new design? All of the descriptions concern the cúinneán, since the machaire stays the same, always with trí riabh déag, siombail…
Ag Comhaireamh Arís (Cé Mhéad Réalta?) Posted by róislín on Jun 28, 2011
(le Róislín) A flag with a history as complex as that of the United Sates can offer almost limitless possibilities for practicing counting, since the number of stars has continuously increased with each new state. There’s even at least one design already in the works for a 51-state, 51-star flag, should it be necessary. But…
Cé Mhéad Réalta? Cé Mhéad Riabh? Posted by róislín on Jun 26, 2011
(le Róislín) Among the many topics we could discuss concerning flags is the actual design of the American flag. This will also give us some practice with counting in general and counting items while including adjectives that describe the topic further. Here our additional adjectives will be on color, but of course, almost any other…