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Lá Bloom nó Lá Bhloom – 16 Meitheamh (gach bliain) Posted by róislín on Jun 16, 2010
(N.B. a ghluaisín féin ag gach alt an uair seo, mar tá an blag seo i nGaeilge amháin; beagán de chuidiú do thosaitheoirí, tá súil agam; a glossary follows each paragraph this time, since this blog is all in Irish!) An oiread sin d’imeachtaí i mí an Mheithimh! Is beag go raibh mé ábalta m’anáil…
D-Day (an 6ú lá de mhí an Mheithimh) i nGaeilge? Posted by róislín on Jun 6, 2010
Cén Ghaeilge atá ar D-Day? Freagra: “D-Day” Yet another example of a “lá a bhfuil cuimhne air,” or maybe I should say “lá a mbíonn cuimhne air,” to emphasize the continuity. Amanna fágtar téarma iasachta sa teanga iasachta, mar huerta agus kloof agus “wadi,” agus sin é an scéal le “D-Day,” as far as…
More Phrases about Memory and Remembering (Cuimhne, Cuimhneamh, srl.), including Amnesia Posted by róislín on Jun 5, 2010
Cuimhne [KWIV-neh]: Tá cuimhne agam air sin. I remember that. Tá cuimhne na seacht nduine [NIN-yeh] aici. She has a wonderful memory, lit. the memory of (the) seven people. cuimhní cinn, reminiscences, memoirs cuimhneamh [KWIV-nyav or KWIV-nyoo or KWIV-neh] cuimhneamh míosa [KWIV-nyav MEE-uss-uh], month’s mind cuimhneamh ar bheart [erzh vyart, vy like the “v” in…
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,”…
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…