Irish language glossary for ‘Comhrá idir an dá iora ghlasa’ (Diarmaid agus Dearbháil) Posted by róislín on Oct 15, 2015
(le Róislín) You may have recently read the dialóg bheag I wrote for practicing the slender “dh” sound (as in “a Dhiarmaid,” “a Dhearbháil,” “trí dhearcán,” “ar dheis,” srl.). In that post, I explained the names I created for the baby squirrels (Dealrúilín, Deannóidín, Deidimín, Dreochlóigín, Drithleóigín), but I didn’t have space to do additional…
Comhrá: Diarmaid agus Dearbháil agus Na Dearcáin Posted by róislín on Oct 10, 2015
(le Róislín) Here’s a little conversation to practice some of the sounds we saw in the blog post for 6 October 2015 (When Is ‘dh’ pronounced like ‘y’ in Irish words? Think ‘a Dhia’ and ‘a Dhiarmaid’ Posted by róislín in Irish Language; https://blogs.transparent.com/irish/when-is-dh-pronounced-like-y-in-irish-words-think-a-dhia-and-a-dhiarmaid/). As you can see, I’ve gone a bit out of my way to…
When Is ‘dh’ pronounced like ‘y’ in Irish words? Think ‘a Dhia’ and ‘a Dhiarmaid’ Posted by róislín on Oct 6, 2015
(le Róislín) We recently looked at some Irish words that start with “gh” followed by “e” or “i,” and noted that the “gh” now sounds like “y” as in “year” or “yet” (nasc thíos). In other words, nothing like a “broad” Irish “gh” (as in “a Ghráinne” or “a ghort“), and, needless to say, nothing…
When Is “gh” pronounced like “y” in Irish words? Think ‘gheobhaidh’ and ‘gheocaigh’ Posted by róislín on Sep 30, 2015
(le Róislín) So, we finally finished that mionsraith about Irish words starting with non-traditional letters in the Irish alphabet (v, w, x, y, z) and even threw in the “-cs-” spelling for “x” (as in “innéacs” or “tacsaí“) for good measure. We’ve previously noted that in Irish, “gh-” and “dh-” at the beginning of a word…
When Does ‘X’ Become ‘CS’? Freagra: In the Middle of Some Irish Words Posted by róislín on Sep 28, 2015
(le Róislín) Your first thought on looking at the combination “cs” might be the abbreviation for the element ‘cesium’ (caeisiam, i nGaeilge). Well, maybe not. Not exactly a “téarma laethúil.” Maybe “Csárdás,” the Hungarian dance? That’s “cardas,” i nGaeilge, by the way. Maybe CSI (an clár teilifíse)? Any way you look at it, “cs” as a…
Catching Some ‘Z-Words’ in Irish: What Are The Others besides ‘Zú’ and ‘Zúnna’? Posted by róislín on Sep 25, 2015
(le Róislín) Bhuel, we’ve recently looked at Irish words starting with the letters v, w, x, and y. So logically enough, it’s time now to catch some zzz’s. Oops, not to put you to sleep, that is, but just to round up some examples. As with w, x, and y, there aren’t really that many…
Some Irish Words Starting with the Letter ‘Y’ (yóyó ina measc) Posted by róislín on Sep 21, 2015
(le Róislín) In the past few blagmhíreanna (naisc thíos), we’ve looked at some Irish words that start with letters not traditionally in the Irish alphabet (v, w, x). Today’s blog will deal with the letter “y” and soon we’ll do “z.” Someday we’ll get to the other three non-traditional letters (j, k, q), but for…