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Piontaí agus an Ceathrú Díochlaonadh Posted by on May 18, 2011

(le Róislín) As long as we’re on the topic of “turas an Uachtaráin go hÉirinn,” how about “piontaí Guinness”? And since “pionta” happens to be a 4th-declension noun, all the more reason to keep sraith na ndíochlaontaí going. Credit: PDPhoto.org / Public Domain Image So, if we’re going to describe this pint, what are the…

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Blastanas Turcaí (Blag Deireanach faoi Thurcaithe, ar feadh tamaill!) Posted by on Nov 26, 2009

(le Róislín) You might recognize “blastanas” from two similar, more widely-used words, “blas” and “blasta.”  “Blas” is “taste” if talking about food and “accent” if talking about language.  “Blas” is also found in Irish English, particularly when discussing the Irish language, “great ‘blas,’” etc.  “Blasta” means “tasty,”  “delicious,” or sometimes “fluent” (though “líofa” is a more…

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Blas agus Tréithí Leann Dubh Guinness Posted by on Oct 2, 2009

Here are some interesting phrases for describing the taste of Guinness, giving us some new ways to combine Irish vocabulary words.  I’ve translated all of them from fan discussions I’ve found online.  There’s a glossary “ag bun an bhlag” and some pronunciation notes are given:   1)     bainne seacláide na mbeoracha [… nuh MYOR-ukh-uh]  …

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Táirge Gearrshaolach Guinness – An Cuimhin Leat É? Ar Bhlais Tú É? Posted by on Sep 28, 2009

I’m still mulling over some good descriptions of Guinness in Irish and the one that comes first to mind, in English, doesn’t seem to exactly fit in Irish.  “Mellow” could be “méith” or “súmhar” or “maothlach” or “lánaibí.”  But these could also mean “fertile,” “succulent,” mushy,” or “fully ripe/mature,” in that order, and none of…

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