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Brocaire te le sauerkraut nó burgar beadaí le gormán agus oinniúin shótáilte? — talkin’ burgers and dogs and condiments in Irish, plus pronunciation tips Posted by on Jul 11, 2016

(le Róislín) Brocaire te nó burgar?  Cé acu is fearr leat?  A hot dog or a burger?  Which do you prefer? Recently, we posted (nasc thíos) some vocabulary for hot dogs (brocairí teo) and terriers (brocairí).  We also looked at the word “brocaire” itself, and its origin (broc, a badger).  Today we’ll sink our teeth…

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Ag an mBeárbaiciú (At the Barbecue) Posted by on Jul 19, 2013

(le Róislín) ‘Sea, seo séasúr na mbeárbaiciúnna [… nuh MyAWR-buk-yoo-nuh]!  Cad a íosfaidh [EESS-hee] tú? Yes, this is barbecue season!  What will you eat? Here are some of the typical foods that we like to grill.  Can you translate them?  Each one is given in the singular and in the plural.  (Gluais thíos) 1) burgar…

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Ceiliúradh Lá na Saoirse sna Stáit Aontaithe (Independence Day) Posted by on Jul 7, 2009

(le Róislín) Here are some of na himeachtaí (the events) that typically happen ar Lá na Saoirse:   1. Beárbaiciú: borgairí, brocairí teo, borgairí soighe do na veigeatóirí Curiously, at least to me, the Irish for “hot dog” isn’t based on the word “dog,” (which would be “madra”), but on “brocaire” (a terrier).    2…

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