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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 róislín 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…
Whose Hot Dog? Whose Soda Bread? Whose Tea Scone? (Súil Siar ar an Tuiseal Ginideach i nGaeilge) Posted by róislín on Aug 10, 2014
(le Róislín) Our last blog took advantage of the “uaschamóg earráideach” in the now famous café sign from Waterville, Co. Kerry, to work on “an tuiseal ginideach,” the form of the noun used to show possession in Irish. Remember the distinction in English between “loud Americans” and “loud American’s”? For some more entertaining “example’s along…
Cén Focal Gaeilge a Thagann ón tSínis? (Leid: Itear ar Bhrocairí Teo é) Posted by róislín on May 18, 2014
(le Róislín) Cén focal Gaeilge a thagann ón tSínis? Bhuel, OK, English is a significant intermediary, but it is interesting to consider how certain words have become gaelicized. Especially if they start out as something like “ kôe-chiap ” or “ kê-chiap ” (literally, brine of pickled fish). As you may have guessed from looking at those…