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An bhfuil peata agat? Talking about Pets in Irish Posted by róislín on Jun 12, 2017
(le Róislín) Remember when we talked about hamstair and their gothaí gnúise gleoite, not to mention their “rothaí“? Hmm, a ngothaí agus a rothaí! — this is the first time I ever got to link up those two words! And we have, at various times in this blog, talked about different types of pets (madraí…
Years, Ears, and Donkeys in Irish (Bhuel, Not Really Donkeys!) Posted by róislín on Jan 25, 2014
(le Róislín) This time in January, in between the western New Year (1 Eanáir) and Chinese New Year (31 Eanáir i 2014) seems like a good time to look again at the word “bliain” (year) in Irish (nasc thíos do bhlag eile faoi seo). In this blog, we’ll look at the basic forms of the…
Cuir Cluas Ort! Listen Up! (but where’s the “up”?) Posted by róislín on May 27, 2012
(le Róislín) Before we completely leave the topic of ears, eaves, and eavesdropping, let’s look a little closer at the word for “ear” itself — cluas [KLOO-uss]. First a pronunciation note, “ua” in Irish is pronounced as two syllables [oo-uh]. You may well have heard the sound in other words, such as “rua” [ROO-uh], “nua”…