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Saying “I Love You” in Irish Posted by róislín on Feb 11, 2016
(le Róislín) Around Valentine’s Day (Lá Vailintín), we see lots of cards, candies, and decorative items saying “I love you” in English. Irish has many ways to say this as well, although the actual verb “to love” isn’t usually part of the phrase. Most of the expressions rely on terms of endearment (téarmaí ceana)…
Deich nDóigh (10 Ways) le ‘I Love You’ a Rá i nGaeilge Posted by róislín on Feb 8, 2013
(le Róislín) So, Irish has lots of ways to say “I love you,” but most of them don’t involve the verb “to love.” How is that supposed to work? Bhuel, with lots of téarmaí ceana (terms of endearment)! In other words, you mostly use nouns to say that someone is your sweetheart, your darling, your…
An Ráineach ag Seitreach (The Hinny Hinnying) Posted by róislín on Sep 3, 2012
(le Róislín) We’ve had quite a run of exploring vocabulary related to horses in recent blogs, but, believe me, the topic is far from exhausted. So today’s take is about “ráinigh” and the sound they make (seitreach). And while “Tá an ráineach ag seitreach” does have an intriguing ring to it, I have to admit…
Cineálacha Gloiní agus Soithí Eile don Ól Posted by róislín on Oct 18, 2009
An bhfuil tart ort fós? Still thirsty? The recent blaganna have given you a wide choice of deochanna, but, how to drink them? Here are some of the basics, and a few more specialized: cupán, cup cupán tae could be a cup of tea or a tea-cup (as opposed to a muga). But…