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Orduimhreacha i nGaeilge: Ordinal Numbers in Irish Posted by róislín on Jul 12, 2018
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(le Róislín) One, two, three vs. first, second, third. A haon, a dó, a trí vs. an chéad, an dara / an dóú, an tríú. Ever notice how in both English and Irish, the word for “first” is totally different from the word for “one” (one/first, aon or haon but céad or chéad)? Learners of English…
Irish ‘Fill in the Blanks’ for ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ (Dhá Lá Dhéag na Nollag) (cuid/part 1 of 2) Posted by róislín on Dec 28, 2017
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(le Róislín) What kind of bird (cén sórt éin) is that in the tree? And what kind of tree (cén sórt crainn) is it? How would you fill in the phrase “sé __ __ __ ag breith“? And what are those píobairí and drumadóirí doing ar an 11ú lá agus an 12ú lá den Nollaig? …