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Pronunciation Tips for ”Six Ways to Say ‘I Want Some More’ in Irish” Posted by róislín on May 14, 2014
(le Róislín) From time to time (ó am go ham), I like to go back to a previous blog and provide more pronunciation notes. Here are a few more tips for ” Six Ways to Say, ‘I Want Some More’ in Irish (ag cur Gaeilge ar athfhriotal clúiteach Oilibhéir)” (10 Bealtaine 2014; nasc thíos). As…
More Phrases about Memory and Remembering (Cuimhne, Cuimhneamh, srl.), including Amnesia Posted by róislín on Jun 5, 2010
Cuimhne [KWIV-neh]: Tá cuimhne agam air sin. I remember that. Tá cuimhne na seacht nduine [NIN-yeh] aici. She has a wonderful memory, lit. the memory of (the) seven people. cuimhní cinn, reminiscences, memoirs cuimhneamh [KWIV-nyav or KWIV-nyoo or KWIV-neh] cuimhneamh míosa [KWIV-nyav MEE-uss-uh], month’s mind cuimhneamh ar bheart [erzh vyart, vy like the “v” in…
That’s The Way The Easter Bunny Goes – Cluas i ndiaidh Cluaise (using the Irish verb “to eat”)! Posted by róislín on Apr 9, 2010
(le Róislín) Some of you might still have your chocolate Easter bunnies, or part of them left. To celebrate the gradual eating of such chocolate bunnies, which usually starts with the cluas (ear), let’s continue our relative clause series with the irregular verb “ith” (eat). As you’ll see, some forms of “ith” look regular, such…