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Cén dath atá ar ghruaig d’athar? (some Irish questions for Father’s Day) Posted by róislín on Jun 20, 2015
(le Róislín) In the last few blogs, we’ve been looking at the color of hair (gruaig), beards (féasóga), and even sideburns (locaí). In honor of Lá na nAithreacha, why don’t we look at saying what color hair your father has, and if he has them, what color féasóg, croiméal (mustache) and locaí he might also…
Céard (Cad é / Cad) atá ort? … air sin? srl. (some uses of the word ‘ar’ in Irish) Posted by róislín on Jun 15, 2015
(le Róislín) Lately we’ve been looking at how to say you have red hair or a black beard (and/or mustache and sideburns), using the word “ar” (on). In previous blog posts, we’ve looked at using “ar” to say you’re ill (“I have a cold”) or how you feel about something, either emotionally (I’m happy) or as…
What else comes in ‘ribí’ besides ‘gruaig’? Posted by róislín on Jun 8, 2015
(le Róislín) ‘ ‘In the last blagmhír, we saw a picture of an eachtardhomhandach without so much as a ‘ribe gruaige‘ on his head. “Ribe gruaige‘ means “a strand of hair.” “Gruaig” changes to “gruaige” because we’re saying “of hair.” For the pronunciation of “ribe,” see the tip below. The plural, as you probably figured…
What Color Hair Do They Have? Talking about ‘Dath Gruaige’ in Irish Posted by róislín on Jun 5, 2015
(le Róislín) Recently we’ve been looking at “dath gruaige” (hair color) in Irish, emphasizing “fionnrua” (“strawberry” or “Venetian” blond) and, because of the emoji issue, “rua” (red). We also practiced some of the other typical colors: donn, dubh, and liath. With phrases like “fear donn” or “bean fhionnrua” [ban IN-ROO-uh, silent “fh”], we’re using the…