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Ababú! — Cá as a dtáinig an litir “b” as áit sa bhlag deireanach?  Posted by on Dec 21, 2014

(le Róislín) Bhuel, some of you may have noticed the mysterious “b” in the emailed version of the last blog.  In one case, it replaced the word “oíche” and in another case, it showed up at the end of what should have been “Nollag.” After staring at those words for a while, when I got…

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Say ‘Pleeeeease’! (i nGaeilge) Posted by on May 6, 2014

(le Róislín) I recently came across an interesting web page discussing the English word “please” (nasc thíos).  It pointed out that “please” in English can be a verb, an adverb, and an interjection.  Or to insinuate a few Irish grammar terms into this blog: briathar, dobhriathar, agus intriacht.   It set me thinking (ní nach ionadh)…

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How To Pronounce ‘A Dheaide,’ ‘A Dhaidí,’ and Other Forms of ‘Dad/Daddy’ in Irish Posted by on Jun 6, 2013

(le Róislín) Since June is mí Lá na nAithreacha, let’s look once more at the various words for “Dad” and “Daddy”  in Irish, specifically in direct address.  So we’ll take a brief break from the Irish names we were working on in the last blog  (Seán, Sinéad, srl.) and their direct address forms (“Dia duit…

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More on “Before” i nGaeilge, or, When “Before” Also Means “After”! Posted by on Oct 11, 2010

We’ve recently discussed seven ways to say “before” in Irish (cheana, roimh, sula, thar, os coinne, os comhair, ar tosach), based on one reader’s question.  You might remember that I promised a few more, and here’s the first of several.  If you want to say “the day before yesterday” or “the year before last” there…

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