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In Irish, should we say “an enchilada fada” or “an t-enchilada fada” or “an enchilada fhada”? Posted by róislín on Jul 10, 2017
(le Róislín) Since I had so much fun in the last blogpost (nasc thíos) saying “enchilada fada” to myself, I thought you might enjoy playing around with the phrase also. Actually, there’s a very serious question to be addressed first. If we say “enchilada” in an Irish language sentence, should we consider the word to…
Trucail Chrochta agus Trucailí Crochta: Another ‘Truck’ Term in Irish Posted by róislín on May 31, 2017
(le Róislín) Bhuel, I thought I was finished with dump trucks and the like when I came across one more related term in Irish, with a very interesting structure to boot — trucail chrochta, a tip-truck, which apparently is an Australian English word for a tipper or tipper lorry. A Astrálacha ar an liosta seo…
D-Day (an 6ú lá de mhí an Mheithimh) i nGaeilge? Posted by róislín on Jun 6, 2010
Cén Ghaeilge atá ar D-Day? Freagra: “D-Day” Yet another example of a “lá a bhfuil cuimhne air,” or maybe I should say “lá a mbíonn cuimhne air,” to emphasize the continuity. Amanna fágtar téarma iasachta sa teanga iasachta, mar huerta agus kloof agus “wadi,” agus sin é an scéal le “D-Day,” as far as…