Tag Archives: Nollaig
Happiness Is … Lots of Ways to Say “Happy” in Irish (including “Happy Christmas”) Posted by róislín on Dec 3, 2011
(le Róislín) Recently we talked about some of the more whimsical (i.e. jingle-ish) ways to describe Christmas (“Holly Jolly” and “Berry Merry”) in English and pondered their translatability into Irish. Today let’s get back to the more traditional Irish phrase, and look at its various forms (singular and plural, greeting and response): Nollaig Shona duit…
Níos Mó Meaitseála: Míonna agus Féilte Posted by róislín on Sep 18, 2011
(le Róislín) How many topics the basic idea of “an féilire” can generate! Here are the months again, once again, this time with holidays to match. The new hitch? I’ve deliberately left off the first letter (or sometimes the first two letters) of the months as a memory-jogger. As usual, you’ll find na freagraí below…
Ainmneacha na Míonna i nGaeilge (Names of the Months in Irish) Posted by róislín on Sep 6, 2011
(le Róislín) We’ve discussed the Irish names of various months as this blog has continued, but this might be a good time to go over the liosta as a whole. First let’s look at “Meán Fómhair” (September). By the way, if this is a new term for you, or if you’re new to the list…
Na hUimhreacha Pearsanta i nGaeilge (Irish Personal Numbers and Cuid a Cúig or the Last Installment of Dhá Lá Dhéag na Nollag) Posted by róislín on Jan 6, 2011
(le Róislín) Fotheideal (perhaps too long for the subject line): Ag comhaireamh na ndaoine san amhrán “Dhá Lá Dhéag na Nollag” Learning to use the numbers in Irish is often considered one of the more challenging aspects of the language. Often you start out with the “maoluimhreacha” (independent numbers) such as “a haon, a dó…
Géanna agus Ealaí (Cuid a Ceathair: Dhá Lá Dhéag na Nollag) Posted by róislín on Jan 4, 2011
(le Róislín) Time to give “faoistin ghearr” to “Dhá Lá Dhéag na Nollag,” at least, perhaps, until next year when we can resume looking at some of the féidearthachtaí eile. Before we start, you might like to know a more folksy way to refer to “short shrift:” Níor thug sé saol práta i mbéal muice…
Dhá Lá Dhéag na Nollag (The Twelve Days of Christmas) Posted by róislín on Dec 25, 2010
(le Róislín) For the next few (six really) blogs, I thought I’d check out the gifts mentioned sa charúl Nollag, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” There are so many gifts, we’ll do two per blog and see if that ends up on the actual 12th day of Christmas. Be warned, there are at least four…
Lá na nAithreacha – Father’s Day (An Tríú Domhnach i Mí an Mheithimh) Posted by róislín on Jun 20, 2010
This blog will be a round-up of terms connected to fathers, in honor of Lá na nAithreacha (Father’s Day, lit. Day of the Fathers). We’ll start with the basics (athair) and the less formal forms “Dad” and “Daddy,” and continue with more specialized phrases, like “godfather” and “Father Christmas.” athair [AH-hirzh], father How about the…