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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…
Six Ways to Say, “I Want Some More” in Irish (ag cur Gaeilge ar athfhriotal clúiteach Oilibhéir) Posted by róislín on May 10, 2014
(le Róislín) “Please, sir, …” ráite go truacánta. And then what? In the last blog (nasc thíos) , we talked about the “please” part of this sentence. But there wasn’t enough room to include the different ways to say “I want” or “more.” So here goes. Our keywords could include the following: maith, díth, iarraidh…
Say ‘Pleeeeease’! (i nGaeilge) Posted by róislín 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)…