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Beagáinín Eile sa “Teanga” Téacsaise: 9L is am Posted by on Mar 3, 2011

(le Róislín) Seo sampla deas de théacsais: 9L is am.  An dtuigeann tú é?  Key thing, I’d say, especially for relative newcomers to Irish, is that you want to think of the phrase fully in Irish.  Since the amount of English-based texting far exceeds the amount that’s Irish-based, we may have to remind ourselves that…

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Tuilleadh Téarmaí Oíche Shamhna (More Halloween Terms) Posted by on Oct 31, 2009

(le Róislín) An bhfuil culaith Oíche Shamhna agat?  Do you have a Halloween costume? Má tá, cén sórt culaithe atá ann? An mbeidh tú i do vaimpír?  [un may too ih duh VAM-peerzh?]      Beidh [bay] / Ní bheidh [nee vay] For these questions, note that you’re literally saying something like, “Will you be in your vampire?”…

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The Ins and Outs of Immigration and Emigration Terminology – Inimirce agus Eisimirce i nGaeilge Posted by on Jul 5, 2009

(le Róislín) We recently had a ceist (question) about some terms having to do with inimirce (immigration).  Seo samplóir téarmaí:    port eisimirce, emigration port, mar shampla, An Cóbh, Co. Chiaraí   port inimirce, immigration port, mar shampla, Filideilfia, Pennsylvania   A similar term is “longphort iontrála,” lit. ship-port of entry   That last term…

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