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An Dearg, An Bán, agus An Gorm (The Red, White, and Blue) Posted by róislín on Jun 17, 2013
(le Róislín) The time has come to talk … of bratacha (flags). In the United States, at this time of year, we segue from Lá Cuimhneacháin (Luan deireanach mhí na Bealtaine) to Lá na Brataí (14 Meitheamh) to Lá (na) Saoirse (4 Iúil). All three offer up an abundance of sraoilleáin de ribíní (ribbon-streamers) and stiallbhratacha …
How To Pronounce ‘A Dheaide,’ ‘A Dhaidí,’ and Other Forms of ‘Dad/Daddy’ in Irish Posted by róislín 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…
Aibhneacha: Glas nó Uaine? (Rivers: Green/Glas or Green/Uaine?) Posted by róislín on Mar 29, 2013
(le Róislín) And now for the final part of our “glas vs. uaine” (green/green) discussion, stemming from the St. Patrick’s Day discussions. Somehow it has turned into a mionsraith ad hoc, so I suppose I could have labeled each section (Cuid a hAon, Cuid a Dó, and today, Cuid a Trí). But I guess I’ll just…
A ‘Cóiméad’ by Any Other Name Posted by róislín on Feb 22, 2013
(le Róislín) Last blog I alluded to five words in Irish for comet agus seo iad. The first one you have no doubt spotted by now since it’s i dteideal an bhlag seo. It’s a fairly straightforward word, first declension, masculine. Here are its forms: 1) cóiméad, comet, as in “Beidh Cóiméad Halley ar ais…
Deich nDóigh (10 Ways) le ‘I Love You’ a Rá i nGaeilge Posted by róislín on Feb 8, 2013
(le Róislín) So, Irish has lots of ways to say “I love you,” but most of them don’t involve the verb “to love.” How is that supposed to work? Bhuel, with lots of téarmaí ceana (terms of endearment)! In other words, you mostly use nouns to say that someone is your sweetheart, your darling, your…
Scannáin Nollag (Christmas Movies — na teidil i nGaeilge) Posted by róislín on Dec 9, 2012
(le Róislín) Seo rogha de scannáin Nollag a bhfuil clú mór orthu. Fad m’eolais níl leagan Gaeilge díobh ann so rinne mé an chéad chéim — na teidil a aistriú go Gaeilge. An aithníonn tú iad? Agus an féidir leat iad a mheaitseáil leis na teidil i mBéarla? Mar chuidiú, tá gluais leis na freagraí. …
Saying “Thank You,” “Thanks” and “Thanksgiving” in Irish Posted by róislín on Nov 25, 2012
(le Róislín) Some of you might remember previous discussions of Irish terms for “thanking” and “giving thanks” (URLanna thíos). As we’ve discussed before, Googling the term “Thanksgiving Day” in Irish is not likely to bring up a huge number of hits, since it’s not an Irish holiday. Nevertheless, it’s widely celebrated in the United States…