Tag Archives: riabha
Ó Abair An Léir Dhuit: Oh Say Can You See (Amhrán Náisiúnta na Stát Aontaithe) Posted by róislín on Jun 18, 2012
(le Róislín) As those of us sna Stáit Aontaithe transition from Lá na Brataí (14 Meitheamh) go Lá na Saoirse (i Meiriceá; 4 Iúil), this might be an apt time to try the American National Anthem in Irish. It was translated long before the ongoing row as to whether “The Star-Spangled Banner” should be sung…
Ag Comhaireamh Arís (Cé Mhéad Réalta?) Posted by róislín on Jun 28, 2011
(le Róislín) A flag with a history as complex as that of the United Sates can offer almost limitless possibilities for practicing counting, since the number of stars has continuously increased with each new state. There’s even at least one design already in the works for a 51-state, 51-star flag, should it be necessary. But…
Cé Mhéad Réalta? Cé Mhéad Riabh? Posted by róislín on Jun 26, 2011
(le Róislín) Among the many topics we could discuss concerning flags is the actual design of the American flag. This will also give us some practice with counting in general and counting items while including adjectives that describe the topic further. Here our additional adjectives will be on color, but of course, almost any other…
Stella, Étoile, Estrella, Stea … Réalta! Posted by róislín on Jun 20, 2011
(le Róislín) Sandwiched between Lá na Brataí (an American holiday celebrated on June 14th) and Lá na Saoirse (4 Iúil) might be a good time to talk about “réaltaí agus riabha” (stars and stripes). So we’ll take a sos (break) from the díochlaontaí for a while, and address, first, the “réalta” component. The “riabha” will…