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Cén stíl agus cén chuma? (What style and what appearance?) Posted by on Feb 28, 2014

(le Róislín) B’fhéidir gurb í seo ceann de na fuinneoga is clúití i stair ealaíne.  An aithníonn tú í?  Bhí sí sa phictiúr a bhí sa bhlag is déanaí (https://blogs.transparent.com/irish/cad-a-dheanfaidh-tu-ar-an-deireadh-seachtaine-seo-what-are-you-doing-this-wee/).  Cén stíl í? Perhaps this is one of the most famous windows in the history of art.  Do you recognize it?  It was in the…

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“Holly,” “Jolly,” “Merry,” agus “Berry” – An nDéanann Siad Rím le Chéile i nGaeilge? Posted by on Nov 30, 2011

(le Róislín) Well, the answer is no, ní dhéanann siad rím le chéile i nGaeilge.  “Athdhúbaltaigh ríme” [pronunciation below] normally don’t when you translate their component parts from language to language.  For example, to attempt to translate a popular English rhyming reduplicative, “easy breezy,” in Irish you could choose from the following: easy: éasca, furasta…

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