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Turcaí vs. An Tuirc: Talking ‘Turkey’ in Irish Posted by róislín on Nov 17, 2014

(le Róislín) Lead … lead. Can … can. Rose … rose. Tear … tear. Bow … bow. Bat … bat. Turkey … turkey. Or should I say: Lead (luaidhe) … lead (treoir). Can (canna) … can (féidir le). Rose (rós) … rose (d’éirigh). Tear (deoir) … tear (stróic). Bow (bogha) … bow (umhlú). Bat (ialtóg)…

Ag Comhaireamh Turcaithe (Counting Turkeys, in Irish) Posted by róislín on Nov 3, 2011

(le Róislín) Last blog we looked at the phrases for counting pumpkins. Counting anything in Irish is never just a matter of learning the words for the numbers (aon, dó, trí, or amháin, dhá, trí, etc.). It also involves possible changes to the beginning of the word for the item you’re counting. Remember, for “puimcín,”…