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Laethanta na Seachtaine i bhFrásaí le “Dé” (Days of the Week, with Pronunciation, in “Dé” Phrases) Posted by róislín on Sep 27, 2011
(le Róislín) As alluded to in the previous blog, there are two main ways to refer to the days of the week in Irish. One is when the day is the subject of the sentence, as in “Inniu an Luan” (Today is Monday). The other form is preceded by the word “Dé” instead of the…
Laethanta na Seachtaine (Days of the Week, in Irish, with pronunciation) Posted by róislín on Sep 24, 2011
(le Róislín) And one more féilire-related topic: laethanta na seachtaine. Which could also be called “laethe na seachtaine.” Both plural forms of “lá” are widely used, “laethanta” and “laethe.” You’ve already noticed the use of “an tuiseal ginideach” in this phrase, right? That accounts for the “-e” ending to the word “seachtain.” Since we’re saying…
Seachtain Fhéile Pádraig a Trí: Pub-crawling Posted by róislín on Mar 17, 2010
(le Róislín) Aon ábhar ní b’fhearr ná beáir, given the “seachtain” that’s in it? Here are two phrases for pub-crawling in Irish. Both are really based on the idea of “rambling,” rather than “crawling’ as such, which would be “lámhacán ([LAWV-uh-kawn] moving on one’s hands and knees) or “snámhaíocht” ([SNAWV-ee-ukht] loosely, “land-swimming”). 1) Beidh muid…