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Cé chomh fada is atá an tsrón? (How long is the nose?) Posted by róislín on Jun 30, 2017
(le Róislín) Last time, we looked the various forms of the word “srón” (nose) in Irish, including “sróine,” “sróna,” and “tsrón.” We also mentioned several types of noses, to be discussed in this and/or future blogs (the once and future blog?). Today, we’ll start with the two types of noses shown in the graphic…
Sula bhfágann muid na Fritíortha (Before we leave the Antipodes) Posted by róislín on Jun 9, 2014
(le Róislín) In this blog we’ll take a last look at some geographical terms pertaining to New Zealand, including the interpretation of “Aotearoa,” as mentioned in the last blog. All of the words in today’s basic vocabulary also have wide applications for conversation in general. We’ll be looking at the following words: tír, land, country…