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Cad Is *Tófurcaí Ann? Posted by on Nov 15, 2011

(le Róislín) Is bia veigeatórach é “tófurcaí,” déanta as tófú nó as seitan (prótéin chruithneachta) i gcruth builín (loaf) nó i gcasaról.  Cá ndeachaigh an litir “t” a bhí san fhocal “turcaí”?  An áit chéanna ina bhfuil an litir “t” a bhí san fhocal Béarla “turkey” nuair a cumadh “tofurkey.”  Imithe mar gheall ar rith…

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Ag Comhaireamh Turcaithe (Counting Turkeys, in Irish) Posted by 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,”…

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