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So how does ‘#’ mean ‘sweetheart’ in Irish texting? Posted by on May 10, 2015

(le Róislín) So how does ‘#’ mean ‘sweetheart’ in Irish texting?  Well, it all depends on what you call the ‘#’ sign.  And that may depend on where you live. In the U.S., it’s usually called the “pound sign” and the corresponding symbol on a telephone keypad is called the “pound key.”  For certain touch-tone…

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Let Me Call You … Stóirín (Storeen) (Irish Terms of Endearment) Posted by on Feb 7, 2014

(le Róislín) Irish has many many terms of endearment.  It actually also has many pejorative terms for people, ach sin ábhar blag eile.  In this blog, given the season, we’ll look at various ways to say “darling,” “sweetheart,” and “love” in Irish.   Some of these have been covered in previous blogs around this time of…

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Deich nDóigh (10 Ways) le ‘I Love You’ a Rá i nGaeilge Posted by on Feb 8, 2013

(le Róislín) So, Irish has lots of ways to say “I love you,” but most of them don’t involve the verb “to love.”  How is that supposed to work?  Bhuel, with lots of téarmaí ceana (terms of endearment)!  In other words, you mostly use nouns to say that someone is your sweetheart, your darling, your…

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Dóigheanna le “I Love You!” a Rá i nGaeilge: Let Me Count the Ways! Posted by on Feb 12, 2011

(le Róislín) Many languages, perhaps most, have numerous ways to say “I love you!” and Irish is no exception.  But, compared to other languages, Irish may be somewhat unusual in not really using the verb “to love,” as such, as much as it uses noun phrases.  Examples would include calling the object of your affection…

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