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Coronavirus Terms in Irish: A-Z (aisdúichiú go zónóiseach) Posted by róislín on Jan 31, 2020
(le Róislín) There are, of course, many ways to look at and discuss the ongoing coróinvíreas, but, since this is a language-learning site, how about the tried and true method of ord na haibítre (alphabetical order)? Irish to English — and that may be a bit of a challenge since the Irish alphabet doesn’t typically…
Séimhiú agus Urú agus an Áit inar Rugadh Thú (Saying Where You Were Born in Irish) Posted by róislín on Jul 28, 2018
(le Róislín) Since we’ve recently been talking about how to say where you were born, I thought a little more practice might be welcome. The graphic above shows a variety of combinations of place names, Irish and non-Irish, and the changes that occur when you use the word “in” with the place names. Remember, the…
Ag seinm uirlisí ceoil, ó alpchorn go xileafón (Alpenhorn to Xylophone in Irish): Pt. 3: Pianó go siotar AGUS siotár Posted by róislín on Mar 25, 2015
(le Róislín) Time for cuid a trí of our musical instrument series. And yes, it will eventually end with “x,” not “z,” since I don’t see any musical instruments that start with a “z” in Irish. No, not even the “zither.” There is an Irish word for “zither” (buíochas le Dia, a déarfadh Anton Karas…