{"id":10958,"date":"2018-12-31T11:42:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=10958"},"modified":"2019-01-07T15:17:25","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T15:17:25","slug":"whats-your-new-years-resolution-and-how-to-say-it-in-irish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/whats-your-new-years-resolution-and-how-to-say-it-in-irish\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Your New Year’s Resolution (and How to Say It in Irish)?"},"content":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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‘Sea, an t-am sin den bhliain ar\u00eds, aimsir na ndea-r\u00fan don bhliain nua<\/strong>.\u00a0 In the word cloud (n\u00e9al focal<\/strong>) above we see some common topics for “dea-r\u00fain na hAthbhliana<\/strong>,” many of which have to do with health (sl\u00e1inte<\/strong>).\u00a0 How many of them do you recognize? <\/sub><\/p>\n

Here they are again, with a few pronunciation tips.\u00a0 Can you match them up with the English?\u00a0 Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/sub><\/p>\n

1)) neart<\/strong> [tip: the “n” is like the “n” in English “canyon”]<\/sub><\/p>\n

2)) corpacmhainn<\/strong> [tip: this is a compound word, so “corp” and the “ac-” of “acmhainn” have equal stress; in the theory the broad “mh-” could be a “w” sound, but I’ve always heard it more like a “v” or even an “f”,” like “ACK-vun” or “ACK-fun”)<\/sub><\/p>\n

3)) acla\u00edocht<\/strong> [tip: for the “-a\u00ed” combination, only the long i (\u00ed) is actually pronounced; the “ch” is as in German “Achtung” or Welsh “bach.”\u00a0 Say: AK-lee-ukht]<\/sub><\/p>\n

4)) fuinneamh<\/strong> [tip: the n’s are also like the “n” of\u00a0 “canyon” and the final ‘-mh” is usually pronounced like a “v.”\u00a0 The initial “f” is very broad, as in the Irish “faoi”–in other words, it’s more like the French “fois” than a typical English “f.”\u00a0 It’s also the same sound as in Myles na gCopaleen’s immortal quote “Phwat is yer nam?” to which, as you may recall, every child was supposed to answer “Jams O’Donnell.”\u00a0 But more\u00a0 on Myles’s masterpiece , An B\u00e9al Bocht, (The Poor Mouth) will have to wait for another blogpost.\u00a0 Anyway, the pronunciation is like “FwIN-yuv.”] <\/sub><\/p>\n

5)) sl\u00e1inte<\/strong> [quite well-known so probably no tips needed, but just in case, remember the \u201d-\u00e1i” is basically “aw” (not like “train” or “drain”) and the “t” is close to a “tch.”\u00a0 <\/sub><\/p>\n

6)) aiste bia<\/strong> [tip: the “s” is pronounced like an English “sh” and “bia” is two syllables, like Irish “Dia” or Italian “Mamma Mia” or “Tia Maria.”\u00a0 <\/sub><\/p>\n

7)) foll\u00e1ine<\/strong> [tip: this word has three syllables, with the final “-e” pronounced. albeit unstressed]<\/sub><\/p>\n

8)) coth\u00fa cothrom<\/strong> [tip: both “t’s” are lenited, so only the “h” is pronounced, not the “t”; note the nice, if coincidental, alliteration]<\/sub><\/p>\n

9)) saol sl\u00e1inti\u00fail<\/strong> [tip: “saol” can be pronounced like “sayl” or “seel” but it’s not like the Italian “Paola” or “Paoli”] <\/sub><\/p>\n

And here are a few more phrases, not in the graphic above (since they’re a little bit “r\u00f3fhada<\/strong>” for a typical “n\u00e9al focal<\/strong>“).\u00a0 I give them here as infinitives; note that for the negative ones, we’re literally saying something like “without to be binge-drinking,” etc., not literally using a word like “not.”\u00a0 Translations are also given below.\u00a0 <\/sub><\/p>\n

10)) \u00e9ir\u00ed as na toit\u00edn\u00ed<\/strong>\u00a0 OR toit\u00edn\u00ed a thabhairt suas<\/strong><\/sub><\/p>\n

11)) gan craos a dh\u00e9anamh ar mhilse\u00e1in<\/strong><\/sub><\/p>\n

12)) gan a bheith ag dul ar bhabhta\u00ed \u00f3il<\/strong><\/sub><\/p>\n

13)) gan \u00f3l trom a dh\u00e9anamh <\/strong><\/sub><\/p>\n

T\u00e1 s\u00fail agam go mbeidh t\u00fa \u00e1balta clo\u00ed le do chuid dea-r\u00fan don Athbhliain.\u00a0 Go deireadh na m\u00edosa, ar a laghad.\u00a0 :\u00a0 )\u00a0 <\/sub><\/strong><\/p>\n

SGF – R\u00f3isl\u00edn <\/sub><\/strong><\/p>\n

1)) strength neart<\/strong><\/sub><\/p>\n

2)) fitness corpacmhainn<\/strong><\/sub><\/p>\n

3)) exercise acla\u00edocht<\/strong><\/sub><\/p>\n

4)) stamina fuinneamh<\/strong>; I’ve also seen “teacht aniar<\/strong>” (lit. “coming from the west” for this but I do find it to be a bit cryptic for this application — any thoughts, anyone?\u00a0 <\/sub><\/p>\n

5)) health sl\u00e1inte<\/strong>; “sl\u00e1inte” is also often used for “good health” when making toasts <\/sub><\/p>\n

6)) diet aiste bia<\/strong>, lit. scheme of food<\/sub><\/p>\n

7)) wellness foll\u00e1ine<\/strong>; this word is related to the adjective “foll\u00e1in,” as in the well-known expression “chomh foll\u00e1in le breac,” as healthy as a trout<\/sub><\/p>\n

8)) balanced nutrition – coth\u00fa cothrom<\/strong><\/sub><\/p>\n

9)) a healthy life, saol sl\u00e1inti\u00fai<\/strong>l<\/sub><\/p>\n

10)) to give up cigarettes:\u00a0\u00e9ir\u00ed as na toit\u00edn\u00ed<\/strong>\u00a0OR toit\u00edn\u00ed a thabhairt suas<\/strong><\/sub><\/p>\n

11)) not to binge-eat sweets: gan craos a dh\u00e9anamh ar mhilse\u00e1in<\/strong> (lit. “to be without doing gullet\/maw\/gluttony on sweets”)<\/sub><\/p>\n

12)) not to binge-drink: gan a bheith ag dul ar bhabhta\u00ed \u00f3il<\/strong> (lit. “to be without going on bouts of drinking”)<\/sub><\/p>\n

13)) not to binge-drink: gan \u00f3l trom a dh\u00e9anamh<\/strong> (lit. “to be without doing heavy drinking”)<\/sub><\/p>\n

BTW, here are some previous blogs (iarbhlaganna<\/strong>) on New Year’s topics, which might be of interest:<\/p>\n

Five New Year\u2019s Resolutions a Leprechaun Would Make (and How to Say Them in Irish)<\/a> Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Jan 10, 2013 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a><\/p>\n

You Say You Want a Resolution, bhuel, t\u00e1 \u2018fhios \u2018ad \u2026 \u00da\u00faps, \u201cRevolution\u201d a Bh\u00ed i gCeist ag na Beatles<\/a> Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Jan 17, 2013 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a><\/p>\n

Dea-R\u00fain na hAthbhliana 2013 (New Year\u2019s Resolutions for 2013)<\/a>Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Dec 31, 2012 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a><\/p>\n

and there’s a passing reference (tagairt fh\u00e1nach) to “dea-r\u00fain” here:<\/p>\n

How to say \u2018How are you?\u201d in Irish \u2014 not quite 100 ways but maybe 50-ish.\u00a0 And which are the top 5(-ish)?<\/a>Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Jan 4, 2015 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) ‘Sea, an t-am sin den bhliain ar\u00eds, aimsir na ndea-r\u00fan don bhliain nua.\u00a0 In the word cloud (n\u00e9al focal) above we see some common topics for “dea-r\u00fain na hAthbhliana,” many of which have to do with health (sl\u00e1inte).\u00a0 How many of them do you recognize? Here they are again, with a few pronunciation…<\/p>\n

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