{"id":11670,"date":"2022-01-21T17:17:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T17:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=11670"},"modified":"2022-01-21T17:17:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T17:17:27","slug":"animals-in-irish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/animals-in-irish\/","title":{"rendered":"Animals in Irish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dia dhaoibh!<\/em><\/p>\n

Did you know the the Irish word for wolf<\/strong> is \u2018mac t\u00edre<\/em><\/strong>\u2018 which translates as \u2018son of the land<\/strong>\u2019? Next time you watch Game of Thrones<\/a> (which was largely filmed in Ireland) and think of the wolves (or dire wolves) roaming around the Kingsroad<\/a> (aka the Dark Hedges<\/a>) you can reflect on why the locals decided to call these noble and powerful animals mac t\u00edre.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo from Pixabay, CCO.<\/p><\/div>\n

Related to the wolf and probably a bit closer to home for all: an madra<\/strong> – a dog.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Here are some dog commands<\/strong> that you may want to use at home to practice your Irish with your faithful companion:<\/p>\n

Gabh i leith!<\/em> – come here<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fan!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0– stay<\/strong><\/p>\n

Faigh \u00e9!<\/em> – fetch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Suigh!<\/em> – sit down<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seas!<\/em> – stand up<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luigh!<\/em> – lie down<\/strong><\/p>\n

S\u00edos leat!<\/em> – get down\/off<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lapa!<\/em> – paw<\/strong><\/p>\n

For some more dog commands as well as a pronunciation video on the commands, check out this Bitesize Irish post.<\/a><\/p>\n

And now some other animal vocabulary in Irish:<\/p>\n

animal – an t ainmh\u00ed<\/em>
\nbear – an b\u00e9ar<\/em>
\nbee – an bheach<\/em>
\nbird – an t \u00e9an<\/em>
\nbutterfy – an f\u00e9ileac\u00e1n<\/em>
\ncat – an cat<\/em>
\ncockroach – an chiar\u00f3g<\/em>
\ncow – an bh\u00f3<\/em>
\ndeer – an fa<\/em>
\ndonkey – an t asal<\/em>
\nduck – an lacha<\/em>
\neagle – an t iolar<\/em>
\nelephant – an eilifnt<\/em>
\nfly – an chuileog<\/em>
\nfox – an madra rua <\/em>(literally: red dog)
\nfrog – an loscann<\/em>
\nchicken – an sic\u00edn<\/em>
\ndog – an madra<\/em>
\nfish – an t iasc<\/em>
\ngoat – an gabhar<\/em>
\ngoose – an gh\u00e9<\/em>
\nhare – an giorria<\/em>
\nhen – an chearc<\/em>
\nhorse – an capall<\/em>
\ninsect – an fheithid<\/em>
\nlion – an leon<\/em>
\nmonkey – an monca\u00ed<\/em>
\nmosquito – an corrmh\u00edol<\/em>
\nmouse – an luch<\/em>
\npig – an mhuc<\/em>
\nrabbit – an coin\u00edn<\/em>
\nrat – an francach<\/em>
\nrooster – an coileach<\/em>
\nsheep – an chaora<\/em>
\nsnake – an nathair<\/em>
\nspider – an damh\u00e1n alla <\/em>(literally: little wild ox)
\nswan – an eala<\/em>
\ntiger – an<\/em> t\u00edogar<\/em>
\nturtle – an turtar<\/em>
\nwolf – an mac t\u00edre<\/em>
\nlamb – an t uan<\/em><\/p>\n

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If you want to learn more, check out this vocabulary list with native speaker audio and many others with Transparent Language Online<\/a>. Now through the end of the month,\u00a0get 30% using the code NEWYEARS30<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dia dhaoibh! Did you know the the Irish word for wolf is \u2018mac t\u00edre\u2018 which translates as \u2018son of the land\u2019? Next time you watch Game of Thrones (which was largely filmed in Ireland) and think of the wolves (or dire wolves) roaming around the Kingsroad (aka the Dark Hedges) you can reflect on why…<\/p>\n

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