{"id":11682,"date":"2022-01-31T15:57:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T15:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=11682"},"modified":"2022-01-31T15:57:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T15:57:09","slug":"irish-wordle-foclach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/irish-wordle-foclach\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Wordle: FOCLACH"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><em>Dia daoibh!<\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>You may have already heard the hype around the new addictive word game called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlanguage.co.uk\/wordle\/\">Wordle.<\/a> This simple daily game challenges you to guess a word in six tries, and it lets you know if a letter is in the word or not, and whether it is in the right place. The word is always a 5 letter word and usually pretty common, so it&#8217;s not necessarily challenging your English vocabulary knowledge, but it&#8217;s a great brain-workout!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what it looks like (don&#8217;t worry, no spoilers for today&#8217;s Wordle as this one is a past one!):<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34517\" style=\"width: 305px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34517\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34517\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/2022-01-20-11_21_10--295x350.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"350\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-34517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo taken and shared with permission by user.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But for language learners, a game like this would be not only a brain-workout, but also a challenging way to test our vocabulary knowledge. <strong>Thankfully someone has also created <a href=\"https:\/\/lindakeating.github.io\/foclach\/\">an Irish version called Foclach!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/01\/Irish-268x350.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/01\/Irish-268x350.png 268w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/01\/Irish.png 523w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The rules are very similar to Wordle:<\/p>\n<p>___________________<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul class=\"infoModal-Rules\">\n<li class=\"infoModal-Rule\"><em>Gheobhaidh t\u00fa 6 iarracht leis an fhocal cheart a thomhas.<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"infoModal-Rule\"><em>Glactar le m\u00f3rchuid na bhfocal bail\u00ed Gaeilge. N\u00ed ghlactar le hainmneacha d\u00edlse.<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"infoModal-Rule\"><em>I ndiaidh gach tomhas a dh\u00e9anann t\u00fa, cuirfear dath glas, bu\u00ed n\u00f3 liath ar na litreacha a chuir t\u00fa isteach.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"infoModal-Rule\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>You will get 6 attempts to guess the correct word.<\/li>\n<li>Most valid Irish words are accepted. Proper names are not accepted.<\/li>\n<li>After each guess you make, the letters you enter will be green, yellow or gray.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Different from wordle though (which is only daily) there are two modes you can choose between and the rules on the site about them:<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"radio-btn-container\">\n<div class=\"radio-btn\"><em>M\u00f3d Laeth\u00fail<\/em> &#8211; Daily mode<\/div>\n<div class=\"radio-btn\"><em>M\u00f3d cleachta<\/em> &#8211; Exercise mode<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><em>&#8220;T\u00e1 t\u00fa ag imirt sa MH\u00d3D LAETH\u00daIL. Sa mh\u00f3d seo, tugtar an tomhas c\u00e9anna do gach imreoir gach tr\u00e9imhse 24 uair, agus thig leat do thortha\u00ed a roinnt ar l\u00edne. M\u00e1s mian leat n\u00edos m\u00f3 n\u00e1 cluiche amh\u00e1in a imirt sa l\u00e1, thig leat \u00fas\u00e1id a bhaint as an M\u00d3D CLEACHTA. Sa mh\u00f3d cleachta thig leat imirt chomh minic agus is mian leat, ach n\u00ed thugtar rogha duit do thortha\u00ed a roinnt ar l\u00edne.&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;You are playing in DAILY MODE. In this mode, each player is given the same word every 24 hours, and you can share your results online. If you want to play more than one game a day, you can use the EXERCISE MODE. In practice mode you can play as often as you like, but you are not given the option to share your results online.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>___________________<\/p>\n<p>The real fun part is of course then sharing your results, without giving away the answer to anyone who hasn&#8217;t yet done their Foclach of the day. Sharing is similar to Wordle, and looks as such:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u26aa\u26aa??\u26aa<br \/>\n\u26aa\u26aa\u26aa??<br \/>\n?\u26aa\u26aa??<br \/>\n?\u26aa???<br \/>\n?????<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If you all love Wordle, I recommend Foclach to improve your Irish! Share your results below if you would like. ?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"268\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/01\/Irish-268x350.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/01\/Irish-268x350.png 268w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/01\/Irish.png 523w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><p>Dia daoibh! You may have already heard the hype around the new addictive word game called Wordle. This simple daily game challenges you to guess a word in six tries, and it lets you know if a letter is in the word or not, and whether it is in the right place. 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