{"id":150,"date":"2010-03-17T22:14:45","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T22:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=150"},"modified":"2016-03-25T04:56:05","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T04:56:05","slug":"seachtain-fheile-padraig-a-tri-pub-crawling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/seachtain-fheile-padraig-a-tri-pub-crawling\/","title":{"rendered":"Seachtain Fh\u00e9ile P\u00e1draig a Tr\u00ed: Pub-crawling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Aon \u00e1bhar n\u00ed b\u2019fhearr n\u00e1 be\u00e1ir<\/strong>, given the \u201cseachtain<\/strong>\u201d that\u2019s in it?<\/p>\n

Here are two phrases for pub-crawling in Irish.\u00a0 Both are really based on the idea of \u201crambling,\u201d rather than \u201ccrawling\u2019 as such, which would be \u201cl\u00e1mhac\u00e1n<\/strong> ([LAWV-uh-kawn] moving on one\u2019s hands and knees) or \u201csn\u00e1mha\u00edocht<\/strong>\u201d ([SNAWV-ee-ukht] loosely, \u201cland-swimming\u201d).<\/p>\n

1) Beidh muid ag raimle\u00e1il anocht.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ll be pub-crawling tonight.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cRaimle\u00e1il<\/strong>\u201d [RAM-lyuh-aw-il] can also mean simply \u201crambling.\u201d\u00a0 I guess one wonders, for what other reason would one be rambling?\u00a0 How to differentiate when necessary?\u00a0 I have tr\u00ed fhreagra<\/strong> for that: comhth\u00e9acs, comhth\u00e9acs, comhth\u00e9acs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There are several other words that also mean \u201crambling\u201d with no particular implication of drink being involved.\u00a0 Their additional meanings help clarify the subtle differences involved: spaisteoireacht<\/strong> (walking around), f\u00e1na\u00edocht<\/strong> (roving), and \u201cfalr\u00f3id<\/strong>\u201d (sauntering, loitering).\u00a0 And then there are several phrases for \u201crambling speech,\u201d including \u201cs\u00e1ms\u00e1il<\/strong>\u201d (based on \u201csalmaireacht<\/strong>\u201d (psalm-singing), and \u201cf\u00e1na\u00edocht chainte<\/strong>,\u201d based on \u201cf\u00e1na\u00edocht<\/strong>\u201d as above but requiring \u201cchainte<\/strong>\u201d (of speaking) to specify that verbal rambling is what\u2019s meant.\u00a0 So \u201craimle\u00e1il<\/strong>\u201d by no means covers all aspects of \u201crambling.\u201d<\/p>\n

2) Rachaidh muid ar raimil \u00f3il.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ll go on a pub-crawl,\u201d perhaps more literally, on a \u201cramble of drinking.\u201d\u00a0 And of course, you can change the verb tense as desired (T\u00e9im ar raimil \u00f3il, Chuaigh m\u00e9 ar raimil \u00f3il, srl<\/strong>.).\u00a0 You could also quite easily turn this into a sentence with our \u201cseanchara<\/strong>,\u201d the relative clause: Seo \u00e9 an p\u00f3taire at\u00e1 ag dul ar raimil \u00f3il<\/strong>.\u00a0 Or maybe in the case of said tippler, it should be \u201cSeo \u00e9 an p\u00f3taire a bh\u00edonns ar raimil \u00f3il<\/strong>,\u201d with the implication that it\u2019s a \u201cs\u00edor-raimil \u00f3il<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0 Have ye no home to go to, a ph\u00f3taire<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

And what\u00a0city is most ideally suited for \u201craimil \u00f3il<\/strong>\u201d?\u00a0 I\u2019d say, Baile She\u00e1in, Talamh an \u00c9isc,<\/strong> where the world-famous George Street holds the North American record for having the most bars<\/a> and pubs<\/a> per square foot of road. \u00a0P\u00e9 sc\u00e9al \u00e9, sl\u00e1inte (m\u00e1 t\u00e1 t\u00fa ar raimil\u00a0\u00f3il) agus sl\u00e1n go f\u00f3ill, mar “shl\u00e1n” ginear\u00e1lta — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some pronunciation tips:<\/p>\n

f\u00e1na\u00edocht<\/strong> [FAWN-ee-ukht] and the related phrase,\u00a0f\u00e1na\u00edocht chainte<\/strong> [FAWN-ee-ukht KHAN-tchuh]<\/p>\n

spaisteoireacht <\/strong>[SPASH-tcho-irzh-ukht]<\/p>\n

Glossary with pronunciation tips:<\/p>\n

\u00e1bhar <\/strong>[AW-wur or AWV-ur], subject, topic<\/p>\n

Baile She\u00e1in<\/strong> [BAHL-yuh HyAW-in, note the silent “s”], St. John’s (Newfoundland), lit. just “the town of John.” \u00a0Sometimes also referred to as “Baile Naomh Eoin” or “Baile Naomh She\u00e1in.”<\/p>\n

comhth\u00e9acs<\/strong> [koh-hayks, note the silent “m” and the silent “t”], context<\/p>\n

n\u00ed b\u2019fhearr <\/strong>[neeb-yar, note the silent “b” and the silent “f”], better<\/p>\n

rachaidh<\/strong> [RAH-khee, note the silent “d”], will go<\/p>\n

seanchara<\/strong> [SHAN-KHAH-ruh], old friend<\/p>\n

Talamh an\u00a0\u00c9isc <\/strong>[TAHL-uv un ayshk OR TAHL-oo un ayshk], Newfoundland, lit. “the land of the fish.” \u00a0In Irish, this phrase is grammatically singular, that is, it’s the land of “a fish.” \u00a0I’ve always wondered why this isn’t “*Talamh na nIasc<\/strong>,” which would be “the land of the fish,” with “fish” in the plural. \u00a0Is “fish” singular in “Talamh an<\/strong>\u00a0\u00c9isc” <\/strong>because we’re thinking of one fish (an t-olltrosc, b’fh\u00e9idir<\/strong>) symbolically representing “fishes” in general? \u00a0English, of course, doesn’t usually distinguish a singular and a plural for “fish,” although we can sometimes use “fishes” when discussing species from an ichthyological viewpoint, when referring to the\u00a0biblical incidents of “loaves and fishes” (for feeding the multitudes) or naming food pantries for such events, or when trying to talk ar n\u00f3s drongad\u00f3ra<\/strong> (“to sleep with the fishes”).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Aon \u00e1bhar n\u00ed b\u2019fhearr n\u00e1 be\u00e1ir, given the \u201cseachtain\u201d that\u2019s in it? Here are two phrases for pub-crawling in Irish.\u00a0 Both are really based on the idea of \u201crambling,\u201d rather than \u201ccrawling\u2019 as such, which would be \u201cl\u00e1mhac\u00e1n ([LAWV-uh-kawn] moving on one\u2019s hands and knees) or \u201csn\u00e1mha\u00edocht\u201d ([SNAWV-ee-ukht] loosely, \u201cland-swimming\u201d). 1) Beidh muid…<\/p>\n

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