{"id":2927,"date":"2012-08-01T01:01:51","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T01:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=2927"},"modified":"2018-02-27T00:06:06","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T00:06:06","slug":"an-sport-oilimpeach-is-fearr-leat-buanna-do-thirese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/an-sport-oilimpeach-is-fearr-leat-buanna-do-thirese\/","title":{"rendered":"An Sp\u00f3rt Oilimpeach Is Fearr Leat? Buanna Do Th\u00edrese?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Sp\u00f3irt Oilimpeacha (agus NeamhOilimpeacha!)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

An maith leat a bheith ag breathn\u00fa ar na Cluich\u00ed Oilimpeacha? \u00a0<\/strong>(Do you like watching the Olympics?, lit. Do you like to be<\/em> watching the Olympic Games?)<\/p>\n

Seo c\u00fapla freagra:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is maith<\/strong> [iss mah], yes<\/p>\n

N\u00ed maith<\/strong> [nee mah], no<\/p>\n

You could even wax a little more eloquent and say: \u00a0Is bre\u00e1 liom na Cluich\u00ed Oilimpeacha.<\/strong>\u00a0 (I really like the Olympics).\u00a0 If this is your answer, you can skip the actual “yes” answer above, since you’re replacing it with something even more enthusiastic.<\/p>\n

If you really don’t care for the Olympics, or whatever topic is at hand, you can say: \u00a0Is cuma liom faoi<\/strong> (lit. it is indifferent with me about it)<\/p>\n

To which you might get a response along the lines of:\u00a0\u00c1, b\u00edodh spraoi ionat<\/strong>! \u00a0Ah, be a sport! (lit. let there be fun in you!)<\/p>\n

An cheist at\u00e1 ar m’intinn f\u00e9in?\u00a0 Cathain a bheidh Quidditch ina sp\u00f3rt Oilimpeach?\u00a0 Bar\u00fail agatsa?\u00a0 (t\u00e1\/n\u00edl) Tuairim agatsa? (t\u00e1\/n\u00edl) An mbeadh d\u00fail agat ann? (Bheadh \/ N\u00ed bheadh) N\u00f3 an cuma leat faoi?<\/strong> (Is cuma<\/strong>, i.e. “I don’t care about it;” to indicate you do care, you could say something like “Is m\u00f3id\u00edn m\u00f3r Quidditch m\u00e9<\/strong>” or “Is leant\u00f3ir m\u00f3r Quidditch m\u00e9<\/strong>).\u00a0 Sp\u00f3rt nua is ea \u00e9, ar nd\u00f3igh, ach t\u00e1 s\u00e9 oifigi\u00fail i gcuid mhaith ollscoileanna anois.\u00a0 [Gluais: m\u00f3id\u00edn<\/strong>, fan, devotee; leant\u00f3ir<\/strong>, fan, follower)<\/p>\n

Regarding “Is cuma<\/strong>,” the negative of that answer (with “n\u00ed<\/strong>“) is relatively rare.\u00a0 Some people consider it downright wrong, others consider it “student slang,” or should we say “idirtheanga<\/strong>“? \u00a0Others consider that the negative statement with “cuma<\/strong>” has more to do with general “relevance” than with a specific person “caring” about something.\u00a0 An example of the latter, with\u00a0no “liom”<\/strong> element, would be “N\u00ed cuma faoi ghanntanas uisce sa ch\u00e9ad seo<\/strong>” (Water shortage isn’t irrelevant in this century, more lit. it isn’t indifferent\/irrelevant about lack of water in this century, i.e. it matters).<\/p>\n

My strategy for this negative answer to a “cuma leat<\/strong>” question, is just to think of something else to answer, sometimes prevaricating or verbally shilly-shallying (I’ve been known to), until I think of what I really do want to say.\u00a0 If someone else seems to really like something, I don’t usually like to come right out and say I dislike it (N\u00ed maith liom \u00e9<\/strong>) or that I hate it (Is fuath liom \u00e9<\/strong>).\u00a0 Unless I have to.\u00a0 So I might say, “Bhuel, t\u00e1 a fhios agat, n\u00edl m\u00e9 cinnte faoi sin<\/strong>.” \u00a0And since I can safely say, “Is bre\u00e1 liom an ghramadach<\/strong>,” that’s one oft-hated topic (gramadach<\/strong>) down that would tend to arise in Irish language learning discussions.\u00a0 \u00c0 chacun son go\u00fbt<\/em> (or as it’s usually said in English contexts, Chacun \u00e0 son go\u00fbt<\/em>), for which the \u00a0closest Irish I can think of is “Beatha duine a thoil<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

It may seem strange to have a question (An cuma leat faoi<\/strong>?) to which there is either a positive-verb answer, “Is cuma<\/strong>” (lit. “is indifferent”) with a negative connotation (I don’t care) or the need for a tectonically-shifted change in vocabulary.\u00a0 But there are phrases in English that don’t really have a negative, for example “So be it” or “As it were.” \u00a0Are there negative forms for those phrases as such?\u00a0 Methinks not!\u00a0 (And “What’s the Irish for ‘methinks’?” thou mayest be a-thinking; the typical equivalents are not so archaicish: dar liom, is d\u00f3igh liom, feictear dom<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Anyway, back to \u00e1bhar an lae<\/strong>.\u00a0 Assuming that you do like watching the Olympics, c\u00e9n sp\u00f3rt Oilimpeach is fearr leat<\/strong>?\u00a0 (What’s your favorite Olympic sport?, lit. what Olympic sport is best with you?).\u00a0 Agus go raibh maith agat, a Sheanch\u00e1in D. (l\u00e9itheoir fadt\u00e9armach an bhlag!) as an smaoineamh!<\/strong>\u00a0 I’ve grouped them roughly into gr\u00fapa\u00ed<\/strong> that I think are helpful from a language perspective (not na catag\u00f3ir\u00ed oifigi\u00fala Oilimpeacha<\/strong>):<\/p>\n

sn\u00e1mh, tumad\u00f3ireacht, can\u00fa\u00e1il, r\u00e1mha\u00edocht, p\u00f3l\u00f3 uisce, seolt\u00f3ireacht<\/strong><\/p>\n

lead\u00f3g, lead\u00f3g bhoird, badmantan<\/strong><\/p>\n

dorn\u00e1la\u00edocht, pions\u00f3ireacht, iomrasc\u00e1il<\/strong><\/p>\n

rotha\u00edocht, marca\u00edocht (eachra\u00edocht, srl.), r\u00e1sa\u00edocht, peantatlan, tr\u00ed-atlan<\/strong><\/p>\n

eitpheil, peil, cispheil, liathr\u00f3id l\u00e1imhe, haca\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n

gleaca\u00edocht, eala\u00edona comhraic, sc\u00e1t\u00e1il, boghd\u00f3ireacht, l\u00e1mhach, t\u00f3g\u00e1il me\u00e1chan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Actually, the sport I’m most interested in watching is curl\u00e1il<\/strong> (curling), ach is sp\u00f3rt geimhridh \u00e9 sin<\/strong>.\u00a0 Hmm, would iom\u00e1na\u00edocht<\/strong> (hurling, the sport) ever be considered?\u00a0 Hurling and curling — that would be an interesting Celtic touch!<\/p>\n

As for year-round activities, if we could redefine “gleaca\u00edocht bhriathartha<\/strong>” so that it had a positive sense, instead of the negative media spin, that would be my favorite — simply based on a love of comhchiallaigh, miondifr\u00edochta\u00ed, gl\u00e9asanna reitrice, agus imeartas focal<\/strong>, that is to say, synonyms, nuances, rhetorical devices, and word play.<\/p>\n

And finally, maidir le buanna agus duaiseanna<\/strong> (victories and prizes), c\u00e9n chaoi ar \u00e9irigh le do th\u00edrse?<\/strong>\u00a0 (How did your country do?).\u00a0 Scr\u00edobh isteach, m\u00e1s mian leat, agus insint d\u00fainn.\u00a0\u00a0 Bonn \u00f3ir?\u00a0 Bonn airgid?\u00a0 Bonn umha<\/strong>?\u00a0 (bonn<\/strong>, medal). \u00a0Your answers could start “Fuair muid<\/strong> (or “ainm na t\u00edre<\/strong>“) an bonn<\/strong> …” or “Bhuaigh muid an bonn<\/strong> …” or “Bronnadh an bonn … orainn<\/strong>,” to name just a few ways to start off such a sentence. \u00a0 Or perhaps, N\u00ed bhfuair muid bonn ar bith ach bh\u00ed an-sp\u00f3rt (an-chraic) againn \/ \u00a0Rinne muid \u00e1r ndicheall \/ Rinne muid \u00e1r seacht ndicheall. \u00a0SGF, R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) An maith leat a bheith ag breathn\u00fa ar na Cluich\u00ed Oilimpeacha? \u00a0(Do you like watching the Olympics?, lit. Do you like to be watching the Olympic Games?) Seo c\u00fapla freagra: Is maith [iss mah], yes N\u00ed maith [nee mah], no You could even wax a little more eloquent and say: \u00a0Is bre\u00e1 liom…<\/p>\n

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