{"id":42,"date":"2009-06-14T00:39:14","date_gmt":"2009-06-14T04:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=42"},"modified":"2009-06-14T00:39:14","modified_gmt":"2009-06-14T04:39:14","slug":"cen-sort-ceoil-is-fearr-leat-what-kind-of-music-do-you-like-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/cen-sort-ceoil-is-fearr-leat-what-kind-of-music-do-you-like-best\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00e9n S\u00f3rt Ceoil Is Fearr Leat? What Kind of Music Do You Like Best?"},"content":{"rendered":"

C\u00e9n S\u00f3rt Ceoil Is Fearr Leat?\u00a0 <\/span>What Kind of Music Do You Like Best?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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First let\u2019s try some even more basic phrases:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Is maith liom rac-cheol.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span>I like rock music. [for “maith<\/strong>,” say: mah, the “t” is silent]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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N\u00ed maith liom rac-cheol.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span>I don\u2019t like rock music.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Remember that breathy \u201cch\u201d sound \u2013 if not please check back with the June 11 blog!)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, can you put in the other types of music we discussed previously; I\u2019ve given you the exact number of spaces for the prefixes:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Is maith liom ___\u00a0 <\/span>___ ___ ___cheol.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span>I like jazz.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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N\u00ed maith liom ___\u00a0 <\/span>___ ___cheol.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span>I don\u2019t like pop music.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Is fearr liom punc-cheol n\u00e1 ceol gr\u00fainse.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/strong>I prefer punk music to grunge music. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Is \u00e9 ceol miotail an ceol is fearr liom.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/strong>Metal music is the music I like best (i.e. my favorite).\u00a0 <\/span>In this sentence, \u201cliom<\/strong>\u201d indicates that the statement is in the first person (I like).\u00a0 <\/span>The question has \u201cleat<\/strong>,\u201d indicating second person (you like).\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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What answers do you think might be given in the following situations:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A. Comr\u00e1da\u00ed seomra (Se\u00e1n) ag caint le comr\u00e1da\u00ed seomra eile (Liam) an ch\u00e9ad l\u00e1 ar ollscoil; iad beirt 18 bliain d\u2019aois<\/span><\/strong> [one roommate talking to another on the first day of university, both 18 years old] <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Se\u00e1n: C\u00e9n s\u00f3rt ceoil is fearr leat, a Liam?\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/strong>[What kind of music do you like best, Liam?]<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Liam: Is fearr liom __________________________ thar aon ghr\u00fapa ceoil eile. <\/span><\/strong>[I like _____ <\/span><\/span>more than any other music group.]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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B. Beirt chail\u00edn\u00ed deich mbliana d\u2019aois (Avril, \u00dana), an ch\u00e9ad o\u00edche ag campa samhraidh [two 10-year-old girls on the first night at a summer camp]:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Avril: C\u00e9n s\u00f3rt ceoil is fearr leat, a \u00dana?\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00dana: Is fearr liom __________________________ thar aon ghr\u00fapa ceoil eile.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The answer would likely be Miley Cyrus for both girls, but maybe someone will have a different <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

freagra<\/span><\/strong> (answer).\u00a0 <\/span>Duine ar bith?<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span>Anyone?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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C.. Beirt fhoghlaimeoir\u00ed Gaeilge ar ch\u00farsa idirn\u00e1isi\u00fanta\u00a0 <\/span>sa Ghaeltacht (Gretchen, Carlo); iad beirt thart f\u00e1 40 bliain d\u2019aois<\/span><\/strong> [two Irish learners on an international course in the Gaeltacht, both about 40 years old]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Gretchen: C\u00e9n s\u00f3rt ceoil is fearr leat, a Charlo?\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Carlo: Is fearr liom __________________________ thar aon ghr\u00fapa ceoil eile.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I\u2019d vote for Carlo choosing Na Taoisigh, <\/strong>the name many Irish-speakers use for The Chieftains.\u00a0 <\/span>Maybe he could add, \u201cgo m\u00f3r m\u00f3r, an CD Santiago<\/em> a rinne siad i 1996.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>Smaointe ar bith eile? <\/strong>Any other thoughts?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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If you have any nominations to fill in the blanks, please sent them to the comments.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Pronunciation tips: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

campa samhraidh<\/span><\/strong>: KAHM-puh (the \u201cuh\u201d is like the \u201ca\u201d in \u201cabout\u201d or the interjection, \u201cuh,\u201d when an English speaker doesn\u2019t know what to say next) SOW-ree (that\u2019s \u201csow\u201d like the animal, not the verb)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

taoisigh<\/span><\/strong>: TEESH-ee.\u00a0 <\/span>This is the plural of \u201ctaoiseach<\/strong>,\u201d a term you\u2019ve likely heard on the Irish news; the position is similar to a prime minister.\u00a0 <\/span>But in ancient Ireland, it would simply have meant \u201ca chieftain.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

C\u00e9n S\u00f3rt Ceoil Is Fearr Leat?\u00a0 What Kind of Music Do You Like Best? \u00a0 First let\u2019s try some even more basic phrases: \u00a0 Is maith liom rac-cheol.\u00a0 I like rock music. [for “maith,” say: mah, the “t” is silent] \u00a0 N\u00ed maith liom rac-cheol.\u00a0 I don\u2019t like rock music. \u00a0 (Remember that breathy \u201cch\u201d…<\/p>\n

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