{"id":4435,"date":"2013-09-25T18:48:41","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T18:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=4435"},"modified":"2015-06-11T02:12:33","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T02:12:33","slug":"na-fathanna-is-mo-knowledge-love-fun-culture-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/na-fathanna-is-mo-knowledge-love-fun-culture-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Na F\u00e1thanna Is M\u00f3: Knowledge, Love, Fun, Culture, Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

By now you’ve all probably noticed Transparent Language’s new “bal\u00fan cainte<\/strong>,” which shows reasons why people choose to learn a new language.\u00a0\u00a0 This blog will translate the five most prominent f\u00e1thanna<\/strong> (reasons) that show up “sa bhal\u00fan cainte<\/strong>” (in the speech balloon).<\/p>\n

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But, b\u00edodh cuimhne agat<\/strong>, there’s not always a one-to-one correspondence as we go from one language to another, so “knowledge” is going to get three entries (together with a recommendation for “knowledge” in the context shown by the bal\u00fan cainte<\/strong>). And “love,” well, what can I say about “love”?\u00a0 There are many translations, as shown in one of my previous blogs (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/deich-ndoigh-10-ways-le-i-love-you-a-ra-i-ngaeilge\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n

So, here we go, bal\u00fain chainte Gaeilge<\/strong> at the ready!<\/p>\n

1. KNOWLEDGE (tr\u00ed leagan<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

a. eolas<\/strong> [OH-luss], knowledge, often specified as “knowledge of facts,” as in “t\u00e1 s\u00e9 ar eolas agam<\/strong>” (I know it, lit. “It is on knowledge at me,” referring to facts, concrete information, etc.).<\/p>\n

b. fios<\/strong> [FISS, rhyming with “hiss” or “miss” and NOT like the telecommunications\u00a0 company, “FiOS”], knowledge, especially about what has happened\/is happening\/will happen or about someone’s business, case, or situation.\u00a0 This word is often used in sentences that include indirect statement, such as:<\/p>\n

T\u00e1 a fhios agam go bhfuil s\u00e9 ag teacht ag a 7 a chlog.<\/strong>\u00a0 (I know that he is coming at 7 o’clock, lit. Knowledge is at me that he is coming at 7 o’clock).<\/p>\n

Note that we don’t simply use “fios<\/strong>” in these types of sentences but “a fhios<\/strong>” [uh ISS, with silent “fh”], meaning, very literally “its knowledge” or “the knowledge of it”<\/p>\n

This word is often used in negative statements or questions:<\/p>\n

A: “C\u00e9n Ghaeilge at\u00e1 ar<\/strong> “antidisestablishmentarianism?” \u00a0B: (ag freagairt) “N\u00edl a fhios agam ach t\u00e1 s\u00e9 sa bhlag seo<\/strong> (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/speaking-of-antidisestablishmentarianism-i-ngaeilge-ar-ndoigh\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n

A: “Gabh mo leithsc\u00e9al, an bhfuil a fhios agat c\u00e9n t-am \u00e9?”<\/strong>\u00a0 B: “T\u00e1 s\u00e9 a 10 a chlog.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Fios<\/strong>” is probably used even more often than “eolas<\/strong>” in Irish, but it’s probably not the sort of abstract knowledge hinted at in the bal\u00fan cainte<\/strong>, so I still recommend “eolas<\/strong>” for that purpose.<\/p>\n

c. aithne<\/strong> [AH-nyuh, some might say with a very slight “uh” sound between the “h” and the “n”], knowledge, acquaintance, recognition, especially in talking about people, as in “An bhfuil aithne agat ar m’uncail<\/strong>?”\u00a0 An identical-looking word, “aithne<\/strong>,” means “commandment,” as in “Na Deich nAithne<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

“Eolas<\/strong>” is the word I would recommend for the current context.<\/p>\n

2. LOVE (pr\u00edomhleagan amh\u00e1in, tagairt\u00ed do \u00a0choincheapa agus d’\u00fas\u00e1id\u00ed eile<\/strong>).\u00a0 The most basic word for the noun “love” in Irish is “gr\u00e1<\/strong>.”\u00a0 It can refer to the abstract concept, as in “gr\u00e1 t\u00edre<\/strong>,”\u00a0or to a person, as in “Mo ghr\u00e1 th\u00fa<\/strong>.”\u00a0 Other words for “love” as in a “beloved person” include “st\u00f3r<\/strong>,” “cuisle<\/strong>,” “cro\u00ed<\/strong>” and “taisce<\/strong>,” and for the concept, we also have “cion<\/strong>,” “gean<\/strong>,” “p\u00e1irt<\/strong>,” “searc<\/strong>,” and “cumann<\/strong>.” \u00a0“Searc<\/strong>” and “cumann<\/strong>” can be the beloved person or the abstract concept.<\/p>\n

3. FUN: This is usually an intriguing word to look at in any language.\u00a0 In Irish, I’d say the most basic word is “spraoi<\/strong>” [pronounced “spree” but with a slightly trilled, i.e. flapped, “r”].\u00a0 It’s related to the English word “spree” but not identical in that “sprees” in English often have a negative connotation (a killing spree), or at least a possible sense of regret (a shopping spree, with too many bills afterwards).\u00a0 Other words for “fun” include “greann<\/strong>,” “sp\u00f3rt<\/strong>,” “craic<\/strong>,” “cuideachta<\/strong>,” and “sult<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

4. CULTURE: This one’s a shoo-in, almost.\u00a0 “Cult\u00far<\/strong>” would cover most purposes, but “oili\u00faint<\/strong>” and “saoithi\u00falacht<\/strong>” could also be used in some contexts.\u00a0 For biology and bacteriology, we’d really be looking at some different choices (t\u00f3g\u00e1il<\/strong> OR beath\u00fa<\/strong>), but I think we can safely say those don’t fit \u00e1r mbal\u00fan cainte<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

5. FRIENDS: And finally, short, sweet, and perhaps familiar, “friends” is “cairde<\/strong>” [KARzh-djuh] (the plural of “cara<\/strong>,” friend).<\/p>\n

So that’s a beginning of a translation for the bal\u00fan cainte.<\/strong>\u00a0 Several more blogs to go, I’d say, before we’re done!\u00a0 SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) By now you’ve all probably noticed Transparent Language’s new “bal\u00fan cainte,” which shows reasons why people choose to learn a new language.\u00a0\u00a0 This blog will translate the five most prominent f\u00e1thanna (reasons) that show up “sa bhal\u00fan cainte” (in the speech balloon). But, b\u00edodh cuimhne agat, there’s not always a one-to-one correspondence as…<\/p>\n

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