{"id":4451,"date":"2013-09-28T16:28:42","date_gmt":"2013-09-28T16:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=4451"},"modified":"2015-02-16T13:18:07","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T13:18:07","slug":"an-dara-grupa-dfhocail-curiosity-passion-interest-heritage-family-i-ngaeilge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/an-dara-grupa-dfhocail-curiosity-passion-interest-heritage-family-i-ngaeilge\/","title":{"rendered":"An Dara Gr\u00fapa d’Fhocail: Curiosity, Passion, Interest, Heritage, Family (i nGaeilge)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

In the previous blog we looked at the Irish for the five most prominent terms in this speech balloon.\u00a0 Seo iad:<\/strong>\u00a0Eolas, Gr\u00e1, Cult\u00fa<\/b>r, Spraoi, Cairde<\/b>.\u00a0 \u00a0An cuimhin leat an B\u00e9arla at\u00e1 orthu<\/b>?\u00a0 The translations back into English are below (m\u00e1 t\u00e1 cuidi\u00fa de dh\u00edth ort<\/b>).<\/p>\n

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Anois, an ch\u00e9ad ghr\u00fapa eile d’fhocail<\/b>.\u00a0 But wait, first let’s look at that phrase and its pronunciation.<\/p>\n

anois<\/b> [uh-NISH], now<\/p>\n

an ch\u00e9ad (rud) eile<\/b> [un hyayd (rud) ELL-yuh], the next thing, lit. the first (ch\u00e9ad<\/strong>) other (eile<\/strong>) thing (rud<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

ghr\u00fapa<\/b> [\u03b3ROOP-uh], lenited form of “gr\u00fapa<\/strong>” (group); for more on the pronunciation of the “gh,” see “Saying \u201cI love you\u201d in Irish and Minding Your Velar Fricatives<\/a> or type the term “voiced velar fricative” in the search box on any page of the Transparent Language Irish blog (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n

d’fhocail <\/b>[DUK-il], of words, from “de<\/strong> + f(h)ocail<\/strong>,” with “de<\/strong>” (of) causing “focail<\/strong>” to change to “fhocail<\/strong>,” with a silent “fh-“.<\/p>\n

That also explains teideal an bhlag seo<\/b>, with the one difference being that the new title is the “dara gr\u00fapa<\/b>” (second group), so the voiced velar fricative (the “gh-” sound, IPA \/\u03b3\/) goes away, and we’re back to normal “g”.<\/p>\n

And what of our “dara gr\u00fapa<\/b>” (or, depending on your can\u00faint<\/b>, “darna gr\u00fapa<\/b>” or “tarna gr\u00fapa<\/b>“)?\u00a0 Here are the ones I read as being the next five biggest reasons why people learn another language: Curiosity, Passion, Interest, Heritage, Family.<\/p>\n

I may soon start wondering what I have undertaken here, since there are at least seven words for “family” in Irish, but I’ll take that “tarbh<\/b>” by the “adharca<\/b>,” (to half-translate, half-hybridize an English expression), and we’ll see what happens.\u00a0 OK, “adharca<\/b>,” you might be chuckling, well, no animal husbandry jokes here, please.*\u00a0 Anyway …<\/p>\n

1. CURIOSITY: In my experience, “fiosracht<\/b>” is the most common word for this, though “caid\u00e9is<\/strong>” can also be used.<\/p>\n

2. PASSION: This is another tricky one, with at least seven possibilities for different contexts, but here I’d say the closest equivalent to the English would work, “paisean<\/b>.”\u00a0 Other possibilities (for the curious) include “p\u00e1is<\/strong>” (in the religious sense), ainmhian<\/strong>, d\u00fail d’anama<\/strong> (lit. the desire of your soul), fearg<\/strong> (usually means “anger”), gr\u00e1 d’anama<\/strong> (the love of your soul), and “racht<\/strong>” as in “racht goil<\/strong>” (a passion of tears).<\/p>\n

3. INTEREST: Almost a draw, but I’ll go with “suim<\/b>” [sim, as in “simple”] since I use it more often than “sp\u00e9is<\/strong>” [spaysh]; both mean “interest in a topic or subject.”\u00a0 For “interest” as in “money earned,” we’d be looking at a completely different set of words, like “biseach<\/strong>,” “\u00fas<\/strong>” [ooss, not like “us” or “ooze”], and even the harshly evocative word “gaimb\u00edn<\/strong>.”**<\/p>\n

4. HERITAGE: Choosing between two possibilities, I’ll go with “d\u00fachas<\/b>” [DOO-khuss], which I’d say is more widely used than the next contender, “oidhreacht<\/strong>.”\u00a0\u00a0 Among other uses, “D\u00fachas<\/strong>” is the name of the e-newsletter of the Irish American Cultural Institute (http:\/\/www.iaci-usa.org<\/a>); one can sign up for it “saor in aisce<\/strong>” (for free) at their website.\u00a0\u00a0 We do see a lot of “ionaid oidhreachta<\/strong>” throughout Ireland, though, so it’s a close call between “d\u00fachas<\/strong>” and “oidhreacht<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

5. FAMILY:\u00a0 This is the “ceist 64,000 dollar<\/b>.”\u00a0 I’m going with “muintir<\/b>” for current purposes, since it means “extended family” or one’s “kin” (but not your “kith,” which might be \u00e1bhar blag eile<\/strong>).\u00a0 The other possibilities include the following, each with one additional meaning (most have more beyond what will fit here): teaghlach <\/strong>(household), clann <\/strong>(children), c\u00faram <\/strong>(responsibility), muir\u00edn <\/strong>(burden), muirear <\/strong>(charge, often in the financial sense, but sometimes in the sense of “burden” or “responsibility”), and l\u00edon t\u00ed<\/strong> (household).<\/p>\n

Bhuel, sin c\u00faig fhocal eile don bhal\u00fan cainte.\u00a0 N\u00edos m\u00f3 le teacht. – R\u00f3isl\u00edn <\/b><\/p>\n

Aistri\u00fach\u00e1n (an ch\u00e9ad ghr\u00fapa d’fhocail)<\/b>: Knowledge, Love, Culture, Fun, Friends<\/p>\n

*After all, I did say “adharca<\/b>,” which is plural, so common sense and logic tell us how to interpret that phrase, two horns per bull, presumably.<\/p>\n

** Why “harshly”?\u00a0 If you haven’t encountered this word before, I’d suggest checking out Bram Stoker’s “The Gombeen Man,” originally a chapter in his The Snake’s Pass<\/em>, but often presented as a short story.\u00a0 Is f\u00e9idir leat \u00e9isteacht leis ag<\/b> http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Gombeen-Man\/dp\/B008VVYN9Y<\/a> ($2.95 n\u00f3 saor le ballr\u00e1iocht<\/b> audible.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) In the previous blog we looked at the Irish for the five most prominent terms in this speech balloon.\u00a0 Seo iad:\u00a0Eolas, Gr\u00e1, Cult\u00far, Spraoi, Cairde.\u00a0 \u00a0An cuimhin leat an B\u00e9arla at\u00e1 orthu?\u00a0 The translations back into English are below (m\u00e1 t\u00e1 cuidi\u00fa de dh\u00edth ort). Anois, an ch\u00e9ad ghr\u00fapa eile d’fhocail.\u00a0 But wait…<\/p>\n

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