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<\/a>Cad at\u00e1 ar Tommy Beag? Tinneas fiacaile n\u00f3 tinneas cluaise? (fearann poibl\u00ed: Little Tommy Grace, sa leabhar _The crooked man and other rhymes_ [ca. 1851 – 1870], ag an su\u00edomh seo: http:\/\/www.clipartlogo.com\/image\/little-tommy-grace_151509.html)<\/p><\/div>(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong><\/p>\n Well, it’s not surprising that the English expression “to be under the weather” doesn’t translate literally into Irish. Most idioms don’t translate well from language to language.\u00a0 The closest equivalents can be found at the end of this blog. But what are<\/em> the typical ways to say “I’m ill” in Irish or to mention some of the illnesses that people suffer from?<\/p>\n We’ll start with some of the most typical situations and then suggest a few others that are less common. With all the recent talk about “galar v\u00edris Ebola<\/strong>,” it’s especially timely (tr\u00e1th\u00fail<\/strong>), but of course, health (an tsl\u00e1inte<\/strong>) is a typical topic of conversation all the time anyway.<\/p>\n I’m ill: T\u00e1 m\u00e9 tinn. <\/strong>OR: T\u00e1 m\u00e9 breoite<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Next, what’s a common illness that we all suffer from soemtimes? Probably the “common cold,” which is “slaghd\u00e1n<\/strong>” [remember, the “gh” is silent here].<\/p>\n And how do we say we have a disease or illness? It’s “on” us, so we use the preposition “ar<\/strong>” (on), the same one we discussed in the last blog (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/in-quarantine-or-on-quarantine-how-to-say-it-in-irish\/)<\/p>\n I have a cold: T\u00e1 slaghd\u00e1n orm<\/strong>, lit. A cold is on me. Pronunciation tip: remember that “orm<\/strong>” has two syllables, pronounced “orr-um,” with the flapped\/broad “r.” It rhymes with “gorm<\/strong>” [GORR-um], which you might remember from the passing reference to “duine gorm<\/strong>” in the 2002 movie, In America<\/em>, which starred Samantha Morton<\/a>, Paddy Considine<\/a>, Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger<\/a>, and To be a bit more technical, one could say, “T\u00e1 g\u00e9arfharaing\u00edteas sr\u00f3ine orm<\/strong>.” And what’s that when it’s at home? Acute nasopharyngitis, lit. acute pharyngitis of nose, that is to say, “a cold.”<\/p>\n By the way, I see no substantial or consistent evidence of actually using the Irish words “coitianta<\/strong>,” “coiteann<\/strong>,” “com\u00f3nta<\/strong>,” “gn\u00e1th<\/strong>-,” or “leitheadach<\/strong>” (all meaning “common,” in various contexts) with “slaghd\u00e1n<\/strong>” (a cold). In fact, what did I find, from searchable online texts? A few stray uses of “coitianta<\/strong>” (one from an Vicip\u00e9id<\/strong>, and one dating back to 1920), two more for “coiteann<\/strong>” (both from an Vicip\u00e9id<\/strong>), one for “leitheadach<\/strong>” (\u00f3n Vicip\u00e9id, freisin<\/strong>) a handful for the prefix “gn\u00e1th<\/strong>-“, and no use of “com\u00f3nt<\/strong>a.” So, what’s so coitianta \/ coiteann \/com\u00f3nta \/ gn\u00e1th- \/ leitheadach<\/strong> about the “common cold”? Bhuel<\/strong>, it may be widespread, but it’s not so common to actually use the word “common” in referring to colds (slaghd\u00e1in<\/strong>) in Irish.<\/p>\n Here are some other typical ailments:<\/p>\n I have a headache: T\u00e1 tinneas cinn orm<\/strong>, lit. A sickness of head is on me.<\/p>\n I have an earache: T\u00e1 tinneas cluaise orm<\/strong>, lit. A sickness of ear is on me.<\/p>\n I have a toothache: T\u00e1 tinneas fiacaile orm<\/strong>, lit. A sickness of tooth is on me.<\/p>\n I have a fever: T\u00e1 fiabhras orm<\/strong>, lit. A fever is on me. [fiabhras: Fy<\/sup>OW-russ, with the “Fy” <\/sup>like the “f” of “few” and the “-ow” like “cow or “now,” not like “row” or “show”]<\/p>\n He has a high fever: T\u00e1 fiabhras ard air<\/strong>, lit. A high fever is on him.<\/p>\n She has a low fever: T\u00e1 lagfhiabhras uirthi<\/strong>, lit. A low fever is on her. [lagfhiabhras<\/strong>: LAHG-YOW-russ, note that the “fh” is completely silent]<\/p>\n I am nauseous: T\u00e1 samhnas orm<\/strong>, lit. Nausea is on me.<\/p>\n And now for some less typical illnesses, some of which are probably recognizable from English (freagra\u00ed th\u00edos<\/strong>):<\/p>\n 1)<\/strong> dift\u00e9ire<\/strong><\/p>\n 2) an bholgach<\/strong> [un WOL-ug-ukh]<\/p>\n 3) plucamas<\/strong><\/p>\n 4) leicneach (leid: <\/strong>it means the same thing as “plucamas<\/strong>“)<\/strong><\/p>\n 5) an deilgneach<\/strong> (leid: baint ag an fhocal seo le “dealg,”<\/strong> a thorn)<\/p>\n 6) an galar corcra <\/strong>(leid<\/strong>: “corcra<\/strong>” means “purple”)<\/p>\n 7) porfaire<\/strong> (leid: An R\u00ed Seoirse III<\/strong>)<\/p>\n 8) polaimiail\u00edteas<\/strong><\/p>\n 9) g\u00fata<\/strong><\/p>\n 10) impit\u00edog\u00f3<\/strong><\/p>\n And speaking of being under the weather, here are some typical phrases to suggest being somewhat, but not severely, ill:<\/p>\n T\u00e1 s\u00ed meath-thinn<\/strong> [\/m’\u00e6<\/em>-hin’\/ in IPA or “my<\/sup>a-hin,” in my rough guide, with the “my<\/sup>” like the “m” of “mew” and the “a” as in “bat” or “cat”; the prefix “meath<\/strong>-,” means “middling,” “fairly,” etc.], she is fairly ill.<\/p>\n N\u00edl Se\u00e1n ar f\u00f3namh<\/strong>, Se\u00e1n is not well (ar f\u00f3namh:<\/strong> fit, well; the basic meanings of “f\u00f3namh<\/strong>” are “service,” “benefit,” or “usefulness”)<\/p>\n N\u00edl S\u00edle aici f\u00e9in<\/strong>, lit. Sheila is not “at” herself (i.e. she’s not feeling like normal)<\/p>\n and on a more general level,<\/p>\n N\u00edl siad r\u00f3mhaith<\/strong> [roh-wah], They’re not very well.<\/p>\n Bhuel<\/strong>, this blog certainly lets me say “sl\u00e1n agaibh<\/strong>,” in its most literal sense (“health at you”), agus “go raibh sibh chomh foll\u00e1in le breac,<\/strong>” a saying that really deserves a blog entry of its own. Sl\u00e1n go f\u00f3ill — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n Gluais: breac<\/strong>, trout; foll\u00e1in<\/strong>, healthy (another, more predictable word for “healthy” is “sl\u00e1inti\u00fail<\/strong>“); go raibh sibh<\/strong> … , may you be …<\/p>\n Freagra\u00ed:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1) dift\u00e9ire<\/strong>, diphtheria<\/p>\n 2) an bholgach<\/strong>, smallpox<\/p>\n 3) plucamas<\/strong>, mumps<\/p>\n 4) leicneach<\/strong>, mumps<\/p>\n 5) an deilgneach<\/strong>, chickenpox<\/p>\n 6) an galar corcra<\/strong>, purpura<\/p>\n 7) porfaire<\/strong>, porphyria<\/p>\n 8) polaimiail\u00edteas<\/strong>, poliomyelitis<\/p>\n 9) g\u00fata<\/strong>, gout<\/p>\n 10) impit\u00edog\u00f3<\/strong>, impetigo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Well, it’s not surprising that the English expression “to be under the weather” doesn’t translate literally into Irish. Most idioms don’t translate well from language to language.\u00a0 The closest equivalents can be found at the end of this blog. But what are the typical ways to say “I’m ill” in Irish or to…<\/p>\n
\nDjimon Hounsou<\/a>.<\/p>\n