{"id":65,"date":"2009-08-17T06:25:17","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T10:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=65"},"modified":"2009-08-17T06:25:17","modified_gmt":"2009-08-17T10:25:17","slug":"an-bhfuil-gaeilge-bearla-fraincis-ruisis-sinis-tliongainis-ceatsuais-agat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/an-bhfuil-gaeilge-bearla-fraincis-ruisis-sinis-tliongainis-ceatsuais-agat\/","title":{"rendered":"An Bhfuil Gaeilge \/ B\u00e9arla \/ Fraincis \/ R\u00faisis \/ S\u00ednis \/ Tliong\u00e1inis \/ Ceatsuais Agat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">The recent discussion of language, whether <strong>Tliong\u00e1inis<\/strong> or <strong>Fraincis<\/strong>, suggests another popular topic among language learners \u2013 what languages do you know?<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Any such discussion can range from the standard questions to those off \u201c<strong>an bealach buailte<\/strong>\u201d (the beaten track).<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Sometimes I do think that the <strong>bealach \u201cneamhbhuailte\u201d <\/strong>will be pretty well \u201c<strong>buailte<\/strong>\u201d by the time I\u2019m done with it though!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">A key point regarding these questions is the traditional structure: <strong>An bhfuil Gaeilge agat?<\/strong><span>\u00a0 <\/span>Do you know Irish?<span>\u00a0 <\/span>lit.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Is Irish at you?<span>\u00a0 <\/span>This is the same basic structure used to show possession in Irish (cf. <strong>T\u00e1 carr agam<\/strong>, I have a car, lit. A car is at me).<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Although I don\u2019t hear it so much lately, this notion of \u201chaving\u201d Irish also appears in English, in statements like, \u201cI haven\u2019t got the Irish.\u201d<span>\u00a0 <\/span>That\u2019s what Fiona says at one point to her <strong>seanathair<\/strong> in the film, <em>The Secret of Roan Inish<\/em>, a film, which, by the way, has some great flashback scenes in Irish.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">As for the \u201cthe\u201d in the phrase, \u201cI haven\u2019t got the Irish,\u201d it was traditional to use the definite article with language names, at least with Irish itself.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>I don\u2019t hear that so much lately either.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>If you do use the definite article, it will trigger lenition in many cases, as most language names are feminine (<strong>B\u00e9arla<\/strong>, for English, being one major exception).<span>\u00a0 <\/span>For example: <strong>Fraincis, An Fhraincis; S\u00ednis, an tS\u00ednis <\/strong>(that&#8217;s the s -&gt; ts variation of lenition,<strong> Ceatsuais, An Cheatsuais, <\/strong>but <strong>An B\u00e9arla, srl.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">It is, of course, perfectly reasonable to ask, <strong>An labhra\u00edonn t\u00fa Gaeilge?<\/strong><span>\u00a0 <\/span>Do you speak Irish?<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">So, here are a few questions for starters. <span>\u00a0<\/span>Can you figure what the languages are?<span>\u00a0 <\/span>In most cases, the ending that indicates a language name is \u2013\u201c<strong>is\u201d <\/strong>or \u201c<strong>-ais<\/strong>.\u201d <span>\u00a0<\/span>If anyone wants to send in some answers, it would be interesting to see what other languages are spoken by <strong>lucht lean\u00fana an bhlag seo<\/strong>.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">An bhfuil Gaeilge agat?<span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>T\u00e1 \/ N\u00edl<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">An bhfuil Sp\u00e1innis agat?<span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>T\u00e1 \/ N\u00edl<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">An labhra\u00edonn t\u00fa R\u00faisis?<span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>labhra\u00edm \/ n\u00ed labhra\u00edm<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">An bhfuil B\u00e9arla agat?<span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>T\u00e1 \/ N\u00edl<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">An bhfuil Caist\u00edlis (Sp\u00e1innis Chaist\u00edleach) agat?<span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>T\u00e1 \/ N\u00edl <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">An labhra\u00edonn t\u00fa Ceatsuais?<span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>labhra\u00edm \/ n\u00ed labhra\u00edm<span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">An bhfuil Svaha\u00edlis agat?<span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>T\u00e1 \/ N\u00edl<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">An bhfuil Laidin agat? <span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>B\u2019fh\u00e9idir: <span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>T\u00e1 Laidin agam ach n\u00ed labhra\u00edm \u00ed.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">And finally, since I can\u2019t resist, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">An bhfuil Tliong\u00e1inis agat?<span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>T\u00e1, beag\u00e1n. 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