{"id":8334,"date":"2016-08-26T10:11:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T10:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=8334"},"modified":"2016-09-05T11:41:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T11:41:43","slug":"deireadh-an-tsamhraidh-cuid-2-how-to-say-where-you-went-this-summer-ca-ndeachaigh-an-ndeachaigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/deireadh-an-tsamhraidh-cuid-2-how-to-say-where-you-went-this-summer-ca-ndeachaigh-an-ndeachaigh\/","title":{"rendered":"Deireadh an tSamhraidh, Cuid 2: How to say where you went this summer (C\u00e1 ndeachaigh \/ An ndeachaigh …?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

As a continuation of the idea of “What I Did on My Summer Vacation,” which we looked at in the last blogpost (nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>), this time we’ll look at saying where you went or where you did the various activities.<\/p>\n

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An ndeachaigh t\u00fa riamh go Boracay le bheith ag surf\u00e1il eitleoige mar na daoine sa phicti\u00far seo? (grafaic: By Anastasia Zhebyuk – User: (WT-shared) Dandaka at wts wikivoyage (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)<\/em><\/p><\/div>So the key phrases we’ll be looking at are:<\/p>\n

C\u00e1 ndeachaigh t\u00fa?<\/strong> [kaw Ny<\/sup>AKH-ee too], Where did you go?<\/p>\n

An ndeachaigh t\u00fa go<\/strong> (+ placename)? Did you go to ______________?<\/p>\n

The second question has a variation, used if the place name includes the word “the.”\u00a0 In English, relatively few place names include the word “the,” but we do have “The Hague” and “The Vatican.” In Irish, we also include “the” if we’re saying “Rome,” which becomes “An R\u00f3imh<\/strong>” (lit. the Rome) and “Athens,” which becomes “An Aithin<\/strong>” (lit. the Athens).\u00a0 In Irish, many country names also include “the,” such as “An Sp\u00e1inn<\/strong>” (lit. the Spain) and “An R\u00fais<\/strong>” (the Russia).\u00a0 \u00a0Within Ireland, a fair number of place names include “the,” such as “An Spid\u00e9al<\/strong>” (anglicized as “Spiddal,” but literally, something like “the Spiddal”) and “An Cheathr\u00fa Rua<\/strong>” (anglicized as “Carraroe” but literally something like “the Carraroe”).<\/p>\n

The variation, then, uses “go dt\u00ed<\/strong>” instead of just “go<\/strong>” (both for “to”):<\/p>\n

An ndeachaigh t\u00fa go dt\u00ed<\/strong> (+ the + placename)?<\/p>\n

This second style can include place names that are inherently plural, such as:<\/p>\n

Na Cealla Beaga<\/strong>, Killybegs, which when translated means, “the little cells,” and,<\/p>\n

Na Forbacha<\/strong>, Furbo or Furbogh.\u00a0 For pronouncing this one, remember the “uh” sound between the “r” and the “b” in the Irish: [nuh FOR-uh-buh-khuh].\u00a0 For the anglicized version, this extra “uh” disappears, at least according to the speaker at “Logainm.ie”\u00a0 If you listen to him, also notice that the final “o,” isn’t pronounced long, but more like “FOR-buh.” \u00a0The “gh” at the end is completely silent.<\/p>\n

Now for some examples:<\/p>\n

C\u00e1 ndeachaigh t\u00fa sa samhradh?\u00a0 Chuaigh m\u00e9 go Ceanada. <\/strong><\/p>\n

C\u00e1 ndeachaigh t\u00fa sa samhradh?\u00a0 Chuaigh m\u00e9 go dt\u00ed an Sp\u00e1inn.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An ndeachaigh t\u00fa go Gaoth Dobhair?\u00a0 Chuaigh, chuaigh m\u00e9 go Gaoth Dobhair (<\/strong>or just “Chuaigh.”)<\/strong><\/p>\n

An ndeachaigh t\u00fa go dt\u00ed an Spid\u00e9al?\u00a0 Chuaigh, chuaigh m\u00e9 go dt\u00ed an Spid\u00e9al (<\/strong>or just “Chuaigh.”)<\/strong><\/p>\n

An ndeachaigh t\u00fa go dt\u00ed na Cealla Beaga?\u00a0 Chuaigh, chuaigh m\u00e9 go dt\u00ed na Cealla Beaga (<\/strong>or just “Chuaigh”)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remember, Irish has no across-the-board word for “yes” or “no,” so to answer the question “Did you go to X?,” you are literally answering “chuaigh<\/strong>” (went)” not “yes,” as such.<\/p>\n

Champing at the bit for some negatives (No, I didn’t …)?\u00a0 Let’s save that for the next blogpost, in the interests of time and blogspace.<\/p>\n

Now let’s take those questions from the last blog and add some place names if they didn’t have them before:<\/p>\n

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  1. An ndeachaigh t\u00fa go Ceanada? <\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. An ndeachaigh t\u00fa go Rio chun na Cluich\u00ed Oilimpeacha a fheice\u00e1il<\/strong>? [that question can stay as is from last time]<\/li>\n
  3. An ndeachaigh t\u00fa go dt\u00ed an Tr\u00e1 Gheal?<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. An ndeachaigh t\u00fa ag cnocad\u00f3ireacht sna Sl\u00e9ibhte Pennine Theas? <\/strong>Hmm, well, OK, cnocad\u00f3ireacht <\/strong>technically means “hill-walking,” which would fit the English phrase “Pennine Hills.” In Irish, however, they’re referred to as “sl\u00e9ibhte<\/strong>” (mountains), but, double-checking, their height is less than 3,000 feet, which I believe makes them, technically, hills.\u00a0 Or vernacularly, fells. But that debate, informed by the movie “The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came a Mountain,” will have to wait for another blogpost.\u00a0 Any thoughts — uaibhse<\/strong>?<\/li>\n
  5. An ndeachaigh sibh go dt\u00ed an Ph\u00e1irc L\u00e1rnach i Nua-Eabhrac le picnic a bheith agat? <\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. An ndeachaigh t\u00fa go Loch Superior le bheith ag sn\u00e1mh i gceann de na lochanna is fuaire ar domhain? C\u00e9n teocht? Bhuel, <\/strong>in July , 2012, it was one of the warmest seasons on record, described by “climatecentral” (nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>) as a “bracing 68 degrees” (Fahrenheit).\u00a0 \u00a0The ideal temperature, at least for swimming pools (linnte sn\u00e1mha<\/strong>), in contrast, is 85 degrees, according to “americanpool.com” (nasc th\u00edos.) <\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. Ar l\u00e9igh t\u00fa _Cogadh agus S\u00edoch\u00e1in_ le Leo Tolstoy agus t\u00fa i do shu\u00ed ar Thr\u00e1 Rehoboth i nDelaware? I do shu\u00ed ansin ar feadh m\u00edosa gan rud ar bith eile le d\u00e9anamh agat, b’fh\u00e9idir — t\u00e1 an t-\u00farsc\u00e9al chomh fada sin! <\/strong>(As I said before, that’s not to imply that there actually is an Irish translation available. Fad m’eolais n\u00edl a leith\u00e9id le f\u00e1il f\u00f3s.). <\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. An ndeachaigh t\u00fa go Maui le bheith ag surf\u00e1il eitleoige? <\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. An ndeachaigh t\u00fa Lac Bay, Bonaire (i Muir Chairib) le bheith ag gaothshurf\u00e1il? <\/strong><\/li>\n
  10. An ndeachaigh t\u00fa go dt\u00ed na Twin Cities le freastal ar an bhF\u00e9ile F\u00edse\u00e1n Idirl\u00edn Cat ar an 9\u00fa l\u00e1 de mh\u00ed L\u00fanasa i 2016. (Nasc don fh\u00e9ile th\u00edos)<\/strong>: How to say \u201cInternet Cat Video Festival\u201d in Irish (i nGaeilge)<\/a>\u00a0Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>on Nov 7, 2014 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Any answers you’d like to submit or other descriptions of your summer vacation welcome.<\/p>\n

    SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong>
    \n Nasc don bhlagmh\u00edr roimhe seo<\/strong>:     Deireadh an tSamhraidh: Which of these 10 summer activities did you do this year?\u00a0<\/a>Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Aug 23, 2016 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a>
    \nNaisc bhreise:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    http:\/\/www.climatecentral.org\/news\/great-lakes-water-temperatures-at-record-levels, july 25, 2012<\/p>\n

    http:\/\/www.americanpool.com\/2015\/06\/whats-right-temperature-pool\/#.V8lKNfkrKM8, by Mitch Friedlander, June 1, 2015<\/p>\n

    How to say \u201cInternet Cat Video Festival\u201d in Irish (i nGaeilge)<\/a>Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Nov 7, 2014 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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