{"id":8746,"date":"2016-12-29T00:46:17","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T00:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=8746"},"modified":"2017-01-08T10:57:55","modified_gmt":"2017-01-08T10:57:55","slug":"ar-an-4u-an-5u-an-6u-agus-an-7u-la-den-nollaig-birds-rings-and-poultry-for-the-4th-5th-6th-and-7th-days-of-christmas-cuid-part-2-some-pronunciation-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/ar-an-4u-an-5u-an-6u-agus-an-7u-la-den-nollaig-birds-rings-and-poultry-for-the-4th-5th-6th-and-7th-days-of-christmas-cuid-part-2-some-pronunciation-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Ar an 4\u00fa, an 5\u00fa, an 6\u00fa agus an 7\u00fa l\u00e1 den Nollaig (birds, rings, and poultry for the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th days of Christmas) Cuid \/ Part 2: Some Pronunciation Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

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c\u00faig + fh\u00e1inne n\u00f3 f\u00e1inne n\u00f3 f\u00e1inn\u00ed n\u00f3 fh\u00e1inn\u00ed? C\u00e9 acu foirm den fhocal at\u00e1 ceart? Freagra sa phicti\u00far! (bunghrafaic: ww.clker.com\/clipart-gold-rings.html)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Our last blogpost dealt with days 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the song “Dh\u00e1 L\u00e1 Dh\u00e9ag na Nollag<\/strong>” (The Twelve Days of Christmas).\u00a0 This post, second in this mionsraith<\/strong>, will continue a little further with those days, looking at pronunciation.\u00a0 Post 3 in the mionsraith<\/strong> will look at what the six geese are saying in the illustration for the 12\/27 post.\u00a0 By the way, if anyone is actually looking for the lyrics, I haven’t reproduced them here because there are several versions circulating online, but the staid ch\u00f3ipchirt<\/strong> isn’t clear for any of the ones I looked at.\u00a0 If you’re looking for the lyrics, I’d suggest just doing a “cuardach Google<\/strong>.”\u00a0 Our goal for this series and those in previous years when we covered this song is to go over the vocabulary, pronunciation and how the words fit together, plus “beag\u00e1n c\u00falra<\/strong>” for the song itself, not to present a singable text.<\/p>\n

Having said that, let’s look now at some pronunciation issues for the bronntanais<\/strong> (gifts) mentioned in days 4 through 7; this is mainly for beginners since nothing here is really out of the ordinary, except maybe the bit about “litiam” and<\/p>\n

lonta dubha<\/strong> [LUN-tuh DUV-uh OR DOO-uh], blackbirds. \u00a0Remember, if you’re reading this in a sans serif<\/em> type, that the first letter of “lonta<\/strong>” is an “L,” not an “I.”\u00a0 I love the innovations of the helvetica font and its descendants but it does play tricks on the eyes of language learners.\u00a0 And not just Irish — I also hear many ESL learners hesitate when they encounter new words with an initial “i” or “l” that printed in this font. \u00a0\u00a0Once we’re familiar with the word, it’s usually no problem, so “the front lawn” or “The Inner Self” shouldn’t present any problems to a competent English speaker. \u00a0But “Iago” or “Ilium” could present a challenge. \u00a0And for an Irish perspective on the “serif” issue, kudos to anyone who would like to try “lon dubh Ioan<\/strong>” or “turgnamh ian litiam Iain<\/strong>” (translations below!).<\/p>\n

f\u00e1inne \u00f3ir<\/strong> [FAWN-yuh ohrzh<\/sup>], a gold ring, lit. ring of gold; f\u00e1inn\u00ed \u00f3ir<\/strong> [FAWN-yee ohrzh<\/sup>], gold rings.\u00a0 The sound of the final “r” of “\u00f3ir<\/strong>” isn’t typical in English but it’s like the “r” in the Czech name Ji\u0159\u00ed<\/em> as in Ji\u0159\u00ed Trnka (1912-1969), the Czech puppet-maker and illustrator dubbed “the Walt Disney of Eastern Europe.”<\/p>\n

When we add “c\u00faig<\/strong>” in front, “f\u00e1inne<\/strong>” loses the “f” sound, “fh” in Irish is silent: c\u00faig fh\u00e1inne \u00f3ir<\/strong> [KOO-ig AWN-yuh ohrzh<\/sup>], five gold rings.\u00a0 The plural ending (-\u00ed) drops out, leaving us with the singular form, which is used in Irish directly after numbers.\u00a0 So “c\u00faig fh\u00e1inne \u00f3ir<\/strong>” very literally is “five ring<\/em> of gold.”<\/p>\n

s\u00e9 gh\u00e9<\/strong> [shay yay], as mentioned previously, the “gh” here is a “y” sound<\/p>\n

seacht n-eala<\/strong>, seven swans.\u00a0 The “ch” of “seacht<\/strong>” is another sound not typical in English, but in my typical triumvirate of examples, it’s the “ch” of German “Buch<\/em>,” Welsh “bach\/fach<\/em>,” and Yiddish “chutzpah<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

So, sin c\u00fapla leid maidir le fuaimni\u00fa na mbronntanas do l\u00e1 a ceathair, l\u00e1 a c\u00faig, l\u00e1 a s\u00e9, agus l\u00e1 a seacht den amhr\u00e1n (lonta dubha, f\u00e1inn\u00ed \u00f3ir, g\u00e9anna agus eala\u00ed).<\/strong>\u00a0 Next time we’ll look at the captions of what the geese are saying in the illustration from 12\/27.\u00a0 T\u00e1 s\u00fail agam go raibh s\u00e9 \u00fas\u00e1ideach, do thosaitheoir\u00ed ar a laghad.\u00a0 Agus fi\u00fa na daoine at\u00e1 l\u00edofa, b’fh\u00e9idir nach raibh seans oraibh smaoineamh ar chl\u00f3ghrafa\u00edocht agus sol\u00e9iteacht fr\u00e1sa\u00ed mar “thurgnamh ian litiam Iain.”\u00a0 — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aistri\u00fach\u00e1n<\/strong>:\u00a0 “lon dubh Ioan<\/strong>” is “Ioan’s blackbird,” and for more on one famous bearer of the Welsh name “Ioan” just check out Ioan Gruffudd’s IMDb or Facebook page.\u00a0\u00a0 This one (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/96815773421\/photos\/a.10150445212123422.375315.96815773421\/10151080669818422\/?type=3&theater) is pretty hot (Ioan Gruffudd agus filleadh beag, <\/strong>a kilt, air!<\/strong>) and the pix get a bit “n\u00edos teo<\/strong>” if you keep scrolling through the photo gallery.\u00a0 As for “turgnamh ian litiam Iain,<\/strong>” it means “Iain’s lithium ion experiment.”<\/p>\n

Iarsmaoineamh faoin ainm<\/strong> “Ioan” — how about “Ioan’s Iona<\/em>,” if, for example, Mr. Gruffudd were hosting a documentary history of the island of Iona (aka \u00cd Cholm Cille<\/strong>, agus, i nGaeilge na hAlban<\/strong>,\u00a0 \u00cc Chaluim Chille<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Liosta carnach nasc<\/strong> (cumulative webliography) maidir le “Dh\u00e1 L\u00e1 Dh\u00e9ag na Nollag” sa bhlag seo<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

2010:\u00a0Dh\u00e1 L\u00e1 Dh\u00e9ag na Nollag\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/a>(The Twelve Days of Christmas)<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Posted on 25. Dec, 2010<\/p>\n

Cearca Francacha agus Lonta Dubha (Cuid a D\u00f3 don tSraith: Dh\u00e1 L\u00e1 Dh\u00e9ag na Nollag)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Posted on 29. Dec, 2010<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d3r,\u201d \u201c\u00d3ir\u201d or \u201c\u00d3rga\u201d? \u201cF\u00e1inne\u201d or \u201c\u00c9an\u201d? \u00c9an?! (Cuid a Tr\u00ed: Dh\u00e1 L\u00e1 Dh\u00e9ag na Nollag)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Posted on 31. Dec, 2010<\/p>\n

2011: G\u00e9anna agus Eala\u00ed (Cuid a Ceathair: Dh\u00e1 L\u00e1 Dh\u00e9ag na Nollag)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Posted on 04. Jan, 2011<\/p>\n

Na hUimhreacha Pearsanta i nGaeilge\u00a0<\/em><\/a>(Irish Personal Numbers and\u00a0Cuid a C\u00faig\u00a0or the Last Installment of\u00a0Dh\u00e1 L\u00e1 Dh\u00e9ag na Nollag)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Posted on 06. Jan, 2011<\/p>\n

2012:\u00a0B<\/u><\/em>unuimhreacha, Orduimhreacha is Maoluimhreacha \u2014 A Thiarcais!\u00a0<\/em><\/a>(Oh my!)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Posted on 25. Dec, 2012<\/p>\n

2013: Speaking of Pigeons (Col\u00fair)<\/em><\/a>Posted\u00a0on Dec 14, 2013<\/p>\n

(<\/em>C\u00e9 Mh\u00e9ad Patraisc? C\u00e9 Mh\u00e9ad Drumad\u00f3ir? (or \u201912 L\u00e1 na Nollag\u2019 Redux and an Irish Counting Lesson to boot)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Posted on 18. Dec, 2013<\/p>\n

2015: The Irish Twelve Days of Christmas Redux Redux with a Blogliography of Other Blogs on the Song<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Posted on Dec 25, 2015<\/p>\n

2016: C\u00e9n s\u00f3rt \u00e9in? C\u00e9n s\u00f3rt crainn? \u2014 Learning Irish from the Christmas Carol \u2018Dh\u00e1 L\u00e1 Dh\u00e9ag na Nollag\u2019 (12 Days of Christmas)<\/em><\/a> Posted\u00a0on Dec 20, 2016<\/p>\n

Ar an 2\u00fa agus\u00a0 an 3\u00fa l\u00e1 den Nollaig \u2013 dh\u00e1 fhear\u00e1n, tr\u00ed chearc fhrancacha (2 turtledoves, 3 French hens, for the 2nd and 3rd days of Christmas)<\/a>\u00a0on Dec 24, 2016<\/p>\n

Ar an 4\u00fa, an 5\u00fa, an 6\u00fa agus an 7\u00fa l\u00e1 den Nollaig (birds, rings, and poultry for the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th days of Christmas) Cuid\/Part 1\/2<\/a>\u00a0on Dec 27, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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