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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 20, 2007 14:09:26 GMT -5
Sláinte-[Slahn-chey] (Health)...Primarily used when toasting (like saying, 'Cheers!')
I've been using it for people who sneeze to avoid any confusion over religious beliefs. That way, if asked, I can reply simply that I am wishing them health without the messy troubles that sometimes ensue "God bless you...Bless you...the word: GESUNDHEIT!" (originally, I thought this word had Christ at the beginning...Now that I found it, I understand. Anyway, I thought it was German but it also Yiddish....
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 20, 2007 15:45:36 GMT -5
I think Wren might have suggested this website. Either that or I found it on my own. I figured I'd share...It shows the 3 different dialects (which is really cool!). One thing I noticed was how 'Cad é mar atá tú?' is spoken in Ulster compared to the book I've been learning from. Still, a very nice way of getting a few: www.irish-sayings.com/irishblessings.php
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 20, 2007 16:01:11 GMT -5
Cá as tú? [Kaahs too] (Where are you from?) You simply use 'as' [ash] & give the name. Then you could ask: Cá as tusa [Kaahs too-sah] (Where are you from?) OR Cá as tú féin? [Kaahs too haine] (Where are you from yourself?)
Now, if someone asked a general question like 'tell me about yourself.' You coul reply with: Is as....mé. [ish ash...meh] (I'm from) Is as Dún Geanainn mé. [Ish ash Done gah-nin meh] (I'm from Dungannon)
Cá bhfuill tú i do chónaí? [Kah vwill too-ih doh hone-ee] (Where do you live?)
Tá mé i mo chónaí i(n) [tah meh-mo hone-ee i (in)] (I live in...) Tá mé i mo chónaí in Aontroim [tah meh-mo hone-ee in Aohn-trihm] (I live in Antrim) (or simply respond with I(n))
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 21, 2007 11:12:23 GMT -5
Tá mé i mo chónaí i lár an bhaile [tah meh-moe hone-ee ih lar-an wah-lah] (I live in the center of town)
An bhfuil....agat? [a(h)-will....agut] (can you speak or literally Have you?) An bhfuil Gaeilge agat? [a(h)-will Gay-lick agut?] (can you speak Irish) Some other languages: Béarla [Bare-lah] (English) Gearmáinis [G-air-man-ish] (German) Iodáilis [Ih-dahlish] (Italian) Spáinnis [Sp(w)-an-ish] (Spanish) Breatnais [roll 'r' once-Brat-nish] (Welsh) Fraincise [Frahn-kish] Gaelige na hAlban [Gah-lick...this sounds like the New England version of Garlic! lol] (Gaelic (Scotland))
Tá Gaelige líofa agam [tah gay-lick leefa agam/ although when I heard it spoken, the two 'a's between leefa & agam sound almost like 1 so: leefa-gam] (I speak a little Irish) Tá beagán Béarla agam [tah baeg-an bare-lah agam] (I speak a little English....like most Americans do! lol) Tá mé ag foghlaim Gearmáinise [tah meh ah foo-lum g-air-man-ish] (I'm learning German)
Here are some answers to the above question 'An bhfuil...agat?'
Tá (yes) Níl (no) Beagán (a little) Tá. Tá mé líofa. (yes. I'm fluent) Tá mé ag foghlaim. (I'm learning)
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 21, 2007 16:07:48 GMT -5
A present tense question is formed by placing An before the verb. It causes an urú in verbs starting with a consonant (except m,l,n,s,r)
An dtuigeann tú? [an doe-gan too?] (Do you understand?)
So, as I am learning, there isn't a yes or no answer in Irish. Rather, you must listen to the question & answer accordingly.
An ólann tú caife? (Do you drink coffe?) ólaim (yes) Ní ólaim (No) *sorry, I don't have a pronunciation of this right now!
Let's go on for a little.... Is maith liom [(i)s my-lum] (I like) Is breá liom [(i)s bray-lum] (I really like) *roll the 'R' once
Ní maith liom [Nee my-lum] (I don't like) Ní maith liom....ar chor ar bith [nee my-lum....a hor-ah bee] (I don't like....at all) Is fuath liom [(i)s foo-lum] (I hate...)
I going to post a little more on this in a little while...
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Post by wren on Jan 21, 2007 23:44:50 GMT -5
I think Wren might have suggested this website. Either that or I found it on my own. I figured I'd share...It shows the 3 different dialects (which is really cool!). One thing I noticed was how 'Cad é mar atá tú?' is spoken in Ulster compared to the book I've been learning from. Still, a very nice way of getting a few: www.irish-sayings.com/irishblessings.phpYou found it, you get all the credit! Sláinte
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 22, 2007 0:08:26 GMT -5
I think Wren might have suggested this website. Either that or I found it on my own. I figured I'd share...It shows the 3 different dialects (which is really cool!). One thing I noticed was how 'Cad é mar atá tú?' is spoken in Ulster compared to the book I've been learning from. Still, a very nice way of getting a few: www.irish-sayings.com/irishblessings.phpYou found it, you get all the credit! Sláinte Go raibh maith agat!
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 22, 2007 10:16:35 GMT -5
An maith leat? [an my laht] (Do you like?) An maith libh? [an my liv] (Do you like?) for more than 1 person
An maith leat ceol traidisiúnta? [An my laht kee-ole trad-ish-uhn-tah?] (Do you like traditional music?) *ceol is music. try to say kee-ole in a tighter, faster way so the word sounds far less phonetic.
Is maith [(s)my] (yes) Ní maith [nee my] (no) Is bréa liom é [is bray lum eh] (I really like it) Ní maith liom ar chor ar bith é [nee my lum a hoh-dah bee eh] (I don't like it at all) Is fuath liom é (I hate it) Tá sé ceart go leor [tah sheh kah-rt guh lore] (It's all right)
An maith leatsa é? [an my laht-sah eh?] (Do you like it? An maith leat féin é? [an my laht hane eh] (Do you like it yourself?)
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 22, 2007 23:13:15 GMT -5
Tá sé maith [tah sheh my] (It's good) Tá sé an-mhaith [tah sheh ahn-wy] (It's very good) Tá sé measartha maith [tah sheh mar-sedda my] (It's reasonably good. Níl sé rómhaith [Neel sheh ro-why] (It's not too good) Tá sé go dona [tah sheh goh donna] (It's very bad)
That's all for now. Slán go fóill
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 24, 2007 10:11:47 GMT -5
Is fearr liom [(i)s faer-lum] (I prefer) Is maith liom ceol classaiceach ach is fearr liom ceol traidisiúnta (Is my-lum kyole class-ikah ah is faer lum kyole trah-dish-uhn-tah) I like classical music but I prefer traditional music
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 29, 2007 10:08:10 GMT -5
Small pleasantries: Gabh mo leithscéal [goh muh lish-kahl] (Excuse me) Le do thoil [leh doh holl] [le duh hoyl] (please) Go raibh maith agat [goh duh my agut] (thank you) Tá fáilte romhat [tah fawl-cheh rote] (You're welcome)
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Post by Senbecc on Jan 30, 2007 13:17:30 GMT -5
You found it, you get all the credit! Sláinte Go raibh maith agat! Tá fáilte romhat! We hope to much more of your work here! It is most appriciated!
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Post by KittyLane on Jan 30, 2007 18:29:13 GMT -5
great work... question: how do you get the pronouncation marks on here?
Tá mé ag foghlaim.
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 31, 2007 0:11:49 GMT -5
Those are called fada's & can download it here-http://www.learnirishgaelic.com/articles/article-121-3.html
The setup is easy (there is directions there but if you take the TrueType font it comes with & place it in the TrueType fonts, it will automatically work!) For me, I use the Alt+ (combination of buttons) Hence, you get á Á é É í Í ó Ó ú Ú!!!!
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 31, 2007 8:44:34 GMT -5
Cad é ba mhaith leat? [Kah-jee bah wy latt] (What would you like?) Cad é ba mhaith leatsa? [kah-jee bah wy latt-sah] (What would you like?) Cad é ba maith libh? [kah-jee bah wy liv] (What would you like?) this is when speaking to more than one person
Ba mhaith liom.... [bah wy lyum] (I'd like...) Ba mhaith liom cupa tae [bah wy lyum kuppa tay] (I'd like a cup of tea) *note: you don't have to respond to the above questions with ba mhaith liom....you can just simply answer with what you want.
caife [kaf-ay] (coffee) caife dubh [kaf-ay due] (black coffee) caife bán [kaf-ay bwahn] (white coffee) tae [tay] (tea) tae láidir [tay lah-jer] (strong tea) tae lag [tay lahg] (weak tea) sú oráiste [suh or-ah-shteh] (orange juice) uisce [ish-keh] (water)
An dtógann tú bainne? [(n) doh-gann two bahn-yeh] (do you take milk?) An dtógann tú siúcra? [(n) doh-gann two shuh-krah] (do you take sugar?) Tógaim [toe-gam] (I do) Ní thógaim [nee hoe-gam] (I don't)
Now if you are out with a few people & you get the question Cad é ba mhaith libh?, this is two answers: domhsa [doo-sah] liomsa [ly-omsa] Caife dubh domhsa [caff-eh doo doo-sah] (a black coffee for me) Ba mhaith liomsa tae le bainne [bah wy ly-omsa leh bahn-yeh] (I'd like tea with milk)
Cupa [kup-pah] (a cup) muga [mug-ah] (a mug) pota tae [pot-tah tay] (a pot of tea) gloine uisce [glin-yeh ish-keh] (a glass of water) pionta beorach [pin-tah bee-yor-dah] (a pint of beer) buidéal [bwid-jahl] (a bottle)
Other questions: Ar mhaith leat...? [ar wy-latt] (Would you like...? Ar mhaith libh...? [ar wy liv] (Would you like...?) when speaking to more than one person Answers to above: Ba mhaith [bah wy] Yes (I would) Níor mhaith [nee-ar wy] (I wouldn't)
B'fhearr liom [bayr-lyom] (I'd prefer) B'fhearr liom glione uisce [bayr-lyom glinn-eh ish-kah] (I'd prefer a glass of water)
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