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Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 3:32 pm
by HwoodMike2umate
And we all have a few days to learn Happy St Patricks Day ----- La Fheile Padraig sona daoibh.
If Prince Charles can manage then so surely should we eh - https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/their- ... -reception

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2019 1:10 pm
by big mervyn
https://youtu.be/8Sf0htzbMKk

The Irish for balaclava is apparently ... balacláva

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 1:38 pm
by Gary
The Irish for "crack" is "craic" it seems.

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:09 pm
by big mervyn
Gary wrote:The Irish for "crack" is "craic" it seems.
Faux Irish.

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:54 am
by HwoodMike2umate
Given that Easter sees the start of the Marching Season I think two useful words to learn this week are :-

A) Orange Order - Ord Oraisteach
B) Orange Lodge - Ioiste Oraisteach

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:01 pm
by HwoodMike2umate
Easter = An Chaisc (On Cosh) - more info here ---https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FrMhqP0IjA

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 4:59 pm
by HwoodMike2umate
Election = Toghchan + useful link ..... https://www.focloir.ie/en/dictionary/ei/election

The link gives you the option to pronounce it either the Connacht way, the Munster way or the Ulster way. No Leinster option, and quite rightly so.

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 5:44 pm
by HwoodMike2umate
If you happen to be in Glasgow on 17th or 25th May 2019 you may find it useful to know that the Irish/Gaelic for GLASGOW is the quite similar GLASCHU.

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 5:57 pm
by Dave
Is it not kuntflap?

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 11:11 am
by Gary
Surely "Glaschu" is drunkish for "Glasgow", not Irish?

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 6:28 pm
by HwoodMike2umate
Vote = Votail.

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 10:30 pm
by solidarity
If Sinn Fein = Sinn Fein, what is Democratic Unionist Party?

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 10:37 pm
by Dave
Kuntflap

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 5:41 pm
by HwoodMike2umate
About time we took a step up and learnt a whole song I one week.
Here's one you may recognise and you can sing along & learn words as you read the lyrics.
Don't see it being sung much at Ravenhill for a year or two yet :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV7lGmgFovM

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 5:45 pm
by HwoodMike2umate
But I'm sure that most of you will find this somewhat easier going -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOIsjUilUyM