Cupla Focail!! Gach La!

[Daithí]

Seo Iad an cupla focail. Put a word into this every day and translate it. It will help us to learn the odd cupla words :)

Conradh - Treaty

[JPL]

saoirse rogha = freedom of choice.

[mac_talla]

tírghrá patriotism

[Daithí]

neodracht - neutrality

[mac_talla]

Cothromaigh even, level, balanced

[Daithí]

feachtas - campaign

[mac_talla]

Réabhlóid revolution

[mac_talla]

Cinneadh decision

[JPL]

as nós na gaoithe - as fast as the wind

[mac_talla]

ainmhian passion

[Tir Eoghain]

Mora Dui tar maidin... Good Morning

[JPL]

Mora Dui tar maidin... Good Morning

Mora duit ar maidin* :P

Maidin maith agat is more common.

[mac_talla]

Mora duit ar maidin* :P
pssst....he is just typing challenged. ;)

Maidin maith agat is more common.
Even in Ulster?

[mac_talla]

léargas sight, insight, discernment, vision

[conghaileach]

Seo Iad an cupla focail. Put a word into this every day and translate it. It will help us to learn the odd cupla words :)

Conradh - Treaty
It can also mean a league (i.e. Conradh na Gaeilge), a contract or a bargain.


Cothromaigh even, level, balanced
That's the verb 'to even/balance'.

[mac_talla]

That's the verb 'to even/balance'.

So it is. My bad.

cothrom Even, level, balance[d] (noun or adjective)

[JPL]

Even in Ulster?

Don't know about Ulster.. I don't really have their dialect down :P Munster gaeilge here.

[FreeDerry81]

tiocfaidh ar la, anyone know the meanin to this commonly used phrase by republicans? bugs me sometimes :)

[Diarmuid]

fadhb ar bith - no worries

[Diarmuid]

Mora duit ar maidin* :P

Maidin maith agat is more common.

I didn't think many Irish speakers used 'good morning'

I know there's an old fashioned way of saying good morning, means 'cream of the morning' or something, i.e. cream on milk

[JPL]

tiocfaidh ar la, anyone know the meanin to this commonly used phrase by republicans? bugs me sometimes :)

tiocfaidh ár lá - lol.. i'm not sure if you're joking or not. it means our day will come :)

[JPL]

I didn't think many Irish speakers used 'good morning'

I know there's an old fashioned way of saying good morning, means 'cream of the morning' or something, i.e. cream on milk

my irish teacher used to always open the class with maidin maith agaibh.

[scarface]

Nil aon rud le rá agam;)

[mac_talla]

tiocfaidh ar la, anyone know the meanin to this commonly used phrase by republicans? bugs me sometimes :)


If you are serious....Tiocfaidh ár lá....literally, word for word means

will come our day or in English our day will come.

[mac_talla]

Oops! Tá brón orm, a johnportlairge. Ní fhaca mé thú.

[JPL]

fadhb ar bith :)

[mac_talla]

dála an scéil by the way

[mac_talla]

mar sin féin even so, never the less

It occured to me, that some phonetics might also be helpful. Bear in mind, there are differences depending on dialect. I would pronounce the above phrase as:

MAHR SHIN HAYN.


*Note*: Capitalization indicates stress, for example, the word tiocfaidh would be TYUCK-ee, showing the stress on the first syllable.

[mac_talla]

creideamh creed, faith

CREH-juhv

[JPL]

tiocfaidh here is pronounced "tyuck-ig/chuck-ig".

[mac_talla]

tiocfaidh here is pronounced "tyuck-ig/chuck-ig".

Ayup, ye do. :D

[Diarmuid]

my irish teacher used to always open the class with maidin maith agaibh.

Fadhb ar bith, tá "oíche mhaith" ann, tar éis an tsaoil

(did I say that right?)

[mac_talla]

Ar mhaith leat__________? Would you like ___________?

AIR WAH LAT (short a as in cat)

(fill in the blank with whatever is appropriate)

*Remember, phonetics are approximate and vary from region to region.

[JPL]

Bia = Food. (bee-a)

Ubh = Egg. (uv)
Bainne = Milk. (bon-ye)
Uisce = Water. (ish-ka)
Ispín = Sausage (ish-speen)
Arán = Bread. (Ar-awn)
Feoil = Meat (f-yole)

[mac_talla]

Bia = Food. (bee-a)

Ubh = Egg. (uv)
Bainne = Milk. (bon-ye)
Uisce = Water. (ish-ka)
Ispín = Sausage (ish-speen)
Arán = Bread. (Ar-awn)
Feoil = Meat (f-yole)

Maith thú, a johnportlairge!

And just how do you respond to Ar mhaith leat ispín, for instance?

Bhuel (well) depends on whether you want sausage or not. :D

Ba mhaith I would like BAH WAH

Níor mhaith I would not like NEER WAH


Don't forget to be polite and add go raibh maith agat (thank you) ;)
GUH RUH MAH UH-gut

[mac_talla]

Now, suppose you are not offering anyone anything, you are just curious as to whether or not someone likes sausage or milk or meat or whatever. Then you would say:

An mhaith leat ispín/bainne/feoil/etc? UHN WAH LAT

[mac_talla]

The response to An mhaith leat?

Is maith liom I like ISS MAH LUHM

OR

Ní maith liom I do not like NEE MAH LUHM


Is maith and ní maith can also, of course, be used in statements and not just as a response to a question.

[mac_talla]

Yet another way of asking what someone might like.

An mbeidh _________ agat? Will you have _________?

Ex: An mbeidh deoch agat? Will you have a drink? :beer2:

OR

Cad a bheidh agat? What will you have?

Beidh is the future tense of the "to be" verb. Remember this from the "learn a verb" thread?

bhí mé I was (past)
tá mé I am (present)
beidh mé I will (future)

Don't worry about the "m's" and "h's" that get added for the moment, but notice they happen alot.

[mac_talla]

The response to:

An mbeidh _________ agat? Will you have _________?

OR

Cad a bheidh agat? What will you have?


Beidh _____________ agam. I will have ___________.

And of course, just to be polite, you would add le do thoil LEH DUH HULL Please.

Now see...already you can get yourself or someone else a pint at the pub!

[mac_talla]

Been out of town....hope you have been eagerly awaiting the next installment. :D

Tá athás orm faoi sin/seo. I am happy about that/this.
TAWSS UHrum FWEE SHIN/SHUH

Tá brón orm faoi sin/seo. I am sorry about that/this.
TAW BROHN UHrum FWEE SHIN/SHUH

[mac_talla]

Returning to maith and asking negative questions:

Previously we had an maith leat? (do you like?) and ar mhaith leat? (would you like?). To make those negative we would say

Nach maith leat? (don't you like?) and Nár mhaith leat? (wouldn't you like?).

The responses are the same, ie, is maith liom (I like) ní maith liom (I do not like) ba mhaith liom (I would like) and níor mhaith liom (I would not like)

[mac_talla]

Béilí Meals (BAY-lee)

bricfeasta breakfast (BRICK-fah-stuh) (see Irish isn't difficult! :) )
lón lunch (LOHN)
dinnéar dinner (JIN-air)
suipéar supper (SOO-pair)

The list of food (bia) johnportlairge gave us from before and adding a couple of things:

Ubh = Egg. (uv)
Bainne = Milk. (bon-ye)
Uisce = Water. (ish-ka)
Ispín = Sausage (ish-speen)
Arán = Bread. (Ar-awn)
Feoil = Meat (f-yole)
caife= Coffee (CA-feh) short a in CA as in cat
tae= Tea (TAY)
subh= Jam (SOO)

Now, we can make a whole dialogue:

Ar mhaith leat bricfeasta? Would you like breakfast?

Ba mhaith, cinnte (KEEN-chuh), go raibh maith agat. I would, certainly, thank you.

Cad a bheith agat? What will you have?

Beidh ubh, ispín, arán, subh agus (UH-guhs) caife agam, le do thoil.
I'll have an egg, sausage, bread, jam and coffee, please.

An mhaith leat bainne le do chaife? Do you like milk with your coffee?

Is maith liom, go raibh maith agat. I do, thank you.

Now you try it. Make up sentences with the questions and the other words on this thread. Try using the questions and responses in your daily life. If you don't know the Irish word for something, just use the English one for now. Talk to your pets, your children, the furniture. Doesn't matter, just use it!

[mac_talla]

Cad is ainm duit? What is your name? CAHD ISS AN-im DITCH ( or DIT depending on dialect)

OR

Cén t-ainm atá ort? What is your name? KANE TAN-im-uh TAW OHRT.

[JPL]

Dit here in munster. :)

[mac_talla]

Dit here in munster. :)

Yeah, you Munster people and your funny ways. :icon_lol:

Seriously, though. There is no standard of pronunciation in Irish, guys. Any of the dialectal pronunciations are just as valid as the next. Don't let any of those academic types tell you that one is preferable to the other and don't let the differences keep you from learning.

[mac_talla]

If this stuff is too basic, let me know!

Reponse to Cad is ainm duit and Cén t-ainm atá ort.

_______________ is ainm dom ISS AN-im DUM

and

_________________atá orm. uh-TAW OHR-um


One may also say


Is mise ______________ ISS MIH-shuh

or simply

mise ______________. MIH-shuh

[JPL]

Yeah, you Munster people and your funny ways. :icon_lol:

Seriously, though. There is no standard of pronunciation in Irish, guys. Any of the dialectal pronunciations are just as valid as the next. Don't let any of those academic types tell you that one is preferable to the other and don't let the differences keep you from learning.

But remember, unless you speak in munster dialect.. I will look at you funny. Actually, we're very lazy in Munster, so instead of saying dit - sometimes we just say "dih.." lol

[mac_talla]

But remember, unless you speak in munster dialect.. I will look at you funny.
No worries...I am used to that! :icon_lol:

Actually, we're very lazy in Munster, so instead of saying dit - sometimes we just say "dih.." lol
Hey, at least the language is being spoken. Lazy or no.

[mac_talla]

Continueing with talking about oneself:


Is as _______ mé. (ISS ASS _____ MAY) I am from _____.


Note: This refers to your place of origin, not necessarily where you are currently living. In others words, this refers to "home".


Tá mé i mo chónaí i _____(TAW MAY UH MUH KHOH-nee UH _____) I live in _______


Note: This refers to where you currently live. It can be your address (seoladh SHOW-luh) or the city (cathair Ca-hahr) or the physical dwelling such as a flat (árasán AW-ruh-sawn) or house (teach TYAKH)

So, for me, for instance:

Is as Oklahoma mé ,ach (but) tá mé i mo chónaí i Texas in árasán. I am from Oklahoma, but I live in Texas in an apartment. :icon_lol:

i becomes in before words beginning with vowels.:eusa_dance:

[mac_talla]

To inquire about place of origin or current place of residence, one says:

Cad as tú? Where are you from? (Man, that is so wrong, grammatically, but from where do you come? just sounds so stilted :icon_lol:) CAHD ASS TOO

and

Cá bhfuil tú i do chonaí? Where do you live? CAW WHILL TOO UH DOH KHOH-nee.

[mac_talla]

áit eigen (somewhere) AWCH EH-gehn

gach áit (everywhere) GAHKH AWCH

áit ar bith (anywhere) AWCH AIR BIH (or BEE in ulster)

[mac_talla]

Mas maith leat if you don't mind MAHSS MAH LAT

Ar mhiste leat? Do/would you mind? AIR VISH-TUH LAT

Ní miste liom I don't mind NEE MISH-tuh LUHM

[mac_talla]

go leor enough GUH LYORE (Yes this is the origin of the English word galore :) )

mór go leor big enough MOHR GUH LYORE

aisteach go leor oddly enough AHSH-tyahk GUH LYORE

Is leor sin That's enough ISS LYORE SHIN

An bhfuil go leor agat? Do you have enough? A WHILL GUH LYORE AH-guht?

[FreeDerry81]

gosh lads:icon_cry: you's dont think im that stupid really do you? i was joking about the tiocfaidh ar la comment on back there. Give me space will ye:support:

[scarface]

mallacht cromaill oraibh go leir= the curse of cromwell on all of you:icon_lol:

[JPL]

lol ^

[mac_talla]

feadh do shaoil for life FEH DUH HEEL

ar feadh m'eolais to the best of my knowledge AHR FEH MOH-lesh

[mac_talla]

fan nóiméad wait a minute FAHN NOH-maid

An bhfuil nóiméad agat? Do you have a minute? A WHILL NOH-maid AH-guht?

[mac_talla]

faoi (one of my favourite prepositions) it means under, below, underneath, but it has lots of indiomatic uses. It is pronounced FWEE.

faoi mar as if/as though FWEE MAHR

faoi seo by now/about this FWEE SHUH

faoi sin by then/about that FWEE SHIN

stay tuned....more useage to come.

[mac_talla]

faoi rún in secret FWEE ROON

béal faoi face down BALE FWEE

faoi éide in uniform FWEE AJEH (A as in say)

[mac_talla]

faoi ghlas behind bars FWEE GHLASS

(the gh here is a very gutteral sound, sort of a dry gargle. It is not the usual g sound.)

faoi shiúl in motion FWEE HYULE

faoi smacht under control FWEE SMAHKT

[mac_talla]

It just goes on and on. :)

faoi dheoidh eventually FWEE YOH-ee (YOH-ig in Munster, I assume, johnportlairge :icon_lol: )

faoi dheireadh finally FWEE YEHR-uh

[mac_talla]

Cá bhfuil an seomra folctha? Where is the bathroom?

Cá bhfuil an seomra na bhfear? Where is the men's room?

Cá bhfuil an seomra na mban? Where is the ladies' room?

Can you sort out which part of these means "where is" and which part means room? :hmmm: :)